What did the Supreme Court actually say about unilateral secession?

Federal law setting clarity requirements before the Government of Canada enters negotiations on provincial secession.

Supreme Court reference on unilateral secession, democratic expression, constitutional negotiations, and Aboriginal interests.

Primary constitutional text for Part V amending procedures, including general, unanimity, and province-specific amendment routes.

Parliamentary bill-history record for Bill C-20, the legislation that became the Clarity Act.

Quebec statute enacted in response to the federal clarity framework, asserting Quebec positions on self-determination and referendum-majority legitimacy.

Primary constitutional text setting federal and provincial institutions and division-of-powers context relevant to why secession cannot be accomplished by ordinary provincial law alone.

Quebec law governing referendums and popular consultations in Quebec.

Official referendum results page for the 1995 Quebec sovereignty referendum.

Primary international-law instrument referring to equal rights and self-determination of peoples.

Treaty text whose Article 1 recognizes the right of peoples to self-determination.