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...fact that the Queen's visit had been, as London's Daily Mirror put it, "a wholly wretched mission." Liberal Prime Minister Lester Pearson had hoped that her presence would somehow draw French and English Canadians closer together. While her welcome was warm and cheerful in Ottawa and Prince Edward Island, French Canadians virtually ignored her, and among those who did turn out in Quebec City were the separatists, who shouted rude obscenities, chanted Québec Libre, and fought with billy-swinging policemen...
...Time for Work. In Quebec, too, there seemed to be the realization, at least among its leaders, that now was the time for work and conciliation. Last week, after Elizabeth returned to Britain, Quebec's Premier Jean Lesage turned up in Ottawa for a meeting with Pearson and Canada's nine other provincial premiers. The subject was a request that Britain give up its formal, though purely ceremonial, right to approve all amendments to Canada's constitution. The request itself was certain to be approved, but in earlier meetings, Lesage had quibbled over the new formula...
This week Queen Elizabeth travels on to the federal capital of Ottawa and returns to the warmth of English-speaking Canada. But Quebec-with its troops, its empty streets, sullen people and background music of catcalls-will be hard to forget...
Whether they do or not, the Cana dian government has laid on the most extensive security precautions in Canada's peacetime history. The Queen will visit only three cities: Charlottetown on English-speaking Prince Edward Is land, the Quebec capital of Quebec City, and the federal capital at Ottawa. As she sails up the St. Lawrence River aboard the royal yacht Britannia, frog men will check the hull for mines at every stop. During parades, she will ride in a closed, bulletproof limousine, and in Quebec City a fleet of armored riot-control trucks awaits...
...further precaution, the Queen's itinerary includes only two major public appearances: a children's rally in Charlottetown and a wreath-laying at Ottawa's National War Memorial. Beyond that, the Queen will attend 18 invitation-only functions, deliver two nationally televised addresses...