Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 8, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Freedom of of ats Equality of civil rights Litas Fly of m 368 eff to will Faipea w6 by Eaf Tadiri newspapers Goff Flany 9439331 press Isis Murray Lufitz Melfi Igot e8if6t editorials French rights Trade off to its constitutional the of tent his to of 40ffl8 mafia Tomii Wols few uneasy about allowing people to Deal with government in French As Well As in the wordings limit some aspects that had seemed too open ended for the tastes of municipal councillors and provincial civil but in spelling out those new the government has disappointed the society the officers of the Sam spent Many months negotiating an agreed text with the provincial now it finds that the agreed text is not the one that will be adopted by the Manitoba legislature and written into the but attorney general Roland with whom the Sam never had a mandate from the legislature to conclude an agreement for a constitutional the agreement bound Only Penner and his Cabinet and they have not the Power to authorize a constitutional amendment on Manitoba the having examined the Penn Ersam text in the Light of is not minded to accept the same if the Sam wishes to stick to the original it must make do with the piece of paper on which it was written and forget about a constitutional of it wishes a constitutional it must Roll up its sleeves yet again and join in finding the Best terms that the legislature can the retouching would qualify the assertion that English and French Are the official languages of Manitoba i they Are to be official Only in the sense spelled out by the sections that with that the assertion that both languages Are official is clearly pointless except As a symbolic to is not something the Sam need fight hard to retain at the expense of substantial Bene the government is also dropping the requirement for French service at a Central office while keeping the requirement at a head office of each government depart ment or there May be some Central offices which Are not head offices but where service should be available it both but that is a Small Point n the context of what is being the specific exclusion of municipalities and school boards is politically significant but need not trouble the municipalities were never included in what the government they were included Only in the overactive anxieties of some municipal writing in the specific exclusion neither improves nor worsens the proposed but should make it More palatable in some the government would now impose the requirement for two language service Only on agencies created by acts of the legislature and not on those created by Cabinet order or by ministerial that is a real reduction in the scope of what is promised it requires justification in the test ought to be whether the people served by the Agency have a need to be served in their own not whether the instrument creating the Agency was a statute or an order in the change is a Way of paring Down the list of agencies it is neither internally logical nor consistent with the purposes which the constitutional amendment is supposed to Penner intends to come up with some new criterion other than significant demand for deciding when a local departmental office must provide service in it would be astonishing if the government could invent a wording better than significant which is imperfect but Superior to anything else yet the civil service Union is nervous about the significant demand but if the Union takes the trouble to sit Down and work out to the end the consequences of other possible it will probably As every other inquirer has that they Lead to the legislature should not be asked to write absurdities into the Constitution in the vain Hope of keeping the civil service Union on it is not time yet for the Sam to raise a it is time for franc Manitoba to take careful Stock of the strengths and weaknesses of its position and to begin sifting what is vital from what is merely a time of Trade offs is the Sam needs to enter the process with a Clear idea of what it can afford to Trade and what it we can fins tune the ticking so you barely hear its when you do thear it at All that you should Start Lebanon endless trial the response to terrorism puffs of Orange centred smoke on the Shell pocked sides of Beirut apartment buildings Are the televised Symbol of the newest phase of Lebanon seemingly endless the Israel defence forces continue their efficient withdrawal to the Awali River outside Sidon leaving behind a vacuum in the Chou mountains in four Short was filled with fighting that caused 300 deaths and left 700 As in the Case of the Sabra and shatilla massacres of a year the israeli army did none of the killing but is a catalyst in the lebanese maelstrom whose presence affects whether men and women will live or when prime minister Menachem begin and defence minister Ariel Sharon launched their invasion of swiftly abandoning the justification that the Only goal was a 25mile Border they produced a new justification that Pursuit of the Palestine liberation organization to Beirut and bloody Battles with the syrians in the Bekaan Valley were a necessary precondition to restoring lebanese National let Lebanon be Lebanon was the echoed around the world by supporters of the transformation of an operation to put the Galilee out of Plo artillery Range into a huge invasion that has Cost Over 500 israeli the slogan now has a cruelly ironic before israeli tanks roared across the Lebanon was a political syrian occupying troops refused to leave the Bekaan and North Plo gangs reigned in South Lebanon and West Beirut by Force of Bandit groups stole and killed at there was a weak Central government and almost no Law and order other than that imposed by what is different Lebanon is a political the Plo has lost its base and Power but Many of its guerrillas Are now in the Bekaan and the North under syrian waiting for the signal to move Back and take up where they left the syrians Are where they the Central government has lost one president elect to explosion and now has a president whose writ runs Only in East Christian areas to the and moslem West Beirut while most of the lebanese state army is gangsterism remains especially in the Grey areas Between zones under occupation or controlled by Christian or druze a substantial new contribution to lebanese instability is animosity Between christians and druze moslem that is a direct result of the israeli occupation of the Chou mountains outside if commanders on the spot made the tragic error of permitting into their Chou occupation zone the Christian phalanges militia that welcomed that did Little to help the israelis during the but that had no compunction about behaving brutally among defenceless druze this stupid brutality was a godsend to the militant nationalist druze socialist which has Long opposed politically the Christian dominated Christia moslem Cen trial governing system and which fought beside the Plo in the 19751976 civil villages in which druze had coexisted with christians for generations became Battle zones and the israelis had the impossible task of trying to Stop the inter communal fighting and this thankless Job was part of the reason for withdrawal tothe so was the fact Ahjit Israel has its own peaceful druze the Only moslem to serve in the angry druze shelling of Beirut has stopped dead president Amin Gemayel praiseworthy Effort to have the state army control areas vacated by the israelis As a prelude to restoring Unity Between warring it has made a bloody Absurdity of the goals of the International peace keeping fatalities among the French and american contingents Are causing understandable anger that May Lead to naval Carrier air strikes and helicopter gunship attacks on druze artillery positions in the will the druze see this As peacekeeping will the syrians decide to meddle instead of from behind the scenes will the if then engage the syrians the Bleak Fps of the Short term Outlook is no reason for lebanese resilience under stress is the tolerant country they once had justifies every Effort at president Gemayel needs continued International support to help him to with stand the pressure and to buy the time he needs to keep seeking National by Wilson special to the free press Ottawa suspension of the Cana Dian Landing rights of the soviet airline Aeroflot is the Correct initial response from this country to the brutal destruction of a South korean boeing747 and the 269 people whether it should be the Only Canad an response is both the prime minister and the external affairs min ister have tentative plans for visits to the soviet Union and there seems no reason Why this pretence at civility should go both men should drop their unique position since Canada has for some time provided the soviet Union with its Only North american aviation it was incumbent on the government to take action in Good time to its it did since it was in a unique there was no one to follow in this the action is appropriate for a Range of it responds to the soviet attack on an Airliner within aviation the inconvenience to the soviet Union is not major but it will be at least depending upon what interpretation is placed on the formula that Aeroflot aircraft May make occasional refuel ing stops at the action May or May not cause serious inconvenience in the soviet service to there is another reason Why the action is at the Bonn Summit in prime minister tru Deau and the other Heads of govern ment worked out a declaration of principles for dealing with International especially in the the prime minister has at various times claimed a Good Deal of the credit for the and there has never seemed to be any reason to doubt that he was in fact one of the leaders who pressed hard for the Bonn declaration was drawn up with acts of terrorism by individuals and unofficial organizations in nation also commit acts of the classic modern Case is the seizure of the american embassy in ostensibly Only by students but with Ayatollah Khomeini representative present terrorism the soviet unions action in firing a heat seeking missile into a boeing747 can legitimately be regarded As an act of the Choice of weapons is significant in some can damage an air plane and leave the Pilot a Chance of it onto the ground the use of a heat seeker carry ing a High explosive warhead Guaran teed that the 747 would be destroyed in the air and that the Pilot would have no Chance of Choice of weapons there Are ways in which fighter aircraft can Force other air planes to land without destroying them the the soviet Union committed an act of terrorism and the principles of the Bonn Declara Tion Are a Good starting Point for International in some unofficial reactions to the tragedy and for that matter in Jean Luc Pepins initial one at the official level the desire to minimize the episode and even to find excuses the soviet action has been painfully the Cliveden set of appeasers in prewar England reacted in by the same Way to hitlers appeasement the situations Are not parallel but there is no evidence that appeasement in this Case would bring a single the atmosphere for the arms Tion talks has been badly damaged there is no reason to suppose that a weak Western response would improve the possibilities of Progress would be far More Likely to damage it in the few Days since the tragedy it has been easy to pick up traces of the Blind Western belief that Yuri Andropov must be a reasonable Man and cannot have been he May not have been since he was on vacation at the time but everyone in the West would do Well not to delude themselves about the soviet presi in his career As head of the Kab demonstrates How Tough he reasonable by Kab standards per but not by Andropov is the Man who maintained the and he came to Power with the support of the soviet military we hide that reality from ourselves at our Doest jibe the letter by Rey Pagtakhan a Martyr fur Freedom free a gust 27 is truly 1 Salute him for speaking up at he has been a Friend of the establishment and a defender of the status quo As almost All the members of the intelligentsia even he admits that there is a Power of darkness in the Philippines who rapes and kills democracy and democratic institutions in favor of a ruthless kills and maims myriads of lesser and nameless Aquinas on its i Admire his comparison of Jose Rizal and Benigno of comparisons of this nature Are dubious and odious to say the Rizal was mainly a product of american Imperi who saw in him a rallying Point to unify filipinos under its imperialistic according to Pagtakhan was something 1 adore his message of love and if it is really one cannot help but wonder where the Good doctor and his friends were while the hordes of Marcos Are occupying the Centre stage of propagandizing its Only option of cooperate or i won Der if he uttered a word to denounce the Benigno Aquino Many cases of violations of human rights in the which am Nesty International has proven to be at this there Are Hun if not thousands of political languishing in various philippine concentration the Omin Ous silence of Pagtakhan and his group is i like his diagnosis and on the one he opts for philippine no doubt in deference to his friends in the on the other hand and in the same he recommends that the United nations take part in investigating Aquinas he does not give any details somewhere along the the two ideas do not seem to in they Are diametrically opposed to one an i would respect Pagtakhan More if he would spearhead a movement in Winnipeg Ana in Canada to restore democracy in the Philippines in accor dance with senator Aquinas Paul Majalla Winnipeg no supervision when first the saints roller rink was a place where i Felt my children were Well i could drop them do some shopping and pick them up there were staff members constantly skating around the rink looking for Wash rooms were checked for As Well As for any minor of Fence such As pushing was treated with immediate dismissal from the such is not the Case since the company has apparently broken away from the Parent com Pany in the United things have been going downhill i have heard of frequent fights taking i have firsthand knowledge of one my daughter and her Friend were the Only Way i will allow my Daugh Ter to go to the rink is if i am pres Karen Lalonde Man letters the Winnipeg free press welcomes letters from writers must give their name and names will be used and letters Are subject to Misc coverage the letter special benefits free August 22 by the associate executive director of the Manitoba health services was sent As a clarification of the coverage provided by the com Mission for persons referred outside Canada for treatment not available the letter was prompted by my letter medical care free August Mccaffrey stated the com Mission will pay the greater of 75 per cent of the hospitals charges for insured services Ora per diem amount equal to that paid to a similar sized Hospital in i would suggest the remaining 25 per cent Cost would be sufficient in Many cases to represent financial ruin for the referred i As How it is determined what fee a Manitoba Hospital would charge for a service it cannot Mccaffrey goes on to the health services insurance act makes provision for the commission to pay More than the Normal allowances in cases where there is a demonstrated financial hardship and that the com Mission has provided special benefits for 83 in one of these cases Misc paid the entire determining demonstrated financial hardship seem to me to be an arbitrary and to necessary i Ami left with he impression that a family deemed Able to raise the Money by or mortgaging is expected to do this was the Point j was trying to make in my Mccaffrey also travel and accommodation costs Are not insured services and accordingly Are not these costs could cause great financial difficulty for most peo my opinion is medical treatment not available in Manitoba should be covered 100 per cent by and reasonable help in meeting travel and accommodation costs especially in cases where an adult must accompany a child should be appeals to service clubs and the general Public would no longer be Hunther same principle i cannot help but feel the recent statements of conservative la Harry Enns opposing Seatbelt and helmet legislation Are nothing More than an attempt to score cheap cat opponents to this such As Tell us it is infringing on human rights to demand individuals Wear a safety Belt when operating a which is an extremely Hazard Ous piece using this would assume these same opponents with equal oppose using a safety guard on a Power in these same opponents would inform their employer that it was their constitutional right to put their hands using the same you would expect these opponents to protest and demonstrate every time they boarded an aircraft and were asked to fasten their safety after it is their constitutional right to be killed or handicapped and persons trying to prevent that Are being i cannot see How the governments actions can possibly he interpreted As intervening in human when those rights to Vojs the proven statistical risk of a severe injury to at the expense of every taxpayer in this Carrol Winnipeg winterizing with regard to the article by Vern Fowlie launch operation winterize in the fall free August 13 and the information garnered from Nick manager of Bird building sup Winnipeg although the article was we at Hea differ with some of the As advisors in the residential Energy Field we want to ensure the Public receives accurate inform the Points of the article which we would like to bring to your attention Are d caulking of exterior window Mold Ings if you Seal the window molding on to the exterior of the you Are cutting off any exit for moisture that gets into the Wall this moisture buildup will cause serious structural the insulation around the casing of the window should act like a Gasket against the d regarding Loose fill insulation being level with the top of the rafters the insulation that is in the attic should be covering the rafters completely to prevent any heat level is not d addition of Batt insulation to the ceiling the preferred insulation for horizontal applications is cellulose it conforms to any irregular shaped whereas Batt being of uniform has obvious d installation of Turbine attic fans Graver leads the Reader to believe these fans Are for All whereas they have a very limited under certain conditions they can prove to be a negative Ponce Turbine fan for every 750 Square feet of attic space calculations and government reports state that one Turbine fan is More than adequate for Square feet of attic d using Peg Board As an inside Wall finish in a garage risks damaging the vapor Barrier the Peg Board thus defeating the purpose of the Barrier Atwi the Pill Campsall Ken Pelland Hea Winnipeg preserve life there has been recent publicity that a group of physicians has openly sup ported the establishment of a freestanding abortion clinic in this this group is a Champion As they put women reproductive rights and the under mentioned also espouse such a we do believe that abortion is a part of that we affirm d that it is an scientific fact that a and unique human individual comes into being at the time of d that the physicians moral Obliga Tion is to preserve human life and in no circumstances to take other than in the rare instance when such is done that another might d that abortion is the destruction of a human it follows therefore that we also believe there to be neither need nor place for a freestanding abortion Clin it is our View that the College of physicians and surgeons of Manitoba should exercise its authority to prevent the establishment of such a Terry to and 89 other ads signatures Manitoba physicians for life Winnipeg Side new you can really run fes i i i i ;