Trying to be sensitive .

TERRACE — Socred leader
Jack Weisgerber isn’t exactly
wandering through the wilderncss
but he does admit there are a Jot
of forces opposing his party's
‘no’ stand on the proposed con-
stitutional changes in the Charlot-
tetown Accord.

“A year ago I expect I would

~have;?’» -said- -Weisgerber- when-

asked during a visit here last
weck if he would have supported
the changes if the Socreds were

- still in power.

‘There's pressure now being
applied not unlike the kind of in-
fluence used on MLAs and mem-
bers (of parliament) when Mcech
Lake was presented to vote in
favour of Mccch,” he said,

‘We did so then with consider-

_ able hesitation, even though the

majority of British Columbians
were not in favour of that deal

~ with its distinct socicty,’”’ added
_ Weisgerber.

But things have now changed

_ since the Socreds were defeated

in- last fall’s provincial election
and now stand as the third party
in the legislature.

“We're making an alicmpt lo
be sensitive to the wants and
needs of the average British
Columbian,’ said Weisgerber.
“We want to represent the people
to whom we look to for support.”’
’ And that adds up to a four-point
position of opposing the proposed
changes. ,

Weisgerber opposes the Canada
Clause in the Charlottetown ac-
cord: because il gives special
status to certain groups of people,
including Quebe¢ and nalives.

‘It’s a divisive measure, not a

- direction we'd like to see our

constitution heading,’’ he said.
“Ts not a very positive thing.”’
“Weisgerber is also not happy
with the transfer of 36 Senate
positions to the House of Com- .
mons for Quebec and Ontario be-

cause itll centralize power. in: -

those two provinces: ~

He ties that in with the securing
of 25 per cent of the House of
Commons seats for Quebec

despite what its share of the pop-
ulation might be.
Weisgerber also opposes. the :;

Senaté changes because ’ some’
: at e . : .
provinces will elect and ‘others

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Senators elected by region,

The greatest worry to Weisger-
ber is the granting of the inherent
right to aboriginal self govern-
ment without first providing a
definition.

“There’s no sense of the scope
or the jurisidiction or the cost.
That whole section needs a great
deal more work,’’ said Weisger-
ber.

“T believe that aboriginal self
government is a form of local
government,”’ he said. ,

Weisgerber adds that native

governments will be able to over- -

ride the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms and to pass laws with
the same authority as those of the
provinces.

“That'll represent a changed
pattern I don’t think we'd like to
sec,’’ he said.

Weisgerber’s final point is the

granting to every province of a

veto to any fulure contsitutional
changes.

“We can see a situation where
any changes would be very, very
unlikely,’’ he said. :

- Accord opposed

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