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selfâ€"evident; theâ€"political party which carries Québecâ€"generally carries the strained ‘to form ‘a> government knows this. Thus, an historical and cultural :ummamm“m«u:; developed, cloaking Quebec fnncophou- with ~their perceived "right" to remain different from English Quobecgld .dmooae be a part of id not to be a part the federal state of.Canada.when the eonshtn:;lmm patriated in lfif‘.' Quebeckers have their position quite clear to the rest of the provinces: we will become a part of Canada only if allowed to maintain our unique diffeâ€" rentness 'uh'll?hom context :of â€" the federal state: federal government always has, to continue to be different; Quebec was not forced to be a partner with the rest of the provinces unless it wanted to be. Quebec has recently entered into an mmmm’ , its legal system. like gifted children never lpgnkod‘,'hvo_dny: been granted symbolize the long overdue debate about wfi'}”fld‘mmfiu-nuflm w until now, ambled along allowing history and happenstance to shape its . context. In one sense, the arguments for and Wthomdthewmhhh accord are the old joke about the {:dphddiund;fiuhm%_fid&'; wyer stood up and argued brillian why his client should win. As he sat down, the judge said, "You‘re right." 'I‘heotl;urhwyerltoodnpnn:'m;ieu equally brilliant argument. conâ€" cluded, the judge said, "You‘re right." looked at the judge. "Your ," he said, "They both can‘t be right." The judge paused for a moment, looked down at the bailiff and.said, "You‘re right." Or can they? They both can‘t be right. _ Quebec has always been different; its Anthony T. Keller Meech today . .. but what about tomorrow? "*Well ab, yes, we will Rick, but don‘t yes, we will, Ri t don‘t you think you should pull into a parking spot â€"first? There are about 10 cars behind ug."~ ~ + c& ts cy â€"o084," . "Ah, yes, right. There now. There‘s a Such as it wwvm bhqy weekend offered opportunity any of us to do much other than putter around the house. just that Monday, cleani the yard and deck, touching up the barbecue, and planting our flowers and veggies. The latter, of course, meant a trip to the nmhich in : itself doesn‘t bother me. t does bother me is that my twoâ€"yearâ€"old son knows more about flowers and shrubs than I do. And so, while I want to very much be a part of the landscaping process, I find myself taking a back seat to my wife Beth and son Jordan. Not that I‘m not eager. "I‘ll grab us a wagon, we‘ll need one of those wagons to pull around to put all the flowers and planters and stuff on, PP Mn on 5o oi dapgur PRA w o ind Planting in the garden is no earthly delight system. The reason is lhip.'!'heuktmi' partners argue, "Why should Quebec allowed to remain different from all the rest of us? Why should a Quebecker be different from me if we are both Canadians? Why should one partner have different rights than I? Whhnrlum.mdbth of total equality lunihdpcmw’ of the country is as a band of united and agreement to joinâ€"constitutional Canaâ€" da. The deal is: We‘ll join, but only if we can continue to be different â€" as we always have been and shall for the foreseeable future be. Canada, led by the persistent and Siet agrnm argams tm thie porins iot Trudeau, argues that this permaâ€" m;dflacmisthe,'gfimda true federal partnership. We not allow one very powerful prospective partner to be permanently different from all the other partners. Such an accord will permanently disable prosâ€" mfwnm:ndunmd&mda. approach the issue as law partners wmdd_lgnmhampnthgu&yd- wagon over there, looks pretty sturdy, who support the entry of Quebec new partner into the partnerâ€" Quebeckers to remain different within the federal state or will be require Quebeckers to share the identical rights and privileges as the rest of us? listener, both sides of the debate are logical. But, if Canada is to be united, can we tolerate the historical status quo of tolerated differentness? If Meech is not ratitifed, this debate and its aftermath threatens the continuâ€" ation of the existing legal entity we know as Canada. The hard lines taken by Quebec and Newfoundland demonâ€" strate the current unwillingness to bend on the fundamental issue: Will we allow into the partnership under Meech ask "What‘s the big deal? Quebec has alâ€" ways been different anyway. Nothing is going to change from the way things have always been. Besides, if Quebec doesn‘t get its way, it will formally sever all ties it has with the rest of the country lndnvillnflbemdfl'fimnd.llyin the resulting chaos." Again, valid arguâ€" ments from those who seek to preserve the historical status quo. _ Depending on the perspective of the around this place OK, Rico. Next thing you know, you‘ll be working here. "Did you find the rhubarb?" asked Beth, now herself pulling the wagon Jordan stole from me. * And so I did, and wouldn‘t you know it, thsnmtherhubnrbplanu.justul thought. Hey, really feeling your way "Yes, Rick, yes." Then, however, a monkeywrench got uinmtuh!hn,umlm.k z.ifl"mu’ 'H.in?m{ulfin( wagon. My wagon, the one 1 got at the front door.. "Don‘t worry Rick, there will be lots for you to do. Maybe as I pick the flowers, you can place them carefully on the wagon that Jordan‘s now pulling. And, of course, you can continue to read out the signs." That put me somewhat more at ease. ‘I know we‘re not going there now, but there‘s the arrow pointing to the cashier. And didn‘t we want to plant rhubarb this year? I‘m sure I saw the sign for fruit trees two aisles over." "Go look Rick, go. Now. We‘ll find WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990 â€" PAGE 7 We do business with businessmen in every country in the world. Our trading partners are not dictated by what our nationality is. They care about the quality of our goods and services. Physiâ€" cal distance and nationality run poor seconds in the business world to efficiâ€" ~ence, quality and service. Will it be of any historical consequence whether Quebec remains different from the rest of us either within or without our current federal framework? C eung inn in e ape i ennne in age m«x. it may be inevitable that we will inevitably and inexorably evolve into North American citizens or citizens of the planet. If our culture follows the ‘course of business, will it matter over the long hau! whether we have a united bilingual country in 19907 The current certainty is that the francophone majority in Quebec will remain distinct from the rest of us for the foreseeable future whether within or without the current federal structure. This undisputed fact, however, will not We live in an of high speed culture and political structures have not yet caught up to the speed of this age of information transfer. In 20 years we may be travelling to Europe more quickly than we presently travel to the U.S. We have fax machines which conclude international contracts in a matter of minutes. These machines, now present in almost every office, weren‘t even on the commercial market four years ago. The fax machine, jets, compuâ€" ters and portable telecommunications are blurring international boundaries. Beth, see if you can‘t find a sign that shows us the way out of here. In case you didn‘t know it, picking out the flowers lndpllntlildlee.lyvork.'n)ewugb work‘s still ahead." patch, right?" "Yes sir, that‘s it exactly." "Yup, I knew it. Now come along, we hlveworktodo.deln,youm.ke yourself useful pulling the wagon, and forever? Will Quebec join the United States as %mm Will the U.S. have Quebec? Will all of the provinces join the United States? Will, we, as a country, dllinw into a collage of disorganâ€" federal state forsone partner to forever remain different from all the others. What makes this debate truly dramatic are the possibilities for a redefinition of our federal state if Meech is not ratified. Will Quebec remain outside the fold the cashier, that‘s over this way, the arrow up on the wall says go through the door inside." "Thank you, Rick." In we went, picked up some hanging baskets of impatiens (they‘re the ones, well, hanging up) and went through the cash line, finding out all about rhubarb andhwwmwitl'l'hem-inmeu-ge was that it grows itself. "Always thought that, sort of in a _Well, it says on this stick that, well no, doesn‘t say a whole lot, let‘s ask at m Mn s s c with a novice here or what?" "So what are the instructions? Sun or M?Lahdm?maym'm in the soil? (Continued on page 15) think you‘re dealing