the supreme court's decision prompted a final meeting among the first ministers. lévesque abandoned the gang of eight and opted to join trudeau in advocating immediate patriation with the promise of a future referendum on the other matters. the other premiers, loath to be seen arguing against the charter of rights that was included in trudeau's proposed constitutional changes, formulated a compromise proposal with jean chrétien that was acceptable to the canadian government. the compromise came during the kitchen meeting, which took place after lévesque had left for the evening. in quebec, that night has sometimes been called the "night of the long knives".