t Quebec is a "distinct society" within Canada. The only way Mulroney was going to be able to grant Quebec its demands for signing onto the constitution, was by giving all the other provinces the same powers. If Quebec was granted a veto, then all the provinces would be granted a veto. If Quebec had say on Supreme Court and Senate appointments then so did all the other provinces. The same applied for the other features of the Accord. However, only Quebec would be known distinctly. This is why the condition that Quebec would be recognized as a "distinct society" was the most unique feature Meech had to offer for Quebec. Many critics did not approve of this designation that Quebec be distinct within Canada. They especially objected to the phrase that it was "the role of the legislature and government of Quebec...to preserve and promote the distinct identity of Quebec."1 Few were sure what the implications of this clause would bring for the federal and provincial governments. As a result of this, the decisions of what this condition had to offer were left to be clarified on forensic terms on a issue-by-issue basis. The identification that Quebec would be distinct was equalized by a "recognition that 'English-speaking Canadians, concentrated outside Quebec [but also present in Quebec],...[constitute] a fundamental characteristic of Canada'."2 Many peop
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