Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 7, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free november 1981 j i j i i in few no filtered economic Index takes largest drop since 52 continued from Page 1 the Agency added that the Ponfil Oddos Itice critics my in tto the Agency also reported that its composite leading a Mea sure of future economic fell in August for the second consecutive month to compared with a base Index of 100 in nine of 10 key sectors of Economy were with the largest drops in consumer spending and residential Murray free press the Agency added that the Ponfil tired version of the Index fell an astonishing per the largest drop since the beginning of the historical record for the statistics Canada says the Ponfil tired Index is less accurate than the regular Index but an Agency spokes Man said the drop was so Sharp it was Worth it seems to suggest that things Are gaining momentum fairly opposition critics said in the com Mons it is Clear the worst is yet to come unless Maceachen takes imme Diate measures to lower interest rates significantly and put people Back to David conservative labor noted that since the unemployment Survey ended several companies across the country have announced Large conservative Otto member for the southwestern Ontario Riding of dismissed As baloney Grays claim about lower interest Jelinek said that with consumer loan rates still above 20 per inter est rates Are still seven percentage Points higher than they were in 1979 when Gray then in opposition said High interest rates stifle the Economy and Cost thousands of Nelson new Democrat member for Kamloops said in an interview the most worrisome aspect of unemployment int in the statistics at he said there Are Large social costs with us for Possi because of family wife child abuse and other problems caused by Crombie and David nip attacked govern ment employment policy again later during debate on legislation to enact a striking workers watch As ramp officers sweep Glass from the Wain As ramp officers sweep Glass from the Road leading into the Inco metals High harsh words on picket line Tkv Kolh b a t d1 Norn 4j by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Thompson it was a Day of High some harsh words but relatively Cool tempers on picket lines yester Day As ramp moved in to Clear Barri Cades from the main Access Roati to the strike bound Inco metals company the consisting of old car tires and generous Spring Klings of broken and in one a Christmas were in place moments after United steelworkers of America local 6166 president Blake Mcgrath announced the company la test offer had been turned Down by 673 to 543 thursday staff employees attempting to report for work Between 7 and 8 yester Day turned away when they saw the during the Mcgrath and the strike committee discussed the situation for about an hour with ramp Marvin Young of the Thompson Young said the Union had Given the ramp excellent cooperation since the beginning of the the Union was Given until 2 to Clear the barricades on their numbers of pickets and tension grew at the main Access Road As the deadline Between 70 and 100 pickets milled around the drank talked and played cribbage in the strikers log Cabin alongside the at 4 when the numbers a Fleet of six ramp patrol cars and Paddy wagons moved the 32 offi including one lined the sides of the Road As Young talked again cities assured of rights Levesque claims interference in Quebec jurisdiction with local Union he said we dont want we have Sim ply come to open the when the discussion a Bulldozer rented from a local construction company cleared the barricade from the Road to a chorus of jeers and catcalls from the threaten ing words were shouted at the Bulldozer picket Harry Studley had to be restrained by three policemen to pre vent him from jumping in the path of the his a smelter worker at the Inco had to be held in Check by fellow pickets to keep her from charging the police holding her cheers came from the pickets As three ramp constables swept Glass from the the mounties stayed on in Force As darkness some Are to remain on duty around the clock at the main Entrance staff Sargeant Arnold Barrie of the ramp City detachment said his Force has been built up because of the extra riot police Are on standby to Fly to Thompson if labor adjustment benefits program and improve Layoff Protection in the Canada labor the program extends Early retire ment benefits now available for clothing and footwear workers to Laid off workers in some other Indus the changes to the code require federally regulated industries to negotiate Layoff adjustment plans with employees and provide More Severance Walesa takes Gamble continued from Page 1 Sion was passing a Resolution in Gdansk threatening a National strike if no agreement on a Long list of social and political issues is reached within three that action had seemed to undercut and prompted the communist party Tribuna to say if agreement was possible the next move is up to the Union replied with its strikingly conciliatory statement issued within hours by the presidium of its National the statement was signed by Walesa As chairman of the Presidio whose 13 members Are responsible for Day today Union passionate pleas but while the presidium appears to solidly support the full 107member National commission May the commission passed a Resolution calling for a strike i the polish defence Industry to Force the authorities to Grant concessions in other be the commission finally revoked the action Only after passionate pleas by Union some commission members were opposed to Walesa meeting with Jaru Zelsky and and Walesa came under intense criticism until he left the National commission meeting wednes Day for the Summit in some party members said that Walesa told Jaruzelski and Glemp that Solidarity leadership was badly split and that he could make no promises without the National commissions a according to the party played a key role at this criticizing Walesa for wavering and emphasizing the seriousness of the moment in Poland continued from Page 1 in this Means guarantees for French language minorities outside Quebec and guarantees for the English language minority in Levesque argues that this interferes with provincial jurisdiction Over education and also conflicts with Bill the Quebec language that Law limits English language Educa Tion to those whose parents were educated in English in effectively barring anglophones moving to Quebec from out Side the province or in spite of the comments by Joyal and Chretien As they left the Cabinet an official in Chretien office later said that whatever the words appear vents Quebec anger on Constitution in letter to premiers Quebec up intergovernmental affairs minister Claude Morin vented que becs feelings of betrayal by the rest of Canada Over thursdays constitutional Accord in a scathing letter sent yesterday to seven provincial at the same an angry and embittered Premier Rene Levesque refused to comment on the strategy his government May adopt in the Wake of the landmark Morins addressed to the intergovernmental affairs ministers of the seven provinces with formed the so called group of eight which opposed the Federal governments original reads in part for about a i have appreciated the Effort of dialogue and reflection which we undertook together against Ottawa constitutional solemn promises there were moments when i even thought i Felt your Friendship and under standing towards Quebec to you May so Many solemn promises had been made during the referendum of Morin recalled that the eight provinces All Ontario and new Brunswick signed an agreement last april before the television cameras to work together and develop common despite Strong hesitations about signing and pressure from fervent Quebec nationalists for abandoning a traditional bargaining Quebec stuck to the agreement Morin but he said the other seven provinces held a meeting the night before the agreement to which Quebec was not taking action without consulting Quebec and form the basis Tor the final consensus which isolated the Morin said you know the to whom so Many promises were made in before the so referendum now Morin finds itself less protected today than Many of us think we were deceived and an undeniable fact remains Are faced with a situation where a Federal government which is majority English associated with nine English speaking provincial will ask another English speaking government in London to reduce without its consent the integrity and authority of the Only French speaking government in North for 18 years now i have been directly involved in the constitutional de at no time did j Ever think Quebec would end up in the deplorable and painful situation in which we find ourselves to there was no decision taken by Cabinet today to impose the language they decided they were All too tired and no decision was Here is a transcript of the interviews with Chretien and Joyal As they emerged from question will Section 23 the language rights apply in Quebec Chretien we want to treat the minorities in an equal there Are some were waiting to have a reaction from Quebec to the offer weve made to clarify the words and so so its what were looking at at the but weve not heard from them As question so you Haven decided whether it will apply in Quebec or not Chretien in telling you that we want Equality on that score but some of the problems Are not so much on the principle As on the Choice of question so it will be imposed then Chretien there will be this but i dont know when and How it will be question dont you think that will cause a lot of Strain in the country then Chretien i talk wit que Beers and Quebe cers Are the separatists Are its As simple As that time Frame question do you have a time Frame Chretien we want to proceed 1 will take the weekend and i will sleep and i will see do you have any time Frame at All when youd like to have language rights across the country Chretien in telling you that we had an Accord yesterday and Well introduce a Resolution and it will be in Joyal was interviewed immediately of question so Cabinet has decided that the principle will but the timing is not yet Joyal that a fair assessment at this because As i mentioned earlier the prime minister is ready to listen to suggestions that opposition Leader Joe Clark can that Premier Levesque can and that other members of parliament can have at this question could we have a situation that immediately after the Constitution is a treated language rights would apply in nine provinces but possibly not in Quebec Joyal there wont be different treat what Trudeau is willing to consider is that the principle is and when it will apply it will be applied every there is no doubt about Al Berta Premier Peter Lougheed has made it Clear during the he said in not ready to suspend implementation of Franco phone rights in Alberta until it can be recognized in Quebec or implemented in 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