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Article #27751Re: News Release: Delwin Vriend Supreme Court Decision
From: Gordon
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 00:00
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Patrick Lepine wrote: > > In article <352A37E6.A2A84CF9@netcom.com>, Gordon@netcom.com wrote: > > >I would suggest that the difference with invoking the clause and calling > >an election is different. It is saying to the people: " we have done > >what we believe is the correct thing to do. You as the people of > >Alberta, tell us if we made the correct decision". I don't think this > >ever happened in Quebec, so there was no full public debate. > > > > If you don't think this ever happened in Quebec you are very wrong. Every > part of language legislation is dissected so minutely that the debate in > Alberta about Vriend looks like only a couple of people care. There is > definitely a consensus about everything in the language laws. Of course, a > consensus is not to be confused with unanimity. Clarification. What I meant was, I don't recall an election being held in Quebec immediately after invoking the clause. Sorry for the poor English. Gordon.
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