Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 25, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Winnipeg free june Ontario nip Combine to delay Bills Toronto up Ontario opposition parties banded together yesterday to delay two important Bills the minority Liberal govern ment wants passed into Law before the legislature adjourns for the sum the conservatives and new democrats decided to vote together to delay final passage of the liberals Tough new and legislation that will crack Down on soaring car insurance both Bills will be sent to a Legisla Tive committee for Public hearings this delaying their passage into Law for several months and killing them if a fall election is with the likelihood of an Early fall the government had insisted both Bills become Law before the House adjourned for the House Leader Robert Nixon said the Liberal government could not Muster the necessary votes to Force its will upon Canadas Only minority Peterson Lead remains Strong in poll Toronto up Liberal popu Larity in Ontario remains Strong enough to win Premier David Peter son a handsome majority govern the latest poll by end ironic research group the taken from june 8 to 21 and released suggests 49 per cent of decided Ontario voters Back the 28 per cent favor the conservatives of opposition Leader Larry Grossman and 23 per cent support the new democrats led by Bob sixteen per cent of the voters surveyed were undecided or refused to state a party samples of that size Are considered accurate to within percentage Points 19 times in the Survey showed Little change from the pattern of party support since a previous poll in when the liberals were at 50 per cent the highest level since they took office in june 1985 the tories at 26 per cent and the nip at in the latest the liberals topped their two opponents in All regions of the province and among All demographic the two year Accord Between the liberals and which installed Peterson As Premier and prohibited him from calling an election during its expires tomorrow and the minority liberals Are widely expected to Call an election by the the liberals hold 51 seats in the 125seat the tories the nip 23 and one seat is nation the liberals had threatened to keep the legislature at work All summer until the conflict and insurance Bills were but Nixon said the sitting will now Likely end Early next possibly Premier David Peterson want taking the defeat graciously and continued to insist the legislature would sit until the conflict Bill is passed into he acknowledged that opposition parties can do what they want in a minority where they can Combine to outvoted the Nixon said the tories and new democrats decided to support Public hearings on the insurance Bill in september beautifully acceptable Way to kill the Legisla the automobile insurance which imposes a freeze on insurance rate was introduced by consumer minister Monte Kwinter last month As part of the governments crackdown on soaring car insurance retroactive to april the Bill slaps a temporary Cap on Auto insurance rate classes until the govern ment sets up a rate review Board to regulate the it also imposes fines on insurance companies who break the Kwinter refused comment on what contingency plans he has prepared if the rate capping Bill int nip House Leader Ross Mcclel Lan said his party caucus decided yesterday morning to support a tory motion to Send the conflict legislation Back to committee for Public after taking a hard look at the proposed Law the Mem Bers Standard of office act nip decided the Bill contains Seri Ous flaws and that it would be a mistake to pass it Peterson has been pushing to have the Bill passed without but we wont ram it through just be cause the Premier is holding his breath and threatening to turn Pur Mcclellan Public hearings this summer could effectively scuttle the chances of both Bills Ever becoming Law because Peterson is expected to Dis solve the legislature and Call an Early fall the conservatives who want the conflict Issue Public because they believe its the governments Achilles Heel contend the liberals want the legislation passed so they can boast of the accomplishment during an Early fall election Cam under the proposed All Mem Bers of the legislature and their immediate families must disclose their assets and photo flooding triggers Prince Edward arrives at fundraising dinner for awards Prince Edward begins visit to Canada with quiet arrival Fredericton up Prince Edward began his five Day trip to Canada last night with Little of the pomp and pageantry that normally surrounds Royal the 23yearold Prince the fourth child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrived Al most unobtrusively at Fredericton Airport and went through the Small terminal with a minimum of Only about 30 ardent Royal watchers turned out in wet weather to Greet the slightly balding sedately dressed in a Pinstripe looked older than his i dont want to shake i dont want to talk to i just want to see said Lois Floyd of Saint a fan of the Royal in the Prince didst Stop to talk to the Small he gave a Quick wave then disappeared into a limousine with new Brunswick Premier Richard his overnight visit to this loyalist capital was described As Uno which meant ceremony was kept at a the official leg begins in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward the Prince leaves for Halifax today after a live performance by a number of new Brunswick per including the crab Apple bloggers and the Cali Thum plans troupe of performers and youth program in the Prince will pre Side Over the opening of the Nova Scotia Tattoo and the International gathering of the the main reason for the princes visit to new Brunswick and is to promote the youth program that carries his fathers title the Duke of Edinburgh the notorious for his decision to drop out of the Royal has been quite successful in his personal Campaign to pro Mote the awards at a Blackie fundraising dinner hosted by the City of Prince Edward said he is encouraged by the Way the program is catching on in in a Lively dinner speech punctuated by the Prince said canadians have already gone through the program and he encouraged others to do the main thing to keep in mind is that it really is he the program is for Young people Between the Ages of 14 and 24 and involves a combination of Community expeditions and the development of athletic and social the program was introduced in Canada in protest Fredericton up victims of widespread flooding in Northwest Ern new Brunswick last april in arched on the legislature yester demanding satisfaction for their about 60 people from the Perth Andover area crowded around pre Mier Richard Hatfield on the Steps of the legislature As he promised to study the possibility of expropriating property damaged when the John River flooded its Banks april Hatfield steadfastly refused to make any firm commitments to the despite their angry condemnations of the conservative govern ments handling of the the government will undertake a Survey of All the properties in that area to advise me Whit the Cost would be to expropriate those prop said that will take but i cannot make a decision to guarantee the value of the properties without that kind of deadline issued the people did not seem willing to give the government much Greg a spokesman for the told reporters after a private meeting with Hatfield he wants to see action within three weeks or there going to know the people of per handover Are fumed this int a its a Inman would not say what action might be there were 275 claims for compensation filed with the province As a result of the so 210 cheques Worth a total of million have been sent to flood besides the 65 claims still out Many people didst receive the amount of compensation they Felt they others Sim ply want the government to expropriate their Homes because they feel the properties now Are would you buy this House shouted a frustrated Leslie waving a photo of his split level Home partially submerged in flood i cant give individual All i can do is outline hat Field Smith has received Money to re pair the but he wants the government to Purchase the proper he said the Walls of his Home Are covered with mildew because of its flooding will always be a the people at the demonstration blamed a dam owned and operated by the new Brunswick electric Power commission for the it was the first serious flood in the history of the Village of per than Dover and residents refuse to accept the governments explanation that it was caused by unusual natural of there were no injuries or deaths As a result of the wildly wild Berry Vodka cooler from Seagram it comes alive Over the tantalizing taste of berries with a splash of Vodka its the wildly refreshing taste of original Vodka cooler Seagram a cooler alcohol by ;