History
Before 1982, modifying the Constitution of Canada primarily meant amending the British North America Act, 1867. Unlike most constitutions, however, this Act had no amending formula; thus changes were enacted through acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (or "Imperial Parliament"), the British North America Acts. To make an amendment the federal government, on behalf of the Canadian House of Commons and the Senate, would issue an address to the UK government requesting an amendment and would include a resolution containing the desired amendments. These in turn, always passed with minimal debate from British politicians.
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