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Originally Posted by getbak
Unfortunately, it does require changing the Constitution.
The numbers proposed by the Liberals would drop Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland & Labrador below their 1985 levels, which are guaranteed in the Constitution.
In order to make the amendment, it would have to be passed by both the House and the Senate, plus 2/3 of Provincial Legislatures. Since it would negatively impact half the provinces, all it would take is 4 provinces to vote against it, and that would be that.
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That clause falls under section 44 of the Constitution, as such it
does not have to be approve by the provinces.