Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 5, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1ojwirmipeg free August 1988 nip at Odds Over Cut in interest rate Ottawa up a on Point Cut in Domestic interest As called for by the new democratic would create More than jobs within three years and reduce the Federal the economic coun cil of Canada has but the Council says such action by Canada alone would also be inflationary and weaken the country sales tax measure delayed Ottawa up implementation of a sales tax measure Worth Mil Lions of dollars a year in Revenue to the Federal government has been delayed again this time until next finance minister Michael Wilson said and a finance department offi Cial admitted there will be some Cost to the Federal government of the latest delay to april from 1 this but Joel of the depart ments tax policy and legislation said he was unable to say what the delay would Cost the government in lost tax but he said the delay Means tax payers will gain because when the measure is finally introduced it will be simpler and More the Complex widely criticized by business groups at com Mons finance committee was one of several planned to Patch up the Federal sales tax until the system could be last Wilson rejected a claim by committee chairman Don Blenka that the proposed measure was so badly flawed it was Wilson said he expects to bring in soon legislation to implement the the proposed measure is designed to Patch up the current Federal sales tax and prevent the erosion of tax Revenue until a new possibly a combined Federal provincial nation Al sales can be part of the problem for the govern ment was that some businesses have been Able to adjust their operations to reduce the sales tax they the mostly applied at the manufacturing also tends to favor importers Over Domestic importers Are taxed on the value of their products before they add on marketing and distribution Domestic firms Are taxed on the value of products after adding these the essence of the proposal is to tax importers and Domestic manufacturers More nation Trade performance and its calculations show that such a move would after three years push the annual inflation rate to per cent from a projected per cent and Knock More than a cent off the value of the Canadian the calculations were done by the the Federal governments chief advisory at the request of the which released them nip my Steven Langdon said the Cut in interest rates would create More jobs than the free Trade in three Canada would enjoy an extra jobs compared to the councils estimate of under jobs in that same period from the Trade he told a news the statistics show that in vestment would in fact increase by per housing would be up an extra units across the the Federal deficit would fall significantly and there would be Only a marginal increase with respect to our inflation which would go up Only per and there would be Only a slight drop in our Exchange he but an explanatory letter from Council chairman Judith Maxwell obtained later from Langdon says Many of the concerns of the Bank of Canada Are borne out in these Bank governor John Crow has steadfastly warned that lowering in Terest rates now could overheat the dooming Economy in Central Canada and rekindle and Maxwell agrees in her letter that unilateral action would Lead to higher rates of inflation and devaluation of the there would be positive employ ment but the need to borrow abroad would Ross the councils senior research director who did the Calcut also said in an interview that cutting interest rates now could be enough to push inflation to the Flash its a move we could he he also noted that any increase in employment from a Cut in interest rates would last Only As Long As the rate cuts Are in in jobs created by the free Trade Deal should be permanent because they would be due to a structural change in the he the Central Bank showed no inclination yesterday of retreating from its policy of keeping interest rates up to fight the Bank rate remained steady at per unchanged from a week controversial top aide quits Vander Zalm office Victoria up Premier Bill Vander looking drawn and said yesterday he has accepted the resignation of his controversial aide David i know this decision was not an easy one to make and for my not an easy one to an emotional Vander Zalm said in announcing the resignation of his Prin Cipal i deeply regret that he has made this decision but i believe that time will show the full measure of the contribution he has has shared much of the criticism directed at Vander when Grace Mccarthy resigned As economic development minister in Early she cited interference by the premiers office and the arro Gance of non elected officials among her reasons for on orders from Vander intervened several times in the Sale of the expo he set up meetings for the premiers million where do you get the Best value in film developing and printing at soot cars big Beautiful color pictures from everyone of your negatives for less 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the giant Union in i think that the decision was not just but it reflects on the part of the general president the will to make a the Silver haired Lacroix told a news conference at Montre als grand the French born Lacroix was installed in his new Job As Canad an director on tuesday by the International unions executive after it removed who held the position for 12 Lawson said wednesday he and Robert director of the teamsters Central Confer were purged because they voted against new International president William who described himself As a Friend of offered a spirited defence of the Independent senator and 17 other Mem Bers of the International executive who were named in a Justice department civil suit in june that alleges teamster leadership is dominated by the he said he believes the accusations Are groundless and will be thrown out of court but admitted they have tarnished the image of the Union in president of Montreal local 1999 since said he will improve that image by raising the profile of teamsters in the especially on issues such As the Canada free Trade which he lot of i have a lot of respect for de Lawson and Ive worked with him for a Long but i am aware there was a problem of like he rejects charges by a dissident faction of the Union who complain that the teamsters Are the head office of the Canadian conference will move to Montreal from where Lawson was said adding he will be receiving a pay raise but he Doest yet know How Lawson said he got when he held the he added he Doest know if hell run for a position on the Union executive at the next International convention in Survey rejects homosexual clergy Toronto up a group opposed to ordaining practising homosexuals will go to a United Church meeting later this month armed with a Survey suggesting two out of three protestants support their an end ironic research group conducted in july and released indicated 63 per cent of Canadian protestants and 58 per cent of canadians dont approve of Gays in the Twenty one per cent of protes Tants supported the idea and the remainder were Bill chairman of a group Alberta to Appeal dismissal of Keegstra hate conviction Edmonton up the Provin Cial government will Appeal an Al Berta court of Appeal decision that threw out the conviction of former teacher Jim Keegstra on hate attorney general Jim Horsman announced the Appeal court ruled in june the hate provisions of the criminal code were unconstitutional because they infringed on Freedom of speech guaranteed by the charter of rights and Herman said the decision to a peal to the supreme court of Canada was made a week he said a related ruling earlier this week by the Ontario court of Appeal had no bearing on the but will help in arguing Albertas on Horsman said the Ontario decision put More pressure on Alberta to the unanimous decision in Ontario dismissed appeals by two Toronto men convicted in 1985 under the hat propaganda Section of the criminal Albertas Appeal court ruled Sec Tion of the criminal which deals with promoting hatred against an identifiable was the Case involved an Appeal by a former High school teacher in who was found guilty in 1985 of promoting hatred against jews in the class room and fined the Ontario court upheld the constitutionality of the hat propaganda the court dismissed the Appeal of Donald Clarke an and Robert Wayne who were convicted for promoting hatred through opposed to the ordination said the Survey will help when the 388 member general Council meets in Victoria 17 to it is Clear that there is far More support for our said whose group paid for the question to be included in the National the dispute about Gay ministers has simmered for nearly a decade but reached the boiling Point in March when a Church committee issued a report on sexual Orienta lifestyles and the supporting morally responsible homosexual sparked debates at local conferences throughout a Brampton formed a group called the Community of concern to oppose the the group has a petition signed by parishioners and of Church More than we accept homosexuals in the ministry we just think that its morally wrong for them to prac he it is a lifestyle that is not accept Able and that amply stated in the the poll surveyed including 846 and is considered accurate within two percentage Points 19 times out of fifty nine per cent of Ontario protestants were against homosexual negative responses among Western Canadian protes Tants ranged from 73 per cent in Alberta to 65 per cent in Sas Katche protestants in Atlantic Canada responded 71 per cent against the 88 Topaz z ski if of lease automatic transmission Helm pc Bur a electric defroster am 88 Aerostat Wagon automatic transmission sport lease Captain chairs Bright l v v 88 Sable is 4 lease v6 engine cruise automatic transmit locks windows Sion tilt wheel air 88 Ltd Crown lease l ef1 engine air of split seats coach Vinyl 88 grand Marquis 302 or engine wire wheel Dpi lease tilt cruise Farreny locks windows control 1 l i 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