Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 25, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free press. Saturday april Surprise proposal Defeated Ottawa up Liberal senators Defeated a Surprise constitutional amendment by the progressive conservatives yesterday that theoretically could have resulted in official bilingualism being imposed on Ontario without the province s consent liberals used their majority in the upper House to defeat the proposal the conservative amendment introduced by the party s Senate Leader Jacques Flynn would have forced on Tario As Quebec and Manitoba have been obliged since the last Century to provide bilingual court and Legisla Tive services. However according to the conserva Tive proposals the amendment As with All aspects of Trudeau s constitutional package would Only have been pro claimed if seven provinces represent ing at least 50 per cent of the country s population agreed. Without consent thus seven provinces excluding on Tario could have imposed bilingualism on Ontario without the province s con sent an extremely unlikely possibility. Flynn maintained his amendment would not have resulted in a direct imposition of bilingualism on on Tario because of the requirement for at least seven provinces to approve the measure. The official conservative line throughout the constitutional debate has been that bilingualism should not be imposed on Ontario. However some tory maps notably John Fraser Vancouver have criticized the Liberal government for refusing to impose bilingualism on on Tario and give rights to about Franco ontarian. In an interview yesterday on Quebec City radio station cd cd conservative Leader Joe Clark reiterated the party line. But Clark said he will ask Ontario Premier William Davis to change his stand and agree to provide constitutional guarantees for Franco on tarian rights. Davis support despite pressure from Many Liberal maps Trudeau has also refused to impose bilingualism on Ontario and run the risk of losing Davis s support for the entire constitutional package. Davis and new Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield Are the Only provincial leaders supporting Trudeau. At a news conference yesterday tru Deau said that once the Constitution is Patriate he will be campaigning for a bilingual Ontario. However under tru Deau s favored constitutional amending formula Ontario has a veto and would therefore never be forced to accept any constitutional changes. Davis told the Ontario legislature thursday he promised ontarian in the last provincial election he would never accept official bilingualism for the province. The new democratic party planned to introduce an amendment forcing on Tario to provide bilingual services but changed its plans because of opposition from the party s Ontario Wing. Grain pact in works continued from Page 1 prices on a Canadian Deal for about three million tonnes of wheat and More than a million tonnes of Barley a year would be fixed Semi annually Over the life of the shipments but the value is estimated at More than billion a year at today s prices. Grain Trade sources say High level talks with North american Trade officials involve increased shipments of wheat Barley Corn and soybeans from both the . And Canada during the next several years. The current Outlook is for Good world Grain crops this year but even with High output in recent years the soviets have been falling Short of targets especially to Supply More livestock feed for expanding meat production. In a statement Reagan said after weighing All options carefully and con Ferring fully with my advisers the embargo was being lifted. . Department of agriculture for eign service reports indicate the soviet Union has been unable to build up stocks to desired Levels and has been seeking import Levels which would in effect break the . Embargo. The former Carter administration new Grain sales to the soviet Union to protest the invasion of Afghanistan but Reagan promised to con Sider ending the restriction while campaigning for president. Sources in Ottawa say Reagan is expected to approve the Sale of about two million tonnes of wheat to be shipped this year As a first step in ending the embargo. The associated press reported yesterday that the . Administration had consulted with allies before lifting the restriction. Description single person renting Gross for tuition fees British new Nova Columbia sask. Manitoba Ontario Quebec Scotia husband and wife both Over age 65 homeowners family Gross single person Homeowner Gross for an resp for tuition fees Case husband and wife with 2 Small children homeowners Gross for a pension for Union dues 208 100 nil 614 358 159 813 633 150 963 427 427 417 472 nil nil nil 442 442 232 nil nil 2.754 nil maybe people will like Manitoba now continued from Page 1 Lola and Jim two retired West end homeowners earned a refund of through the tax credit program. Only four provinces actually pro vide a rebate to taxpayers when they have not contributed any tax dollars to government coffers. Alberta has no tax credit program for elderly Home owners. Maybe people will like Manitoba better said Lola. The couple s total income made up of pension and old age Security pay ments was while a television car and entertainment Are out of reach they say they have no problems making ends meet a 70, and Jim 72, have lived in their Home for 31 years and feel no urge to move to Greener pastures. Jane however is already making plans to move to a province where she believes there Are More opportunities for High paying jobs. Just beginning her career As a Law yer she earned in 1980. But she had to pay in rent. Jane was Able to claim a deduction of for tuition fees on her income tax form. But again it was the tax credit program which came to her Rescue. Jane received a total of from the tax credit program. Yet despite her Low income she earned Only from the Cost of living tax credit her total tax Bill was higher than it would have been in Alberta and less than it would have been in Newfoundland. British Columbia her goal would have charged her an extra in taxes last year. But Jane said not even the equitable tax Levels could keep her in Manitoba. I just Don t feel that this is the province of the tax credit programs have Only a minimal effect on higher income earners. Ian a single Homeowner did qualify for the minimum property tax rebate. But with a total income of his tax Bill was the same As those levied in British Columbia and Ontario. Alberta taxes for a Homeowner in the same situation would be Paul Sullivan free press columnist Homeowner and father of two turned Over in taxes last year. Because his wife Elizabeth does t work Sullivan was Able to claim in exemptions. The family s two Chil Dren accounted for an additional deduction of residents of British Columbia Al Berta and Ontario who also earned would have paid fewer taxes than Sullivan. But Sullivan said the tiny difference in tax Levels from province to province could t be blamed for the out Migra Tion of residents from Manitoba. I could hardly afford to move to Alberta for the i would save in he said. However Sullivan said he did think the government should be held accountable for what it does with the taxes it collects. I d really like to know where my Money is he said. I m Perso Nally attached to that Manitoba s tax credit schemes appear to be the most generous of those offered in Canada. In 1980, the minimum property tax credit was and the maximum the three per cent Cost of living tax credit was maintained although a new calculation reduced benefits. Benefits under the Manitoba pension ners school tax assistance program were increased last year by and offered to retired renters and pension ners Between the Ages of 55 and 65. And new child related and shelter allow Ance programs were introduced. None of the maritime provinces has any sort of tax credit scheme. British Columbia offers renters up to in Aid. Apartment dwellers in Alberta Are eligible for a minimum of and a maximum of in Aid. Saskatchewan reimburses its Home owners up to in credits based on 25 per cent of Money paid toward Mort Gage interest payments. Saskatchewan residents also Are Eli Gible for a Cost of living credit High income earners Are subject to a sur tax. Credits above the actual taxes paid Are not refunded. The Ontario government offers its homeowners unlimited credits based on a formula of plus 10 per cent of property tax paid. Renters Are also granted a shelter credit based on plus two per cent of rent. Ontario residents further Benefit from a Cost of living credit equal to one per cent of total personal exemptions. Deep emotional damage difficult to detect name calling continual putdown can be More harmful to children than physical abuse bruises bums welts and fractures Are the most visible effects of child abuse but not necessarily the most damaging. There is often extensive emotional damage which is harder to detect and treat child care experts say. In Manitoba cases of physical abuse have included damage to the brain vital organs eyes ears arms and legs and has also resulted in mental retardation blindness and deafness. Emotional abuse is always a part of sexual and physical child abuse cases but it can occur on its own. You re just As deprived but you re not getting clobbered that said or. Ken Mccrae director of the child development clinic at children s not yet tested a child abuse Case based solely on emotional abuse has never been taken to court although it does fall within the Law said Crown attorney Gregg Law Tor. Parents can emotionally abuse their children through name calling and continual putdown a Lack of recognition and by isolating them for pro longed periods. Studies have shown emotional abuse can cause children to develop a Low self image this can Lead to aggression anxiety and Low impulse control. They May also become self destruct hand bums Are common in child abuse cases. Hospital worker examines child s burned feet. Live and antisocial. Some Are slow in developing mentally and emotionally. Language perceptual and motor skills May be so underdeveloped abused children have fewer chances of succeeding in life. For these reasons abused children often become abusing parents. Social workers refer to the Cycle As the world of abnormal rearing. Studies also show people who were abused in their childhood often conceive children for the wrong Rea sons they have a child to meet their unsatisfied emotional needs. Most of these parents have Little understanding of an infant s needs and capabilities. Their expectations for their child Are often unrealistic. Some Young mothers in these circumstances have expected three month old infants to feed or dress themselves. When the child cannot live up to the unreal expectations or provide the affection the Parent desires they feel rejected and often become angry with the child. The child soon begins to experience abuse at the hands of the angry Par ent Over the years the child learns to meet the needs of the Parent by smoothing out problems to avoid the Wrath of the Parent. For this reason abused children Are often mistaken for mature children. With time a child in this relation ship May develop into a person who trusts no one who has Little self esteem and who has huge emotional needs. According to social workers they often select mates with similar Back grounds of abuse and conceive Chil Dren As their parents did to provide for their own emotional needs. And so the Cycle continues. Police in Winnipeg also have Evi Dence of the problems facing abused children on their Road through life. Sgt Marshall Chiborek a member of the department s child abuse unit formed in 1976, said abused Chil Dren often run into trouble with the Law in later life. I be seen abused kids i dealt with four years ago end up As our juvenile delinquents extended family exception rather than Rule continued from Page 1 not All abuse cases end like this. In another Case it took criminal charges and a trial to make a father realize he did not have the right to whip his 16-year-old daughter with a wire cloth Esline because she was late coming Home. He was disciplining his child and there was nothing wrong with what he was doing. He could not accept said sgt. Dave Allen of the Winnipeg police child abuse unit in Many costs the parents have difficulty disciplining their children and lose control. One Mother took a Belt to her hyperactive seven year old son after he refused to Stop drinking water from a toilet. The boy had bruises on his Back buttocks and thighs. No charges were Laid but the Mother did seek help and her child was returned to her. Abused As child in Tanya s Case counselling for her and her husband revealed Many underlying problems. Tanya had been emotionally abused As a child. Her weight problem was a source of ridicule for family and friends. She married into a traditional european family who did not readily accept her. With her own family out of the province and few parenting skills she had Little support. She also faced isolation from Many child abuse part 1 sides after abusing Jeremy. Hospital staff were cold child care authorities at first held Little Hope for her since she refused to admit her actions. Her husband began to turn on her As did some of her own family. This is not unusual in a society that worships the family As its Corner Stone. But economic realities have chipped away at that Cornerstone. Modern mothers often face the responsibility of a career and raising a family. Increased mobility has made extended families the exception rather than the Rule. Gone Are the Community supports of past generations. Parents Are expected to Cope with their problems. But Many can t. The family is not an impregnable fortress. No longer is the extended family involved in raising the Chil said Rick Sloan of the social planning Council of Winnipeg. Folk heating mistaken As abuse. Not All welts and bruises suffered by children Are the result of child abuse. Cupping and coining for example Are two ancient Healing methods used on children which have been mistaken for abuse. Both practises cause ugly bruises but these disappear after a few Days. Last year almost 60 cases of coining also known As Cao Gio were reported in Manitoba said or. Joseph do a Winnipeg paediatrician and a member of the local vietnamese Community. The practice originated in Southeast Asia and involves applying menthol at de Oil or Balsam along the spine base of the neck and in Between the ribs of the sick child. The area is then rubbed with a Coin or an egg until bruises appear. The skin is not broken and the bruises disappear within a few Days. Cupping is another Folk Healing practice common to Mediterranean cultures and sometimes mistaken for abuse. A open ended Glass bulb is warmed with a Candle and applied to the skin. As it cools the skin is sucked into the bulb causing bruising and swelling. Both practices Are supposed to help rid the body of bad winds of coining and cupping have been practice among cultural groups for thousands of do said. It s a cultural Gap. It s very difficult to change people who have been doing this for he said More people in Winnipeg Are now aware of the practice but i Don t think it s generally Well known in Oiher areas. I think before they jump the gun they should ask for he someone finds something unusual they should not mongolian spotting is another Condi Tion which is often mistaken for child abuse. Common to Indian Metis and Oriental children it appears As Large bruises. But these Are bluish birth Marks which usually disappear. Two less frequent conditions which have also been mistaken for abuse Are Osteogenesis imperfect or Brittle Bone disease and a blood problem called transient clotting inhibitors. These pressures result in Many child abuse cases say child care professionals. And while reports of abuse Are increasing As the Public becomes More aware of the Issue no one knows the full extent of the problem. Tip of iceberg physical abuse is Only the tip of the said or. Ken Mcrae director of the child development clinic at children s Hospital. Emotional abuse is Only now being recognized he said. In Winnipeg an and hoc committee composed of physicians social work ers Crown attorneys and members of the Winnipeg police child abuse unit meet at least twice a month to discuss individual cases. But it has no official Sanction from the provincial government which is responsible for child welfare. Mcrae has proposed establishing a Manitoba Protection Centre located at children s Hospital to Deal with abuse cases in Manitoba. It would also be a Centre for research development of treatment programs education for child care professionals and for Clini Cal treatment. That proposal will soon be presented to the health sciences Board and to the provincial government later this month. On monday part 2 sexual abuse ;