robinson@ubc-ean.CDN (Jim Robinson) (08/28/84)
Is there any justification for the fact that the federal government saw
fit to intervene on behalf of the French speaking minority in Manitoba,
yet did not deem it necessary to intervene on behalf of the English
speaking minority in Quebec when bill 101 was passed there? It seems
to me that if the federal government is indeed ready and willing to
champion minority language rights, then it should not be selective
concerning the language and the location, as appears to be the case.
I recall Trudeau saying that it would be up to private citizens to
challenge the Quebec law in courts. They have, and the result is
that at least some of bill 101 has been ruled illegal.
I would hate to think that the fact that 74 out of 75 Quebec MPs
are Liberals, whereas only 2 of Manitoba's MPs are Liberals
could possibly have something to do with this.
J.B. Robinson