Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Brian Cole 6977044 focus Winnipeg free press a 7 october n two visions the Canadian dilemma it is the question that is asked a million times Why does Quebec want to separate from Canada As Quebe cers vote on the future of their province and our the free press features articles that offer two perspectives on our shared by Claude Gamache special to the free press i am a francophone que Becer and i dont believe that i will Surprise you if i say i will vote yes at the referee Why because i am ant Canada i respect and like your but i will try to explain some of my Rea you should understand that i cant write a history of Quebec the space for this letter is limited and i dont express myself in English As Well As in English canadians know Quebe cers Haven the same vision of Canada As they for English Quebec is an integral part of an indivisible country composed of Only one nation the Quebe cers see Canada they Divide Canada into two parts Quebec and English Quebec is their real or their Homeland if you that is the place where they feel at where they can try the linguistic politic of Quebec Hast yet realized All its objectives to live in French As they what is English Canada something like a foreign country they can visit without a except for a fran co phones cant live in French in English Canada As Well As in that int a reproach that is a fact that pub Ewers but you see the consequence of this division for Quebec is their the Only part of Canada that they really you will reply this vision justify the sovereignty of you Are but you forget the dream of the con can we claim a Day in which some peo ple of France and England said go together in North America and build a new country different than the beginning of English Canada is september when James Wolfe Defeated Montcalm at the Battle of que Quebe cers Are conquered what is the dream of the conquered to cease the Conquest and find their Liberty or obtain their own of i cant say English Canad go that is impossible and i dont consider you As of you can claim that Quebe cers have conserved their language and culture despite the Conquest and the anti French tradition of English but Canada for the same legitimacy it has for English Cana Canada is a marriage of imposed by the circumstances of a rupture of this marriage is conceivable if the circumstances Are and the sovereignty of Quebec could be consid ered like the end of the you can reply that Quebec has taken advantage of the Canadian Quebe cers have conserved their Lan their Given Many prime ministers and developed their that at the same True and false for the the Economy of Quebec is developed with the federation but the francophone Quebe cers haunt the economic control of their own province until it is the Quebec with its economic politics since that has favored the development of the francophone economic and you forget these politics we rent accepted by the English Canadian economic i remember this sentence nobody can be competent and i said that for the is a marriage of reason imposed by the circumstances of these circumstances have an important we we rent Quebe cers but French the linguistic minority of we Are the francophone majority of what is the problem English Anadi ans dont recognize the importance of the concept of francophone majority of que Bec and consider the modification of the Canadian system in Quebec As a crime of Les majesty for the of trea the development of the Quebec bureaucracy has happened at the same time As the development of the Federal we know the Federal government occupies provincial jurisdictions if this situation seems accepted in English in Quebec it is the the quiet revolution makes real sense Only if Quebec totally controls its Juris simple administrative accords Arent Quebec demands constitutional guarantees to which the Federal government always says and Quebec has in English Canada the reputation of being a spoiled child injurious to the development of the Canadian but that int the worst English Canada refuses to recognize the francophone majority of Quebec and its right to make French the language of its Quebe cers Are racist and anti anglophone because they want to make French the language of Trade and work in because they want to integrate the immigrants into their Sci because they want French to become the language which unites the communities of their dont claim that i i read englis Canadian news no to the distinct no to the francophone majority of no for More Powers to Quebec no and for English Quebec is an ethnic minority group dependent on Dur ing the crisis of Meech English canadians said if Quebe cers dont accept their situation in they could sep i understand your message and i will vote yes at the Claude Gamache is a resident of Quebec by Kenneth Green special to the free press i am an Ordinary Canadian from Western Canada who would like to make my feelings known to the people of How i feel about them and their decision whether or not to leave if this were merely an election in Quebec it would be none of my but it is a vote to break up the country my so i think i should have the right to say something about thirteen decades men of vision met to forge a new these men put aside regional interests and per Sonal ambitions to conceive a land that would Span the continent from sea to sea to Young land that after so Brief a is the envy of the a country which is judged to be the most desirable place on Earth in which to and where millions would come if they yet there Are sincere peo ple in Quebec who want to when i was a i thrilled to the tales of new France the Brave exploits of Madeleine de fathers and they were my As they Are every morn ing in our on room country school we Sang 0 years i discovered our National Anthem was written by a French in the Winter evenings we hovered Over our radios to listen to hockey night in the Montreal canadians were my team and players with names like Beliveau and Geoffrion were among my hockey heroes Canadien and whenever i take students or visitors to see our Manitoba legislative building i Stop at the statue of he stands As one of Many explorers from Quebec who crossed this continent to pave the Way for fur missionaries and because of them we have fort and a Hundred other French speaking communities across the a few blocks away stands the Hudson Bay company the enormous role the Riu sons Bay company played in the development of Western and Northern Canada is Well the fact that it was started by two Quebe cers Radis son and with a Little help from Prince is not so Well when i read How the canadians with the help of their first nation allies fought alongside the British to repel the Amer ican invaders in 1775 i feel a twinge of too bad we All read a Little More history in 1965 i took my Mother with me to from where she had come As a Little i then went on to my other Mother i made sure to Wear my Maple Leaf i was very proud to Wear it identified me As a Canadian and was my Assurance of hos our new Maple Leaf Flag had just been and much of the impetus for it had come from in experienced what a great feeling to celebrate our Centennial and showcase our achievements How proud we All were for the people of Mon Treal and Quebec for staging such a show i wont forget the words of the Man from Calgary As we waited in commented How thrilling it was for us As canadians to come together in such a Celebration after 28 i wonder where these feelings have in 1987i attended a photographic con Ference at Laval i recall Dri ving Down from visiting friends in Val what a Beautiful drive through the Laurentian and later along the Lawrence and around the Saguenay and Lac Jean country and the warm Friendly people along the what a pity that More of us dont travel and taste More of our own country t t then i think of i think of Maple leaves in autumn and Maple syrup in i think of Wood carvings in the Gaspe and sky scrapers at place Ville i think of the Charm of old Montreal and Quebec imposing ramparts the first Canadian landmark Many new canadians i think of the men and women of Quebec who have contributed so much to the pub Lic life and growth of our nation George Etienne Wilfrid Louis Pierre Georges Jeanne Gabrielle to mention a i think also of a Little girl who was born in the Eastern townships of Quebec in she became my fathers although i am not a i feel i share in the heritage of every Canadian should feel the same if the people of Quebec decide to it May be their democratic this is the Canadian but it will be a very sad we will All lose not just dollars but a Large part of our even our National Kenneth Green lives in letters to the editor Welcome to the real world it amazes me that people Are still striking for Job Security and tenure when they Are Lucky to have jobs at Welcome to the real professors and i joined the Federal government Over 14 years ago on my mothers advice for Job Security and Good since i have under gone wage rollbacks from per cent to per cent and have not had a raise of any kind since i am sure any one of the u of m professors is making More now than i am making with the govern and i get i have recently been one of the Many people identified to leave the government and in looking Forward to the so much for Good wages and Job i think it is very selfish that these professors would ruin so Many lives to make a higher wage than most people dream of or to demand such concessions tenure that other people in this country have realized Are i prac if they Are not Happy with their wage or get a Job in the private the real and Bruce Kisell Winnipeg u of m seeking too much Power As a graduate i support the principles that the University of Manitoba faculty association Ufa is striking to i am not the graduate students association has published its Reso Lution to unconditionally support Umnas decision to it was after Reading the administrations information bulletin dated 12 explain ing their offer to Ufa that i concluded faculty really had no Choice if they wished to preserve their voice in the academic affairs of the the proposed article 28 gives the administration the Power to decide to Cut programs and faculty without opening their books to the or explaining the basis for selection of the faculty has input into any program changes through the tradition of Senate i care too much about protecting the academic environment to be Neutral about academic staff should continue to play a key role in academic i feel deeply distressed by this the u of is reputation has already been i worry the strike will encourage Bright schol ars to seek employment and Good students will have less reason to attend the Lon term Cost is higher than most people seem to Gail Marchessault Winnipeg licensing owners a Good idea Bruce Owens column on 10 had Good news for All responsible dog i have yet to talk to one who int thrilled with the idea of people having to read a Book and take a quiz to prove they know the basics about owning a dog before getting a licence to do anyone can own a let it run Loose on the Street and bite children with Little interference from the animal services department until after the the dog pays with its life and the owner gets another free this impacts on All dog owners because our rights to own the dog of our Choice is put at risk when the Media sensationalized dog bites that occur because of irresponsible owners and ineffective Grace Mcdonald Dugald Mcdonough really did win your editorial put an Odd twist on the election of the Federal nip my feeling is that Svend Robin sons decision was the Tough i was offended by the implication that his decision was directed by the the easy Choice would have been to continue with the voting but he made a per Sonal and courageous since Only one Leader was picked your comment everybody gets a prize and nobody loses clearly does not make Bill Reid Winnipeg Bouchard column the Best yet Mitchells column has become one of my favorite items in your her discussion of Bouchard remarks is the Best Ive seen and for some time to i shall be quoting her statement that Quebec women May be choosing Between a bloc and a hard keep pm coming Nordal Winnipeg doonesbury by Garry Trudeau you you 1hi5akt 6et Ting pal plug 70 be eve dying uhatingop5 you thinkjn6 youmaymot0z but youre has not taking thi5 to sick ;