ɐ kˈiː plˈeɪɚɹ ɪnðə pˌeɪtɹɪˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, smˈɪθ wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ lˈiːdɚɹ ɪnðə "nˈoʊ" kæmpˈeɪn ɔnðə ʃˈɑːɹləttˌaʊn ɐkˈoːɹd.
A key player in the patriation of the Constitution in 1981, Smith was also a leader in the "NO" campaign on the Charlottetown Accord.