Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 11, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Winnipeg free May 1983 offered but no apologies by Michael Doyle and Fred Youngs the Federal and provincial governments have not apologized to the Over the burning of an american Flag during a demonstration outside its Winnipeg consulate attended by two provincial Cabi net maps were told in the commons yesterday Canada sent the a diplomatic note april 7 expressing regrets but offering no Assurance such incidents will not happen the Canadian response followed a strongly worded note to the external affairs department v protesting the Cabinet ministers presence at the demonstration where the Flag was the said natural resources minister Al Mackling and economic development minister Muriel Smith gave the event an official character by their the note also asked Ottawa for an Assurance from the Manitoba government that such official support of hostile demonstrations will not be a copy of Canadas reply was tabled in the House by Jean parliamentary Secretary to Exter Nal affairs minister Allan at the request of opposition Leader Erik the department expresses its regrets that the Flag of the United states was burned during the Demon the external affairs note the embassy will be aware that the ministers concerned have publicly dissociated them selves from the burning of the United states the Canadian note in the Premier of Manitoba has informed the Deputy prime minister and Secretary of state for external affairs that the participation of the minis ters in the demonstration cannot be construed As giving it an character or Conno Tating the official support of the government of As the Premier of Manitoba has denied the address by Smith constituted an attack on the United but has said that it was rather an expression of sorrow at events in Smith told the legislature yesterday that a report from Ottawa indicating Premier Howard Paw Ley had apologized to Washington does not represent the facts As i understand the minister said there were several inaccuracies in the report in yesterdays free she said Washington has not asked for an nor have we offered the newspaper report said the parliamentary Secretary to the minister of external affairs had said Manitoba apologized to the our area of regret was in the location of the Smith while the government maintains ministers have the right to speak out on foreign it has said Cabinet members will no longer appear at demonstrations in front of the she opposition Leader Sterling Lyon attempted to draw the minister into a debate on the testing of the cruise missile in but Smith said the Issue is out of the governments and while the nip has taken a stand on the cruise As a the province Snow joke Saskatoon residents Arent a Freak blizzard yesterday dumped 12 centimetres inches of wet Snow on completely snarling Road and air Only showers and a brisk North wind Are forecast today for Uruski Hopes to save proposal to upgrade Churchill Manitoba will urge the Canadian wheat Board to reconsider its decision to reject a Federal government offer of million to upgrade the railway and port serving agriculture minister Bill Uruski said the boards Farmer advisory committee rejected the made Friday by wheat Board minister Hazen because it was conditional on the Board guaranteeing a minimum level of Grain ship ments through the advisory committee member Brad Mcdonald said it has never been the boards practice to guarantee shipments out of any port because this would give valuable Market information to but de executive director of the port of Churchill development said yesterday Mcdonalds claim is a Way off guest said the wheat Board guaranteed mini mum shipments through the port of Vancouver in the last two years and Lon term Grain shipping contracts with the Lawrence River the Vancouver commitment came after the wheat Board built a surge storage facility at Prince he there was concern by the port people in Vancouver that this could affect the amount of Grain being shipped through their the wheat Board responded by Vancouver a minimum Churchill chamber of Commerce president Jack Oconnor called the advisory boards position bloody he said it does not take into account the number of medium and Lon term jobs which would be created by Ottawa Churchill mayor Howard Brown said the lion tonne million ton annual guarantee pro posed by argue is a very Small amount of Grain in Light of Canadas total he said the proposed Federal investment would give the port the million needed for major upgrading projects and million for rail stabilization on the Bay Ottawa seems eager to put million into the Winnipeg Core our need is just As great and would have quite an Impact on the whole Manitoba Brown historical shipments Uruski said he understands the boards reticence to make shipping commitments because weather and other factors can but we know what the historical shipments Are out of he and the average minimum can be easily certainly that kind of guarantee can be Uruski said he did not know if this would be enough to satisfy provincial officials will meet the wheat Board this week to see if a Compromise is he said if there is a genuine desire on the part of the Federal government to upgrade the Churchill a Compromise can be worked Uruski rejected a demand from opposition agriculture critic Jim Downey that Mcdonald change his position on the Issue or Downey said Mcdonald was elected to the commit because of his stand and support for the port of Uruski that Mcdonald did not withdraw his support for upgrading the Quebec pin budget recovery Hopes on business Miller ponders political future Parizeau promises to Cut taxes i the Canadian press the provincial treasurers of Ontario and Quebec Are pinning their Hopes for economic recovery on a few Breaks for the business a few jobs for their unemployed citizens and a few extra dollars from their echoing Federal finance minister Marc both presented budgets yesterday in which they called on the private sector to Lead the Way out of the recession and offered some incentives to businessmen but few concessions to Ontario treasurer Frank Miller announced a social services maintenance tax a temporary surcharge of five per cent on the provincial income but he offered no guarantee that he will rescind the tax when it expires in 18 months or that All the Money would be used for social pro alcohol tax hikes similar surcharges Are in effect in Mani Saskatchewan and British unlike new Brunswick and which have imposed user fees for some Hospital Miller chose to Cope with rising medical costs by adding a five percent increase in Ontario health insurance plan the Ontario treasurer also boosted Tobac co and alcohol tacking 15 cents on the Price of a package of 20 an average 20 cents on the Cost of a bottle of 10 cents for most wines and 30 cents for a 24bottle Case of Quebec finance minister Jacques part eau spared the smokers and Beer drinkers but allowed grocery store owners to set their own profit margins on wine with the government figuring to collect its share of any Parizeau reduced indexation of the per Sonal income tax exemption to five per cent from per bringing it below the current inflation As of que becs Basic exemption is tax Cut promised he promised the most highly taxed citizens of a very definite income tax Cut next like Lalonde in his Federal budget three weeks both ministers announced Job creation Miller allocated million to a variety of projects to provide Short term work for about unemployed Ontario residents and said tax Relief measures for Small businesses should create thousands of additional Parizeau proposed a lion investment to find employment for jobless Ontario unemployment rate is per cent and Quebec is compared with a National average of despite their conservative Miller and Parizeau bowed to the in Evita budgeting for a modest increase in their provincial Miller projected a shortfall for the 198384 fiscal up from billion in Parizeau estimated que becs deficit will Rise to billion from Ontario lifted the seven percent sales tax on household furniture and appliances for 90 Days and Quebec gave a to the same Industry by permitting Consumers to use Money in registered Home ownership savings plans to buy new furniture and Miller continued an exemption from corporation income tax for Small businesses for a third year and permitted them to carry no capital losses Back three years and Forward seven a three year Carrback of net capital losses will go into effect immediately for Small fishermen and Farmers in Ontario and will be phased in for other businesses Over the next two interest rate subsidy Miller also removed the sales tax on heavy transportation trucks and expanded current exemptions from the tax on production machinery and equipment and exempted tools used to repair and maintain firs time Farmers in Ontario will receive an interest rate subsidy of up to five percentage Points on eligible Parizeau increased tax deductions for Quebe cers investing in Small and medium sized exempted residents work ing abroad for Canadian companies from income tax and offered a 10percent tax credit to companies for their research and development payroll the Quebec minister also offered a Grant to anyone purchasing a new Home before and reduced electricity rates by As much As 50 per cent for new Industrial users with High such As aluminium who ignored opposition demands for his resignation last week after the Toronto Globe and mail published pre budget papers found in the garbage of a suburban printing told the Legisla Ture he is still considering his political the minister said the newspaper May have conveyed the Gist of his budget but that the information could not have been used to anyone he was left with a moral Issue which he planned to consider in passport photos ready in 20 locations to serve you in Manitoba Manitoba department of Northern affairs proposals for the following engineering 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