▁Canadian ▁Constitution ▁and ▁bring ▁about ▁what ▁would ▁eventually ▁become ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁During ▁t ense ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached ▁between ▁Tru de au ▁and ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁provincial ▁premiers ▁by ▁Tru de au , ▁but ▁not ▁Lé ves que . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁was ▁en act ed ▁without ▁the ▁Quebec ▁National ▁Assembly ' s ▁symbol ic ▁appro val . ▁ ▁New ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Brian ▁Mul r oney , ▁and ▁Quebec ▁Liberal ▁premier ▁Robert ▁Bour assa ▁sought ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Constitution al ▁am end ments ▁designed ▁to ▁address ▁Quebec ' s ▁concerns . ▁In ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Me ech ▁Lake ▁Acc ord , ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁and ▁all ▁provincial ▁premiers ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁am end ments ▁that ▁decent ral ized ▁some ▁powers ▁and ▁recognized ▁Quebec ▁as ▁forming ▁a ▁distinct ▁society . ▁The ▁Acc ord , ▁after ▁fier ce ▁debate ▁in ▁English ▁Canada , ▁fell ▁apart ▁in ▁dram atic ▁fashion ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁prompt ing ▁out rage ▁in ▁Quebec ▁and ▁a ▁sur ge ▁in ▁support ▁for ▁so vere ig nt y . ▁While ▁the ▁Acc ord ▁was ▁col laps ing , ▁Luci en ▁B ouch ard , ▁a ▁cabinet ▁minister ▁in ▁Mul r oney ' s ▁government , ▁led ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Liberal ▁members ▁of ▁parliament ▁from ▁Quebec ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁federal