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QUEBEC — The Supreme Court of Canada says it will investigate allegations that some of its members intervened in the repatriation of the Constitution.

The high court’s decision came after urging by Quebec’s Parti Québécois government for Ottawa to “open its books” on the events that led to the repatriation of the Constitution by Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s federal Liberals in 1982.

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The call by Quebec Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Alexandre Cloutier on Tuesday came after the publication of a book that alleges Supreme Court of Canada magistrates interfered in the political process and engaged in backroom discussions.

The judiciary “cannot interfere with the political powers — that’s the basics of democracy,” Cloutier told a news conference Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Supreme Court indicated Tuesday the court is concerned by the questions about its credibility and feels it necessary to investigate.