October 15, 1992 the Other Press A TLS IRL LIT LTT SSB SIRS EDP HS 3 TI LER Sparks Fly High Against Referendum | Montreal Gazette. Bernard Loiselle, a local activist, St. Pierre. “It doesn’t address social issues.” example of the divisive effects of the referendum. both campaigns as a has organized one Loiselle said the Quebec Loiselle said the Charlottetown result of thecomplexity of theaccord. by Damion Stodola ballot-spoiling campaign, called the government is ignoring the best accord does not solvethe = “Twenty-five per cent of Progressive Coalition for interests of the people. real problems facing Canadians like Quebec’s population is under the Annulment. The cross-city coalition “Theyaregoverningaminority,” poverty, racial tensions and poverty line,” said Loiselle. “When MONTREAL (CUP) — As _ was formed bya collection of said Loiselle. “All the native rights. did you last hear Chretien, “Referendumania” hits Quebec local socialist groups. politicians have vested interests with “It’s.only a collection of good Bourassa or Parizeau speak of the again, some The group, which began three nothing to do with our intentions,” said Loiselle misery of many Quebecois?” dissatisfied voters are considering weeks ago, has been welfare.” “Voting yes or no is playing into the Loiselle believes many voters spoiling their ballots as an distributing support letters around To date only 120 people have hands of both campaigns.” will abstain from voting due alternative to the Yes and No Montreal university campuses publicly supported the St-Pierre agreed. He said he to the conflict between voting on the campaigns. and in the downtown area. coalition. But Loiselle said he’s not objected to being asked to vote issues and supporting : Intimidated by political pressure Loisellesaidhiscampaignoffers worried about the response. on an incomplete document. politicians incapable of representing tactics and frustrated by a third alternative. “The annulment rate will “The proposition of acceptinga the population. politicians’ lack of vision, some voters “Thereisahugeareainbetween probably be one per cent,” said document which is obviously Both Loiselleand Nerenbergsaid see a spoiled ballot the yes and no campaigns in Loiselle. “Butourcoalitionisstarting flawed is unacceptable,” said St- a spoiled ballot campaign campaign as a way of participating which to politicise,” he said. point. We have a long Pierre. has moreimpactthanabstaining from in the political process Richard St-Pierre,alocal political way to go.” Loiselle says a “yes” vote is the process. Unlike without falling into either camp. activist who a Loisellealsosaidthereferendum equivalent to voting for the abstentions, spoiled ballotsare tallied “Everybody's been told ‘Shut with the idea of the spoiled ballot is divisive. He cited the status quo, while a “no” vote offers and counted asa the fuck up and vote and campaign, said the referendum recent split between the Federation no valid solutions. He said percentage of those who voted. everything willbebetter,” saidAlbert is irrelevant to alot of Quebecers. des Travailleurs Quebecois voters have been sidetracked from Loiselle said he wasn’t trying to Nerenberg, a Montreal “Thereferendum isengagingin and the Conseil des Travailleurs au _ the real issues and have fallen perform miracles but film-maker and a columnist for the ruling class politics,” said Canada unions as a perfect prey to the political terror tactics of pointed out his alternative at least offers voters a way of participating in the vote. 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Canada’s senior supervisors, only two per cent of professors were study prompted by the massacre of engineers except the ones I Unliketwo-thirdsofCanada’s two per cent of senior managers and women. 14 women at Montreal’s Ecole studiedwith,” saidLi.“Rightnowall women engineers, Miller one per cent of executives in Sam Horton said Hydro, one of Polytechnique in December 1989, | my co-workers are male holdsasupervisory position.Only engineering. Canada’s largest engineering _ Showed only 14 per cent of Canada’s except myself, the receptionist and 20 per cent of Canada’s women Since the Montreal massacre, empluyer,wouldhireonly graduates engineering students are the i engineers hold supervisory engineering firms are “prepared to work with people women. 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