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Date: 1981-11-24
By: John M Buchanan
Citation: TBA
Other formats: TBA (903)

November 24, 1981

c.c. Honourable Peter Lougheed

Honourable N. S. Crawford

Honourable Dick Johnston

Honourable Dr. D. J. McCrimmon

R. W. Paisley

Dr. J. Peter Meekison

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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF TEO

FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF TELEX SENT TO PRIME MINISTER THIS A M:

NOV 24, 1981

THE RT HON PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU

PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

OTTAWA, ONT

Nova Scotia agrees with the inclusion in the Charter of Rights, Section 34, Sub-section 1, which will read as follows:

“The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.”

It is understood, of course, that the addition of the word “existing” in Section 34, Sub-section 1, will be agreed to by a majority of the eleven governments of Canada.

John M Buchanan

Premier of Nova Scotia

c.c. Premier Peter Lougheed, Alberta

Premier William R Bennett, British Columbia

Premier Howard R Pawley, Manitoba

Premier Richard B Hatfield, New Brunswick

Premier A Brian Peckford, Newfoundland

Premier William G Davis, Ontario

Premier James M Lee, Prince Edward Island

Premier Rene Levesque, Quebec

Premier Allan E Blakeney, Saskatchewan

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