Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 22, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba Lulu 18 Winnipeg free March 1988 decision88 Lemn free press Anstett leaves podium to take his message to the crowd last night at an nip nominating session in Anne nip session revives spirits enthusiastic crowd exhorted to enlist support for Uphill Battle by Patrick Mckinley Winnipeg free press Anne a new democratic party nominating session took on the air of a country revival meeting last night As the leadership Campaign moved into candidate Andy Anstette stomping strutting and waving his Anstett spoke without notes or podium As he launched his bid to recapture the Springfield seat he lost to tory Gilles Roch in the former Cabinet minister in the Pawley government wowed a sym pathetic crowd with a speech hark ing Back to the grassroots socialism of Early Kcf and nip but Anstett told the crowd one of the most enthusiastic so far in the nip Campaign to labor under no i want to Tell you that we have a Battle ahead of us and its going to be Uphill All the he he urged about 250 nip workers to get out and drum up so a conservative government cannot dismantle the social programs put in place by a generation of nip and morale boost the nominating meeting in the largely French speaking Community provided a boost for wounded nip at a Low ebb since the Paw Ley governments defeat in the legis lature two weeks those attending the meeting had a Chance to warm up by taking part in the shooting of the first television commercial of the nip the being hastily put together in time for broadcast this is to feature nip Mem Bers demonstrating their support for the four leadership candidates Gary doer Leonard Harapiak Swan River and Maureen Hemphill at a news conference earlier yes the party also unveiled its Campaign slogan new Leader new new demo it is set to a Catchy Rock tune that helped set the mood for last nights nominating nominations the four leadership candidates used the meeting to continue their attacks on conservative Leader Gary accusing him of not knowing where he stands on but they directed More of their barbs at Sharon Carstairs Liber potential spoilers who could Aid a conservative Victory by draw ing away disenchanted voters from the Harapiak said City councillor Guy Savoie decision to jump from the Liberal Camp to the conservatives in Boniface shows the liberals and conservatives Are As alike As peas in a who won the Springfield nomination at the said that by abandoning the Liberal Savoie has made it Clear he knows where the Liberal party is doer said Carstairs failure to clean up the liberals nomination process after five years As party Leader shows How quickly she would Deal with the provinces problems if she formed a he was referring to the liberals Kildonan nominating meeting last where Gulzar Cheema walked away with the nomination after joining the party and signing up 600 other new members within a took Issue with political scientist Michael Kin who said in a free press Story last weekend that she was making a mistake by appealing to the party socialist Kinnear said it was a kiss of death because Many nip members do not View themselves As puckered in puckered Hemphill re last nights nominating meeting covered four Ridings where the nip once hoped to make a clean sweep la Verendrye and Lac Duall but Lac Dubonnet won by nip Bac Bencher Clarence Baker conserva Tive in the last Springfield has a Long history As a bellwether Riding that is Al most always won by the same party that wins the election province its history deserted Anstett in when he lost to Roch by a Mere 55 votes even though an nip government was returned to Gilles Roch a francophone who Calls himself Gil won after stoutly defending the tories opposition to the Pawley governments doomed proposal to expand government ser vices offered in As government House had been closely identified with the French services of the other three Only Lac do where Baker won a 302vote was close in the last the nip is to elect its new Leader March its Campaign Brian yesterday issued a Chal Lenge to Filmon and Carstairs to debate the new nip seniors pay 20 of drug costs in Carstairs Pha Macare plan by Gerald flood seniors would be required to put up Only 20 per cent of drug costs under a Pha Macare plan announced by Liberal Leader Sharon Carstairs As a Liberal government would create a ministry for seniors that would coordinate the myriad of government programs and policies now delivered by separate depart she told about 50 seniors at a Northend age and Opportunity under the present Pha Macare seniors pay the full Cost of the first Worth of drugs they buy each costs beyond Are subsidized at a rate of 80 per cent by the which rebates the Money to seniors after they submit Carstairs said under her seniors would be issued Pha Macare cards when they submit proof they had paid for with the seniors would pay the pharmacist Only 20 per cent of additional prescription costs and the druggist would submit a Bill to the government for the remaining 80 per Carstairs said the government would save Money because it would not have to process thousands of individual Bills and Issue equal num Bers of rebate she said the Money saved would be Given to pharmacists to cover their increased she said she believed pharmacists would be open to the which she said she would implement Only after full consultation with she told the seniors her plan would totals to Date nip new democrats Andy Anstett Springfield Kuit Penner Emerson Clarence Baker Lac Dubonnet Walter Mcdowell la Verendrye conservatives Ric Nord Nan ass Minoia Rosemary Vodery Osborne Charlie Birt fort Garry de Heifer Ginith Glen Findlay Virden Charlotte Olescuk Gladstone liberals Brian King flon Peter Ramponi Dauphin John Dobbin Logan Barbara by Finley Concordia Dpi Laurie Evans fort Garry Morley Golden River East Cec Falki Louie Ley Hoss Rnezie Oleiman Johns Paul Edwards James Richard Transcona meetings tomorrow new democrats River Elmwood Jubilee 181 River ton Arthur 8 Souris elks Boniface Noire Dame recreation 271 cathedrals Dauphin 6 elks Dauphin conservatives Concordia p Kil Donan East regional secondary 845 Concordia Dauphin 8 8th s Hall Dauphin Inkster Josephs 515 collegiate ave Lac do broke head recreation Beausejour Lakeside Oddell Laws Stonewall la Verendrye 8 p Neer Steinbach Pembina 8 p Kinsmen Pilot Mound Ste 8 p Neepawa Neepawa 7 p James 1900 Portage ave Norbert 30 p m ramada gym Tuiuri Hwy f m p Glen Wood 51 Lei Hoim ave p m lord Sel Kirk i Poplar a Arthur 8 pm sound Community Hall Bourn Brandon wet 8 Royal Oak inn 3130 Victoria Brandon Brandon East Tomor act 530 Richmond Brandon 7 Mab Hay 633 Sargent Emerson 8 South Oak Grunthal Sturgeon creak Tomor Bruce Junior High 333 Booth to Imlay margarets new Ethelbert Street and Westminster Avenue Brandon Brandon West 8 colonial inn 1944 Queens Portage la Prairie Westward Village inn 2401 Saskatchewan a Campbell 140 Roslyn re Turtle Mountain 8 p Dundrea school Morris Oak Bluff elementary Oak blur Rupert land 2 today in pop Lar River 6 p m in Barons River Churchill 9 pm 2 a Chade Churchill Interlake 8 Fisher Branch ukrainian Home Montcalm 2280 Pembina mean they would be Able to keep their allowing them to Bud get the government will not be owing you Money and playing catch she to Carstairs said she would also Cre ate a special ministry to handle seniors she said the minister of Community services would be responsible for the minister would be chairman of a special Cabinet which in turn would be supported by a secretariat composed of specialists already employed in such departments As health and she said no new civil servants would be hired the specialists would be seconded from their existing this i belive there will be a better coordination of services and there will always be an advocate for the seniors she better coordination Carstairs said her plan responds to the need for better coordinated ser vice As the population becomes increasingly her announcements concluded an hour of campaigning in the North beginning at the Josaphat Sel Ovilla on Mcgregor Shes a smart resident Mary said after a Chat with ill definitely vote for Ive been but in fed Doris was less Enthus i dont know what to she its the first time Ive seen on Selkirk a former softly chided no fewer three children who admitted they were playing then she and her entourage turned into eds Northside i freaked right customer Gary Gibo Uche i thought it was the Carstairs said the government should be putting extra Money into the workers compensation program to offset costs of rehabilitation i think the government is going to have to take some responsibility for the whole Issue of rehab Ilita she Savoie threat to withdraw recalled by foe by Gerald flood Guy Savoie final week As a Liberal began with a threat to with draw As a candidate in his opponent revealed last Neil president of the Boniface Liberal said Savoie came to his House last Mon the morning after the Liberal to file papers indicating he was seeking the he said Savoie told him hed heard at the convention that some party members wanted Gaudry to he if you do that i will withdraw my name and give you my those were his Gaudry said he replied that he haunt made up his mind and Savoie withdrew Louise a said Savoie was approached by the conservatives six months ago to run in but after some initial interest he we perceived him As a dyed in the Wool she it became apparent during a City Council meeting last wednesday that Savoie was a he hinted he would be making an announcement monday morning she David a said he started talking to friends last week about the possibility of having a second Candi Date Gaudry run for the Nomi it was he i called a few people and a few called a few others and it was a Chain read he said Gaudry is Well respected in where he was a selfless worker for a Host of Community we just Felt it was time for someone like someone who listens More and talks he he is someone who always gives the credit to other not like by Dandeneau had More than 60 people backing so they rented a Hall on Masson Street and asked Gaudry to a meeting that he said that during the meeting some members of the North Boni face residents bitter with Savoie Over his hacking of a condominium project being Deve loped by his Friend Alain denounced he they were a Small Savoie has Long complained the residents association had been taken Over by a cadre of new demo led by Greg an education and Tom Deputy provincial environment min Dandeneau said neither was involved in the Gaudry Al though it did include some disaffected new Gaudry said Savoie caught wind of the meeting and complained he had not been he said he told Savoie thurs Day night he still had not made up his mind but would inform him As soon As he Friday an asked his employer for leave and i Hen he had a Friend Contact sabotage Campaign Savoie again threatened to with draw but then asked that they go together to meet Liberal Leader Sharon which they did that afternoon at about Carstairs said that during the meeting Savoie complained that new democrats were planning to sabotage the Liberal signing up their own members to Back shut Savoie and then quit Gaudry to work on the nip Savoie asked that a freeze be placed on the signing of new memberships to Slop the Carstairs said she was assured by Gaudry that Savoie fears were groundless and she refused his re quest for a after consulting by phone with party president Morris Gaudry said lie informed Danden who organized friends to Start Selling 4 ;