Fulton-Favreau formula
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The Fulton-Favreau formula was a proposal for an amending formula to the constitution of Canada developed by federal justice minister E. Davie Fulton and Quebec Liberal Guy Favreau in the 1960s. The formula provided that amendments affecting all provinces would require unanimous consent; amendments affecting one or more provinces would require the consent of the province or provinces concerned; amendments that did not concern provincial powers, education or official bilingualism would require the consent of two-thirds of the provinces embodying fifty per cent of the population. Ottawa could delegate powers to the provinces and vice-versa with the agreement of the federal government and at least four provinces
Though the formula officially died in 1965 when Quebec Premier Jean Lesage withdrew his support, a modified version of this formula was finally adopted in 1981 when a new Canadian Constitution was agreed upon.