Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 22, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january Roblin not sold on Selling of Meech Lake exp remier advocates Piralk pact by David Roberts senator Duff Roblin has offered veiled criticism of the Federal governments Selling of the Meech Lake saying a parallel pact ensuring Senate Reform could get the Deal Back on in an a former member of the Mulroney suggested the Federal government has done less than a Brilliant Job Selling Meech and in the pro traditional Canadian values of bargaining in Good Faith have not been universally employed by some reasoned if you Start out with a position that you never will then theres no Point in debate is there the godfather of the tory party in theres no Point in reasoned a it seems to me that not been the Way weve done things in this 1 can understand pre Mier Bourassa and indeed some members of the Federal government saying this is a seamless web that we cant change a comma i really dont believe that the i think if reasonable changes were then wed have to expect reasonable premiers to accept one Way to dismantle the present gridlock Over Meech Lake is to agree on a Concrete plan for Senate Reform at the same time possibly in the form of a parallel he i think it would be Well Worth considering agreeing among the provinces at the same time Meech Lake is brought in How we want to Reform the in that we can really put Senate Reform on the same level of priority As Meech Lake Reform i think it could be progressive conserva Tive Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to said his support for Meech Lake flows from the fact Hes a Canadian first Manitoban Sec Canadian i always took the particularly when i was in Public life in that my primary Sivility was to protect and by Velnp the interests of the people this but i always had a i said in from but in a Canadian that always been my position and i think that the proper Roblin said its vital that the provinces who have not yet endorsed Meech including Manitoba and new be encouraged to do so before the june 23 dead Roblin said concessions also Are required in Quebec and on Tario that would guarantee an elected based on representation by Dave free press Roblin says a Concrete plan for Senate Reform is first elected to the Manitoba legislature in Roblin noted Meech Lake would allow appointment of senators from a recommended list provided by the i think we All regard that As a temporary he that not the permanent arrange the permanent arrangement is an elected he said before Canada gets an elected Senate people also must agree on the Powers of the upper and electing senators from single member constituencies int Likely to it would probably reflect the political complexion of the House of commons after each that not a very Good he i think the senators should be elected by proportional represent taking each province As an electoral that Means in this province we might elect six or 12 Meech Lake also has the unfortunate consequence of demanding unanimous provincial consent for sen ate it was i is a Roblin if one province can hold the whole thing up that a but a parallel Accord also could address the concerns aboriginal and the Northwest territories and Yukon have with Meech he i think a parallel Accord becomes a very interesting Way of dealing with unsolved problems of Meech he better Deal and i see no reason at All Why we explore that possibility to the Canada owes it to Quebec not to allow Meech Lake to he this is because a majority of who rejected a parti quebecois separation were promised a better constitutional Deal by Pierre who let them i think you have to say to your self if Meech Lake Doest something else has to take its Roblin the subject will not go just because Meech Lake might have an Uncertain dont think you can forget about accor proves thorny Issue for Mclaughlin by Gord Mclntosh the Canadian press Ottawa new nip Leader Audrey Mclaughlin walked out of a three Day caucus strategy meeting yesterday and collided with the thorny Issue of Meech who voted against the Meech Lake constitutional Accord in 1987 in the led off a news conference by declaring at lactic Canada and the proposed seven percent Federal sales tax would be her party top priorities when the House resumes but she found herself Fielding questions about the actions of two Meech Lake supporters in the party Leader de Broad Bent and consumer advocate Phil nip candidate in the 12 by election in Chambly near the agreement among other recognize Quebec As a distinct society and give the prov inces increased say in the naming of supreme court of Canada Mclaughlin said she was not both ered by the widely noted presence of the Man she succeeded last month at a pro Meech Lake forum in Montreal the previous de Broadbent a private citizen now and he can choose to be involved in what he wishes she the More people we have involved in the constitutional question private citizens the More Well get a bet Ter decision and who handed Over a party that is badly divided on the was among several notable supporters of the including former new Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield and former Federal conservative Leader Robert Stan at the Montreal the forum ended with the Consen sus that it is up to Ordinary canadians and not political leaders to save the Accord by its june 23 ratification since the Accord was first approved in the party Posi Tion has gone from wholehearted endorsement to an ambiguous com Promise forged at the leadership convention in Winnipeg in which both sides took on the question of the party candidate in who wants ratification of the Accord first and further discussion on it Mclauglin i think Edmonston is going to make a very Fine member of he will be a defender of the electors of Chambly just Asef festively As Hes been a defender of if i can remember the French word people who buy who Defeated Dave Barrett on the fourth ballot in win and her caucus selected the party parliamentary critics on various policy 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