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(Poll at NV forum finds 68% opposed to Charlottetown Accord

14 MAJORITY of North Shore residents will vote No in

Mthe Oct.

26 referendum on the proposed changes to

j Canada’s Constitution, according to an informal poll taken
during a North Vancouver constitutional forum on Friday

night.
The poll of approximately 300
people at the forum found that
68% planned to vote No, while
only 19% planned to vote Yes in
the Charlottetown Accord refer-
m, ;
ene urther 13% were undecided.
The poll was taken at the North
ntennial Theatre after
blic heard speakers from

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mene he Charlottetown

B both sides in t
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leader Gordon

By Chery! Ziola
Contributing Writer

Wilson, Simon Fraser University
constitutional expert Professor
Edward McWhinney, former
North Vancouver District: mayor
Marilyn Baker, ftawyer Jane
Shackell, former Senate leader
Ray Perrault, Capilano-Howe
Sound Tory MP Mary Collins and
Squamish Nation native council
member Frank Rivers.

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Collins opened the forum — by
saying that she would be voting
Yes because the accord will recon-
cile Canada’s differences and
result in a ‘‘unified Canada."’

Collins said that as part of the
“evolution of our country,”’ the
agreement would bring Quebec in-
to the Constitution, redress the
aboriyinal inequity, renew the
governing institutions, redistribute
federal and provincial power and
enshrine in the Constitution
Canada’s fundamental charac-
teristics and beliefs such as
democracy, Quebec's distinct
society status and racial equality.

But Wilson said that, instead of
teducing the power of Ontario
and Quebec, the accord would

give central Canada more power
at the expense of the West and the
Maritimes.

Under the Charlottetown Ac-
cord, Quebec is guaranteed at
least 25% of the seats in the
House of Commons, despite its
declining population.

Both Quebec and Ontario
would get an additional 18 House
of Commons seats; B.C. would
initially gct four more House
seats.

With those numbers, Wilson
said we have created three
Canadas: ‘francophone Canada
.-. aboriginal Canada ... and the
rest of Canada.”

Baker, an accord supporter,
admitted that she had some reser-

vations about how effective the
new Senate would be with its
reduced numbers and powers,

But the former North = Van-
couver District mayor said the
agreement was the best possible
solution to Canada’s prablems at
this time.

“T know that there are holes in
the accord. It takes only one
reason to say No. (But) the whole
is greater than the sum of its
parts,’’ Baker said.

Professor McWhinney, mean-
while, said that the premiers have
relied too heavily on expensive
constitutional advisers who give
“very bad advice on models like

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