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Chief Opposition Whip - 995-2291 (phone)

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TO: Conservative Members of Parliament

FROM: Dale Johnston, MP - Chief Opposition Whip

DATE: March 10, 2004

SUBJECT: March 10 Vote

ITEM ------------- RECOMMENDATION ---------- CRITIC ------------ PRIORITY

TIME: Bells Immediately following Routine Proceedings Approx 3:15

Vote Immediately following Routine Proceedings Approx 3:15

1) M-382 (Bergeron) ------ (Free Vote) ------- Oppose ----- Reid -- C

This motion concerning deportation of the Acadian People assumes that collective guilt can be inherited by institutions. It also assumes that the British Crown is ultimately responsible for the deportation of the Acadians, however, the most common interpretation of events is that the deportation was ordered by the governors of Nova Scotia and New England, rather than Parliament or King George. As such, it is not appropriate to ask the British Crown to apologize for the deportation of the Acadian population