Pees Te ee ane ee Fe penton aieietimasian epishttel eran ee Moet CER Dhaene Pec be adie 2, US Fontan LE PURE AND ETERS CG EUG AA MEMS orca gE pg et ESE RPA ARF at ek ma a RET a aarerareaimainaael . ‘ . . + : ‘ . . . oe e . . * . _ . . . on . . . : , . . wy py es y: pital tay aPrclag site gs erie PODER LS Aaa a erent prs ee Hata anes ema rar BLESS VEL i ‘issue in the Constitutional debate is not “Patriation” or - AND GOVERNMENT OF CANADA”. ~ ever bea es ‘For al Canadéans,now and inthe ture tens aeahing’ and imposed will become the central cause of permanent . ‘Eatinul division. There is aso a growing realization that _ entrenching the principle of French and English language equality in our Constitution will divide Canada permanently. -: at the heart and centre of our national life. .. Because the central bjective must always s be the achievement of a united Canada, the last thing we should be _doing is locking linguistic duality into our fundamental law. __ At the very least there should be.more evidence that The Official Languages Act is taking Canada in the right direction: . -and helping to achieve national unity before itis entrenched — - [fall of Canada’s national institutions are bilingual under . forever in our Constitution.*: its Constiution, Canada is bilingual unde is Constution, “Canadians in al parts of Canada wtio agree whcleheartedly - that the Frénch language should be protected where it has - Institutions Employ People tvaysbernised betve atts divisive ous he . Section 16(1) means that in more than 400 Federal , - Constitution to extend the use of French as.an equal national . language throughout Canada. oy ‘ Government institutions — from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Armed Forces, to Air Canada and Hockey Canada, including-as well numerous Federal’ | Minority Language Rights ~~ “Rights”: but whether Canada, under its Constitution, is to * bea French and English BILINGUAL COUNTRY forall time. _ "Because a country.identifies itself and expresses itself" - its national institutions, all Canadians should give _> Carefill consideration to Section 16,1) of the proposed ~ Constitution, which says ‘that French and English are to have “BQUALITY OF STATUS AND EQUAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES : AS TO THEIR USE IN ALL INSTITUTIONS OF THE PARLIAMENT . odund rations such 4s Peto Cana atone Federal Goverment services should bé provided,and ” equality of status” "and equal gis end pg” __, ; f@ now being provided, in French and in English, without “throughout €anad _- decaniag i he Const eee ne : -”: “equality of status” and “equal rights and privileges” in ALL .. trenntat ae OE eee aah manor soca | ‘Seaton 16(1) means tht thir career opportunites and In fact, most Canadians willingly support appropriate. promotions wil depend on their willingness and abiliy "minority language rights in Parliament, in the Courts, in the both French and English. ~" provision of Federal Government services and i in Education to speak me me _ under Provincial jurisdiction. : 4°.” ‘There is general‘agreement that minority largitige rights no are essential to the achievement of national unity;.but that - ~ minority language equality, as expressed in Section 16(1) of the proposed Constitution, does not reflect the true nature Bern ty our i ofsetat - : “We, the People. a ’ The amendments that Prime Minister Trudeau ‘wishes | to make to our Constitution ére so fundamental to Canada’s under its Constitution? That is the central question. isthe peone not the poltians wha mast ukimatly decide this all-important question. It is the people of Canada’ —not a Liberal majority in the House, or the same Liberal | ‘in the Constitetion, which will divide Canada, majority in the Parliamentary Committee—who must. - determine the fundamental nature of their country. ‘The Objective— A United Canada everywhere believe in the obvious merits of : . Flexibility for the Future. . | Canada's language patterns and requirements will ay * “Change over the-years. To maintain flexibility for future “generations and to enable Canada to.grow and to develop’ mone nalion, is essential thit we Leap Canadas engage "© issue at the level of statutory law which is amendable by - «Parliament and not at the level of constitutional law which * ~ Tipotiteredhttaaee adherend | except by.an inflexible amenxing procedure th that includes © B Quebec veto, a Canadians aa eaten eed te sharyes fr Canals” sri i oat the land patna lingua tit is lege Loe cot hoot a k Out Against The Trudeau: mee, 4 | y CANADIANS FOR ONE CANADA " 804-213 Notre Dame Avenue 600-55 University Avenue _ 402-165 Sparks Street + ‘Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B IN3 Toronto, Ontario M5] 2H7 Ottawa, Ontario K1P APs : J oppose the Trudeau Government's plan to change Canada permanently intoa bilingual country granting Quebec a Perpetual veto over all future amend ments to the Canadian Constitution, . . “Hyosereonetthenillonsof Cmadars who fi From: c . wet - . Name: ee - . Fel.¢ - — _{, don't want Canada to be locked into a bilingual | . Cope ne oo ae a untabelcesbecaed an opel alan, a eee freedorn of future generations of Canadians, a ‘. ‘tne tet ching Cancale : by entrenching in our Constitution “etjuality of status” for Erench and English, and at thé same time ~ iEParliament e enacts +s giiition that proves tobe an Act of Parliament can be changed. Canadians must: a . therefore be very oireful about whats putinto their: 7] ~ Constitution during the process of patfiation, « rere CaF To understand Prime Minister Trudeau's plan to . 72 “guarantee” that Canada is to become; and to remaina. ‘lingual country itis important to realize that Setion 45 of his proposed.Constitution contains a ee ee _, veto over future constitutional change. The amending . setout in Section 45 has the power to lock". Section 18) noe sos oe Coon ar Pvime Minister Trudeau's proposed amending’ esata 7a oleae iene ral . ‘Constitution of Cariada cannot be without the individual approval of Ontario and w the in ve " approval of Quebec. The fact that two Atlantic *TOVINCE: or two Western Provinces containing 50% of the popion of Western Canada, also have vetos, only increasts the © 7 inflexibility. A veto does not cancel a veto! - Supremacy of Frlamet “ Our tradition has taught us to believe in the SUPREMACY _ © of democratically elected Parliaments and Legislatures and ‘ Norin the SUPREMACY of written constitutions. | : seston rept Cnsin wih eee mater a that, has for centuries es guaranteed our freedom. - Cariada yet in Prime Minister Trudeau's own words, his " Constitution means that Caeta will be “A’ BILINGUAL ” _ COUNTRY FOREVER"! en Is that what) you awant? ols that what is best for Canada? . — Here's How : L Flin and mal the coupon to the'nearest | - office of CANADIANS FOR ONE CANADA. We wil: make your views known to the Trudeau Government. - 2, Contact your Member of Prianent this wet, Ee eoutegar te frseachingchangs which I a by phone, of letter, or i person and ask him or : Prime Minister Trudeau is planning to ask the _ Address ————$§—_ - si — — — Apt. — — = = British Parliament to make to the Canadian , L ij yest Ce fe RM Sa = - (10m amember. [1 tee to join Canidians fr OneCarada, " - . a ” There ts no charge for menibership, but to help pay for additional advertisements.f nancial contributions are “needed and would be appreciated Iman apt | Please make cheques payable to Canadians for One Canada. ~ Published by National. Chairman, the. Honourable James Richardson - CANADIANS FOR ONE CANADA To Give You A Voice In n Constitutional Change ll if -t A oreenaeet eee i a? Sa el pose tee | Noes, ss HRS aC “E : Prime Minster Trudeau's proposed Cons, i ede nies