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The rules governing the ascension to the British throne are once again being challenged in Quebec.

The province’s top court will hear the case of two law professors after Superior Court rejected their challenge of a federal law aimed at changing the rules regarding the British monarchy.

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Quebec government lawyers will also present arguments at the appeals court level to defend the province’s position that Ottawa should not be acting without consulting it.

The conflict dates back to 2011, when leaders of Commonwealth countries agreed to modify the rules so that a woman, if she is the oldest sibling, could become Queen.

That would put an end to the practice of giving men priority as heirs to the British throne.

The changes were meant to be adopted in each of the Commonwealth nations. The former Conservative government did so in 2013 with a new law.

Université Laval law professors Patrick Taillon and Genevieve Motard went to court, claiming the law was unconstitutional.