Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 18, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday july 18, 1978 s a i b s 9 earmarked for capital purposes Las approve million loan act a Bill giving the provincial govern ment approval to borrow and spend almost million for capital Pur poses was Given third and final read ing in the Manitoba legislature Mon Day. The legislation known As the Loans act 1978, empowers the government to borrow a total of million with million going to the Mani Toba Hydro electric Board Mil lion to the Manitoba Telephone sys tem million to the Manitoba water services Board million to the Manitoba school capital financing authority million to the Manitoba forestry resources ltd., million to the agriculture service centres agreement and million to the province s insulation loan pro Gram. Also Las approved a Bill authorizing the province to spend million in additional operating costs for the current fiscal year which will end March 31, 1979, and another million for its private sector youth employment program which is Dou ble the province s previous financial commitment to that program. Las gave approval in principle to a Bill which once enacted will allow the government to spend Over billion in operating expenditures budgeted in its current estimates. That legislation will also enable the government to spend up to million to ensure the completion of projects which were begun in the current Fis Cal year but the Money cannot be spent until after March 31, 1979. One Winnipeg free press classified Bill ending far Iii to canadians goes ahead a Bill letting Canadian individuals and corporations buy Manitoba Farmland unrestricted while imposing a tighter 20-acre limit on foreigners received speedy assent from the Manitoba legislature and its agriculture committee monday. Only new democrats voted against the Bill on second Reading approval in principle and in committee. The proposal now returns to the House for third and final Reading. We had nothing further to say about former nip agriculture minister Sam Yuskiw Lac Dubonnet said. There s no use making amendments and Bela Boring it when we re completely opposed to the whole a government amendment allowed the new legislation to supersede an 1874 act which prohibits discrimination against foreigners buying land in the province. Lloyd Axworthy Rouge voted for the Bill hoping it would control foreigners ownership. The current Law limiting them to 160 acres has failed in that respect he said. He noted that half the land in the Rural municipality of la Bro Querie East of Winnipeg is in foreign hands. He suggested the government investigate foreign owner ship of residential properties particularly in Winnipeg where he pointed to possible Large european investments. Opposition House Leader Sid Green said the current Bill will drive the Price of Farmland beyond the reach of Young Manitoban wishing to buy land to farm. It forbids canadians buying land As trustees for a non Ca Nadian if this gives the latter More than 20 acres. Lj8b legislative briefs Cool and soothe your haemorrhoids fast. Now there s extra Comfort for the burning itching misery of haemorrhoids. Soft pre a moistened flu Shable cleansing pads. Specially medicated to Cool and soothe sensitive Hemor Hoidal tissue. Fast. Try new cleansing cleansing pads. By the makers of preparation although it still lacks final approval an amendment to Manitoba s Highway traffic act cutting in half the period of Driver s licence suspension for Drivers registering warn on an Alert test received unanimous approval in the legislature monday. The amendment would reduce to six hours from 12 hours the period of suspension for a person registering warn on the test. Drivers who Register fail will still have their licences suspended for 12 hours. Attorney general Gerry Mercier told the House. The amendment was brought into the legislature by Mer Cier on the heels of opposition suggestions during earlier detailed committee study of the Bill. Former attorney Gener Al Howard Pawley new democratic com mended Mercier accepting opposition suggestions to make More effective legislation. The Bill was expected to come up for final Reading tuesday. The legislature monday gave second Reading approval to amendments to the province s human rights act which would exempt the Manitoba Public insurance corporation from provisions forbidding discrimination in insurance poli cies on the basis of age sex and marital status. The amendments also stipulate that race religion or color May be specified in selecting employees if it is a reasonable occupational qualification or requirement for the position or employment. In final debate before the amendments go to committee for study Len Evans East suggested the amendment which he claimed allowed considerable Lati tude for exempting certain areas of employment from the human rights legislation. It s not just a minor opening of the door. It leaves the door wide open for Evans said. Attorney general Gerry Mercier said All but the Amend ments concerning aut Opac had been asked for by the human rights commission As a result of its experience. He cited examples such As the need to hire a Black actor to play a Black role and to hire native people As councillors in some social service positions. Earlier in debate. Highways minister Harry Enns said actuarial statistics show age sex and marital status have a effect on Accident statistics. The commission had said it was discriminatory to charge men Between so and More for their Drivers licences than women. Amendments to the province s civil sen ice act removing five provisions now covered by collective bargaining agree ments with the Manitoba government employees association cleared second Reading in the legislature monday and were sont to committee. Despite opposition support for the move. Leu Evans Eam seized the occasion to contest the government s figures on the reduction of the civil service claiming it did t take into account seasonal employment by comparing March to september. The amendments remove provisions concerning probation a temporary1 pay increase for a temporary promotion the rights of appealing a dismissal overtime and the right of the civil service commission to make regulations for Safe working conditions. Labor minister Norma Price said monday 19 mexican workers had been hired in the Portage la Prairie area by Market Garden operators. She told Joyd Axworthy Rouge the worker had been hired under a Canada Mexico agreement. 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