the
      federal
      government
      to
      name
      its
      judges
      from
      a
      provincial
     
     
      or
      territorial
      lists.
      A
      provision
      would
      also
      be
      make
      for
      the
     
     
      appointment
      of
      interim
      judges
      when
      the
      need
      be.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      reforms
      on
      the
      House
      of
      Commons
      include
      a
      change
      to
     
     
      better,
      more
      accurate
      representation
      by
      population
      --
      no
     
     
      province
      will
      have
      less
      than
      95%
      of
      the
      seats
      it
      is
      entitled
      to
     
     
      by
      population.
      Quebec
      will
      be
      given
      at
      least
      25%
      of
      the
     
     
      seats
      in
      the
      House
      of
      Commons.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Okay,
      the
      next
      part
      of
      the
      accord
      provides
      protection
      mecha
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Quebec
      is
     
     
      acknowledged
      as
     
     
      a
      distinct
      society..."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nisms
      for
      inter-government
      agreements
      and
      for
      the
      rights
      of
     
     
      aboriginal
      peoples.
      It
      also
      gives
      provincial
      legislatures
     
     
      exclusive
      jurisdiction
      over
      culture,
      forestry,
      mining,
      tour-
     
     
      ism,
      housing,
      recreation,
      municipal,
      and
      urban
      affairs.
      It
     
     
      entrenches
      the
      federal
      government’s
      responsibilities
      to
      the
     
     
      -
      provinces
      in
      spending,
      immigration
      regional
      development,
     
     
      telecommunications
      and
      declaratory
      power.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      mentioned
      early
      on
      in
      this
      monster,
      Aboriginal
      peoples
     
     
      were
      given
      the
      right
      to
      self-government.
      With
      this
      right,
      the
     
     
      Aboriginal
      communities
      get
      the
      right
      to
      protect
      and
      develop
     
     
      their
      languages,
      cultures,
      economies,
      identities,
      institutions
     
     
      and
      traditions
      as
      well
      as
      strengthen
      their
      relationship
      with
     
     
      their
      lands,
      waters
      and
      environments.
      The
      Canadian
      Charter
     
     
      of
      Rights
      and
      Freedoms
      should
      apply
      to
      all
      the
      Aboriginal
     
     
      governments,
      and
      all
      people
      should
      be
      given
      those
      rights
      and
     
     
      freedoms
      by
      all
      government.
      It
      is
      also
      stated
      that
      the
     
     
      federal
      and
      provincial
      governments
      are
      committed
      to
      the
     
     
      Indian,
      Inuit,
      and
      Metis
      people
      and
      negotiation
      with
      these
     
     
      peoples.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      final
      area
      of
      change
      is
      the
      process
      of
      amending
      the
     
     
      constitution.
      Amendments
      to
      the
      senate
      will
      require
      unani-
     
     
      mous
      agreement
      of
      the
      Parliament
      and
      provincial
      legisla-
     
     
      tures.
      The
      nomination
      and
      appointment
      of
      Supreme
      Court
     
     
      judges
      though
      would
      remain
      under
      the
      general
      amending
     
     
      procedure.
      New
      provinces
      shall
      only
      become
      part
      of
      this
     
     
      formula
      with
      unanimous
      consent
      of
      all
      the
      provinces
      and
      the
     
     
      federal
      government.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Okay,
      so
      if
      you
      actually
      hung
      in
      here
      and
      kept
      reading
      until
     
     
      now,
      congratulations
      you
      may
      actually
      know
      what’s
      going
      on
     
     
      within
      this
      referendum.
      You
      now
      know
      the
      basics
      of
      what
      is
     
     
      in
      the
      Charlottetown
      Accord
      so
      you
      can
      decide
      how
      you
      want
     
     
      tovote.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Assault
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nother
      assault
      has
      made
      the
      news
      at
      UPEI,
      only
      weeks
     
     
      A
      after
      an
      alleged
      sexual
      assault
      on
      the
      campus.
      This
     
    

    
     
      assault
      was
      not
      a
      sexual
      but
      instead
      a
      physical
      as
     
     
      sault,
      as
      authorities
      and
      news
      agencies
      have
      stressed
      from
     
     
      the
      start.
      The
      incident
      occurred
      this
      past
      Saturday
      evening,
     
     
      October
      17,
      when
      a
      fight
      broke
      out
      outside
      a
      residence
      on
     
     
      campus.
      One
      male
      was
      seriously
      injured
      and
      was
      kept
      in
     
     
      hospital
      overnight
      for
      observation,
      though
      at
      this
      writing
      the
     
     
      nature
      and
      extent
      of
      the
      injuries
      he
      received
      are
      as
      yet
     
     
      undisclosed.
      City
      police
      were
      notified
      and
      they
      conducted
     
     
      joint
      investigation
      with
      UPEI
      Security.
      As
      of
      this
      writing,
     
     
      two
      individuals
      have
      been
      charged
      and
      taken
      into
      custody.
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CONSTITUTIONAL
     
     
      BLARNEY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      t
      long
      last,
      that
      date
      for
      the
      national
      referendum
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      constitution
      is
      almost
      here.
      After
      weeks
      of
     
     
      posturing,
      analyzing,
      and
      polling:
      Canadians
      will
      finally
     
     
      have
      a
      chance
      to
      put
      the
      constitutional
      debate
      to
      rest.
     
     
      Last
      week
      our
      Prime
      Minister
      was
      in
      town
      making
      his
      pitch
     
     
      fora
      ‘‘yes’’
      vote
      on
      October
      2
      6th
      to
      the
      students
      of
      Holland
     
     
      College.
      Joining
      him
      were
      his
      wife,
      Mila;
      Joe
      and
     
     
      RoseEllen
      Ghiz;
      and
      Mayor
      J
      ack
      Ready.
      The
      gymnasium
      #!
     
     
      Holland
      College
      was
      packed
      with
      students
      of
      Holland
     
     
      College,
      several
      familiar
      faces
      from
      U.P.E.I.,
      and
      other
      loo
     
     
      residents.
      The
      crowd
      proved
      to
      bea
      friendly
      one,
      giving
      |o¥
     
     
      applause
      for
      the
      introduction
      of
      all
      of
      the
      dignitaries.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Both
      Joe
      Ghiz
      and
      Brian
      Mulroney
      gave
      speeches
      on
      the
     
     
      Accord,
      then
      the
      floor
      was
      opened
      for
      questions.
      Joe
      Ghiz
     
     
      proved
      that
      he
      can
      give
      a
      speech
      as
      well
      as
      anyone
      else
      in
     
     
      the
      country.
      He
      went
      through
      the
      Accord
      step
      by
      step
     
     
      outlining
      the
      benefits
      of
      the
      different
      parts
      of
      the
      Accord"
     
     
      different
      regions
      of
      Canada.
      He
      stressed
      that,
      while
      the
      det
     
     
      is
      not
      perfect,
      it
      is
      a
      ‘‘good
      Canadian
      Compromise.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mulroney’s
      speech,
      if
      more
      melodramatic,
      was
      no
      less
     
     
      effective
      than
      Ghiz’s.
      He
      went
      through
      the
      Accord
      ina
      _
     
     
      different
      way,
      challenging
      people
      to
      consider
      what
      the
      ‘
      ‘no’
     
     
      side
      has
      to
      offer
      us.
      The
      Prime
      Minister’s
      main
      emphasis
     
     
      was
      moving
      on
      beyond
      the
      constitution
      to
      do
      some
      work
      0°
     
     
      the
      economy.
      Both
      speeches
      were
      quite
      impressive
      and
     
     
      convincing.
      Mulroney’s
      emphasis
      was
      less
      ona
      ‘‘yes’’
      vol®
     
     
      or
      else
      and
      more
      on
      what
      can
      be
      done
      after
      the
      vote,
      no
     
     
      matter
      which
      way
      it
      goes.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      part
      of
      the
      afternoon
      I
      was
      disappointed
      with
      was
      th¢
     
     
      question
      period
      which
      followed
      the
      speeches.
      The
      audien®
     
     
      seemed
      to
      be
      very
      apathetic.
      There
      were
      few
      questions