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BE ais tam 20 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 5, 1990 Deadline nears on Meech accord by Ross Stevenson, M.P. Durham This past week was a time when most of us worried about national unity and whether there is any real future for Canada as we know it today. Whatever any of us may think personally about Lucien Bouchard's sudden resignation from the federal government, the debates and arguments have left no doubt that we now are getting very close to a most crucial stage in this nation's history. There are those who simply don't like the Prime Minister and - thus have enjoyed blaming him for the past three years of con- stitutional disputes. Those people should now be able to recognize that he is not the problem, though he has been striving very hard with many others for a solution. Any discussion about Quebec vs. the rest of Canada almost in- stantly gets cluttered with a lot of personal emotional baggage -- thoughts and preconceived ideas about our different languages, cultures, history, etc. So let's take the argument totally out of Canada. Let's look at what might happen to the United States in a similar situation. Imagine, if you can, the U.S. government adopting a con- stitution without its being agreed to by the states of New York, California and Texas. I submit that would never happen. Yet that's what happened here when Quebec was left out of our new Canadian Constitution in 1982. That province represents the same percentage of our popula- tion and our economy as those states do for the U.S. Furthermore, can you imagine the U.S. adopting a constitution which would allow the Governor of Alabama, say, to override a decision of the federal govern- ment and the U.S. supreme court? Yet that's what happened here in 1982. The "notwithstanding" clause in our present Constitution allows the premier of any province to overrule decisions made by Ot- tawa or by the Supreme Court of Canada, thus taking away the rights of individual Canadians. Premiers of three provinces: already have used the "not- withstanding" clause. That is how Quebec passed Bill 178, the in- famous sign law. While it certainly was well intended, the 1982 Constitution left us with a ticking time-bomb. Under those circumstances any leader of the federal government would have tried to correct this. And that's exactly what the Prime Minister and all 10 provin- cial premiers did when they met at Meech Lake in 1987. The process of amending the Constitution must get under way while a federalist government holds power in Quebec. That op- portunity may not be open to us for long. 1st Ennual Port Perey & Antique & Craft Show SATURDAY, JUNE 9th from 9to 5 SUNDAY, JUNE 10th from 11 to 4:30 at the SCUGOG ARENA 50 Dealers - Admission $2.00 - Sponsored by the Arena Board inc. 95. rebate Offer expires A Quick-starting 4-cycle Kawasaki or 2-cycle " Zenoah/Briggs engine . A Exclusive 5-speed transmission (12SB, 14SB, 14SE) : A 2 1/2-bushel, wide-mouth rear bagger lifts and empties with just one hand i Hi ! ve nn oA mo k ui LL] | lin { Hi good ll AN BY OK ini Lid TN XP ) on _-- The creative folk art of Jim Brown (left) and Matt Vanderwerff is on display at the Scugog Memorial Library until June 22. Award-winning artists featured at the Scugog Memorial Library Jim Brown's and Matt Van- derwerff's greatest satisfaction is making people smile. And the duo does just that. The two artists give folk art an unusual, but pleasant, twist. Jim and Matt use driftwood, recycled glass, wood and metal for their creations which range from birdhouses to furniture and sculpted birds to bikini clad beauties. The two men share a studio in Toronto, but for the next three weeks selections from "ier work will be on display at he Scugog Memorial Library. In the two years the men have been working together they have been recognized across Canada for their unique - style. Jim and Matt have been com- missioned by the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa, archi- tects Young and Wright in To- ronto, and by Chateau Whis- fet, a CP hotel in Whistler, Their work has been featured in publications such as City and Country Home, Canadian House and Home, Visual Mer- chandising and Display, Onta- rio Craft Magazine, the Toronto Star, and the Globe and Mail. Jim and Matt have also won numerous awards. At the One Of A Kind Spring Show this year, the duo walked away with the best use of color, best booth design, and best overall in show awards. 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