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PAGE 2 â€" WA TERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESOAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1981 RICHMOND aA a o o SDI..InD TRADITION Blimps mark homecoming The Liberal governâ€" ment has already downplayed that part of the Supreme Court‘s decision which says going ahead on patriaâ€" tion without substantial consent from the provâ€" inces is unconstitutionâ€" al and violates conyvenâ€" Both prime minister Pierre Trudeau and justice minister Jean Chretien have said the important thing is that the court ruled by 7â€"2 that the patriation plan is strictly legal. And the break from tradition is necessary, according to the Liberâ€" als, to release the country ‘"from the tyrâ€" anny of unanimity,‘"‘ which requires all the frovinces to agree beâ€" ore a resolution can be sent to Britain. sees the minimizing of the importance of conâ€" vention as the only course the Liberals can take to legitimatize their constitutional (Continued from page 1) ‘‘They‘re stuck with the political problem that they can‘t get their way unless they use that argument,‘"‘ he If as a consequence there is a lowering of the value of convenâ€" tions in the Canadian political system, then the country will be moving closer to the French and American Twin blimps high in the sky above the Twin Cities will signal the annual homecoming weekâ€"end for Universiâ€" ty of Waterloo alumni this Friday and Saturâ€" day. The blimps will be sent skyward at a brief ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday at which the Warriors Band will play its brief repertoire of songs. UW alumni president John Logan of Toronto and Dr. Douglas Wright, UW‘s president, will make a few remarks and Dr. Wright will cut a ribâ€" bon to send up the Professor Wilson REITZEL INSULATION 75 Bridgeport Rd. E. It‘s really irresponsiâ€" bie for us to put them in that position," Wilson said. But in spite of dicts the British will pass the government‘s bill. "My own guess is tiiat they would rather colonial daddy.‘" If the professor had his way, he would ask the British to simply patriate the constituâ€" tion with the Victoria amending formula deâ€" vised in 1971 and withâ€" out the controversial charter of rights. ‘"‘The way to do it is in the simple way," he With the constitution patriated, Wilson said, the provinces and fedâ€" eral government could grapple in good time with any amendments, instead of asking the British parliament to pass an entire package approach to governâ€" ment, according to Wilâ€" son, because in those enciatiak avaruthina may be perceived as abdicating their reâ€" sponsibility and denyâ€" ing it seen as meddling in Canada‘s internal societies everything must be written down in statute to have validâ€" ity. As for the imminent task of British parliaâ€" mentarians in handling the Trudeau proposal, Wilson said "they‘re put in an impossible position‘‘ where agreeâ€" Homecoming events during Saturday inâ€" clude a number of semâ€" inars on various topics, campus tours and an aerial tour of Kitchenâ€" erâ€"Waterloo, a basketâ€" ball game on Saturday afternoon between an alumni team of the 1975 Canadian intercolleâ€" giarte championship team and the current edition of the Warriors, a Telidon display in the Arts Lecture Hall, a theatre production of An Elephant in My Pyjamas in the Theaâ€" tre of the Arts, followed by a president‘s recepâ€" tion and the first annuâ€" al alumni pub crawl (a nostalgic bus tour of area taverns). This will take place on the hill overlooking University Ave., beâ€" tween the South Campus Hall and Hagey Hall of the Huâ€" manities. (Special precautions will be taken so that he doesn‘t cut cables holdâ€" ing the blimps by misâ€" take.)