In
      response
      to
      ‘‘Quebecoise
      in
      UPEI”’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Asan
      anglophone
      born
      and
      raised
      in
      the
      province
      of
     
     
      Quebec,
      I
      feel
      I
      have
      the
      right
      to
      speak
      out
      not
      only
     
     
      about
      the
      Constitutional
      Crisis
      but
      also
      about
      the
     
     
      attitudes
      surrounding
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ms.
      ‘‘Quebecoise’’,
      I
      completely
      agree
      with
      you
      that
     
     
      yes,
      this
      whole
      mess
      is
      indeed
      serious
      and
      should
      not
     
     
      be
      dismissed
      as
      trivial.
      It
      is
      a
      terrible
      problem
      that
     
     
      must
      be
      solved
      before
      it
      is
      too
      late
      and
      Canada
      os
     
     
      torn
      apart.
      However,
      if
      the
      negotiators
      share
      your
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ignorant
      attitude,
      we
      are
      obviously
      along
      way
      froma
     
     
      breakthrough.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      First
      of
      all,
      Canada
      is
      made
      up
      of
      a
      variety
      of
      cul-
     
     
      tures.
      That’s
      what
      makes
      it
      such
      an
      interesting
     
     
      nation.
      There
      is
      more
      to
      Canada
      that
      just
      English
      and
     
     
      French
      -
      we
      are
      Native,
      Irish,
      Scottish,
      Oriental,
     
     
      Russian,
      German,
      Italian,
      Jewish,
      Ukrainian,
      Dutch
     
     
      and
      a
      whole
      slew
      of
      other
      nationalities.
      We
      can
      learn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      one
      another
      and
      we
      can
      adapt
      to
      each
      other’s
     
     
      heritage.
      We
      are
      diverse.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Secondly,
      Canada
      is
      a
      country
      with
      ten
      provinces
      and
     
     
      two
      territories,
      each
      of
      which
      by
      itself
      can
      be
      consid-
     
     
      ered
      distinct
      in
      it’s
      own
      right
      without
      having
      a
      docu-
     
     
      ment
      stating
      that
      fact.
      By
      saying
      Quebec
      is
      different
     
     
      from
      other
      provinces
      is
      no
      surprise
      -every
      division
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      country
      is
      different
      from
      another,
      yet
      amazingly,
     
     
      they
      allseem
      to
      getalong.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thirdly,
      as
      individuals,
      we
      should
      all
      be
      subject
      to
     
     
      equal
      opportunity
      -
      not
      because
      of
      the
      colour
      of
      our
     
     
      skin,
      the
      gods
      we
      choose
      to
      worship,
      or,
      least
      of
      all,
     
     
      whether
      we
      are
      French
      or
      English.
      Rather,
      in
      spite
      of
     
     
      allthatcrap.
      I
      have
      no
      argument
      in
      terms
      of
      bilin-
     
     
      gualism;
      I
      think
      itis
      favourable
      to
      anyone
      who
      can
     
     
      speak
      more
      that
      one
      language.
      But
      let’s
      not
      make
     
     
      Canadian
      citizens
      who
      are
      not
      able
      to
      do
      so
      feel
      like
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      oppressed
      and
      undesirable
      minority
      in
      their
      own
     
     
      country.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fourthly,
      Ms.
      ““Quebecoise’’,
      the
      French
      gota
      pretty
     
     
      good
      deal
      out
      of
      that
      war
      back
      in
      1763.
      They
      lost
      but
     
     
      at
      least
      they
      got
      to
      stay.
      It
      could
      have
      been
      worse:
     
     
      your
      ancestors
      could
      have
      been
      deported
      like
      the
     
     
      Acadians
      -
      so
      don’t
      knock
      it.
      Be
      grateful
      -
      andl
     
     
      think
      we
      all
      should
      be
      for
      the
      right
      to
      live
      freely
      and
     
     
      develop
      our
      potential
      as
      individuals.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fifthly,
      Quebec
      couldn’t
      make
      it
      on
      it’s
      own
      backin
     
     
      the
      fifties
      and
      it
      won’t
      be
      able
      to
      do
      itnow.
      If
      you
     
     
      seem
      to
      think
      itcan,
      perhaps
      you
      should
      go
      dig
      up
     
     
      Duplessis
      and
      Leveque
      and
      see
      if
      they
      can
      help.
     
     
      Finally,
      I
      think
      the
      whole
      problem
      with
      this
      crisis
     
     
      (and
      this
      is
      what
      formulates
      the
      attitudes)
      is
      that
      we
     
     
      have
      forgotten
      what
      this
      multi-cultural
      society
      has
     
     
      made
      us.
      I
      may
      be
      from
      Quebec,
      I
      may
      have
      British
     
     
      ancestors,
      I
      may
      speak
      French,
      butlamnota
     
     
      Quebecer,
      a
      Brit
      or
      even
      simply
      bilingual.
      Honey,
     
     
      I’m
      a
      Canadian
      and,
      believe
      it
      or
      not,
      so
      are
      you.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Let’s
      just
      hope
      we
      can
      get
      home
      for
      Christmas
      with-
     
     
      out
      passports.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Signed,
      Aconcerned
      CANADIAN
      from
      Quebec.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WAULNG,
      SO
      FAR
      KT
      "tHe.
     
     
      ORGEES
      OF
      TORONTO.
      Yo
     
     
      eS
      WAVE
      tO
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      DUNNO
      IF
      1
      Uke
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Please
      note:
      In
      the
      October
      3rd
      issue
      of
      the
      X-
     
     
      Press
      the
      Residence
      Life
      artical
      should
      have
      read
     
     
      Blanchard
      Hall
      had
      no
      participants
      in
      the
      shinarat
     
     
      carwash
      not
      Bernadine
      Hall
      as
      stated.
      Also
      Maria
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hall
      raised
      $550
      at
      the
      Terry
      Fox
      run.
      Sorry
      for
     
     
      problems.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      10,
      1991