The centennial of Canadian Confederation in 1976 generated greater interest within Canada in constitutional matters, including reform. Such reforms could include improving safeguards of rights, as well as partition of the Constitution, which would have meant the British Parliament would no longer half to approve constitutional amendments. Trudeau became Liberal leader and Premiere in 1968. He still very much wanted a constitutional bill of rights. The federal government and the provinces discussed creating one during negotiations for partition, which resulted in the Victoria Charter in 1971. It wasn’t ever implemented. However Trudeau continued with his efforts to patriot the Constitution and promised constitutional change during the 1980