Saturday, May 01, 2004

Acadians to get apology from Queen Elizabeth: "'This is a royal proclamation, and it involves two very important things for Acadians everywhere,' Euclide Chiasson, president of Canada's National Society of Acadians, based in Moncton, New Brunswick, said Thursday afternoon. 'This is important because it makes historic records a fact, and the Crown is admitting it caused irreparable damages to the Acadian people."