The
      fixed
      link
      is
     
     
      not
      a
      long
      term
     
    
   
   
    
     
      solution
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      proposed
      fixed
      link
      would
      affect
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island.
      Not
      in
      a
      year,
      or
      even
     
     
      five
      years,
      but
      how
      it
      will
      have
      changed
      our
     
     
      province
      by
      the
      time
      our
      children
      are
      adults
     
     
      with
      families.
      The
      Island
      won’t
      be
      immediately
     
     
      scarred
      by
      the
      effects
      of
      a
      bridge,
      but
      I
      believe
     
     
      that
      the
      generations
      that
      follow
      us
      will
      deeply
     
     
      regret
      the
      existence
      of
      this
      superstructure.
     
     
      The
      Island
      is
      a
      special
      place
      to
      live.
      Many
     
     
      people
      don’t
      realize
      how
      important
      being
      an
     
     
      ‘Islander’
      is
      to
      their
      sense
      of
      self
      until
      they
     
     
      leave
      P.E.I.
      to
      pursue
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      *m
      asking
      you
      to
      think
      about
      how
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tries,
      tourism,
      depends
      on
      the
      preservation
      of
     
     
      our
      land
      and
      of
      our
      sea.
      If
      you
      think
      that
      the
     
     
      bridge
      will
      improve
      this
      industry,
      you
      will
      be
     
     
      sadly
      mistaken.
      People
      come
      to
      our
      province
     
     
      because
      it
      is
      detached
      from
      the
      rest
      of
      the.
     
     
      country
      and
      holds
      a
      special
      charm.
      Our
      ferries
     
     
      are
      an
      important
      part
      of
      this
      chain.
      The
      ferries
     
     
      not
      only
      intrigue
      visitors,
      but
      encourage
      people
     
     
      to
      stay
      longer
      and
      to
      spend
      more
      money
      in
      our
     
     
      province.
      The
      wait
      at
      the
      boat
      deters
      weekend
     
     
      partiers,
      not
      families
      on
      their
      two
      week
      vaca-
     
     
      tions.
      Easy
      access
      on
      and
      off
      the
      Island
      via
      a
     
     
      bridge
      may
      cause
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Is-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      education
      or
      careers.
     
     
      Some
      argue
      that
      many
     
     
      Islanders
      are
      forced
      to
     
     
      leave
      because
      of
      de-
     
     
      pressed
      economy
      and
     
     
      that
      the
      bridge
      would
     
     
      **fix’’
      this.
      I
      think
      that
     
     
      a
      fixed
      link
      would
      be
     
     
      ofminimal
      advantage
     
     
      to
      our
      local
      economy,
     
     
      although
      the
      heart
      of
     
     
      my
      argument
      is
      not
     
     
      economics.
      Instead,
      I
     
     
      want
      to
      express
      how
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island-
     
     
      ers
      would
      be
      affected.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Do
      we
      really
      want
      to
     
     
      put
      our
      environment
     
     
      at
      risk
      so
      we
      can
      save
     
     
      a
      few
      hours
      travelling
     
     
      on
      and
      off
      the
     
     
      Island?"
     
    
   
   
    
     
      land’s
      tourist
      indus-
     
     
      try
      to
      boom
      for
      a
      few
     
     
      years,
      but
      once
      the
     
     
      tourists
      have
      trampled
     
     
      our
      province,
      it
      will
     
     
      lose
      its
      fascination,
     
     
      and
      the
      industry
      will
     
     
      fade
      and
      die.
     
    

    
     
      In
      forty
      years,
      we
     
     
      will
      all
      be
      wiser
      than
     
     
      we
      are
      now.
      The
      ma-
     
     
      jority
      of
      today’s
      Is-
     
     
      land
      seniors
      oppose
     
     
      the
      proposed
      fixed
     
     
      link
      NOT
      because
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      should
      take
     
    

    
     
      pride
      in
      our
      province
      for
      the
      very
      reason
      that
      it
     
     
      is
      not
      like
      every
      other
      place.
      If
      you
      are
      looking
     
     
      for
      a
      fast-paced
      lifestyle
      or
      a
      truly
      ‘‘modern’’
     
     
      society,
      move
      to
      a
      big
      city
      in
      central
      Canada
      or
     
     
      the
      United
      States.
      Enjoy
      our
      differences.
      The
     
     
      world
      envies
      our
      unspoiled
      beaches,
      our
      beau-
     
     
      tiful
      landscape
      and
      the
      closeness
      of
      our
      commu-
     
     
      nities.
      If
      you
      don’t
      appreciate
      how
      wonderful
     
     
      this
      province
      is,
      take
      a
      drive
      out
      to
      French
      River
     
     
      or
      Malpeque
      this
      summer
      and
      experience
      the
     
     
      sensation
      of
      what
      it
      means
      to
      be
      a
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Islander.
      Do
      we
      really
      want
      to
      put
      our
      environ-
     
     
      ment
      at
      risk
      so
      we
      can
      save
      a
      few
      hours
      travel-
     
     
      ling
      on
      and
      off
      the
      Island?
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      our
      Island’s
      most
      important
      indus-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      are
      old
      fashioned
     
     
      or
      closed
      minded,
      but
      because
      they
      are
      wiser.
     
     
      They
      have
      lived
      longer,
      have
      seen
      more,
      have
     
     
      experienced
      more,
      and
      have
      come
      to
      under-
     
     
      stand
      what
      makes
      people
      happy
      on
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island.
      They
      appreciate
      that
      they
      live
      in
     
     
      a
      unique
      and
      marvellous
      place,
      and
      that
      risking
     
     
      our
      differences,
      just
      to
      save
      time
      is
      not
      the
     
     
      answer.
      Their
      wisdom
      should
      not
      be
      overlooked.
     
     
      I
      hope
      you
      will
      take
      the
      time
      to
      think
      about
      how
     
     
      the
      proposed
      Fixed
      link
      would
      affect
      our
      prov-
     
     
      ince
      and
      our
      lives,
      since
      its
      long
      term
      negative
     
     
      consequences
      for
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      would
     
     
      be
      significant.
      I
      hope
      we
      will
      be
      proud
      of
      the
     
     
      home
      we
      leave
      for
      future
      generations.
      @
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Task
      force
     
     
      on
      sexual
     
     
      violence
     
     
      against
     
     
      women
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      beginning
      of
      the
      semester
      (January
     
    

    
     
      1993).
      One
      of
      the
      meetings
      was
      a
      plan-
     
     
      ning
      session
      to
      help
      the
      Task
      Force
      determine
     
     
      priorities
      and
      develop
      a
      planning
      and
      work
     
     
      process
      for
      accomplishing
      the
      mandate.
     
    

    
     
      We
      have
      organized
      into
      four
      Working
     
     
      Groups
      to
      better
      address
      the
      issues
      we
      have
     
     
      determine
      as
      priorities.
      The
      four
      groups
      are:
     
     
      1.
      Long-term
      Education
     
     
      2.
      Safety
      Awareness/Promotion
     
     
      3.
      Procedures
      and
      Protocols
      for
      Sexual
      Assault
     
     
      Reporting
     
     
      4.
      Advice
      to
      the
      President
      on
      issues
      Affecting
     
     
      Women
     
    

    
     
      Each
      Working
      Group
      has
      broad-based
     
     
      representation
      and
      will
      define
      its
      workplan
      and
     
     
      meeting
      schedule.
      Representatives
      from
      each
     
     
      working
      group
      will
      meet
      regularly
      with
      the
     
     
      Chair
      of
      the
      task
      force
      to
      ensure
      regular
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      flow
      to
      all
      Task
      force
      members.
     
    

    
     
      We
      plan
      to
      prepare
      an
      interim
      report
      for
     
     
      the
      Board
      of
      Governors
      by
      March
      31st.
     
    

    
     
      Any
      individual
      or
      groups
      wishing
      '°
     
     
      express
      their
      views
      to
      the
      Task
      Force
      are
      ¢0-
     
     
      couraged
      to
      do
      so.
      We
      welcome
      your
      input
      and
     
     
      will
      attempt
      to
      keep
      the
      university
      communily
     
     
      informed
      of
      our
      work.
     
    

    
     
      Please
      feel
      free
      to
      contact
      any
      member
     
     
      of
      the
      Task
      Force
      for
      more
      information.
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