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Date: 1981-11-04
By: Brian Peckford
Citation: Federal-Provincial Conference of First Ministers on the Constitution, Draft Compromise (Ottawa: 2-5 November 1981).
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DRAFT COMPROMISE

1. ACCEPTANCE OF THE EIGHT PROVINCES’ ACCORD.

2. ACCEPTANCE OF THE FULL CHARTER WITH TWO AMENDMENTS-

(A) THOSE PROVINCES WHICH AGREE WITH MINORITY LANGUAGE EDUCATION AGREE NOW. ANY PROVINCE WHICH DISAGREES WITH THIS CAN OPT OUT BUT MUST HOLD A REFERENDUM ON THE ISSUE IN THAT PROVINCE. REFERENDUM DECISION WILL BIND THAT PROVINCE.

(B) AN AMENDMENT TO MOBILITY RIGHTS TO PERMIT A PROVINCE TO PURSUE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS FOR JOB CREATION FOR ITS CITIZENS UNTIL THAT PROVINCE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS NO GREATER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.