Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 13, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Peterson faces difficult balance1 Winnipeg free May 1986 14 Toronto up Liberal Leader David Peterson must feel a lot like a Man who won a lottery just As his unemployment insurance Money was running whose largely Rural caucus dwindled to 28 members by the close of the last How has what he Calls an embarrassment of riches at his disposal when the Ontario Legisla Ture resumes later this in winning 48 seats May the liberals injected a much needed Urban a female presence acid a Strong francophone element into a caucus ravaged during the last two years by retirements and they also substantially increased their representation in Eastern Ontario and metropolitan Toronto while improving on the southwestern itt other than in Northern the party is As Well represented regionally across the province As the imperilled tories of Premier Frank who hold 52 seats and will need support from the Dps 25member caucus to the perplexing uncertainties of minority government the daily Cut and thrust in the legislature promises to be much More entertain ing because of the rejuvenated Liberal caucus and the defeat of a number of aging tories who contributed Little in the theres no question that we have the real horsepower in the House right crows Peter who has designs on forming the government if the minority Breaks his in the he must figure out How to keep his members Happy in vice Petersons executive concedes it will be a difficult balance to work in new members who will give the party a progressive look while at the same time Reward ing Veteran caucus loyalists who sat through the lean strategic seating placements in the chairmanships of standing committees and important critics portfolios have to be carefully divided among the new and old and Rural and Urban wings of Borg Borg is also Licking his chops at the Prospect of increased funding for research and administration because of the Liberal de on the number of that budget will jump by about he and should improve a research staff often rated As the Best at Queens leading veterans such As Robert Sean take an extra fishing offer expires May 17 save on Tho Purchase proct off your 1985 sport fishing us tact to receive fill out the form below and bring it with this information will allow us to prepare your licence for your signature while you 1 person shopping National my warning Shilo ranges Day and night firing will be carried out at the Shilo ranges until further the Range consists of and controlled property lying approximately 20 Miles from Brandon and n of the Assiniboine River in townships 8 and 9 Range 1 4 townships 9 and 10 ranges 15 and 16 and townships 9 and 10 Range 17 Wpm in the resident of Canada Manitoba sport fishing licence i is valid april 1985 to March 1986 5 Impi use print of if a detailed description of the Shilo property May be obtained from the base construction engineering officer at the Canadian forces base All entry roads and tracks last name the Range Are clearly marked and posted with signs indicating that there is to be no trespassing number and Street or bom number Hunting permission May be obtained upon application at base i City or town Canadian forces base stray ammunition and explosive of 151 province postal code shells and similar sex Date of Issue sex Date of both objects Are a Hazard to life and do not pick up or retain such objects As if you have found or have in your pay less fishing tackle 570 main open 09 9434501 any object which you believe to be an notify your local police and arrangements will be made to dispose of no unauthorized person May enter this area and trespassing on the area is strictly by order Deputy minister department of National defence 78 Marion open 109 Noe 106 235o497 Canada 1763077 1500 Regent 99 95 2225370 Bill Wye arid Murray Elston Are certain to play major former Leader Nixon and Deputy Leader Conway have already been named to the negotiating team slated to meet new democratic party representatives today to try to work out a Deal for their Ian a High profile Toronto lawyer and Rookie from was also named to the team and will Likely be just one of several talented newcomers to leapfrog into prominent positions Over Many experienced backbench Borg insisted Peterson has the people skills to manage such moves with the least possible damage to egos and maintained there will be no caucus resentment about the appointment of qualified newcomers to High profile Richard nip member for scar Borough said the election firmly established Petersons control of the party and Likely won the unquestioned right to dispense such it was the mass exodus last year that seriously damaged the credibility of the liberals and turned them into Little More than a southwestern Ontario Rump dominated by members who were arguably at least As conservative As the when Don Sheila Eric Cunningham and Albert Roy quit to run it robbed the caucus of its Only two important francophone and then veterans Pat Reid and Jim Breithaupt among the most experienced and respected members in the House of the seemingly futile Battle to topple the tories and Given the predictions at the outset of the Campaign that he would have a Tough time holding off the nip for official opposition Petersons Strong performance and 20seat gain were particularly of the Liberal former Hearst mayor Rene Fontaine and Toronto Alderman Elinor Caplan Are certain to assume important roles immediately for the witty and is preceded by a Large reputation and there is already a consensus he would make an Ideal critic for the attorney generals he represented the Hospital for sick children during the Grange Royal commission into a rash of baby deaths at that institution five years roman catholics Pray on parliament Hill at the opening of the National Rosary crusade for life and peace arguing on behalf of Louis Riel in a mock trial Over whether the famous Metis rebel should be about at the ceremony were told Socie ties that allow abortion Are headed for crusade 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confrontational politics is alive and the first signs of an impending election Are the camera Crews who suddenly appear to film the Premier in flattering poses for Campaign and the provocations the government dreams up to taunt various left Wing targets until it gets a response shrill enough to alarm last week Premier Bill Bennetts education minister fired the nine member elected Vancou ver school Board and put it into trusteeship for submitting a budget that exceeded the limit he opponents cried foul and compared the govern ment to nazis in prewar but Educa Tion minister Jack Heinrich Shook his head sadly and said he was forced to act because the Board broke the Law and was More interested in anti sacred politics than sincerely trying to restrain its it int the first time the government has used a heavy hand on its among the first casualties of Bennetts restraint program were rent controls and human rights next the government took on the civil service and outlawed wage increases for government this brought the prov Ince close to a general strike in november Bennett stepped into that conflict with a Settle ment that left the labor movement fractured by internal for the last three years the government has struggled to control rapidly increasing health and education but it has been careful about its cuts to the health system because the Public gets uneasy if its medical care is the education system Hast fared so Community colleges have closed entire Cam tuition fees have a respected University George has re signed in protest and there Are fewer school teachers employed in than in last week the growing conflict Between the government and school which get about 60 per cent of their operating funds from the provincial government and the rest from property broke into open the Vancouver Board was an inviting it was dominated by representatives of the com Mittee of progressive electors a civic party which is left of the new democratic party m the political the so reds probably Are election bound next amid the Hope for glory of the expo 86 worlds and Bennetts draconian move is seen by some As a bold Gamble to isolate opposition on the a Prince George lawyer who is known As an affable fired the Vancouver Board because it refused to reduce its 198586 budget by million to the million he the million the Board sought to spend was just under its 1982 budget Heinrich warned that the four other out of a total of 75 in the which filed budgets exceeding the ministry limits would get the Coquitlam trustees met in emergency session yesterday and voted 52 in favor of submitting a compliance Burnaby and Courtenay trustees have already bowed to government pressure and submitted compliance the cow Chan which originally submit Ted what it thought was a compliance is planning to hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss its
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