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Old 06-23-2010, 01:52 PM   #1
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Default 20th Anniversary of Meech Lake

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1614610/

There were aspects of it and the Charlottown accord that I liked. (Voted Yes in the Charlottown referendum).

the fact that Trudeau was against it appealed to me even more.

Recognition of Quebec as a distinct society didn't seem like that big a deal. Granting them constitutional veto power was a big deal.

I liked de-centralization of power.
I liked senate reform
I liked provincial input into appointments to the Supreme Court

had they included First Nation people in the accord (Aboriginal self-government), Elijah Harper likely would not have opposed it in the Manitoba legislature, and Clyde Wells would not have had reason to cancel the Newfoundland vote
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