The Michigan Daily-Friday, November 2, 1979-Page 9 LEVESQUE SEES POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE Quebec plans se paration From Reuter and AP QUEBEC CITY, Quebec - The Quebec government yesterday announ- ced a plan for political independence coupled with close economic union with the rest of Canada in what it called "a new deal" for this largely French- speaking province. To prolonged applause from his sup- porters, Premier Rene Levesque presented to the provincial parliament, called the National Assembly, a 118- page white paper containing his blueprint for Quebec's "sovereignty- association." Under the plan, the Parti Quebecois government proposed maintaining close economic ties with Canada - a common. currency, free trade and the free movement of people and capital. "WE QUEBECERS are a nation, the mostly firmly anchored nation on this continent," provincial Premier Rene Levesque declared in the closing statement of the long-awaited document. The white paper outlines the Parti Quebecois stand leading up to a provin- ce-wide referendum on the issue scheduled for next May or June. In the referendum, Quebec voters are expected to be asked not whether they want such a form of independence, but whether they authorize the Levesque government to negotiate sovereignty- association with the federal gover- nment in Ottawa. IN A PUBLIC opinion poll last sum- mer, 54 per cent of the Quebecers sur- veyed said they would vote "yes" in such a referendum and 30 per cent said they would vote "no." .But the same poll showed that only 37 per cent of the voters favored sovereignty-association and 42 per cent opposed it. Levesque's Parti Quebecois, which came to power in elections three years ago, has long supported secession from the 112-year-old Canadian con- federation. It contends that the rest of Canada, which is overwhelmingly English-speaking, has held down Fren- ch-dominated Quebec culturally, politically and economically. Some five million of Quebec's six million people are French-speaking. THE WHITE paper said a unilateral declaration of independence is "com- pletely out of the question," but con- tinuation of the current system is equally unacceptable. Quebec would be bound by treaties to which Canada was already a signatory, and would "respect its responsibilities" toward the Western defense alliance, NATO. QUEBEC would also have exclusive powers to levy taxes and pass laws, and in the n'ew relationship would deal with Ottawa on a fully equal basis. A treaty between the two governmen- ts would define the areas in which the two would act jointly, the document said. To implement the pact, the gover- nment proposed creation of a com- munity counsel comprising ministers from both governments, a joint monetary authority, a joint court and a commission of experts which would act as a secretariat. THERE WOULD be free circulation of goods between Quebec and Canada, the Canadian dollar would remain Quebec's currency, and there would be no immigration controls on the Quebec- Canada border, the document said. The white paper contained few sur- prises. But it was the first time the, three-yea r-old Parti Quebecois gover- nment had laid out an official - as op- posed to a party - position. There was no immediate comment on the white paper from the federal gover- nment of Prime Minister Joe Clark.* * In contrast to the tough anti- Levesque stand taken by former Prime/ I/ Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who t R O /.u wt tdn was ousted by the Conservatives in TAEYUPC elections last May, Clark has pursued a softer line on the Quebec issue, making * vague assurances that he is willing to " igo e rs" aod&M u e talk about a "new federalism" that* 6 would give Canada's 10 provinces greater autonomy from the central government. _____________________ STREET SIGNS are in two languages in Quebec City, capital of the French speaking Canadian province of Que- bec. 'Provincial Premier Rene Leves- que yesterday outlined his govern- ment's plan for political independence from the rest of Canada. Daily Photo by DAVID HARRIS SOME NONE too popular tarring equipment sits in front of Alice Lloyd dorm. Tarring operations were idled yesterday due to rain. Lloyd resident .files suit against 'U' (Continued from Page 1) "Furthermore,"the complaint con- tinued, "operations at seven a.m. each morning has commenced disrupting plaintiff's sleep. "THESE ACTIONS constitute a nuisance under Michigan law," the complaint stated. Furman emphasized the tarring operation was as much a violation of students' rights as it was a nuisance. "No students were consulted," he said. "We weren't offered alternative housing or money, and students weren't even talked to." AFTER FILING the complaint, Furman delivered a copy of the two- page document to President-Designate Harold Shapiro, along with a petition containing approximtely 130 signatures of Alice Lloyd residents, protesting the tarring and asking for its immediate cessation. Shapiro said last night he has asked University attorneys and the Housing Office to investigate the matter. Director of Housing Robert Hughes said he did not know anything about Furman's action. Other Alice Lloyd residents echoed the sentiments of Furman. "Whiffs of smoke have been stinking up the rooms," declared Ed Johnson, a freshman. "It makes you nauseous." "The smell's not so good," agreed freshman Louie Marchesi, "but they have to do their job." . .. --. ADVENTURE ISN'TDEAD.' A lot of companies will offer you an important sounding title. But how many will offer you a really important job? As an executive in the Navy, you get one as soon as you earn your commission. A job with re- sponsibility. A job that requires skill and leadership.