Opinion: Done right, a Quebec constitution could be a bridge, not a barrier

With the tabling on Oct. 9 in the National Assembly of Bill 1 — legislation that would give Quebec its own written constitution — momentum is building toward the formal adoption of such a document. British Columbia has had one since 1996. For many in Quebec’s English-speaking community, this development naturally provokes unease. After years of debate and new provincial laws on immigration, religious identity and language, it is easy to view any constitutional initiative as one