nee A ee ai me eS ee Page 4, The Herald, Friday, May 16, 1980 General Oflce - 635-6357 . Circulation - 635-6357 Terrace, B.C. A mem phofographic Reproduction Is n v PUBLISHER EDITOR - Greg Middleton CIRCULATION . TERRACE & KITIMAT 635-4357 © ; Published, every weekday at 3212 Kalum Street, : ber of Varlfled Circulation. Authorized as second class mall. Registration fmumber 1201. Postage ald In cash, return postage guaranteed. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains Full, complete and sole copyright In. any. advertisement produced and-or any editorial or . published ‘in the Herald. : ten. content _» Published by - Sterling Publishers . Calvin McCarthy of permitted without the writ TERRACK/BITIMAT) “ve On Tuesday Q daily herald —J— Ls x . poe sds niebocke the country they are part.of..' “Make no:mistake, however; the ountry they are } _charige now regardless of the outcome of tha vote. ‘”, ‘Though the leaders or the. Quebec federalist forces, | _ the Prime’ Minister ‘arid. the premiers’ ‘of fhe’ ather - " provinces say they :will not‘ negotiate. sovereignty. © \ -association, if the vote ia yes they: will be negotiating. The relationship between Quebec and the. rest of Canada is a marriage. No- matter how:much ‘the: marriage partners may end up disagreeing, they have. to sit down and talk when things are finally. divided.’ There is. too much: in common now: and: too much depends on cooperation for Quebec tobe ignored. © And what ifthe vote is no? Do not believe that this |. will mean'things will all just be smoothed over. The. fact that the issué has come to a vote, that eyen just a. large minority votes against breaking ‘away,:means ~ that.a new arrangement will have to be negotiated . ¥ Quebeckers will, for the first time in 113 : years; let the rest of Canada know how thiey:feelabout- voting: to continue with or depart-front'will have to GREG: MIDDLETON © activists. It would mean we would be back to the days of the mid-1960s. It would inevitably. mean terrorist activity and possibly civil war... .. . ‘Even if the Quebec vote is no,the West is already ‘moving toward a- demand for a new deal.. —- * ~ So, no matter what the vote, we willsee changes. ’ The vote will just determine who negotiates with: permission of the Publisher. witli’ Quebec.” wee inne whom, Ano vote may mean the end of Rene Levesque, q oo J, __ To ignore the feelings that resulted inthe referen:* a-yes vote for Pierre Trudeau, Either way it is anew _ dum would be playing, into the hands of hard line Canada, ‘and perhaps about time... oO Pan Le _ Canada. Canada’s fate is up to the voters © A look at May 20, th By MARIE GREBENC |. , MONTREAL {UPC} — More than , 4 million Quebecers vote next - Tuesday in a historic referendum :. that could set the province on a. ” course toits own independence or to a new relationship with the rest of A simple Yes or No answer to 4 cemplex 107: word, question wilh. mar , in! for. more than apa dek inne He ec nationalism grown more assertive -. — and at times violent - over the past twodecades. For secessionist Premier Rene Levesque, a Yes response would be the fulfillment of the “last great ambition” of his political life to make Quebec “egal a egal’ — equal to equal — with the rest of Canada. But to opponents, a Yes would bring not oaly grave economic consequences to Quebec, it would lead inevitably to the breakup of Canada as a natlon. ‘The 13-year-old confederation: - would be so weakened by Quebec's exit, pro-federalists warn, that the nation’s regions would shatter and’ fall prey to the United States. Only a No vote, they argued, would pave the way for other provinces and the federal govern: ment to join In talks on building a ° new constitution. | With late polls indicating | Levesque’s goal was beyond his reach, the Parti Quebecois premier put on a feverish final pitch for the province's 30 ‘percent French- speaking majority to fall into bloc support for his Yes option, © Francophone Quebecers who vote No, he said, will be seen as “hig talkers and small doers.” Pro-federalist leader Claude Ryan sought a vote that would solidly - reject Levesque’s bid for a mandate to negotiate sovereignty: association, 7 Anything above 50 percent would be valid in a democracy, Ryan said, “but our opponents will not accept such a verdict. “That is why I am telling all our’ supporters we must have more if you don’t want endlesa bickering. Anything beyond 60 percent ip desirable.” oo, That percentage also is considered the magic mark to show Ryan held sway among the 80 percent French- speaking majority, atop the support he is expected to receive from the non-francphone mainority in the province. . Both jeaders looked to the fallout from May 20, Levesque warned of a possibly emotional reaction if the wishes of the French-speaking majority were to be frustrated by the non-francophone minority. “The days following the referendum will call for restraint, moderation and open-mindedness from the leaders of both camps,” - Ryan said, acknowledging the possibilities for violence. The trend of the $10-million referendum vote, promised when Levesque and the PQ stunned the nation by sweeping to power in Novemper, 1976, was expected within an hour of the 7 p.m. EDT close of polls Tuesday. AM alee dy ere! O-Pimaren ssi a RENE LEVESQUE © Legally, the: results. ‘of the - referendum are not binding on anyone and the PQ government, in - Introducing the law -governirig the vote, reserved to itself the right to interpret the results as it saw fit. _ But psychologically, it will have a powerful impact ‘as ‘ari expression, _ for the firsttime since Quebec joined -” 9p Confederation, of the province's _ ‘determination to remain ‘within - Canada ‘of set: out for sovereign -- nationhood.; |, fo, And it will directly affect the llves and fortunes of three native sons. - Supporting:: the referendum _ question is its architect, the short, mercurial, puckish Levesque, 57, the “old. man" to hig party's youthful milltants and almoat singlehandedly responsible for bringing Quebec to this threshold, A losa could tilt bis - control of the party, perhaps towards less. moderate elements . within his own cabinet. \ The opposition is led ‘by Ryan, three years younger than Leveaque “but looking much older. with his -cragay, deep-eyed looks and angular ‘frame. About as spontaneous aS 4 - -, pet rock and given: to looking on © Levesque as something of a hedonistic Peck's bad boy, a Ryan - Joss could raise leadership questions . within the Liberal Party about the former editorlalist who took over only two years ago. ° a, And playing a-front and center role was Prime Minister’ Pierre Trudeau, 59, trying to keep his . _ native province from leaving the, land he governs. oe Quebec has been his power base since hia entry into federal politics in the late ‘60s. Fully half the strength he won in last February’a national - election came from Quebec, which gave him 74 of tha province's 75 members in the House of Commons. ‘Only one other politician ‘comes close to rivalling Trudeau's personal popularity in Quebec — Levesque. Depending on the vantage, the - referendum question and its preamble has been termed a masterplece of clarity or deception. - It sesks a mandate for Quebec to negotiate ‘‘sovereignty”. while retaining an “age: dallon’’ with the rest of Canada. : Any change in Quebec's political status would be left to # second referendum, a safety-net aimed al soothing fears about the workability of outright independence. economic | . Ryan said the question has: five main elements — a néw agreement ~ presupposing Quebec equality to the sum of the nine other provirices; ~ empowering Quebec to make its own - laws, collect all taxes and establish foreign relations — ‘‘in other words, sovereignty"; .. an economic association having acommon dollar , with Canada;' the second.referen-° dum; (and “thé: mandate. to#launch bargaining’ ‘on those terms.""" *~ Answering: ''yea’* to the package, ‘Ryan says, approves all its elements, - Since proposal: Fully. one-third - of Quebecers ‘ mistakenly think they would. still elect members to parliament ia Ottawa. Trudeau vows not to negotiate soveréignty-association, which he deems a ‘guise for Levesque's -real goal of independence. Canada’s ning. other premiers, seeing nothing in the concur. - | Trudeau scored Levesque for “not having the courage of his con- : yictions’ and asking Quebecers directly: “Do you want to leave Canada — Yes or No?" mo, The question was ambiguous ‘and sought a conditional mandate, Trudeau said, adding, ‘You don’t - break’ up:a country on an am- biguity.” sO _ Ryan's proposals, calling for a vastly. decentralic:1 rearrangement of powers ‘between. federal and. provincial governments, drew little | discussion during the campaign. A keystone of his plan is a powerful ' body of provinclal appointees to give provinces a direct say in federal government activities, - Trudeau, known to be lukewarm about Ryan's proposals, « steered clear of the issue. an The rest of Canada will hold talks on constitutional reform, according: to Trudeau, when Quebec signals its willingness to stay in Canada by — voting No.. — , Despite the enormity of the vote's potential impact, the rest of Canada has been left largely on the outside | looking in during the 36-day official campaign — kept-at bay by Levésque'’s demand that Quebecers alone decide the future for its 6.2 - million population across one-sixth 1 the land mass of Canada, “Ler me know if he’s bothering you.’ cos Mowe . givin ~ " usovereignty-association” was first unveiled, polls consistently showed confusion about the - proposal for’ their own provinces,’ - own constitutional — No Levesque began the campaign ” with what polls indicated: was a sharp lead, but the closer the vote drew, the more ground he lost, One ‘poll showed a 10-point drop {n.two ~ : months for the Yes option, reflecting ‘ ° a volatility that worrled even Ryani e day of decision _ Some of Levesque’ initlal Bupport © came from-some federalists who a ‘yes’ wotgrdnly as gne -him-ba Wleverdge, retain like voting Tor a. strike that would not be called without a second vate. ; . Bit Ryan hit back with argumen that Levesque was tled by a PQ * mandate to bargaln only for - govereignty-association, which he ~ equated with separation, and not for any. renewed: federalism, “As the campaign wore on, the wavering federalists appeared to shift back to * ; its more-riatural inclination... Faced’. with slipping support, Levesque increasingly erased the words . '‘independence” ~ or. “sovereignty-association” from his” speeches, untll by the end he was stressing «.only.-a wish for a negotiating mandate. ~ “There's no question of separation — or setting up .a Berlin wall,” Levesque said. oo The No forces found economics a . strong argument, particularly citing the huge federal subsidies that keep oil prices down in Quebec. But something of a feeling for the rest of Canada also crept into all . the reasoning: Ryan's meetings were * interrupted frequently by spon: taneous renditions of ‘'0,-Canada,” ~ a karityin recent years at Quebec - political meetings. The referendum law put all supporters under one umbrella group and opponents in another, with spending ceilings of about $2.1 million on each camp. '. The same Yes. and. No lines slashed across the province,. - dividing friends, families (three of . but a brother said he was against . separation and would vote No), co-- workers and even prison Inmates given special right, to vote in the referendum.” As the race tightened, both sides‘ gave’ vent to verbal excess. - Levesque accused the English- speaking minority of “‘exptoiting” . and profiteering’ from French Canadians .and persoris who were neither French: nor English feared they would be caught -by both ex- tremes. - a “Anglophones who vote ‘no,’ like francophones who vote ‘no,” shouldn't expect ua to thank them. Ryan, despite calls for restoration . Levesque’s sisters supported him - of unity, repeatedly refused op-- - portunities to withdraw accusations of methods resembling fascism" he levelled against “yes" sup- porters. co. . There are fears about the: im-' mediate response io ihe referen- dum’s outcome, particularly if it is close. . tl ; But in the long run, too, the referendum seems certain to leave wounds. Tended, they would leave only scars marking the healing of a _ divided nation. - | biatorie ‘auble en oe ating them..: ae ' hes eal 4 phen, too, worthy" Banderas small shadow of - |éader, spokesman for the fo! all the Liberal clans through all regions and reaches of | _ what may be left of Cana 5 still two, - ” depending on how PrimeMinister . election abit.ahead of schedule; =. So Pierré Trudeau looks safe and snug, or.as secure -: 74 a) 14 “4 1, oa quietly persuaded to resign. --Who is it,that Pierre ‘frudeau is. publicly warning of * "the wrath which will fal upon his head should he start shoving?" 8 lee Oe, --Freshman Lloyd Axworthy of Winnipeg, Minister of Employment and Immigration? ~ aes, Difficult to believe, for..Ministers of Immigration y have,t quan Wi t récklessly ray at arn ; accusations of conflict of interest. . But he has declared his future ambitions.to become otten West, and chief of separation and western alienation are forgotten. _ Axworthy aside, there is no shortage of qualified ‘ leadership talent, not to mention aspirations. Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan has talked of | the ambillon. . “Industry Trade and Commerce Minister Herb Gray hung on through the empty years when he was ignored for cabinet, confident that many Liberals think he has the required royal jelly. — co , = Allan MacEachen, master of the House to the extent. that Parliamenthas becomea wayoflifeforhim? . And always, off stage now ‘but qualified and “talented, with strong personal followings, former cabinet ministers Robert Andras, Donald Macdonald and John Turner.. - Z : " So. who is Pierre Trudeau warning not to be in.too much of a hurry? | ATRI LL THINKS by Thomas Atrill - Most of you have ‘hear of the concept that a person may he considered guilty until or unless proven in- . Nocent, F ‘Jt is contrary to our British system of justice, but is | ., quite prevalent in other countries of the World. ; _‘ Imagine my. surprise when I discovered a new — variation on that theme, right here in the Pacific. Northwest!. ss i The new ides is that a person or company may be considered guilty of an act which it may or may not have committed and sued for damages that cannot be proven to havé been caused. It is verr confusing and somewhat scary, and is in connection with a news item regarding Alcan and the . federal figheries people. It seems that a local group, alarmed about Alcan’s control over the flow of the Nechako River, asked fisheries to investigate - the Wepgeazervaast ms = ; ee ena snes TLE a cin ERIE oe tae ete da if and when :Quebec - eee ee we ee eee ees eels oP wee Te ae oe tem me BaP Tash: aaets Sarre st wer eseeseeeanenees eta es Peererrrrert rr tree roti aegme bees ee abe aeesd ene péssibility of salmon egg and salmon fry deaths from . low water levels. - Jt seems that the case was studied and no evidence ; ' whatever resulted. Under normal circumstances, the whole thing would have beén dropped, but a recent . news report tells us that the feds are going to straighten out Aléan like a bent” Mite! . It opens a whole new can of wor...., Oops, It brings - . up a whole new concept of justice. ‘Think of the effects on the individual. We could he. punished for breaking into a warehouse, because we — were paseing by; no evidence needed. Watching a pretty woman stroll down the street could result ina. | “rape charge, The list is endless. - Tam reminded of the man who informed his doctor that he was in the last stages.of a terminal illness. Psychophrenosis, he called it, and added sadly that - there was no known cure. The doctor asked him how . he.was so sure about having the dread disease. After. all, the Insidious iliness has no symptome of any kind. That's right, Doctor,” our man repiled. “1 haven't ‘any symptoms, I feel quite well. 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