Meech Lake and confederation / by Hon. Joe Ghiz, J. P. Arsenault, Daphne Dumont, and Dr. David Milne.

Event

University of Prince Edward Island. Institute of Island Studies
Ghiz, Joseph A.
Arsenault, Jean Paul
Dumont, Daphne
Milne, David A.

1988-04-11

01:31:30

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00:00 Introduction from Smitheram | 04:30 Joseph Ghiz begins speaking | 05:30 Discussion of the British North America Act | 08:00 Discussion of cultural differences between Canada and America | 11:00 Discussion of tension between federal and provincial governments | 12:00 Discussion of criticisms of the Meech Lake Accord | 12:30 Discussion of the benefits of the Meech Lake Accord | 13:00 Discussion of the place of Quebec in the Meech Lake Accord | 14:30 Discussion of implications of the Meech Lake Accord not being adopted | 15:00 Discussion of the provisions in the accord | 17:00 Discussion of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms | 19:30 Discussion of the role of the government in promoting dual culturalism | 20:30 Discussion of the provisions in the accord regarding women | 22:30 Discussion of the governmental process of appointing judicial members | 24:00 Discussion of what is not outlined in the accord | 26:00 Discussion of a 1979 movement regarding federal spending | 28:00 Discussion of Quebec’s interest in the 1979 accord | 29:00 Discussion of PEI’s role in national policy | 31:30 Closing remarks from Ghiz | 35:30 Arsenault begins speaking | 37:00 Discussion of Acadians role in Canada | 37:30 Discussion of the causes of the decline of French in PEI | 40:30 Discussion of bilingualism outlined in the accord | 42:00 Discussion of Francophone communities outside of Quebec | 44:00 Discussion of means of promoting the French language in PEI | 45:00 Closing remarks from Arsenault | 47:00 Dumont begins speaking | 48:30 Discussion of potential issues with the accord | 51:30 Discussion of federal funding of Ontario catholic schools | 53:30 Discussion of the potentially problematic interpretations of two groups being protected | 54:30 Discussion of the effects of marriage on status Indians | 55:30 Discussion of civic and human rights of women in Canada | 58:30 Discussion of the ability of citizens to express their concerns over the accord | 01:00:00 End of Dumont’s lecture | 01:01:00 Milne begins speaking | 01:03:00 Discussion of the sociohistorical context of the accord | 01:07:00 Discussion of the potential impact of the accord on the charter | 01:09:30 Discussion of the electoral issues facing the accord | 01:10:00 Discussion of the Indigenous peoples of the north | 01:11:30 Discussion of a potential permanent implementation of the accord | 01:13:30 Discussion of the debate between centralisation and decentralisation | 01:16:00 End of Milne’s lecture; beginning of rebuttal period | 01:16:30 Rebuttal from Ghiz | 01:28:30 Rebuttal from Arsenault |