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

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Date Recorded
1988-04-11
Date Digitized
2024
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Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:31:30
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1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
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