Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 28, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday november 28, 1968 first signs in Winnipeg of Grey cup hoopla erupted wednesday in the Rotunda at in station As Toronto bound football fans let off a Little steam during a 50-Ininutc train Stopover. Most of the color around was the Green and White Battle Hue of the Regina roughriders whose followers Art temporarily rooting for Calgary to Knock Oft Ottawa Satur Day but who carried the inevitable banners Reading ours next the Lions club Junior band from Regina turned out and gave a Brief concert before they All piled Back onto the super Continental for what All indications suggested would be a wild ride to the Ontario capital. Commissioner clears the air Ottawa up Public service commissioner Yves la Bonne whose speech last week on bilingualism in the service prompted commons questions returned to the topic wednesday with a clarification of his ear Lier remarks and a repudiation of those who misinterpreted them. Or. Labonte one of the Public service commission s three commissioners devoted almost his entire speech to the Ottawa Richelieu club to expansion and comment on his talk of a week ago to the Hull quc., Richelieu club. The latter talk prompted con important to what i wanted to be under-1 stood however is my belief that the notice having been Given in 1968, it is to be hoped there will indeed be few cases of candidates who around 1970, will compete for positions in the Federal Public service and who around 1975, will expect internal promotions without being Bilin Gual. This is the wish i wanted to express. A wish does not constitute a new policy. A wish implies either fulfilment or disappointment but does not represent a line of he said he cannot help but Serva Tive Leader Robert Stan think that those who Are Field to ask the government interested in slowing implement whether there has been a change in bilingualism require ments for Public service hiring and promotion. Gerald w. Bald win conservative House Leader also sought clarification. A government spokesman told the commons after investigation there has been no change and none is contemplated. Or. Labonte agreed with the latter statement entirely. He said he supports the official policy on bilingualism As set out by former prime minister Lester Pearson in 1966. Part of Liis earlier speech had been interpreted As meaning that a Job applicant in certain areas of the country with a High number of English and French speaking residents must have a sufficient knowl Edge of the two languages by 1970 to have any Hope of Suc Cess. This appeared to some to Eli Minate the present additional provision whereby a willing Ness to acquire bilingual Abil Ity is acceptable in hiring. Or. Labonte said his summarization at one Point omitted this refer j ence because All his remarks j were in the context of the com j plete Pearson bilingualism dec-1 la ration. Immediately it was Felt i had launched a new inflexible and Radical policy which in future would refuse to accept the Good intentions of those who in spite of the notice Given by or. Pearson in 1966, would not have found time or the Opportunity some of them in four years 19701, the others in nine years to become on. Misinterpretations of his earlier speech or. Labonte said you can already perceive the attitude of those who formulate objection this it re i veal cd an attitude which it is tation of bilingualism have not yet understood that it is vital and urgent for All canadians to have an equal Opportunity to participate in Federal administration. One is Given the impression that there Are some who feel bilingualism is a passing fashion j and one might ask whether this is the reason Why so much at Tention is being focused on the preservation of this Small clause which permits certain individuals to hold on to the pious intention of becoming Bilm i j there were multiple reactions to the Issue of bilingualism. Some shrugged their shoulders with a disillusioned smile. This was the reaction of separatists. Some Felt threatened and used every Means to prevent Realiza Tion of bilingualism. They Are sometimes at least in words very sympathetic to the cause of bilingualism but they also have the narrow con science puritans who Are scandalized by the injustices which they believe would be brought about by too Hasty an application of policies of bilingualism being at the same time quite insensitive to the injustices created by a Century of a text of his remarks was re leased to the press before delivery. 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