Page 2, The Heraid, Friday, December 14, 1979 IN QUEBEC oo New, bilingual laws passed By KEVIN DOUGHERTY QUEBEC (CP) — A bill creating 311 new bilingual laws to replace retroaclvely 311 laws passed in French only was adopted unanimously by the Quebec national assembly at 6:28 a.m. EST today, following eight hours of debate. The bill was made necessary Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada ruled uncon- stitutional sections of + “SHOPPERS | Quebec's Charter of the French Language makin French the official language of the national assembly and courts. Tt also gives quasi-judicial bodies, municipalities and school cammissions the power to act in the same way to reenact their bylawa and regulations in French and English. Justice Minister Marc- Andre Bedard said these bodies could be affected by DRUG MART | Phone oe FRIDAY & SAT, ALL CANADIAN SRAND CARTON CIGARETTES 20's Terrace Shopping Centre WHEN YOU MAKE —«VO : examination the Supreme Court’s ruling & and added that this step wat taken as a measure of “prudence.” They are not obliged to do so by the special Jaw, but Bedard said the court's ruling creates a doubt regarding their validity, adding that this could cause them “enormous difficulties and expenses,” He didnot say how muchit could cost to translate all the regulations and bylaws passed since Confederation in 1867, After the bill was adopted into law, government House Leader Claude Charron re- introduced all bills currently before the national assembly in both French and English, in conformity with the law's rms. Henceforth, all Quebec, Prosecutor defends move after woman’s suicide NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) — The prosecutor who charged Camilla Simonetto with the at- tempted murder of her in- fant son defended his action Thursday at a coroner's inquest into the sulcide of the Surrey, B,C, woman. Regional Crown counsel Al Hoem said that on the basis of police reports he believed , Mrs. Simonetto, 33, tried to kill her child Sept. 21 when ' she jumped down the well in her back yard with her 5%- month-old baby in her arma, so he had no choice but to charge her. _ Hoem sald that it is for the courts, not his office, to decide If the woman was not guilty by reason of insenity. Dr, John Scarfo, doctor of the woman, whose body was. ; found hanging by a rope in a neighbor’s barn Oct. 41, earlier blamed a heavy- handed judicial system for . driving Mre, Slmonette to kill herself. Angelo Branca, the lawyer representing Scarfo and the . Simonetto family, suggested to Hoem during cross that Mrs. ; Simonetto’s case was a we. Precedent and should have a ed) ee ee i i ~ co a) ATP De UE. 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Hoem denled a claim by Scarfo that he sald Mrs. Simonetto could be “thrown inthe slammer." “I did not ever say that she would have to go to jail, but . that it would be up to a judge whether she would have to go to jail,” Hoem said. - He said that reports from Constable Bruce Duncan about Simonetto’s condition end the treatment she was receiving at Surrey Memorial Hospital con- vinced him not to arrest her. He said he obtained a warrant for her ap- prehension that was given to Duncan with the condition that it only be uzed if she was released from hospital. ’ Dr. James Bryce, the psy- chiatrist who treated Mra. Simonetto after her suicide attempt, agreed with Scarfo that his patient was ready to go home after Oct. 5, Bryce said Mra. Simonetta suffered from post-partum el — ae —Sal eee Riverside Auto Wrecking depression, a hazard of childbirth that can happen to any woman after pregnancy. He said it is difficult to determine how mentally-ill Mrs, Simonetto was when ahe jumped into the weil and how much of her behavior was determined by the post- depression. Bryce also supported Scarfa’s decision to tell Simonetto that she faced an attempied murder charge. “We couldn't do anything else because we had already told her she was golng to be discharged and then we couldn't because of the legal problem’ Bryce sald, Lawyer Peter Butler, representing human resources, suggested Wednesday that Searfo's decision to tell Simonetto about the attempted murder charge while she was mentally ill contributed to her suicide. . : The inquest was adjourned until Jan. 17. 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The solution can only come from the will of the Quebec people, for whom no judgment is an obstacle." “The solution is political and can only be put into force through a new deal, on an equal footing, between the Quebec people and the rest of Canada," he sald, ina pitch for votes in next spring's soverelgnty-association referendum. Laurin said that the British North America Act, setting up the present Confederation in 1867, ‘Imposed English'' on Quebec, but did not force French on the other three original provinces, _ Thehigh court decision re- stores to English its “privileged status of 1887" and reaffirms that Quebec will “remain an internal colony,” he added. Liberal Leader Claude Ryan said his party would support the law, but recalled the Liberals had warned when the language charter was being debated that it could be declared uncon- Stitutional because of the way in which it was drafted, He took issue with Laurin's criticism of the ruling, calling the courts "the guardians of the democracy,” and questioned interests of the French- speaking majority than the English minority. Saturday on television you and your family can begin making this the most apectal Christmas of your lives. Billy Graham invites you to discover that the real joy of Christmas is not in getting, but in giving. Come.to Children's Hospital in Philadelphia where you'll share a Ilve Christmas -concert with beautiful kids who will celebrate Christmas In wheelchairs and in bed. Come to Memphis and meet men who will spend the birthday of the Prince of Peace in the bitterness of a federal prison, Saturday get into the real spirit of Christmas. Then Sunday reach out to those fargetten people in your own community who need you to remember. Featuring: Billy Graham, Bev Shea, Evie, Joni Eareckson, Dr. C. Everett Koop, Jessy Dixon, Pelle Karlsson, Cliff Barrows Satuday 10:00 PM GFTK-TV Ch3 & ae Cablevision Ch 6 : ELECTION IN BRIEF OTTAWA (CP) — The na- tional spotlight that shone on Soctal Credit Leader Fabien Roy since the May 22° elec- tion may have been ex- tinguished permanently Thursday night with the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government. Despite his tiny power base, Roy had been able to command considerable attention on Parliament Hill since the May 22 election by keeping the nation in suspense every time a non- confidence motion threatened the government. Would the rump partly support the Conservatives and keep Parliament alive? r would Roy and his colleagues vate with the opposition and pull the plug on Joe Clark’s government? The nuances of every statement uttered by the ardent Quebec nationalist who speaks little Englich made headlines a3 each vote approsched, The Sacial Credit party had not wielded such a club since it propped up the minority government of John Diefenbaker in 1962. The short, thin man with the raspy volce and tightly- pursed mouth appeared to take delight in playing the role of parliamentary mischief-maker and at- tempting to win government concessions for his suppart. Not the shortest gov't OTTAWA (CP) — The Joe Clark government, defeated Zhuraday night in the Com- mons, has been in power less than seven months. But two other federal governments had shorter lives. Clark’s Conservatives were elected 206 days ago today, on May 22, and his cabinet was sworn in 13 days later on June 4. The Clark government remains in office during an election campaign as caretaker, ending only if defeated at the polls and replaced. The Conservative government of Sir Charles Tupper back in 1896 lasted only 68 days, fram May 1 to July 4 that year. The administration of Con- servative Sir Arthur Meighen ran 89 days from June 28 to Sept. 25, 1926, Tories wanted is short OTTAWA (CP) — Had the Progressive Conservative passed its amendments to the Canada Elections Act, the next federal election campaign might have lasted as few as 47 days. But, since those amend: ments weren't passed, the election campaign that most Canadians are expecting will run al least 54 days, perhaps as many as 60. Dales being bandied about include Feb. 11, the second Monday in the month, which would mean a 57-day campaign — not including election day ~~ if an election was called loday. However, it is anticipated that campaign activity would be light during the Christmas vacation period, effectively limiting the campaign period as the proposed gavernment legislation was intended to do. ‘ a Cost about $100 million OTTAWA (CP) — Canadian taxpayers may end up spending $100 million on elections in less than a year. Final figures for the May 22 general election haven't yet been tabulated but the chief electoral office estimates the cost at $52 maillion. A winter election caused by the Commons defeat Thursday of the minority Progressive Conservative government would probably cost taxpayers at least as much. es In the last election a §$17- million enumeration bill was the government’s largest expense. It cost about $13 million to set up polling stations, $7 million to print enumeration lists and ballots and $6 million to hire re- turning officers, enumerators and poll clerks, The electoral office ran up another §5 milllan and miscellaneous expenses acs “* counted For'the rest "7" Businesses, organizations or individuals who con- tribute to political parties will find party organizers quickly beating paths to their doors, Three sneak first one OTTAWA (CP) — Three MPs managed to sneak in their inaiden speeches to Parliament Thursday in the final hours before the minority Progressive Conservative government lost a non-confidence vote. And two of them might claim records for the shortest terms in history. Liberal Roger Simmons and New Democrat Stan Hovdebo took their seats just last week after winning byelections Noy. 19, Hovdebo representa the Prince Albert, Sask., riding left vacant when former prime minister Diefenbaker died Aug. 16 while Simmons took Burin- St. George's in New- foundland after former Liberal cabinet minister Don Jamieson resigned May 27 ta lead the provincial Liberals. _ The other MP giving his first speech was Len Gustafson IBC Appointment Brian E. Stanhope A.LI.C, Brian E. Stanhope has been appointed British Columbia Manager of Insurance Bureau of Canada, Mr. Stanhepe, now located In Vancouver, was formerly Manager of Tomenson Saunders Whitehead Ltd. In Whitehorse, Yukon. He brings to [BC 22 years of International insurance experience in both company and broker capacities, Insurance Bureau of - Canada is the national aSSoclation of private Properly, casualty and automobile insurance companies, : John: