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Pierre Trudeau’s two-hour speech in the House ot
Commons, Monday, offered insults to the people of
Canada who protest unilateral patriation of the
constitution or entrenchment of the charter of rights.

A rather presumptuous position for one supposed to
represent the people. :

Protests against the proposed charter of rights have
been heard from every corner of the population.
Indians, women, minority groups and eight out of ten

heard.

The Liberals are proposing the constitutional debates
‘be wrapped up in a four day sitting where each MP
would be allotted 20 minutes to speak.

Of course, Trudeau made sure that he had two hours
to crank out all his views.

And any criticisms made by the MP’s will likely
receive little attention from the Liberals.

“‘keeping Canada a colony a little longer.’’

Of course this is not true. Every Canadian would
prefer to have the constitution tucked safely away in a
Canadian cupboard.

But, patriation of the constitution and entrenchment of
the bill of rights should be a group effort, not a one-man
escapade. ‘

When Trudeau refers to criticisms as ‘‘all the cliches
we have heard from day one,’’ he is only breeding the
separatism he-'claims to feel so strongly against.

Why should people bother to speak up when their
words are branded as mistakes before they are even
-heard? And the less people are heard, the more they
will look towards other directions which could allow
them some self-determination.

giving Trudeau such a wide seat of power.

 

 

provincial premiers are among those wanting to be

Trudeau claims his opponents are interested in

The Other Press

letters

March 26, 1981

 

Swift kick
in the ass

Dear Mr. Hunter:

If satire is to become your
chosen method, I respect-
fully suggest you study the
past masters (Erasmus,
Pope, thurber, Orwell,
Moliere, Twain -- the list is
lengthy), otherwise, it will
be you falling into traps, not
I!! A good satirist provokes
thought, and he need not
insult his audience to do so;
a severe mistake for any
writer to make, and one that
unsually comes about as a
result of over-estimating
one’s writing ability.

As for considering your
piece a gem of humorous
subtlety, well now that’s
really stretching things!
You were closer the first
time when you called it ‘‘a
stupid piece of prose’’.

A mediocre attempt to
cover your ass, but as far as
I’m concerned it’s still in
full view and just begging
for a good, swift kick!!
Kate Squibb

Ouch

Dear Kate:

Ouch! Your point is well
taken, however, I think the
term ‘‘cover your  ass’’
could be used correctly in
your case too.

Your initial insenced reac-
tion to ‘‘my stupid piece of
prose’ made your lack of
humor quite obvious. Now,
to say that ‘my writing
ability is not up to par with
Pope or Twain is fair asses-
ment--this is like comparing
the Other Press to the New
York Times. However you
made it very clear in your
first letter that my
streatched subtlety had pro-
voked your thoughts, war-
ped though they be.

Personal attacks have ne-
ver been my forte Kate, but
as this seems to be ‘‘your
chosen method’’, perhaps
you should join the Other
Press. If you are ‘‘your idea
of a thinking, breathing,
dynamic student, then yes,
(perhaps) you can do bet-
ter!!

Ian Hunter

T.N.D.C.

Dear Editor:

It has come to our atten-
tion that a letter which
appeared in your last edi-
tion was signed by a mem-
ber of good standing of the
Thursday Night Discussion
Club (T.N.D.C.) We would
like to clarify any possible
mis-conception as to our
official position. The
T.N.D.C, does not officially
endorse any particular posi-
tion receive our full empa-
thy (included in our club is a
science student, even). Any
persons of all viewpoints are
welcome at our illustrious
meetings. i
Marj Naylor (pres.)
Al Hatten (treas.) -
Glynnis Shéarer (sec.)
Mike Kennedy
Mike Newsham
Kim Manning
Phil Matthews
Dan Gault
Ely Popodopolus
Bill Scales
Rob Guzyk
Donna Forbes
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