Original sentence: Former Canadian Prime Minister and arch-federalist Pierre Trudeau spoke out against the Accord, claiming Mulroney "sold out" to the provinces.However, by June 1990, the same polls showed that a majority now rejected the accord.Much of this decline in support was attributed to the "distinct society" clause, which some in English Canada saw as granting Québec "special" or more to the point "superior" status.Premier Bourassa's use of the "notwithstanding clause" of the Canadian Constitutiton to set aside the Supreme Court's decision to strike down parts of Quebec's Bill 178 (which toughened the requirements for French predominance on signs) played into this; while an entirely constitutional move, it became a flashpoint for many federalist Canadians, particularly in English Canada.When the ten Premiers agreed to the Accord, national public opinion polls initially showed that a majority of Canadians supported the proposed agreement
Edited sentence: Bourassa's treatment of the English language in Quebec lead many to condemn him as a hypocrite for demanding "distinct status.Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau spoke out against the Accord, claiming Mulroney "sold out" to the provinces.Most controversial was the "distinct society" clause: Many found granting "special" status to Quebec unfair, and even insulting.The biggest backlash came when Bourassa used the "notwithstanding clause" of the Canadian Constitutiton to overrule the Supreme Court's decision to strike down parts of Quebec's Bill 178, which toughened the requirements for French predominance on signs and banned English ones.While the ten Premiers agreed to the Accord, public opinion became very divided