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Feb. 11, 1991: World Notes:Canada
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Feb. 11, 1991 Saddam's Weird War
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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WORLD, Page 61
World Notes
CANADA
Take It or Leave It
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<p> Deadlines do tend to concentrate the mind. That would seem
to be the hope of Robert Bourassa, Quebec's premier, who last
week delivered a clear ultimatum to Canada: draw up, by the end
of 1992, a new constitution that gives Quebec greater powers--or the French-speaking province will vote on secession. Said
Jean Allaire, head of the Quebec committee that drafted the
challenge: "This proposal is the final and decisive test for
Canada."
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<p> The same claims were made about Meech Lake, the plan for
constitutional reforms supported by Quebec but defeated when
two English-speaking provinces rejected its special provisions
for the French seven months ago. That caused many observers to
fear the breakup of Canada. This time Quebec demands even
greater autonomy in its affairs, claiming exclusive
responsibility for agriculture, environment, energy,
communications, commerce and "public security" as well as a
larger role in Canadian foreign affairs and tax policy. Said
Bourassa: "We want a fundamental change, not cosmetic change,
in the structure of the country."
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