Honourable senators, if the Murray-Austin motion is adopted and then submitted to the federal and provincial assemblies, it would officially launch the amendment ratification process established by our Constitution which, as I mentioned earlier, has provision for a three-year deadline, along with the accompanying controversy and issues to which such a matter would give rise.
Honorables sénateurs, si la motion Murray-Austin est adoptée et soumise aux assemblées fédérale et provinciales, elle lancera officiellement le processus de ratification des modifications qui est prévu par notre Constitution. Le processus prévoit, comme je l'ai déjà dit, un délai de trois ans. Il y aurait controverse et diverses questions seraient soulevées.