Bob

Why does Crai g Scott want to make i t easi er to break up our country?
Dear f r i end,
We' ve been down thi s road twi ce before. In 1980 and i n 1995,
the Parti Qu6b6coi s hel d two referendums on the
possi bl e
separati on of Quebec from Canada. And the peopl e of Quebec
chose Canada bot h t i mes.
In the aftermath of the 1995 vote, i t was obvi ous that more
certai nty and cl ari ty was needed to determi ne the appropri ate
and l egal way to deal wi th the possi bl e separati on of a
provi nce. The Li beral government even went so far as to
recei ve an opi ni on from the Supreme Court on thi s i ssue.
The Court stated that the government needed "a deci si on of a
cl ear maj ori ty of the popul ati on of Quebec on a cl ear questi on
to pursue successi on". They used the term "cl ear maj ori ty" not
l ess t han 13 t i mes.
And thi s ooi ni on formed the basi s of the Cl ari tv Act.
But on January 28th, Crai g Scott, your MP, i ntroduced a bi l l i n
Parl i ament that woul d revoke the Cl ari ty Act and state that
50% pl us 1 i s al l t hat i s r equi r ed t o f or ce negot i at i ons on t he
break-up of Canada. And because Mr. Scott' s bi l l doesn' t take
i nto account voter turnout, thi s actual l y means negoti ati ons on
the possi bl e separati on of Quebec coul d be tri ggered wi th the
suppor t of l ess t han hal f t he act ual popul at i on.
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Leader of the Liberal Party
Yet , l ess t han a year ago an l psos- Rei d pol l i ndi cat ed t hat
55% of the popul ati on of Quebec fel t that a maj ori ty of no
l ess than two-thi rds was necessarv.
And even more l udi crousl y, accordi ng to i ts consti tuti on, the
NDP i tsel f requi res a 66%ovotej ust to change i ts name.
The Cl ar i t y Act i s unequi vocal . l t set s out a r oadmap i n t he
event of a cl ear maj ori ty vote on thi s i ssue. Mr. Scott' s bi l l i s
t r yi ng t o r edr aw t hat map and i nexpl i cabl y make i t easi er t o
break up our country.
Mr. Scott' s bi l l i s poorl y concei ved and a reci pe for confusi on
i n a wor l d wher e we need cl ar i t v.
Bob Rae
Leader of the Li beral Partv of Canada
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Bob Rae
Member of Parl i ament
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 046
The Li beral Caucus woul d l i ke your feedback.
1. Were you aware t hat Mr. Scot t and t he NDP had i nt roduced t hi s bi l l ?
oYes oNo
2. Do you agree wi t h Mr. Scot t and t he NDP t hat 50% pl us f - i s al l t hat i s requi red t o f orce negot i at i ons on
secessi on?
oYes oNo oUnsur e
3. Do you agree wi t h Mr. Scot t and t he NDP t hat vot er t urnout shoul d not be a f act or i n det ermi ni ng a cl ear
maj ori t y and whet her or not negot i at i ons on secessi on shoul d begi n?
oYes oNo oUnsur e
4. Do you agree wi t h Mr. Scot t and t he NDP t hat we shoul d repeal t he Cl ari t y Act ?
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5. Do you t hi nk Mr. Scot t was ri ght t o make t hi s a pri ori t y as your MP f rom Toront o-Danf ort h?
oYes oNo oUnsur e
6. Do you t hi nk t he NDP i s on t he ri ght t rack?
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