Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 25, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Winnipeg free november 1981 pm tells indians to accept work to define rights Vancouver up prime minis Ter Trudeau told Indian leaders yester Day they should accept for now an aboriginal rights clause in the new Constitution and then work with Politi Cal leaders to define those wading into a crowd of protesters for the second straight Trudeau said he has settled for a Lestha perfect Constitution and natives should do the its not the Best possible i agree with he told four Indian chiefs representing about 300 indians Clark to win nation crammed into the lobby of a Vancouver but i dont have the Best charter in or the Best amending in just saying its a Trudeau told a television interviewer he Hopes the constitutional Resolution will be passed by Parlia ment this week and sent to London soon he refused to predict when the Constitution would finally be saying it is up to British prime minis Ter Margaret Thatcher to decide How soon to put the package through West the Indian demonstrators held a midday March to the hotel where the prime minister was attending a private luncheon with ethnic Community Lead police let them hoping to defuse an angry demonstration outside and possible attempts to storm the Bob president of the Union of Indian told Trudeau that indians dont really oppose the rights clause but want it to include a veto for natives Over future constitutional changes affecting them and recognition of Indian the Exchange was More polite than one monday when an Indian Leader in Kamloops accused Trudeau of lying about aboriginal Trudeau gave no hint he would con Sider the Indian demands As he Indian affairs minister John Munro introduced the rights clause in the Manuel said indians would keep up the pressure to get More before the Resolution is if theres concern about democracy and concern about i think it wont go through parliament this during the morning to Trudeau said credit for reinstatement of stronger rights from women and natives should go to Justice minister Jean Federal opposition Par ties and native and women pressure they put on the provinces succeeded in achieving what i was unable to he Trudeau deflected concerns expressed mainly in and Alberta that entrenchment of native rights would result in massive new land those rights which exist Are recon he you dont recognize what Doest the whole murky area of native rights will be clarified by the courts and by political and native leaders at a conference to be held within the next he up photo Xebec my 111 the great Ben Moss jewellery Ottawa up progressive conservative Leader Joe Clark has apparently failed in his at tempt to bring Quebec into the constitutional Accord signed by the Federal government and the nine English speaking Clarks hinged on two possible amendments to the Accord which he thought might less in Quebec distaste for the agreement now being debated in in Quebec City pre Mier Rene Levesque rejected one of the proposed and almost simultaneously in Justice minister Jean Chretien and government House Leader Yvon Pinard All but rejected the other Levesque refused to join the other nine premiers in signing a constitutional Accord with the fed eral government on 5 for three reasons the Lack of fiscal compensation for provinces opt ing out of trenched programs such As pen Sions or unemployment insurance imposition of minority language education rights and an agreement allowing persons to move across provincial Boun Daries and find catch in proposal Clark suggested the Accord be amended to include fiscal compensation for provinces opting out of National programs and that no minority language education rights be imposed on the Concession on minority Edu had a it would be contingent on Quebec voluntarily allowing All English canadians moving into the prov Ince to attend English speaking to Levesque rejected Clarks education propos in Clark is saying Edu cation rights wont be imposed by but Quebec must consent to accept them i dont think that said in a its just a new form of Clarks other proposal on fiscal compensation was belittled by Chretien and Pinard during Sepa rate i do think we have some very Good arguments for not giving fiscal Chretien ass Ssiss continues the jewellery Sale of the year its the Sale youve been waiting for your Chance to get Ben Moss Quality merchandise at incredible shop now for the Best selection everything must go and its going to go fast at these Low prices our entire selection of jewellery y to 11 in choose from fashionable styles i x w set with sapphires choose from Topaz to save up to dress up your Gold Chain with a fashionable medallion to save up to Affif g choose from sapphires and Svic rubies to save up to mems ladies Levesque Clarks plan just a new form of blackmail Trudeau denies Mousetrap 4 choose an excellent selection of dinner rings and engagement rings to ss75 save up to 8 750 regular Price Vancouver up Quebec Premier Rene Levesque made a tactical error at the recent first ministers conference when he jumped at a Federal offer for a referendum on constitutional prime minister Trudeau said Trudeau denied television inter viewer Jack websters assess ment that Levesque had been intentionally mouse trapped by the prime minister at the Confer end of this round Regina up an other chapter in the Ca Nadian history Book has been closed with the re instatement of sexual Equality and aboriginal rights in the new constr Premier Allan Blakeney suggested yes its my and i dont Advance it As an opinion because in not certain of that this is the end of this round of constitutional Nego the Saskatchewan Premier he expects no further changes in the Resolution before it passes in the House of commons except for perhaps pos sible modification of the compensation for opting out Justice minister Jean Chretien monday announced the 10 govern ments that had signed the original Accord had agreed on the two contentious ence which produced the 5 Accord signed by All provinces but but in his most detailed account of the Trudeau admitted the Quebec Premier had made a mistake in snapping too quickly at bait that the Federal Side knew All along the other provinces would never when the conference seemed headed for failure the Clay before the Trudeau offered a referendum on an amending formula and a charter of Levesques Quick acceptance was the first split in the so called gang of eight provinces lined up at the time against they the other seven had abandoned them and broken the United said when the United front was Bro the rest was there was one Basic strategy on our part to break the gang of regular Price Porta Edmonton location Only give your Holiday spirits a lift with Ginger ale buy at this special Holiday once bottles regular Price tis the season for Blackwood beverages limited or less plus available at participating dealers in ;