MOTION 11 DES MEMBRES DE L’ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     WHEREAS during the 17'h century 
     
     settlers came from different parts of 
     
     france to a region of the New World 
     
     they called l'Acadie, now known as the 
     
     Canadian Maritimes and the eastern 
     
     portion of Maine: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS for more than a 
     
     century. the Acadians were able to 
     
     maintain their self-contained lifestyle. 
     
     enjoying large familles and peaceful 
     
    

    
     ' communities. strengthened by a devotion 
     
     to their faith: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS the development of an 
     
     Acadian colony soon met with political 
     
     interference, with subsequent territorial 
     
     wars being waged over several decades 
     
     by france and England: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS under the orders and 
     
     plan of the Lieutenant General. Governor 
     
     Lawrence of Nova Scotia, following 
     
    

    
     the decree of the King of England, the 
     
     British Council at Halifax unanimously 
     
     decided to deport the Acadians: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS the Deportation order 
     
     began with a proclamation issued at 
     
    

    
      3 pm on September 5, 1755 at the 
     
     Catholic Church in Grand Pre: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS sadness and misery 
     
     characterized this infamous Deportation, 
     
     known as The Great Upheaval. which 
     
     continued unabated over a period of 
     
     eight years from 1755 to 1763: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS approximater 11.000 
     
     Acadians were deported from the 
     
     Maritimes: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS although some were 
     
     sent to france and England. most 
     
     Acadians wound up scattered through 
     
     the American colonies: 
     
    
   
   
    
     DE L’ÎLE-DU-PRINCE ÉDOUARD 
     
     LE 15 DÉCEMBRE 2005 
     
     EN COMMÉMORATION DU «GRAND DÉRANGEMENT» 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS following the Treaty 
     
     of Paris in 1763. Acadians were given 
     
     permission to return to the Maritime 
     
     provinces. provided they pledged 
     
     allegiance to the British Crown and 
     
     remained in small isolated groups: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS Acadians today 
     
     comprise nearly one-third ot‘ the 
     
     Island’s population, forming a vibrant 
     
     and dynamic presence on the economic. 
     
     political, artistic and cultural scenes: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS in 2002. the 
     
     Acadians of Prince Edward Island 
     
     welcomed the proclamation of 
     
    

    
     the provincial government's french 
     
     Language Services Act that Quarantees. 
     
     among other things. judicial services in 
     
     french: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS preservation of the 
     
     Acadian language and culture has been 
     
     one of the most effective tools to ensure 
     
     the future of the Acadian people: 
     
    
   
   
    
     THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that 
     
     the members of this Assembly. and 
     
     indeed all Islanders. join together this 
     
     year in commemoratiOn of the 250'h 
     
     anniversary 
     
    

    
     of the Great Upheaval: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER 
     
     RESOLVED that the sovernment of 
     
     Prince Edward Island remain committed 
     
     to promotîng and preserving the rich 
     
     historical and cultural heritage of the 
     
     Acadians. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Patrick Binns 
     
    
   
   
    
     Wilfred Arsenault 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     LA PETITE SOUVENANCE 
     
    
   
   
    
     2008