translate English to French: The municipalities did not address the issue in any presentations to the various parliamentary committees that held hearings on the 1987 Meech Lake Accord, much to the surprise of at least some commentators:
Les municipalités n’ont abordé la question devant aucun des comités parlementaires qui ont tenu des audiences sur l’Accord du lac Meech de 1987, à la grande surprise de certains observateurs :