▁Canadian ▁law ▁would ▁be ▁affected ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁T es key ▁appe aled ▁the ▁decision , ▁but , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁for ▁Ontario ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁lower ▁court ▁decision . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁two ▁profess ors ▁from ▁L aval ▁University , ▁Gene vi ève ▁Mot ard ▁and ▁Patrick ▁Ta illon , ▁reported ▁as ▁representing ▁a ▁group ▁with ▁" a ▁broad ▁spectrum ▁of ▁political ▁views ▁in ▁Quebec : ▁some ▁so vere ig nt ist , ▁some ▁federal ist , ▁some ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁and ▁others ▁with ▁more ▁republic an ▁views ", ▁file d ▁a ▁motion ▁with ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁asking ▁for ▁the ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Th r one ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁to ▁be ▁ruled ▁un const itution al . ▁It ▁stated ▁that ▁its ▁aim ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁political ▁decision ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁rules ▁regarding ▁the ▁design ation ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁state , ▁but ▁instead ▁argued ▁the ▁act ▁endeav ours ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁constitution — specific ally ▁the ▁parts ▁design ating ▁" the ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁of ▁both ▁federal ▁and ▁provincial ▁orders ▁of ▁government " — but ▁its ▁en act ment ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁the ▁constitution al ▁am ending ▁formula ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁section ▁ 4 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ; ▁if ▁the ▁act ▁does ▁not ▁am