Question

Why was Rene Levesque unhappy with the partition of Canada's Constitution?

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In the early 1980s, Canada's attempt to bring home its constitution became a dramatic game of high-stakes politics, culminating in a night of political intrigue.The British North America Act, which had brought Canada into being in 1867, was a statute of the British Parliament. Trudeau was determined to bring home a revised constitution so Canadians no longer needed Great Britains approval in order to change it. His vision of the Constitution included a charter of rights and freedoms, which would protect citizens against arbitrary actions by their governments. But Trudeau's dream wasn't shared by all. Most provincial premiers opposed Trudeaus sweeping charter of rights proposal. They feared it would diminish their influence, transferring power from elected politicians to non-elected judges. Only Conservative Premiers Bill Davis of Ontario and Richard Hatfield of New Brunswick supported Trudeau. The others premiers formed an alliance against him, soon known as the Gang of Eight. Without the support of most premiers, Trudeau threatened to take his constitutional case to England alone.