Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 29, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Winnipeg september 1981 Ryan appear to be strange Bede lows Quebec up Quebec liberals have found themselves in uncomfortable agreement with the parti Quebe Ceis that Ottawa must not go ahead with its constitutional Patria Tion pack age even though the supreme court of Canada says its Premier Rene emerging yesterday from a meeting with advisers where they examined the implications of the supreme court constitutional denounced Ottawa intention to forge ahead with unilateral and Liberal Leader Claude said after a caucus meeting last eve Ning that his party would fight any action that reduces the Powers of the Ottawa has decided to continue its unilateral coup de Tat by jumping through the narrow Legal loophole the court Levesque said in a state nation rent to a Clear majority two thirds of the justices remind them that provincial consent is constitutionally Nec Essary before such Broad but these people shrug it the irresponsibility of such an Atti the contempt it shows for one of the most fundamental requirements of political is beyond Levesque said the government will examine All legitimate Means that remain open to the Quebec govern ment of opposing the Federal including an election or a referendum on the another Likely move might be a Reso Lution in the National Assembly thing that could put the opposition liberals in a Many including feel it would be wrong for prime minister Trudeau to push his package through in View of the courts on the other some would find it difficult to support a Resolution of condemnation proposed by the parti quebecois continuing to walk the tight rope Between federalism and Provin Cial was More moderate in tone than Levesque last he repeated that the Liberal remain firmly opposed to any attempt to diminish the rights of and said his party will ask Ottawa to return to negotiations to find a Way of bringing the Constitution Home while respecting existing but he added we will not be accomplices to any strategy of the parti Ontario to press Peckford Calls for new talks up Premier Brian Peckford said yesterday the supreme court of Canada ruling on the Constitution has taken the steam out of Federal prime minister Trudeau and the 10 provincial pre Miers should go Back to the bargaining table and work ill a spirit of conciliation and said the Newfoundland he said a statement by Justice minister Jean Chretien that Ottawa will go ahead with its plan to Patriate the Constitution is not the end of the it has always been the Bent of the Liberal Federal government to take the strongest line possible and then to make a show of backing Peckford said he expects there soon will be signs of such backing Down by the Trudeau he said it is significant that the court rejected of Tawas argument that constitutional conventions and traditions Are just the supreme court of Canada has rejected this argument and has elevated our constitutional conventions and traditions to be the prime focus of our Federal in this today supreme court decision is the most historic in the life of the court and its judgment will form the basis of political life in this country for decades to come honoured by All 11 said in spite of the Federal government will apparently deny the history making nature of today decision and proceed on the basis of a narrow Legal loophole to Force its version of Canada through the British he noted the court had ruled unanimously that under the to ideas constitutional newfoundlands terms of Union with Canada could be at some future without the consent of either the legislature or the people of this Levesque prepares for Battle reaction from Quebec Community leaders ranged from outrage to Resig but almost All agreed the ruling solved the Conseil do the largest employers group in the called for a moratorium on the Ottawa saying the Federal govern ment and the provinces should resume Pierre brother of education minister Camille Laurin and director of the University of Montreal business said All the elements now exist for real the Quebec federation of labor said the ruling legitimized the coup de Tat the Federal government has prepared in answer to the Quebec support in Ottawa cd Ontario govern ment convinced Ottawa constitutional plan is appropriate and no longer open to said yesterday they will press the Federal Case in Britain and try for converts in Canada in a further display of the supreme court of Canada has issued a judgment that is not a matter for attorney general Coy Mcmurtry we should put behind us any idea of winners or losers and move quickly and forcefully to put the country Back he said after removing the Black court Robes hed worn to hear the the fundamental importance of the decision is the Legal correctness of prime minister Trudeau plan to bring the British North America act Home with changes not approved by the and no other Factor Mcmurtry told a news Tom minister of intergovernmental said convincing British politicians to pass the amendments will be easy now because the court decision removes any lingering Mcmurtry and Wells said the eight dissenting eight provinces might be tempted to find new ammunition in the courts decision that by or provincial consent is Ondon but Mac Murty said he thinks the court found firmly that while Consen sus is the desirable route to go the Legal route is quite be cause consensus could not be reached in More than 50 years of the who intervened on Ottawa behalf before the court last will Start looking for converts to the Federal View at a Confer ence of attorney general in newfound land this Mcmurtry said he will proselytize in the National neither Mcmurtry nor Wells expressed much emotion other than an occasional smile about what both called the most important decision in Canad an court both said calmly they were pleased and As was pre Mier William who is on Vaca Tion in but there were firm words of censure for National conservative Leader 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