E YOU ON? 
     
    
   
   
    
     Plebiscite debate 
     
    
   
   
    
     in Final 
     
    
   
   
    
     The continuing debate 
     
     and discussion on the pro- 
     
     posed fixed link crossing of 
     
     Northumberland Strait has 
     
     moved into the final week be- 
     
     fore voting day Monday, Jan- 
     
     uary 18. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “Islanders for a better 
     
     Tomorrow,” the province- 
     
     wide group favoring the prin- 
     
     ciple of a fixed link crossing 
     
     urge all residents of Prince 
     
     Edward Island eligible to 
     
     vote to be sure to go to the 
     
     polls on January 18 and vote 
     
     yes to the question “Are you 
     
     in favor of a fixed link cross- 
     
     ing between New Brunswick 
     
     and Prince Edward Island?” 
     
    
   
   
    
     A yes vote in 
     
     the plebiscite will allow the 
     
     provincial and federal gov- 
     
     ernments to proceed to the 
     
     next step in the complex is- 
     
     sue of a fixed link, the call 
     
     for proposals. Seven consor- 
     
     tia have indicated a desire to 
     
     construct a fixed link cross- 
     
     ing and they will be asked 
     
     by the Federal Public Works 
     
     Canada to present propos- 
     
     als for the construction of a 
     
     bridge or a tunnel. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On receipt of the propos- 
     
     als, each one will be screened 
     
     and closely studied to insure 
     
    
   
   
    
     they meet all of the criteria 
     
    
   
   
    
     set down by both levels of 
     
     governments before they are 
     
     approved and costed. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Prince Edward Island 
     
     premier Joseph A. Ghiz, 
     
     in a letter Gated Novem- 
     
     ber 6,1987 to the Honourable 
     
     Stewart MacInnis, federal 
     
     Public Works Minister said 
     
     the government of Prince 
     
     Edward Island was in sup- 
     
     port of the concept of a 
     
     fixed link crossing. How- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ever, the Premier also said 
     
    
   
   
    
          
     
    
   
   
    
     week 
     
    
   
   
    
     that full support for the fixed 
     
     link crossing would depend 
     
     on the satisfactory resolution 
     
     of the ten basic principles in- 
     
     cluding concerns about high- 
     
     ways, Wood Islands, sub- 
     
     merged lands, tolls, dis- 
     
     placed workers, economic de- 
     
     velopment of Borden and ar- 
     
     eas. Atlantic content, en- 
     
     vironmental impact, fisheries 
     
     and utilities. 
     
    

    
     These areas of concern 
     
     have a lot of unanwsered 
     
     questions and both Premier 
     
     Ghiz and Honoutable Mr. 
     
     MacInnis have agreed that 
     
     unless these areas are fully 
     
     addressed to the satisfaction 
     
     of both governments, a fixed 
     
     link will not be constructed. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In order to satisfy both 
     
     governments, the consortia 
     
     developing the proposals are 
     
     going to have to complete in- 
     
     depth studies of the areas of 
     
     concern and show the fixed 
     
     link will be benifit to Prince 
     
     Edward Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
     However, in order to 
     
     come to that conclusion Is- 
     
     landers must vote yes in the 
     
     January 18 plebiscite. A 
     
     no vote will mean that the 
     
     concept of a fixed link will 
     
     be shelved for all time and 
     
     the questions of concern will 
     
     never be answered. 
     
    
   
   
    
     - There are many steps 
     
     that still have to be com- 
     
     pleted before construction 
     
     of a fixed link can actu- 
     
     ally begin. The January 18 
     
     plebiscite is just one of the 
     
     first steps in a long process. 
     
    
   
   
    
     There are questions to be 
     
     answered. These will only 
     
     be answered if a majority 
     
     of Islanders vote yes in the 
     
     plebiscite. Islanders fof a 
     
     better Tomorrow ask all el- 
     
     igible voters in Prince Ed- 
     
     ward Island to vote yes on 
     
     January 18 for a better fu- 
     
     ture for our province. . 
     
    
   
   
    
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     THE PROCESS... 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Do the Provincial and Federal YE NO 
     
     Governments want to study the Oo 
     
     concept? Proceed to Issue 
     
     Next Step Dead 
     
     Do the Provincial and Federal YE NO 
     
     Governments want to proceed O 
     
     further? Proceed to Issue 
     
     Next Step Dead 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     January 18 Plebecite YES ; NO 
     
     “Are you in favor of a fixed link O Oo 
     
     crossing between Proceed to Issue 
     
     Prince Edward Island and Next Step Dead 
     
     New Brunswick? 
     
     Are the developers willing to proceed YES ; NO 
     
     with non-priced proposals based on : 0 oO 
     
     Provincial and Federal Government Proceed:to Issue 
     
     conditions? Next Step Dead 
     
     Can the developers provide YES.. NO 
     
     adequate environmental solutions on 0 O 
     
     the concept? Proceed to Issue 
     
     Next Step Dead 
     
     Can the Federal Government satisfy YES NO 
     
    
   
   
    
     Premier Ghiz’s 10 points on which he OD . : oO 
     
    
   
   
    
     is willing to base his support? Proceed to Issue 
     
     A Next Step Dead 
     
     Can the successful proponents -YES ™ NO 
     
     construct a fixed crossing for less 0 i 
     
     _than ferry subsidies? Proceed to Issue 
     
     Next Step © Dead 
     
     Public review process of selected YES NO 
     
     options. 0 0 
     
    
   
   
    
     A YES vote gives Islanders the opportunity to 
     
     proceed further through the decision making 
     
     process - One step at a time. 
     
    
   
   
    
     VOTE YES 
     
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