Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Muna 1949, St-Laurent, aimbova gweta rematare akawanda eSupreme Court, akagumisa muitiro wokukwidza nyaya dzepamutemo dzeCanada kuJudicial Committee of the Privy Council yeGreat Britain, zvichiita kuti Dare Repamusorosoro reCanada rive nzira yepamusoro yokukwidza nyaya dzepamutemo inowanikwa nevaCanada. Mugore rimwe chetero, St-Laurent akataura neBritish North America (No. 2) Mutemo, 1949 neBritain iyo 'yakanyatsogadzirisa' Bumbiro reCanada, zvakanyanya kupa Paramende yeCanada simba rekugadzirisa zvikamu zvebumbiro. Uyewo muna 1949, zvichitevera referendamu mbiri
mukati medunhu racho, St-Laurent naPremier Joey Smallwood vakataurirana kupinda kweNewfoundland muConfederation.