▁with ▁our ▁real m ▁partners ." ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( the ▁official ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament ), ▁explained ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁re forms . ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁minister ▁of ▁justice ▁stated ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁was ▁not ▁required ▁and ▁the ▁minister ▁intended ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁proposed ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁parliament ▁without ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁provinces . ▁ ▁Bill ▁C - 5 3 ▁ ▁Content ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁The ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁Bill ▁C - 5 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁passed ▁un am ended . ▁From ▁its ▁in ception ▁as ▁a ▁bill ▁the ▁long ▁title ▁has ▁been ▁An ▁Act ▁to ▁ass ent ▁to ▁alter ations ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁touch ing ▁the ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁the ▁short ▁title ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Th r one ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁As ▁a ▁bill , ▁it ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁pre am ble ▁and ▁three ▁short ▁prov isions . ▁The ▁pre am ble ▁out lined ▁the ▁monarch ' s ▁powers ▁as ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁Per th ▁Ag re ement ▁and ▁the ▁quoted ▁pre am ble ▁of ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁which ▁expressed ▁the ▁convention ▁that ▁an ▁alter ation ▁of