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TINKLING THE IVORIES - Local pianist Gladys Van Egmond provided the piano ac-
companiament for a number of fiddlers participating in Seaforth's Spring Fiddler's
Jamboree on Sunday. The jamboree is the largest in southwestern Ontario. Mcllwraith
photo.
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FIDDLING FAN - Dubbed the King of Fiddlers by at least one member of his admiring.
public, 87 -year-old Archie Mann of Listowel, joined other fiddlers gathered at the
Seaforth and Disir!ct Community Centres Sunday, for Seaforth's Annual Spring Fid-
dler's Jamboree. Over 70 fiddlers set over 425 spectators to kicking up their heels at
this year's event. Mcllwraith photo.
What is ° from wage 2A
in parliament, and the representative of the
monarch.
You and T have no 'constitutional rights',
except those we are granted by parliament
.. such as Part II of the constitution: 'The
Charter of Rights and Freedoms'. Govern-
ment leaders can withdraw these rights at
will. Constitutional law is the supreme law
in Canada!
Constitutional laws can be likened to rules
that regulate team competition, whereby
society is viewed as one team, and our
governments the other. The Supreme Court
of Canada acts as the referee.
The processes by which constitutional law
is made. are seriously flawed. Since 1987,
ociety has .been excluded from par-
ticipating in making new constitutional law.
That right is reserved for our government
leaders. Society cannot materially debate,
nor affirm constitutional laws propsoed by
government leaders. After the Accord was
announced by the Prime Minister, he said:
'there is no reason for Canadians to debate
the Accord'.
This process is archaic, feudal
undemocratic! It confines excessive power
and authority in the hands of our political
leaders. Society itself must play the critical,
and pivbtal role in constitutional law ... law
that it, politicians, governments, and the
Supreme Court of Canada must follow, and
obey. The Canadian Constitution is far too
important to society, and our children, to be
left to the exclusive control of politicians.
Under Part II of our constitution, in-
dividuals and groups are guaranteed cer-
tain 'rights and freedoms'. As a result of ex-
clusive political control of our constitution,
politicians can deny society 'rights and
freedoms' with impunity, as the following
example proves.
PRE -PERFORMANCE PRACTICE - Ted Welsher of Listowel and Elmer Self, get in
some practice time prior to getting on the stage and performing Sunday, before the
425 -plus crowd gathered for Seatorth's Spring Fiddler's Jamboree. Over 70 fiddlers
participated in the event, many of them for the first time. Mcllwraith photo.
In 1982, our political leaders constructed a
constitutional amendment, article 33: the
'notwithstanding clause'. It gave govern-
ments constitutional authority to deny (sus-
pend) 'rights and freedoms' to individuals,
or groups, whenever political objectives re-
quired it.
Quebec declared itself a 'French
Language only' province, under Quebec Bill
101, in the late 1970s. In late 1988, the
Supreme Court of Canada ruled that parts of
Bill 101 denied minorities use of their
'language rights', which were protected
under both the Quebec 'Charter of Rights',
and Part II of the Canadian Constitution. In
effect, the court ruled that the Quebec
Government had exceeded its constitutional
authority.
In early 1989, as a way of sidestepping the
court ruling, the Quebec Government decid-
ed to ignore its own Provincial 'Charter of
Rights', and Part II of the Canadian Con-
stitution, by passing Bill 178. Bill 178 con-
tinues to deny 'Minority language rights' ...
including English. Also, the Quebec Govern-
ment invoked article 33 of the Canadian
Constitution.
• Under article 33, neither individuals, nor
groups, can petition the courts to overturn
this type of political decision. There is no
recourse to article 33. Once invoked, all
legal arguments cease...Bill 178 is now law
in Quebec.
This is democracy, Canadian style, under
the rule of existing constitutional law, law
that only politicians can agree to: Today,
society is denied 'minority language rights'
in Quebec. Tomorrow, what will tomorrow
bring in Quebec ... other provinces?
It's becoming more and more difficult to
distinguish Canadian Constitutional pro-
cesses from those in countries led by
autocratic governments. Where does it all
end?
Politicians would have society continue to
believe that there is no need for massive
public input to constitutional processes.
Because we practice indirect parliamentary
democracy, society is in fact the ultimate
power in Canada, through the electoral
process.
By this argument, politicians would also
have society believe, tMt,it is.somehowvir-
tuotts• for society to play an inconsequential,
after -the -fact, reactionary role to their con-
stitutional proclamations. Canadians are
not deserving of this type of condescending
treatment from their political leaders.
Society must press for new constitutional
processes!
For almost a year, the Constitutional
Guardians of Canada (CGC), has been pro-
moting 'society's right' to control all con-
stitutional processes, in various sectors of
society. It contends that society cannot pro-
perly shape the fundamental character of
the nation its children will inherit (our na-
tional identity), when cut off from all con-
stitutional processes.
Canadians have proudly built a tolerant,
caring society. On occasion, they have taken
time to aggressively demonstrate their
disapproval of constitutional violations in
other countrie`t....some of which
characterize themselves as democratic.
However, for 121 years Canadians have
never been willing to look inward, to face
the deficiencies of their own constitutional
environment ... to strive for full participa-
tion in all constitutional processes.
Canadians must play a more active and
pivotal constitutional role. Our 'constitu-
tional rights' are being eroded. What will be
left for our Children to inherit? CGC's
membership has determined its role ... what
supporting role will you play?
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