Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 9, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Winnipeg free August pcs urged to help end ritual coalition opposes mutilation of african girls Ottawa up a coalition of women groups urged the govern ment yesterday to help african women stamp out the centuries old ritual of genital mutilation of Young the coalition against female genital mutilation sent telegrams to prime minister Clark and external affairs minister Flora Macdonald urging them to take an official stand against the practices during their visit to african about 14 per cent of Federal development funds to the third world go to african countries tolerating what amounts to castration of Lisa a coalition spokesman said at a news Canadian funds in some african mutilation is performed in modern West Ern style hospitals funded by the Canadian she said the coalition of women groups from across the country said Canada should publicly endorse the rec nation commendations of a world health organization conference calling for educational and health programs to end genital Canada should also Channel its International development funds into such programs in the More than 30 african countries where an estimated 30 million women and children have had parts of their genitals the coalition a dozen coalition demonstrators on parliament Hill presented a Brief to an aide of David minister responsible for the status of the aide said it is up to miss still in Africa with Clark after the Commonwealth conference in to express government policy on the Volkov said ritual mutilation is intended to protect a women virginity and prevent but because it is carried out in Una Gen liberals seeking housing scheme by Ron Clingen up news service Ottawa a new committee of liberals is scrambling to recommend an alternative to the conservative governments mortgage deductibility scheme in time to influence revisions before the plan is the committee after More than two hours of talks yester Day that a More equitable form of housing Cost Relief is needed although it failed to pinpoint a specific we Hope to put Forward a propos Al to our caucus in said newly elected my Lloyd co chairman of what is being called the Urban perspectives caucus com Mittee of the official who represents the Manitoba Riding of Winnipeg fort is one of five new maps on the 13member he said the committee concluded the recent jump of on half to three quarters of a percentage Point in Bank mortgage rates has wiped out benefits of the tory deductibility Axworthy said the benefits from the scheme to a Homeowner with an income of about a year would be about a year but extra interest payments will now come to about that he said the Liberal committee is in the process of developing a proposal for a housing allowance scheme which will provide Relief for both homeowners and he the Liberal plan would be More equitable and not weighted in favor of higher income Axworthy said he believes the government will yet realize its proposal is too expensive and has too Many other october budget finance minister John Crosbie has promised the deductibility scheme will be included in his governments first now slated to be brought Down in in its Effort to produce a reason ably popular the Liberal committee is recruiting ideas and opinions from experts and canadians in the committee also intends to pre pare a position paper on the Liberal approach to cities in the in often results in Ste severe infection or because it is designed to prevent women from enjoying sexual inter the ritual amounts to female Volkov performed on infants drawing from the work of an american she said re Moval of the Clitoris and outer Geni Talia is performed on Young often by a midwife or rela Tive using Glass hot coals or in some the outer genitalia Are seen together with a Thorn and covered with Black Earth and the girls legs Are tied she lies immobilized for weeks in her own wrapped in a Goatskin unit til she heals or Volkov when a woman the Stich ing is but she is sewn up again after each nearly every woman in Northern and Western african countries has been mutilated in this and some Are beginning to rebel against the Volkov she added that the practice is also common in Malaysia and several Middle Eastern including Yemen and saudi churches and other Volunteer groups continue to give Aid to these while turning a Blind Eye to these Volkov Volkov female castration rejects criticism she rejected criticism that the coalition is interfering in the cultural traditions of another if 30 million men were having their Testicles sliced that accusation be she to say that having her genitals Cut off with a knife Doest Hurt a baby girl because it is part of her culture is the most abhorrent and abominable instance of racism the recommendations of the world health organization Confer ence in february which the coalition supports were made by Afri can women and leaders of a few african she Cardinal Home after 12 years in Africa Montreal up Paulemile Cardinal returned Home for Good yesterday after 12 years working with handicapped children in West i have finished my work in Afri Leger told journalists shortly after his arrival at Mirabel International i am a Man in looking hobbling his eyes bloodshot after a flight from Rome where he stopped on his Way from the Cameroon capital of he said he was ill during his last six months in Africa and decided to pack his bags and return to the Mission is not and it Doest need a Man who is dragging his said the former roman Catholic archbishop of Montreal and brother of former governor general Jules he said he is leaving his work in Cameroon in Good con tent in the knowledge the people of that country Are pleased with the Mission he established just outside Yaounde which cared for lepers and later for All handicapped asked about reports he intended to work with vietnamese Leger said he never undertook a project without first studying it the problem of refugees is a uni Versal he there Are More than refugees in Cameroon which you All there Are refugees in Uganda they Are jail mail on protest blocked Ottawa up at tempts to inform Federal prisoners about National prison Justice Day have been blocked this year by confiscation of outside organizers said the organizers also said that parolees have been threatened with revocation of parole and imprisonment if they take part in outside the fifth annual National prison Justice Day will take place first organized to commemorate the 1974 death of Eddie nalon in Millhaven Federal prison in it has been marked with peaceful demonstrations inside and outside prisons to Call Public attention to prison nalon slashed his wrists while in solitary and bled to death White prisoners tried in vain to get guards to Call medical pcs yet to decide on Oil tax Ottawa up a spokesman for Energy min ister Ray Hnatyshyn has re fused to confirm or deny published reports that the progressive conservative government is considering a new excise tax on All Oil products sold in Canada starting next the spokesman said yesterday that no such proposal has been put before Cabinet and that any com ment at this time would be the spokesman said Energy planners Are still draft ing proposals aimed at Mak ing Canada self sufficient in Energy by the published reports said Revenue from an excise tax would be channelled into a special fund to to soften the Impact of higher Domestic Oil prices on specific sectors of the certain items illustrated Are optional at extra Lecar fuel for thought be gasoline consumption rating is second to none according to transport Canada be cars gasoline consumption was the lowest of any 4cylinder car equipped with a 4speed with Energy conservation on everyone be car makes your Gas Dollar go and that what we Call real no sacrifice on Comfort or performance be car is a four passenger with big car Comfort and car rack and Pinion 4wheel Independent suspension and Michelin steel belted radial tires Are All features 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