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JUL BE BACK WHEN
YOU SAUT HIM UP!

Democracy behind closed doors

Dear Editor:

L have just read the Consensus
Report on the Constitution, which
was provided to me, not by my
federal or provincia! government,
but by the North Shore News; and
I’m more appalled and frightened
ebout it than ever.

This is a basic redefinition and
restructuring of our country, cob-
bled together behind closed doors
and without meaningful consulta-
tion and input from the people,
by politicians several of whom are
lame ducks or new to the national
scene, as is Mr. Harcourt.

And the only word I’ve had
from my governments is ‘‘Say yes,
or else.””

The report states ‘‘Canada is a
democracy ...””

In a democracy the government
carries out the wishes of the peo-
ple — this document is being

One vote to

Dear Editor:

The most significant probleny is
the upcoming referendum lies in
the nature of the referendum
itself.

The Charlottetown Accord
presents us with a series of com-
plex and important reforms. Some
of these changes are necessary and
1 support: their implementation.
Yet, at the same time, I am op-
posed to other items within the
agenda.

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presented to me in the opposite
way; it tells me how I should be
ruled.

This is called dictatorship, and
the self-serving men who con-
cocted this document do not
deserve our confidence or support.

The last thing we need or want
is more politicians, whom we pay
to follow the wishes of a dic-
tatorial leader, thus negating any
pretension of democratic election,
and then retire them with those
infamous indexed pensions.

The document ensures that
there will be very many more of
them.

The original confederation
document was a hurriedly contriv-
ed, utterly undemocratic agree-
ment to form a country out of
abandoned colonies that were in
imminent likelihood of being ab-
sorbed into the United States.

Anyone who has studied Cana-
dian history knows that it was an
exercise of overwhelming political
opportunism and. pressure, of
backroom bullying and secret
negotiation. Sound familiar?

tt even ended in Charlottetown,
whither the Fathers of Confedera-
tion were literally kidnapped, de-
tained and coerced until they
agreed with an egomaniacal, alco-
holic politician named John A.
Macdonald.

Now, 125 years later, with our
20th century democratic percep-
tions, needs and technology, we're
still being governed by the elitist,
paternalistic politics of the
horse-and-buggy days.

This must change before we
rewrite our Constitution for the
21st century.

Elisabeth Preddie

. West Vancouver

resolve complex issues?

How can I be expected to an-
swer Yes or No to the overall
package when I simultaneously
support and oppose individual
items within the proposed accord?

One cannot give a simple Yes or
No to a question that involves an
extensive and diverse range of
issues. By voting one way or the
other I will be contradicting
myself, therefore how can I allow
myself to vote?

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tise up from the tangled nest of
Canadian politics and lead the
West towards the creation of our
own country. We could do
without the confusion of Eastern
Canada distracting our already
struggiing political environment.
Yes to Western prosperity and in-
dependence!

On the fence and not stepping
down,
Kristian Olsen
West Vancouver

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Dear Editor:

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
should immediately stop his
hysterical blustering over the con-
sequences of a No vote to his
proposed constitutional amend-
ments.

Mulroney must know that an
overwhtlming majority of Cana-

{ dians was repelled by his charac-

terization of opponents of his deal
as ‘‘enemies of Canada.’’ Now,
however, he is doing something
much worse.

By his apocalyptic language, he
has helped to destabilize the Ca-
nadian dollar and drive up interest
rates a full 2%.

How many Canadians would
suffer if, as a result of his ir-
responsible rhetoric, the economy
were to destabilize in the wake of
the likely failure of the deal?

Mulroney seems to be deliber-
ately putting his partisan interests
ahead of Canada’s interests. He
should be ashamed of trying to
scare Canadians into voting for
his deal blindly.

We -urge your readers to read
the constitutional deal, consider it
on its merits,.and then vote ac-
cordingly. Mulroney should trust
Canadians to make the right
choice.

David Somerville, president
National Citizens’ Coalition

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Mulroney’s deal
is a bad deal now. And a bad
deal forever.

Did you know

that the Mulroney deal gives

each of the provinces and

the federal government a veto
over future changes to the Senate,

House of Commons, and

Supreme Court? This will make it

virtually impossible for future generations to
improve or correct defects in our major federal
institutions. The deal is a vote of non-confidence
in the next generation of Canadians.

To support our KNOW MORE —

campaign, or for more
information, call the

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Hotline at.688-8090 or your
local Reform Party at 986-5300.

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