▁would ▁continue ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁become ▁monarch ▁under ▁the ▁previous ▁law ... ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁professor ▁Philippe ▁Lag ass é ▁expressed ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁his ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁government ' s ▁proposed ▁method ▁of ▁changing ▁the ▁succession ▁in ▁Canada , ▁not ing ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁patri ation ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁constitution , ▁section ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster ▁( which ▁required ▁Canada ' s ▁request ▁for ▁and ▁consent ▁to ▁a ▁British ▁law ▁before ▁any ▁such ▁law ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁Canada ) ▁was ▁repe aled ▁and ▁section ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Canada ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁constitution , ▁subsequently ▁and ▁absolutely ▁dis allowed ▁the ▁parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁from ▁legisl ating ▁for ▁Canada . ▁Furthermore , ▁Lag ass é ▁argued ▁first ▁that , ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Crown ▁is ▁a ▁corpor ation ▁sole , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁office ▁and ▁office ▁holder ▁are ▁regarded ▁by ▁law ▁as ▁in separ able , ▁changing ▁how ▁the ▁office ▁holder ▁is ▁selected ▁is ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁itself ▁and , ▁second ly , ▁that , ▁by ▁seeking ▁Royal ▁Cons ent ▁to ▁the ▁bill ▁from ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁( which ▁is ▁required ▁for ▁any ▁proposed ▁law ▁that ▁will ▁affect ▁the ▁monarch ' s ▁pr er og atives ▁and ▁privileges ), ▁the ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁alter ation ▁to ▁the ▁succession ▁does ▁indeed ▁touch ▁on ▁" the ▁S over eign ' s ▁constitution al