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      ee
      ean
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      ve
      eM
      VY
      hE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
     
    
   
   
    
     
      necessarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
     
     
      publication,
      or
      of
      the
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Do
      you
      ever
      notice
      that
      it
      seems
      to
      take
      longer
      to
      get
     
     
      to
      the
      mainland
      lately?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Not
      many
      people
      know
      this,
      but
      the
      distance
      actually
     
     
      did
      get
      increase.
      This
      is
      not
      some
      great
      geographical
     
     
      feat
      that
      happens
      once
      every
      million
      years,
      but
      merely
     
     
      the
      results
      of
      the
      ever
      separating
      country
      we
      live
      in.
     
     
      As
      any,
      and
      every,
      politician
      could,
      and
      did,
      tell
      us,
     
     
      the
      country
      is
      breaking,
      no
      crumbling,
      apart
      this
      very
     
     
      day.
      It
      seems
      that
      in
      this
      post-Meech
      era
      that
      we
      live
     
     
      in,
      the
      only
      thing
      we
      seem
      to
      hear
      is
      news
      on
      the
     
     
      separation
      problems
      Canada
      is
      having.
      I
      think
      that
      it
     
     
      is
      about
      time
      that
      we
      students
      become
      informed
      on
     
     
      this
      issue.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      all
      started
      in
      a
      place
      far
      far
      away
      (Meech
      Lake),
      in
     
     
      atime
      long
      long
      ago
      (1980
      something)
      when
      some
     
     
      old
      and
      wise
      men
      gathered
      together
      to
      save
      our
     
     
      humble
      nation.
      It
      seemed
      that
      these
      men
      knew
      of
     
     
      some
      horrid
      fate
      that
      was
      about
      to
      come
      forth
      onto
     
     
      this
      land
      like
      a
      plague
      (or
      is
      that
      plaque)
      and
      destroy
     
     
      us
      all.
      These
      wise
      men
      decided
      to
      call
      this
      genocide
     
     
      “The
      Constitutional
      Crisis.’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      started
      a
      great
      debate
      throughout
      the
      land,
     
     
      brother
      was
      fighting
      brother,
      neighbour
      was
      fighting
     
     
      neighbour,
      and
      the
      future
      seemed
      bleak.
      Was
      there
      a
     
     
      way
      to
      free
      our
      land
      from
      this
      grip
      of
      death?
      Yes,
     
     
      these
      old
      and
      wise
      men
      who
      gathered
      on
      the
      lake
      saw
     
     
      the
      saviour,
      and
      his
      name
      was
      Brian.
      Brian
      saw
      the
     
     
      way.
      Only
      he
      knew
      of
      the
      path
      to
      freedom
      and
      he
     
     
      shall
      lead
      us
      forth
      onto
      that
      path.
      He
      pulled
      the
      nation
     
     
      together
      and,
      with
      a
      snicker
      on
      his
      face,
      promised
     
     
      life,
      liberty,
      and
      the
      pursuit
      of
      happiness
      for
      all;
      if
     
     
      only
      we
      sign
      on
      the
      dotted
      line.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘ell
      we
      didn’t,
      and
      a
      fury
      of
      fire
      like
      the
      waves
      of
     
     
      ellcrashed
      over
      the
      land
      and
      it
      was
      no
      more.
      Wait,
     
     
      is
      did
      not
      happen.
      We
      are
      still
      here,
      the
      country
      is
     
     
      ill
      here
      (1
      think),
      and
      we
      still
      are
      made
      up
      of
      10
     
     
      fovinces
      and
      2
      territories,
      It
      seems
      that
      those
      wise
     
    

    
     
      len
      were
      not
      as
      wise
      as
      they
      all
      thought;
      or
      are
      they?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
     
     
      |
     
     
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      would
      appear
      that
      after
      spending
      tens
      of
      millions
     
     
      of
      taxpayers
      dollars,
      all
      that
      the
      conservative
     
     
      Government
      has
      managed
      to
      do
      is
      cause
      a
     
     
      constitutional
      crisis
      in
      the
      minds
      of
      every
      Canadian
     
     
      (except
      me)
      and
      to
      bring
      this
      crisis
      to
      the
      forefront
      of
     
     
      every
      newscast
      of
      the
      day.
      Why
      would
      the
     
     
      government
      make
      such
      an
      utter
      mistake
      as
      this?
      It
      is
     
     
      surprising
      but
      in
      this
      pre-
      election
      period,
      the
      Tory
     
     
      Government
      has
      actually
      been
      the
      wise
      old
      men
      we
     
     
      once
      thought
      they
      were.
      Before
      next
      years
      election
     
     
      you
      can
      bet
      that
      the
      Tories
      will
      suddenly
      come
      up
     
     
      with
      some
      miracle
      cure
      for
      this
      constitutional
      disease
     
     
      that
      they
      themselves
      created.
      It
      will
      be
      on
      this
      cure
     
     
      that
      the
      Tories
      will
      base
      their
      next
      platform,
      and
      it
     
     
      will
      be
      on
      this
      platform
      that
      the
      Tories
      will
      win
      the
     
     
      next
      election.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      know
      some
      people
      will
      view
      me
      as
      paranoid
      but
      I
     
     
      also
      know
      just
      how
      smart
      and
      powerful
      these
      political
     
     
      powers
      really
      are,
      after
      all,
      we
      voted
      them
      in.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cory
      Large
      ve
     
     
      ee
      Be,
     
     
      /
      ei
      :
      a
      ee
      fan
     
     
      =
      ‘
     
     
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well
      the
      first
      two
      weeks
      of
      utter
      chaos
      is
      over
      and
     
     
      the
      shock
      of
      the
      reality
      of
      the
      workload
      should
      be
     
     
      wearing
      off.
      Unfortunately
      this
      year
      an
      extra
      shock
     
     
      hit
      many
      of
      the
      students
      on
      campus,
      a
      shock
      many
     
     
      were
      not
      prepared
      for.
      The
      3%
      kick
      on
      our
      Student
     
     
      Loans
      has
      only
      added
      to
      the
      stress
      factor
      and
      the
     
     
      reality
      that
      student
      loans
      are
      not
      keeping
      up
      with
     
     
      inflation
      leaves
      many
      students
      wondering
      how
      to
     
     
      accomplish
      the
      all
      important
      degree.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Almost
      one-third
      of
      Canada’s
      650,000
      university
      and
     
     
      college
      students
      receive
      Canada
      Student
      Loans
      each
     
     
      year.
      The
      average
      loan
      is
      2700.
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island
      university
      students
      are
      eligible
      to
      receive
      about
     
     
      $5560
      in
      either
      loans
      or
      bursaries,
      according
      toa
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      19,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
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