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October 2, 1992

His Worship

Mayor Len Traboulay

City of Port Coquitlam

2272 McAllister Avenue

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
V3C 248

Dear Fellow Canadians:

55 rue Metcalfe St.

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We are writing you today to seek your Council’s involvement and Ottawa, Ontario

support in promoting a YES/OQUI vote in the upcoming referendum on K1P 6L5
October 26, 1992, on proposed changes to Canada’s constitution by passing a Tel / Tél (613) 567-2080
YES/OUI resolution at your next council meeting. Fax /Téléc (613) 567-2159

On August 28, 1992 in Charlottetown, changes to Canada’s constitution
were unanimously approved by Canada's federal, provincial, territorial and
aboriginal leaders. This agreement represents a historic consensus among
Canada's First Ministers, the leaders of the three major federal political
parties, most provincial parties, and has been endorsed by business, labour,
church and ethnocultural groups from across the country.

The Charlottetown Agreement concludes almost two years of intense
public debate on our constitutional future and represents a fair and balanced
basis on which to renew Canada’s constitution. This consensus has been
achieved because no one set of interests prevailed at the expense of others.

It is an agreement that does not purport perfection, but rather speaks to a
restructured confederation that is cooperative, flexible and modern. It is an
agreement that affirms our values of tolerance and compromise, and advances
the principles of an economic and social union which will set vs apart in the
community of nations. '

The Charlottetown Agreement does not close the door on any
Canadian, rather it opens up the future for all of us. To begin with:

® Voting YES/OUI will help end the paralyzing constitutional debate
and allow us to move on to other urgent priorities like job creation.