▁Lady ▁D iana ▁Sp encer ▁separately ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁appro val ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Queen ▁in ▁her ▁British ▁Council .) ▁Thus , ▁Canada ' s ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Th r one ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁" is ▁the ▁stat ut ory ▁repository ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁Su cc ession ▁for ▁Canada ", ▁meaning ▁" it ▁is ▁irrelevant ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁[ the ▁succession ▁laws ▁are ▁enumer ated ▁in ▁the ▁schedule ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ], ▁as ▁[ the ▁laws ] ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁[ pat ri ated ] ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ..." ▁Given ▁the ▁subsequent ▁repe al ▁of ▁section ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁section ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Canada ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁has ▁no ▁effect ▁on ▁Canada ' s ▁succession ▁laws , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁parliament ' s ▁ass ent ▁to ▁it . ▁He ▁claimed ▁the ▁Canadian ▁parliament ▁could ▁possibly ▁alter ▁Canada ' s ▁succession ▁laws ▁simply ▁by ▁am ending ▁Sch edule ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁act . ▁The ▁necessity ▁of ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁open ▁to ▁debate . ▁ ▁Andrew ▁He ard , ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University , ▁and ▁Ben o ît ▁Pel let ier , ▁a ▁University ▁of ▁Ott awa