Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 29, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winning free april 11 Canada haunted by protectionism Echo Washington Canadian officials Here Are concerned by the ramifications of a Senate Bill if could unsettle the easy flow of Canadian beef products into the american though the legislation is far from and its potential Impact on Canad an exports is it has raised the worrisome spectre of protectionism in the movement of meat products across the in its present the which passed quietly through the Senate finance committee this would anti Boycott Laws pose Little threat Washington up although Canada remains officially concerned about anti Boycott Laws that Threa ten to restrict Canadian businesses in overseas the Issue has so far not troubled rela when Congress passed the Law last Canadian officials expressed concern that it would have an extraterritorial effect on the activities of subsidiaries in Cana but since the Law was implemented Early this there have been no specific Canadian complaints of a Ca Nadian subsidiary losing overseas sales because of reluctance to have its Parent charged under the anti Boycott Canadian and diplomatic officials said Friday that there have been no recent talks on the question and it is almost the the designed to prevent companies from complying with the Arab Boycott of israeli specifically states that it applies to the actions of Many subsidiaries of a Commerce department official asserted Friday that the Law is not in any Way an attempt to interfere with the sovereignty of any other the general he is that these regulations Only apply to persons and they Only apply to the activities of persons in the difficulty for Canadian and other subsidiaries lies in How Congress defines the Commerce offi Cial said a Canadian subsidiary of an american company is a person if in fact it is controlled by the com put up new restrictions in an area of Trade thatus relatively Barrier Canada currently exports about million Worth of beef products into the the also exports beef to and this Trade operates under an understanding that the movement of meat remain unimpeded by the strict the Export volume is fairly stable from year to year a crucial fac Tor for this Bill could definitely change that a Ca Nadian official said this the legislation was Origi Nally introduced by a Texas Lloyd and it was designed to protect cattle Raiser from fluctuations in beef prices the result of Overand under the general an aide to senator Bentsen said is to Stop this wild rollercoaster ride in beef prices that comes up in Boom and bust when prices Are producers increase their herds and then Rush their cattle to slaughterhouses to Cash in on the but that leads to which in turn drives prices this then leads to a withholding of until prices Rise the up an Down Cycle spans seven to 10 and it is reflected in Jerky patterns of consumer according to the cattle much of the problem results from foreign essentially those from new Zea Mexico and Canadas share of total import volume is about one per what Bentsen Bill would do is place the greatest restrictions on imports when production is High and allow More imports when Domestic Slaughter is this is called a counter cyclical and is the reverse of the current Over the according to the Council of wage and Price this Complex formula would Likely Lead to an Overall reduction in Canadian officials Are Dis cussing the matter with the which apparently wants to smooth out the erratic Price pattern while not going As far As Bentsen is the Canadian government is privately optimistic that the administration would never accept the Bentsen package in its present i dont think the full extent of the idea has filtered up into Canada a spokesman any thing that establishes quotas on imports is a bothersome if it Ever came to of Canada could always counter a Tough Mea sure with restrictions of its own on As the symptom of a larger the Carter archbishop of Toronto Toronto up most Emmett Bishop of the roman Catholic diocese of has most Emmett Carter been appointed archbishop of Toronto by Pope Paul replacing most Philip Pocock who has the apostolic Nuncia Ture announced the appointment Bishop Carter was born in Montreal in 1912 and was ordained in he has a pad in education from the University of Mon Treal and he founded jo1 septs teachers the first College for English roman Catholic teachers in he is also the founder of the Thomas Moore Institute of adult education in Bishop Carter taught Catechetics for 25 years at the College and has written three books on the while working As auxiliary Bishop in London in he was consecrated a Bishop and became Bishop of the diocese in archbishop Pocock was born in in 1906 and was ordained in 24 years he was consecrated in the same City in he served As Bishop of Saskatoon from 1944 to 1951 when he became apostolic administrator of he was appointed archbishop of Toronto in in respect to the memory of Margaret Dolloway wife of our our offices 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