ogn izing ▁that ▁the ▁am end ments ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁r uling , ▁the ▁provincial ▁legisl ature ▁invoked ▁section ▁ 3 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁not with standing ▁clause ) ▁to ▁shield ▁Bill ▁ 1 7 8 ▁from ▁review ▁by ▁courts ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁This ▁move ▁was ▁polit ically ▁controvers ial , ▁both ▁among ▁Quebec ▁national ists , ▁who ▁were ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Language ; ▁and ▁among ▁English - spe aking ▁Quebec ers , ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁not with standing ▁clause . ▁T ension ▁over ▁this ▁issue ▁was ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁factor ▁to ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁Me ech ▁Lake ▁Acc ord , ▁among ▁other ▁political ▁re per cuss ions . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁under ▁International ▁C oven ant ▁on ▁Civil ▁and ▁Political ▁Rights . ▁The ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Committee ▁found ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁article ▁ 1 9 ▁which ▁guarante es ▁right ▁to ▁opinion ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression . ▁The ▁State ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁rem edy ▁the ▁viol ation ▁by ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁law . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Language ▁was ▁am ended ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada . ▁Bill ▁ 8 6 ▁was ▁en act ed ▁by ▁the ▁Bour assa ▁government ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁Char ter . ▁It