Finally, the Constitution Act positively impacted Canadian identity while negatively affected the French and English relationships during the 1980s. The Constitution Act included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; “ The most visible and recognized part of the Canadian Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” This began with Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada during the 1980s whom strongly encouraged Constitution and was determined to patriate Canada's Constitution and the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: “The Charter granted new power to the courts to protect certain political and civil rights of Canadians with respect to the policies and actions of all levels of government.” The Constitution Act completed Canada’s independence as it allowed Canadians to modify their own…show more content… The agreement that brought the Constitution to Canada was signed without the consent of the Quebec government: “With the agreement of nine provinces, Trudeau pressed ahead. The repatriated Constitution was signed by Queen Elizabeth in the spring of 1982 — with the support of all the premiers except Lévesque [...]” Quebec felt betrayed by Trudeau and thus deepened the tension between the French and English Canadians. The Constitution Act had also broken the last link Canada had with Britain thus making Canada fully independent. Next, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms helped to improve Canadian Identify because it represented freedom so Canada had a better international recognition by letting people know that Canada was a free
