There is no legal obligation for the Prime Minister—at least, no legally defined obligation set out in the legislation, as currently worded. It is obvious—and I understand this—that for constitutional reasons, no such obligation is identified in the legislation, but I think one can expect that, if a consultation is held province-wide, it would probably be quite difficult for the Prime Minister or Governor General—as this remains the prerogative of the Governor General—to ignore the choice made by voters.
