Original sentence: During the January 9, 2006, party leaders' debate for the 2006 federal election, Paul Martin unexpectedly pledged that a Liberal government would support a constitutional amendment that would prevent section 33 from being invoked by the federal government, and challenged Conservative leader Stephen Harper to agree.Others argued that since the proposal would only limit the Federal Parliament's powers, Parliament could make the change alone
Edited sentence: During the January 9, 2006, party leaders' debate for the 2006 federal election, Paul Martin pledged that a Liberal government would support a constitutional amendment that would prevent section 33 from being invoked by the federal government, and challenged Conservative leader Stephen Harper to agree.Martin was immediately criticized as this was not part of any prior policy announcements.Others argued that since the proposal would only limit Parliament's powers, Parliament could make the change alone