Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 18, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg free August 1988 Remillard encouraging Ottawa reassures Quebec Quebec up Ottawa has reassured Quebec its bilingualism legislation wont interfere with the provinces Powers Over intergovernmental affairs minister Gil Remillard said Remillard said a letter from Feder Al Secretary of state Lucien Bou Chard is very encouraging and could form the basis of a framework agreement to implement the bilingualism legislation in i am very aware of the crucial importance for the Quebec govern ment of promoting French As the language of the Bou Chard said in the replying to a missive in june from Remillard expressing concern about Ottawa in but it seemed eminently Possi ble to promote French while respecting the rights of Quebec Ang Bouchard underlined in the letter made Public the Rookie minister has been under fire from critics who accuse him of ignoring anglophone rights in the the Quebec govern ment maintains the English minority in Quebec should not be treated in the same Way As French minorities elsewhere because anglophones form a majority across minority rights Remillard said he saw no problem with Bouchard statements that Quebec has a responsibility to pre serve English minority rights be cause it is something we have been doing for the bilingualism passed this has aroused wide controversy in the parti quebecois and the govern ments own language advisory coun cil have charged it is on a collision course with the provinces Bill making French the official Lan Quebec has been concerned about a provision in the Law allowing Ottawa to promote English As the minor Ity language in Quebec by encouraging private institutions and voluntary agencies to provide services in French and the Quebec government has warned it will contest any Federal intrusion into the provinces Lan Guage jurisdiction in the but Bouchard said Ottawa has no intention of changing the linguistic balance in and he responded to Quebec Call for better coordination of Federal provincial Lan Guage activities in the province by saying the Law clearly states the Federal governments desire to collaborate with provincial govern ments to promote both Ottawa plans to spend billion across the country Over the next five years on minority language Educa bilingualism programs and support for about million is earmarked for framework agreements covering implementation of the Federal legis lation have already been concluded with new Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Stevens future in pms hands Ottawa up prime minister Mulroney refused yesterday to say whether he will allow former Indus try minister Sinclair fired from the Cabinet in a conflict of interest to run for the conservatives in the next i dont Mulroney told reporters when asked whether Ste who has already been Nomin will be a i have not examined the Case of one candidate or found by a judicial inquiry last year to have been in a conflict of interest 14 times while a won the conservative nomination for the Toronto area Riding of York Simcoe last Stevens said yesterday that he has had no indication that theres any question about my that the party made no attempt to Block his nomination and that of expects Mulroney to who by Law must approve All nominees before they Tan become official said he will wait and look at them All at once rather than one or two at a speaking to reporters As he entered the weekly conservative Cau the prime minister also refused to say As former minister Andre Bissonnette said he had encouraged Bissonnette to seek another Senate approves Atlantic economic plan the san Afore maintai1 Toronto up the Senate finance committee reluctantly passed legislation last night to set up the Atlantic Canada opportunities ending a three month Battle Between the two houses of Parlia the decision clears the Way for Royal assent to the legislation already passed by the House of commons Early As this the Globe and mail reported from Ottawa the 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