Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 28, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Education in peril continued Johnson centres of the province could be noting that Manitoba officials forced Oul because the Manitoba Are still negotiating with the Federal government Over the new formula he said not one province has yet accepted the unsatisfactory and unrealistic schemes. Although Manitoba stands to gain several million dollars under the proposals or. Johnson claimed the Over All gain will be insufficient. The province s with Federal authorities Over the government does not have the financial resources to take up the Slack. Or. Johnson maintained this particular item was an exact reversal of government policy six months ago because last summer the Federal government had agreed to increase the rates of trainee allowances. It is for these reasons said or. Johnson that the Manitoba suggests continuous instruction a new democratic party Bac Bencher suggested Friday that the Manitoba government Institute a continuous program of instruction on government in elementary and secondary schools. Ben Hanuschak Burrows Uvea Uig new Grant formula revolves government has an three Basic Points he sex other meet my with Fede Al authorities in the Hopes Otie pained. I unlink Torton Ceivia fish a Moie Enugu Chiwu the Federal government s de-1 Fini Tion of Post secondary Edu i cation its schedule of operating i costs and the three year Rule Ottawa has attached to the financing of allowances for vocational trainees. Or. Johnson contended that no satisfactory definition of what constituted Post secondary Educa Tion had yet been reached despite discussions with the Federal government that have been in Progress since last october. And he claimed the govern ment s Promise to pay 50 per cent of Post secondary operating costs is offset by the failure to pay any portion of capital expenditures. The minister did admit that it appeared Likely that anything that required a Junior matriculation for Entrance would be considered Post secondary. If this is the Case Manitoba s Grade 12 May be eligible for financial support but nothing is settled yet. A similar situation exists concerning the Federal government s opinion of what constitutes opera Ting costs. Preliminary indications Are that a wide Range of capital expenditures such As bookstores cafeterias and the like will not be included. He said this item could lop million off the top of the University of Manitoba s budget before the Federal authorities 50 per cent share even enters the picture. We re left with the task of finding the remaining 50 per cent plus the entire capital he complained. Labelling the three year Rule very he said the regulation would mean about 50 per cent of vocational trainees Winnipeg saturday january 28, i 967 inst court nip member Speaks out i m Silica 1 by Peter Raeside the Manitoba legislature is condoning the contravention of the individual s Freedom and dignity by refusing to pass Laws preventing use of court injunctions to compel people to work it was charged Friday. The charge was made in the legislature by labor lawyer Sidney Green in a 40-minute address he called on the House to reaffirm the principles of common Law under which he said the performance of personal services Between employee and employer could not be enforced. He argued that the courts increasing use of such injunctions was neither a moral or practical Way of maintaining Industrial relations. Or. Green was speaking on a Resolution he introduced Reques Ting the enact Legisla Tion Banning court injunctions which compel the performance of work by an employee or and making it impossible for a person to be held in contempt of court for Refus ing to work or return to work. Outside the House or. Green said he May drop the Resolution in favor of a private member s Bill if the legislature supports his arguments. He had said the courts had increasingly used injunctions As a Means of forcing employees either to work or return to work j they had been used against Trade unions in the Way they never would be against other groups in an example was the recent legislation by the Federal govern ment ordering railway workers Back to work after a contract had expired. And he cited a Case closer to Home when the Winnipeg build ers Exchange obtained a court injunction to order workers on the Royal Bank building construction site Back to work in Early 1966. The injunction obtained through the Manitoba court of Queen s Bench followed the alleged breaking a negative clause of a collective bargaining agreement. The courts and the Legisla Tures Are adopting the notion that employees can be made to work or go to said or. Green. But other groups in society were not subject to the same practices. When 700 doctors in Saskatchewan reserved the right not to work under a doctrinaire socialist government was there a single reasonable person in the country who suggested whip Legi Lauire takes a Good getting an injunction to make hands off policy every Day it workers Are under the us eat of does t pass a Law to prevent being ordered to the doctors go to he asked. J use of injunctions for compel recent use of the injunction Ling people to work it is was contrary to the principles agreeing with the nip tacked such of English common Law. Under this Law or. Green said courts never admitted there was compulsion in a contract Between employer and employee. They would Only consider applications for compensation for damages claimed by either party. They would t compel human personal services be cause common Law treasures the Freedom and dignity of the by contravening those Princi Ples the courts had set up the mechanics by which people could be compelled to work harder or for less Money or. Green claimed. Member also at use of injunctions on practical grounds. It is impossible to maintain people would t work unless the economic relationship with the employer commended itself to both sides. This can t be maintained by nip Leader a. R. Russ Paulley adjourned debate. The faculty of dentistry University of Manitoba requires six selected Complete denture patients unfit charged for the dentures apply monday. Thru Friday 10 . U Neon for Acca Pence into this program. Phone 786-3505 avens. Told the legislature this would give the Young generation adequate training to accept the responsibility of electing governments at All Levels. The former school teacher was speaking on a Resolution by Lari a Desjardins a St. Boni calling on the provincial government for the third successive year to lower the voting age to 18 years from the present 21. But the nip member Szia the Resolution did t go far enough. He also moved an amendment calling for the provincial government to ask Ottawa to lower the voting age for Federal elections to 18. Or. Hanuschak claimed the present High school instruction on government included in the Grade 11 history course was insufficient. The nip member told the House 18-year-Olds were forced by society to assume responsibilities held by those who were 21. Should therefore have according to the new Federal guidelines for eligibility for a training allowance the trainee must be an by the term adult. The Federal government had decided it will mean someone who is 12 months older than the school leaving age who has been in the labor Force for three years. If adopted almost half of the 1.300 trainees in 27 classes in 29 investors Syndicate limited h n. Mcmillan or. C. F. J. Harvey. Region manager of investors Winni Peg Region one. Is pleased to announce the appointment of h. N. Mcmillan As District manager. Or. Mcmillan is Well Quali fied to represent investors Syndicate limited and its affiliated companies and he Wel comes inquiries from new As Well As established clients. N c t 2 i and White same at at 4. 2 to 3 popular ana1 Whitaer or prices on 1 1 1 1 Carlton Fiat f Auk inc at til i 4 i 1 in addition such a move might Lead to a better in formed electorate and break the current apathy of voters. Premier Duff Roblin adjourned debate. Govt. Hit for failure on wages the Roblin government was accused Friday of using the minimum wage Board As a Crutch for its failure to raise the wage level in the province. Peter Fox ;