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Deadlines do tend to concentrate the mind. That would seem to be the hope of Robert Bourassa, Quebec's premier, who last week delivered a clear ultimatum to Canada: draw up, by the end of 1992, a new constitution that gives Quebec greater powers -- or the French-speaking province will vote on secession. Said Jean Allaire, head of the Quebec committee that drafted the challenge: "This proposal is the final and decisive test for Canada...
...crisis dragged on, skirmishes erupted sporadically between Indians and police. Two weeks ago, Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa replaced the police with army troops. After that, all but a few hundred of Kanesatake's 1,500 residents left the reserve for safer ground...
Canada's military was also in demand last week, but not in the Saudi desert. Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa called for federal troops to man barricades at two Mohawk reserves in Quebec, where natives and police have been locked in an armed standoff for nearly a month. While the soldiers stand ready, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney hopes Alan Gold, a Quebec judge and experienced mediator, can negotiate an end to the impasse...
Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa talked with TIME senior editor George Russell and Ottawa bureau chief James Graff in Bourassa's 17th-floor offices in Montreal's Quebec Hydro building. Excerpts...
...Meech Lake accord is dead and Quebec's status uncertain. Now the country must rethink what form of government will take the 123-year-old confederation into the next century. -- An interview with Quebec's Premier Robert Bourassa. -- Can the outpouring of international relief assistance to earthquake victims bring the maverick Iran back into the orbit of nations...