WHEREAS french and Acadian 
     
     seHlers came here in 1720. fo Isle- 
     
     Sainf—Jean, and esfablished fhe firsf 
     
     permanenf European sefflemenl on +he 
     
     Island, living side-by-side wifh fhe 
     
     Mi'kmaq: 
     
    

    
     AND WHEREAS 250 years ago. in 
     
     1758. fhe Brifish order of Deporfafion 
     
     of Island Acadians sentenced enfire 
     
    

    
     = communifies +0 exile and deprived {hem 
     
     of ltheir peaceful way of life: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS fwo—fhirds of lrhe 
     
     seHlers were forciny expulsed, 1.700 
     
     of whom perished, while ofhers fled. 
     
     sparing only a couple of hundred 
     
     individuals by mid-l759: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS fhe Deporlafion 
     
     inflicfed Suffering and hardships fhaf 
     
     shaped fhe indomifable spirif of fhe 
     
     Acadian people, spirif fhaf is alive and 
     
     well foday: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS fhe Acadian and 
     
     francophone communily is an infegral 
     
    

    
     I parf of fhe social fabric of our 
     
     province and acfively confribu’res fo all 
     
     aspecfs of Island socie’ry: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS +he Acadian and 
     
     francophone communify has buil'r a 
     
     dynamic nefwork of ins+i+ufions. like 
     
     fhe Société Sainf-Thomas-d’Aquin and 
     
     fhe Collège Acadie Î.—P.-É.. +ha+ ensure 
     
     bofh ifs growfh and i'rs vifaliiy: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS insfifufions such as 
     
     schools and communi+y centres. french 
     
     public libraries. +he Acadian Museum. 
     
     among ofhers. ensare lhal’ fhe Acadian 
     
     culfure and french language are nof 
     
    
   
   
    
     MOTION 12 DES MEMBRES DE L’ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE 
     
     DE L’ÎLE-DU-PRINCE ÉDOUARD 
     
     LE VENDREDI 2 MAI 2008 
     
     EN COMMÉMORATION DE LA DEPORTAHON DE L’ÎLE SAINT-JEAN 
     
    
   
   
    
     only preserved. but continue fo flourish: 
     
    
   
   
    
             
     
         
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS all Islanders 
     
     would benefif from gaining beHer 
     
     undersl’anding of ihe Deporiafion and 
     
     of fhe significance of ihe province's 
     
     rich Acadian herifage: 
     
    
   
   
    
     AND WHEREAS governmenfs have 
     
     paved ihe way over fhe lasi 30 
     
    

    
     years for fhe presen’r members of 
     
    

    
     fhe Legislafive Assemny fo supporf 
     
     linguisiic dualify in Prince Edward 
     
     Island now, and for future generai‘ions: 
     
    
   
   
    
     THEREFORE BE |T RESOLVED 
     
     fhaf fhe Legislafive Assembly 
     
     encourage all Islanders fo 
     
     parlicipafe in fhe various aciivifies 
     
     which will fake place lhroughouf fhe 
     
     year +o commemorafe fhe Deporfafion 
     
     and celebrafe fhe vifalify of lhe 
     
     Acadian and francophone communify. 
     
     no’rably fhe unveiling of a mOnumenf 
     
     fhis summer al Porf—la-Joye-forf- 
     
     Amhersf Nafional Hisforic Sife. fhe 
     
     localion of +he original french 
     
     seHlemenl; 
     
    
   
   
    
     THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER 
     
     RESOLVED fhaf fhe Governmenf of 
     
     Prince Edward Island activer pursue 
     
     ifs commifmenf fo fhe developmenf 
     
     and enhancemen’r of fhe Acadian and 
     
     francophone communily. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Roberf Ghiz 
     
     Sonny Gallanl 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     LA PETITE SOUVENANCE 
     
    
   
   
    
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