Description: Prime Minister Trudeau thought the Charter would help unify Canada. He believed that the Charter could strengthen our national identity by promoting common values and ideals shared by all Canadians. Fast forward 13 years after the birth of the Charter to the 1995 referendum in Quebec. Only a narrow majority of Quebecers voted to stay in the country. Considering this barely-avoided unity crisis, has the Charter really had the unifying impact Trudeau predicted? Since Quebec is the only province to refuse to sign the Charter and has used the notwithstanding clause the most, maybe you could say the Charter is more of a divider than a unifier. What do you think? Should Quebec sign the Canadian Constitution? Has the Charter helped to unite or divide Canada?

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