5 . ▁ ▁Some ▁academ ics ▁disag re ed ▁over ▁the ▁act ' s ▁constitution ality ▁and ▁effect iveness ▁on ▁alter ing ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁throne . ▁A ▁court ▁motion ▁file d ▁in ▁Ontario ▁for ▁the ▁law ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁un const itution al ▁has ▁been ▁dismiss ed . ▁Another ▁court ▁motion ▁file d ▁in ▁Quebec ▁was ▁heard ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁with ▁a ▁r uling ▁issued ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁Act . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁upon ▁appeal ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada , ▁which ▁decl ined ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁further ▁appeal . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁After ▁questions ▁from ▁the ▁media ▁were ▁prompt ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁by ▁the ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁parliament ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁member ' s ▁bill ▁seeking ▁to ▁change ▁British ▁royal ▁succession ▁from ▁ag n atic ▁to ▁absolute , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁his ▁amb ival ence ▁toward ▁am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession ▁in ▁Canada , ▁being ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁John ▁Key ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Nick ▁C leg g . ▁Har per ▁stated : ▁" The ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁is ▁a ▁man . ▁The ▁next ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁is ▁a ▁man ... ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁Canad ians ▁want ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁mon archy ▁or ▁constitution al ▁matters ▁at