Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 31, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october 1981 7 the Winnipeg free press welcomes letters from writers must give their name and the author s name will be used and letters Are subject to editing readers forum Renaissance tactic attacked by readers after Reading and hearing the read of some people to the questionnaire being sent to the various political candidates by the Renaissance internal Winnipeg i also received a copy of the questionnaire for me to because the if you do not return your those questions that we have previously marked with an x will be understood As your answer1 is obviously unfair to any i decided to Send my answers to the free press to publish in order to ventilate the issues in a More Public and responsible d answer to question on the Issue of support to private my position is that whatever level of sup port that now presently exists May be maintained unless there Are other More important areas of higher priority d answer to question my Posi Tion on this Issue is that if taxpayers Are to be allowed to direct the school portion of their taxes to the private schools of the parents Choice when those schools meet provincial academic then All taxpayers must also be allowed to earmark some or All the taxes they pay for specific purposes that they if we adopt such a then we Are on the Road to direct citizen no representative Type of government As we Are Corrod ing the legitimacy of the collective Wisdom of legislative As City councils and other representative governmental decision Mak ing d answer to question if there is Mutual agreement Between labor and management to submit to an impartial arbiter for a binding arbitration Dieci then i will support binding arbitration for essential services As deter mined by the same impartial arbiter to be truly if there is no let the parties negotiate until a settlement is if there is a then let the government intervene to Settle the deadlock authoritatively and d answer to question if the closed shops Are to be opened up in the name of the right to then the lockout must equally be opened up and the so called management residual prerogative rights must also be equally Given Upin the name of human dignity and d answer to question if we Are to approve stricter enforcement of the Laws relating to then we must also approve stricter enforcement of All Laws relating to All subject matter of what we need Are enlightened Laws and responsible enforce ment of enlightened d answer to question if we Are to approve legislation charging patients their medical costs when they have abortions for reasons other than those that endanger the patients life or pregnancies that have resulted from then we must also logically charge medical costs for All medical services whatsoever but excepting people who cannot afford the High Cost of medical our society can Only be As Strong and As healthy As its own d answer to question it depends on the goals to be achieved whether or not deficit budgeting or deficit spend ing is to be resorted if deficit spending by any government is to be then All individual credit financing must also be prohibited and everyone encouraged to buy Only what they can pay d answer to question if we Are to remove from Plain View in Public places the so called pornographic liter then we must remove All Litera Ture from Plain View because what we dislike we usually Label As porno which is a matter of individual aesthetic enlightened not normally legislate on matters of ethical d answer to question if we Are to have legislation which would enforce stricter Laws that would prohibit Crimi nals who have a record of repeated acts of rape or child molestation from receiving Only minor then we might As Well strictly enforce All Laws against All recidivists without distinction As to the Type of offence committed d answer to question if we Are to have legislation that would protect the rights of employers and private schools to use their own discretion in denying minority group activists rent or employment when such activists would Hurt or disturb the operations and functions of the land lords rental or the employers business or the private schools philos then we must equally have legis lation that would protect the rights of parents and Chil Dren As human Are by nature entitled have unimpaired Possession of self respect against any degrading or humiliating treatment by any and All other persons to protect those qualities that every human being has an inborn right to have and Conrad Santos associate professor the University of Manitoba objectionable this is my response to Renaissance International Winnipeg chapters questionnaire in the opening paragraph of your it states that if you do not receive a returned questionnaire from me by november your organization will assume my answers for and then print the assumed answers in a Public i strongly object to your methods that is to say your organization has no right to publish any opinion using my name without the written consent of myself or my official if your organization goes Forward with this method of opinion or political As it truly i guarantee that very soon after Publica Tion of your interpretation of my Opin Ion without my my lawyers will Contact your Legal counsel and commence Legal the option is this and it is very you give me a list of Renais Sance members who reside in the constituency of Burrows where i am a candidate i will make a Point of discussing those topics and others which Are of provincial nature with said Wayne Anderson Liberal candidate Burrows constituency Winnipeg take a stand perhaps we have found a solution to East West tensions in Canada after All just let Renaissance International say a few words on the matter and All politicians will be in agreement against this might be a very commendable concern if Renaissance were some evil group intent on destroy ing our social popular or the Renaissance Survey does raise some valid apparently the difficulty arises out of the clause in the Survey which says that Renaissance will answer for candidates who do not respond to the i suppose that is a Little it certainly does provide a convenient out for politicians who do not wish to commit themselves the fact remains that the issues raised in the Survey Are All of legitimate an issues on which government does so the voters do have a right to know where our candidates stand on these How about it candidates i am not a member of i am not issuing you a deadline of the election and i am not alone in asking for you to take a if any one of you has the courage of his or her convictions to address yourself to these lets see your stand printed in the free Janice Zonneveld Portage la no robots the candidates in the coming elec Tion should not feel obligated to com plete the questionnaire submitted to them by Renaissance this is an extremely High handed action that deserves to be there Are too Many individuals and groups who Force rigid opinions on others and use their considerable influence to the detriment of those of us who wish to think for it would be great if All the candidates already had High standards of Interi the Mere completion of a questionnaire will not ensure nor will it necessarily reflect their pres ence or How can we Hope for politicians who Are mature enough and flexible enough to apply appropriate solutions to our problems if they allow themselves to be influenced by every new set of rules that comes along the last thing we need is a group of reprogrammed robots to govern our cities and coun Lucy Andrusko Winnipeg no subsidies for railways it is disheartening not to in All the dialogue associated with rail aban even this latest intention to discontinue a nationwide passenger any authoritative voice with even a Basic knowledge of our history behind do none of our parliamentarians recall the facts of history As they relate to the railway it was a known fact when the railway was first built because of our geography and the very Large area of land to be serviced by that no train in Canada would Ever be Able to oper ate at a there is no Way that any train can recoup its costs through fares or freight rates that offer the Public an affordable to this end the car and later the were Given huge tracts of land and land rights including for commercial property for tax concessions and other areas of for it was clearly understood that the profits from All these enterprises would subsidize the operation of a rail service across the any discussion of rail costs should always take these facts into there is now no nor was there Ever any for the Canadian government to subsidize the both the car and the car have National advertising programs which inform the Public of their interest in Canada in our in our in not Only by but by air and water As Well As by All that is required by the Canadian government is the spine to make the railways use the profits of these varied enterprises to provide a Complete ser no rail line should be allowed to be discontinued on the basis of a profi Simmons Portage la foam in the Home with regard to the Issue of formaldehyde insulation to the tune of Frome on the Range with apologies to the 1 of give us a Home without any foam and paint that has no where aluminium wire wont set us on a refund would help from the foam in your Home youre All getting sick in your formaldehyde is creeping inside embalm us before we Are King King Sproule Winnipeg nip Given credit for Law the conservatives have recently distributed copies of the new family Law Booklet and have taken credit for enacting the Best legislation in Cana lest we the family maintenance act and marital property act were passed by the nip government in october and were blocked by the conserva Tives in december of by passing Bill the legislation did not come into Force and a review committee was set up which effectively changed the intent of the As Myrna Wostash states in Chate despite the new attorney generals vow Mercier he is committed to the equal sharing of the nip the review committees recommendations would effectively dismantle the earlier progressive the new Law allows for a judges discretion in providing maintenance to spouse and findings in several documented cases have shown that women and children Are existing on a smaller budget and have a lower Standard of living than their former if Manitoba has the most Progress Ive family Law in then the credit is due to Howard Sidney Green Howard Pawley attorney general in and to the commitment of the nip to Equality of the human condition and to the scores of women who demanded jus Tice in our Karen Wiebe Winnipeg the big Blue Premier Sterling Lyon has a Good thing going for All Manitoban the three Meg projects Potash and the proposed Western Power although there is scepticism concerning the Success of the present project negotiations it is a negative View of the splinter mostly those of the nip and the labor organizations it Manitoba has been too Long in the wilderness and a stronger economic base is necessary if it is to forge ahead and become a have province instead of a on november citizens will have the Opportunity to lift Manitoba out of the mire of undeserved economic stagnation by voting for either of the three parties which oppose the future Prosperity of they can vote for the progressive conservative party which certainly has something on the Ball for every Citi zen who is faithful to the cause of Progress and the future of Nicholas Lewadnyj Winnipeg political rhetoric the opposition parties Are All prom Ising to do things for the building and exploration segments of but fail to Tell the Public How they Are going to get the Money from the Federal government for cer Tain Federal programs and assistance in others when the conservatives cannot get the funds needed and those they do get have been reduced due to changes in Federal because of fewer Liberal representatives in Western there Are proposed rail cuts and increased costs for the services of the How can Liberal Leader Douglas progressive Leader Sid Green or Leader of opposition Howard Pawley do something with nothing Pawley pledges to develop the conservative government has been trying to do that Ever since it came to promis ing is one doing is Steinhauer Winnipeg Sterling Lyon Douglas Lauchlan make vote count do you remember what happened when the conservative party took of fice Many worthwhile social projects were Cut Many civil servants were coldblooded by Dis and funding was Cut from and senior citizen services until just do not let the recent Good hearted Ness of the conservatives in their proposal to bring new Industry Alcan upping Day care Grants and helping the senior fool the people of Manitoba into reflecting a party that will Only negate the promises it we should also ask what the conservative party stand is on As we should All be aware that if the conservatives Are reelected we stand a Strong Chance of being re turned to the land of private insurance companies and rates such As those found in Alberta and on which would be beyond the Means of most make your votes count this election or be prepared to suffer the consequences of the reelection of the conservative Davis Winnipeg fatal flaw seen in Manitoba new education support program is a time bomb ticking away under the provincial according to George a Tran Scon Springfield school trustee for the past 12 years and a directory Large of the Manitoba school trustees Asso Marshall says the program has a flaw it Deli vers dollars to not dollars to a fundamental Law of economics is that when you raise you raise the school divisions with the highest assessment receive the highest the divisions with the lowest assessment receive the least Marshall says the chief problem is that the scheme took a snapshot of the 1980 budgets of Manitoba 57 school divisions and districts As the Way for the province to pay 80 per cent of school the disparity Between Rich and poor divisions was therefore province will pay equally 80 per cent of a poor divisions Low budget and 80 per cent of a Rich divisions Marshall says this turns the concept of provincial Educa Tion support on its instead of paying the most to the poorest Divi the government ends up paying the most to the it has effectively abandoned the purpose of its which was to further Equality of educational by the wealthy Divi an Frances Russell which Marshall claims Benefit most from the education support pro Are in the conservative territory of Southwest Manitoba and the poorer divisions Are in the oppositions turf of Northeast Manitoba and Marshall Doest attribute political motives to the gov it he because the government was captured by its when a group from Mast met with members of the tory the Las admitted that they didst understand the program and were res lying on the minister and his Marshall this program is a political time but education financing is so few people try to under stand i believe now that a few More both at the municipal and provincial Are starting to realize the when the bomb goes it will be Marshall says the bomb is not simply the Ever widening discrepancies in education but the enor Mous new Burden placed on property by the education support the education support program has three the first is a vast increase in the province wide Educa Tion Levy from five Mills on farm and residential property to 37 Mills and from 33 Mills on commercial property to 75 this huge jump pumped an additional million into the Provin Cial education support but As Marshall Points it meant that an extra million raised from property in Winnipeg was used to fund education in Rural Marshall says he cannot understand Why this massive new Burden on property didst prompt howls from municipal be cause it has seriously narrowed their manoeuvring room to tax for Munici pal i can not understand Why Winni Peg mayor Bill Norrie want terribly Hes lost a lot of his Elbow the second component is Money from the provinces own consolidated this the province put an additional million into the pro this the problem was masked by the infusion of this new million from property and million from general it was sufficient to allow most school boards either to hold the or in some de crease their own special but Marshall says it is incorrect for the government to claim it put an addition Al million into the provinces own increase was less than half the increase it took from proper the third component is the special Levy at the school Board Marshall says that next year it will have to go up substantially in All the poorer Divi to achieve the same number of some divisions will have to Levy double or triple the Mill rate of the wealthy Marshall assistant Deputy education minister Bestecki disagrees with mar Shalls he advances figures to show that the lower the assessment of a school the higher is the contribution from the provinces own reve Marshall says what matters is the total amount of provincial not whether it is primarily from the doonesbury Levy or primarily from provincial cof Overall provincial support still is higher in the wealthier the figures Tell the fort with the highest per Pupil assessment among the Urban receives per Pupil from the provincial education support Dauphin with a per Pupil assessment of Only receives Only in total from the provincial support pro with the highest per Pupil assessment among Rural obtains per Stu Dent from the with the lowest per Pupil assessment among Rural receives in provincial Marshall gives another illustration of the River East gets about the same per Pupil support from the prov Ince that Jame Assiniboia but River East has million less in Marshall asks How River East can Hope to keep Pace with Jame Assiniboia in education Quality for its in when you have to Cut Quality is the first thing that the province thought they were furthering educational Equality of of but when they tried to do so by paying 80 per cent of everyone they just cemented Ine Quali and those inequalities will in crease by a Geometric progression in the subsequent years of this pro ijkcdm50vsr Herb to that you i 6orour youre Peone pm wcvn5 for years it stain fair to Hyp just As Sooh Puna mans Ukas ux3kat him hew a v ;