The Meech Lake Accord 1982 was the year that the federal parliament and nine out of ten provincial legislatures agreed on the Constitution Act, which would bring the constitution home from Britain to Canada on April 17, 1982. The only legislature that did not agree was Quebec. Quebec refused to participate in this constitutional process of patriation because the province believed it did not address their political concerns and issues. People constantly talked of the need to bring …showed first 75 words of 1781 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1781 total…did not sign onto the Accord because he realized that Manitoba would not be able to ratify it in time. This meant that it wouldn’t make a difference if Wells signed it or not Either way, for the Accord to be passed, all of the provinces would have to approve it and if Manitoba wouldn’t make it in time, all the provincial approvals would be considered ineffective and the Accord would still die.