Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 22, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 Winnipeg free press wednesday april mothers breast feed their babies in protest at Toronto shopping mall. Mother nurse babies in Public to protest breast feeder eviction Toronto up two dozen mothers publicly breast fed their babies at a shop Ping mall yesterday to protest the earlier eviction of a woman who breast fed her baby while Selling Antiques from a Booth in the same mall. With their backs to a window facing Busy Bloor Street the mothers nursed their babies before television Crews and in full View of passing shoppers. The protest was prompted after the owner of a neighbouring boutique observed Jennifer Trott 32, of Burlington ont., breast feeding her son april 9 and became angered. She called the woman a pig and had her removed from the mall. About 40 women joined the one hour demonstration which ended before usual lunch hour crowds arrived. Reaction from passers by was mixed but generally favourable and mall management raised no objections. One passerby father of two said basically it s our victorian Outlook that makes us a Little bit apprehensive when we see a Mother breast feeding her but Julia Dredger who also operated an antique Booth that Day said she did t understand Why the women were Demon Strating. They should be Home doing something More constructive with their All parties Back Equality rights charter would guarantee equal freedoms formats females Ottawa up the three Politi Cal parties have agreed on enshrine ment of an overriding sexual Equality guarantee in the government s proposed constitutional charter of rights. The progressive conservatives and the new democratic party officially announced yesterday virtually identical amendments to the charter saying rights and freedoms Are guaranteed equally to male and female the nip secured Liberal agree ment for its proposal several weeks ago in an attempt to ensure cause of the government majority in the commons that it will be approved even without conservative support. The nip considers its Amend ment slightly stronger than the conservative proposal because it covers rights and freedoms referred to in the charter As opposed to rights and freedoms set out in the Char Ter. This is meant to broaden Protection As far As possible. It is written in such a Way that it is to quell concern about the Impact supposed to override other sections of the Equality clause on abortion of the charter such As enshrinement Law the conservatives added a twist of multiculturalism that could pos to their proposal by adding a Sepa rate amendment declaring the Char Ter does not affect parliament s because of the procedural arrange ment in the commons for changing the constitutional package passage the concern has been prompted by of the nip Equality clause is More some feminists who say use of the Likely than approval of the conserva Sibly be used to justify sexual discrimination. Authority to legislate on abortion. Pro abortion signal word persons in the charter is a pro abortion signal to the courts be cause of jurisprudence defining per son to exclude a fetus. The Equality guarantee has been sought for months by women s rights organizations across the country representing women from virtually All walks of life and All political parties. The guarantee is aimed at ensuring that any legislation policy or practice that is sexually discriminatory would be struck Down by the courts As unconstitutional. Live amendment. Each party has the right to nne omnibus amendment subject to one vote As a package. It s a take it or leave it system in which disapproval of one part of an amendment Means defeat of the whole package. The conservative package covers several issues some patently unacceptable to the liberals and the nip while the nip amendment covers Only Equality and aboriginal rights and was introduced with the Advance Blessing of the govern ment. Reform by citizens proposed Winnipeg chamber of Commerce has called a Spe Cial meeting to consider a Canada West foundation proposal that constitutional Reform be taken out of the hands of politicians and handled by a citizens group with representation from All parts of the country. Foundation member e. B. Osier told the monthly meet ing of the chamber Board of. Directors yesterday that a major conference and Public opinion surveys held by the research organization concluded that the Federal government should set up a constituent Assembly with equal representation from each province and territory to rewrite the Constitution. Ordinary he said in a one shot Effort and with no Long term axes to grind As the politicians have could get agreement better and sooner than the Federal provincial Battle we see on women s rights alone in any Case nip women s critic Pauline Jewett said she would oppose the conservative proposal on abortion. She said that would open the Way for further exceptions of Laws from the charter. Equality clause however two feminist lawyers who have been campaigning for women s rights amendments in the charter said the conservative proposal would merely spell out the status quo leaving abortion Law in the hands of parliament. Both lawyers reacted positively to the support by All parties for the Equality clause. But while they welcomed it they emphasized women s groups had sought other Amend ments. Among those amendments was elimination of a three year period of Grace aimed at giving parliament and Legislatures time to change discriminatory Laws. . Nonstop daily to Edmonton. Starting May 4, chair gives you another Good time from Winnipeg to Edmonton. Call your travel agent or chair at 957-1060. Depart . Arrive . . . 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