Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 3, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 Winnipeg free october Winnipeg free press Freedom of Trade Liberty of religion Equality of civil rights published seven Days a week at 300 Cartton Winnipeg r3c 3c1 by newspapers division of Canadian newspapers company limited Telephone 9439331 a member of the Manitoba press Council Arthur Wood Luwisher John Dafoe editorial Page editor Murray Burt managing editor Rudy Redekop controller Winnipeg free press est 1872 Winnipeg Tribune est 1890 the Merit system goes awry Manitoba ombudsman has looked carefully at the provinces Demerit and Merit Point system for Drivers and has seen How badly it has that is the same phenomenon meteorologists observe when they take weather maps and new data and make visual images of Long Range a system designed for one purpose cannot be endlessly altered the in resembles a plate of convoluted and Sticky could describe what Manitoba has made out of its Demerit Point As Earle has All provinces have a system in place to identify Accident prone Drivers or those who simply flout the a Demerit Point system is a needed Check to keep very bad Drivers off the Road through licence suspensions and Driver Mani Toba is the Only that has also attempted to give Drivers a Bank of Merit Points for Safe the began slowly with its introduction in the thought at the time was that Drivers who accumulate a nest egg of Merit Points would be eager to keep them and would drive More there is Merit in rewarding Good behaviour not simply punishing As Earle has pointed out in his continuing quarrel with the Manitoba Public insurance Howe driving habits can change a physical a chemical a family trauma or ont Ejob can turn a Driver whose record is Sterling into a menace on the but a Driver who has five Merit Points in the Bank could cause seven accidents before being summoned for a Driver improvement the Merit system also has Builtin inequities because other jurisdictions have no similar Reward As a new or old ones who return to the cannot Benefit from decades of Safe driving anywhere else in the the system went further awry As it was further despite assurances that Merit Points would not be used to Cut licence fees or aut Opac 10 years later both were in Good Drivers from elsewhere were rightly angered to discover their insurance premiums were slotted along Side those of bad Manitoba Manitoban who had ample Merit but had newly registered a car for the first were also disqualified from receiving scores of them complained to the of buds in the Public insurance corporation amended the rules last March to eliminate those prob but others new Manitoban with Good driving records elsewhere still must pay More for their Drivers licence than those who have been making deposits in the Manitoba Merit some other by quirk of also get among them was a pedestrian who was hit by a car and suffered such severe injury that his Drivers licence was suspended on the basis of his doctors the suspension lost him a Merit Point and when it came time to renew his Drivers the Accident victim had to pay the attempt to extend a Point system designed to keep watch on poor Drivers into an array of incentives and disincentives is not working equitably and we May never know if it is working at it is impossible to attribute with certainty any portion of a Safe driving record to financial incentive or Good training or Good weather or anything enough it is time to return to a old from dictator to victim by his exiled Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos has Given new political muscle to his they had lost their reserved seats on the Philippines National Gravy train february when Marcos was driven out of the country which his wife and his colleagues had been looting since about when Marcos was first elected since they have been the disgraced enviously watching the new ruling group around presi Dent Corazon with Marcos they become the grieving victims claiming sympathy in their Marcos death was the Best thing that could have happened for his the leading beneficiary is his a Beauty Queen Imelda As the arrogant and soundlessly greedy first lady of the Philippines from 1965 to she aroused but never As the tear stained she can tug at the Public Heartstrings As she never could she is milking it for All it is president Corazon Aquino knows full Well the political advantages of she Rode to Power on the wave of Public sympathy caused by her husbands murder in now she across an the widow of the Man whom the world blames for that the political stability of the Philippines hangs in the balance while the two widows conduct their War of the murder of Benigno Aquino August was the undoing of Ferdinand Marcos and of the huge and hungry Marcos the subsequent inquiries never found who gave the orders for Aquinas murder but the general circumstances were Clear Aquino was returning from exile to run for president against Marcos and stood a Good Chance of soldiers of Marcos army escorted Aquino off the plane before All the other passengers and then Aquino was murdered on the Manila Airport Tarmac while in their the Public was sickened by the his widow became the figurehead of the opposition movement which finally swept the Marcos family out of the Malac Anang Palace and into the Legal tussle Over billions of dollars Worth of real Bank accounts and other assets which the Marcos family and their Hanger son acquired during their years in Power dragged on the immediate question following Marcos death is whether Marcos will be allowed to do the widows last sad duty and Bury her husband in the land of his if she sets foot on the soil of the the National police should execute the existing warrant for her arrest so As to reclaim some what she arresting the widow at the funeral is politically but if she and her colleagues Are once allowed to come and go without returning what they the claim against them will in political reality though not in All the thieves hiding behind her skirts will become secure in their hold on the stolen the Marcos clan will become once again a Force in the land and the Aquino clans hold on Power will be greatly lacking a sense of identity Tough Choice for the nip the arrival of Dave Barrett in the new democratic party leadership Campaign has driven Home the regional dilemma which faces the should new democrats face the fact that their party scarcely exists East of the Ontario Border and build on their strength in Western or should they risk their chances in the West in an once to Appeal to Quebec and the Atlantic provinces Barrett has posed that Choice in Stark he Doest speak French by his comments when the subject is it is Clear that he does not much he is More concerned about Western alienation than about Quebec troubles in Barretts attitudes would probably not Cost the new democrats any seats in the next Federal it is once again flirting with oblivion in in the recent provincial it won fewer votes than the Green it is still struggling for a toehold in the Atlantic eleven people turned out to hear the leadership candidates in Barrett is clearly and frankly a Westerner and it was Western Canada which gave the nip 33 out of its 43 seats in the last general do the new democrats play to their strength in the West or do they once to Shore up their weaknesses it will not be an easy by a Wilson special to the free press Ottawa the 40 per cent sup port Quebec separatist party won in the provincial election raises the question Why Canada has so Little magnetism for its largest whose earlier leaders were a major Force in creating the great changes going deeply into the fabric of the country have transpired since the monumental Effort of the 1960s to provide definitive explanations of the the commission could find much inequality As part of the that has less Validity the Trudeau Era in Canadian history was not for nothing Pierre tru Deaus leadership Between 1968 and 1984 did change Many things and vastly improved the level of Equality in it was not put this Way in its report but Many roots of the pattern the commission Laid out grew out of the Long domination of French Canada by its Bishops and priests and the lengthy withdrawal from North american mainstream development that the Church inspired and the primary target of the quiet revolution of the 1960s was Church formidable foe Only 20 years when pre Mier Adelard Godbout succeeded in finally making education compulsory in far behind both the rest of North America and the advanced european his most formidable foe was a great Power in French Canada Cardinal a frenc Canadian and que Becer to the despite the great post60s the 40 per cent favouring the unholy Alliance the time has come once again to Call Quebec we called it in 1980 and Quebe cers voted 60 per cent against despite that politicians in Quebec and Ottawa Are using Quebec nationalism to Divide and ruin Brian Mulroney has forged an unholy Alliance Between big business and Quebec nationalism to secure his remove Quebec and Bis tories would have about 105 seats compared to 114 seats for the combined he is pandering to que Bec through giveaways and the Meech Lake this Accord weakens our Central government by giving All the provinces the Powers that Only Quebec has been in rejecting the canadians Are not rejecting Quebec but the idea of a Balkans Zed Pierre Trudeau most canadians did not want the free Trade agreement but it was the votes of Quebec that brought it As in Meech Quebec nationalism is allowed to undermine Cana Dian Pierre Trudeau vision of a bilingual and Bicu Tural can Ada is a fair and generous Quebe cers have embraced it in the and embrace it in the Henry Makow Winnipeg propaganda i assume Geoffrey Shaws let Ter wild 22 is intended to defend the South african government from perceived Unwar ranted Shaw criticizes the International attributes violence to the clergy and refers to the killings of Blacks by other poor the kind of meaningless propaganda he trots out is not even used by the South african government he must know of the meeting Between the South african president and Nelson Leader of the african National Congress he must know of the police lieutenant who criticized his colleagues for uncalled for brutality he must know of the peaceful marches through major South Afri can cities led by the clergy when the police were asked to stay away by the state i am not sure what the unction of the Winnipeg South Africa association is As one does not hear of it except when a letter appears in the if one of their roles is to defend the i suggest they get in touch with the South african Consul ate in Ottawa and bring their propaganda up to Ahmod Vanderee Winnipeg letters the Winnipeg free press welcomes from writers Mutt give their name and Namei will be used and tetters Are subject to that history i am writing regarding a previous letter to the editor headed an of front it seems that the writer was distressed to hear that Northern stores would change its name to the Northwest i would like to say that being married to an employee of the i be the Northwest company had a very interesting and Check ered history in our not All that different from the Hudson Bay company who used to be the Parent company of if my memory and history serve me it always has taken two to fight and not Only did the Northwest company create havoc on settlements but so did the Hudson Bay example the take Over at fort during this Hudson Bay company officials fired a Cannon from a ship at the fort and the settlement just in front of the this settlement consisted of the families of Voya Geurs and members of a native Vil women and children the next Point i would like to make is that it is the understanding of this person when the name change is it is proposed to read the Northwest company Trad ing under Northern stores so now we have the Best of i am very glad to see the Backbone of Northern retailing going Back to the original company now that history i am proud to say that i will enjoy being affiliated with the Northwest company and Northern stores and i look Forward to the Day when the official name change comes into effect and the new signs Are in place on All the Northern stores through out Robb red enjoyable strip i enjoy Reading the new comic strip word for by the strip is a great Way to show that Modem English want developed in a but has a Rich history and diverse cultural in that spirit i am writing with an alternate version of How groups of foot soldiers came to be called the word for word version says that the word infantry is derived from the latin word meaning Early foot soldiers acquired the name because they walked behind their mounted like a band of in the following the latin Root word infant is the but How it became attached to foot sol Diers is quite the passage is taken from military historian fullers decisive Battles of the Wettern from the chapter entitled the Battles of Breitenfeld and 1631 and 1632 these Spanish Battles consisted of to foot we on third musketeers and two thirds and As some of the Turcios Tad for their honorary Nels princes of the Royal the new foot soldiers became known u infant aria or Peter Wylie Winnipeg separatists demonstrates that the Canadian federation still lacks magnetism for because their birth rate has fallen so Low the Quebec people Are justifiably Wor ried about the future of their Lan Guage and of themselves As a Dis Tinct in other Quebec throbs with its culture is Strong and the new Genera Tion of Quebec businessmen Are con Vinced of their ability to face the outside it after a French Canadian industrialist and his corporation that confidently took Over Short in a consid Erable Plant in the midst of an appalling social and political in that example is isolated but new Confidence there Are Many strands to any explanation of Quebec alienation from the federation but it seems to me that important ones Lead directly to the Lack of Confidence in English not in when Many movements and even Politi Cal parties continually paint the country As weak and vulnerable i do not see How it could have a Strong pull for people who have gained a new Quebec culture seems Strong to most in English the cultural nationalists wage a steady and determined Campaign to convince the country and every one else who listens that English Canadas culture is so weak that it cannot survive without protectionism and constant state in the largest and richest new associations win members and grow on the notion that the French Are taking Over and that the most widely too late it is a Little late in the Day to protest that persons without a Law degree Are not qualified to help the Public with Legal Many Law firms have employed paralegals for years to carry out routine procedures under the super vision of if paralegals go out on their the Only difference will be that the lawyers will no longer occupy adjacent the Law society allowed its Mem Bers to advertise because people were where can i find a Good lawyer now they Are what Good is a lawyer this last question should be answered without disparaging they do not have liability insurance now but there is nothing to Stop insurance companies from Selling them cover once they Are it was formerly believed that Den tourists should ply their Trade under the trained Eye of a dentist who could diagnose pathological Condi the dental mechanics have shown that they can serve the Public directly and know when they must refer a patient to someone paralegals should be licensed if they can demonstrate that they know when to consult a Law paralegals have already proved themselves in resolving the Small claims court is staffed by judges without a Law they follow a private code or checklist just like paralegals in a Law no one seems to mind that their decisions Are not generally reported and that they do not compare and contrast decisions like real judges lawyers fund mediation centres which resolve Dis Putes outside of the court you do not need a Law degree to apply for training As a counsellor in used of the worlds needs special Protection in Quebec alone in Canada sees clearly the results it seeks from immigration More people who speak French or will use and live their lives in that the Canadian birth rate As a whole has fallen along with Quebec to the Point that natural increase will not maintain existing population yet there is no Trace of agreement on a National goal for no demand for a clearly stated policy and no willingness by any Politi Cal Leader or party to offer there has been no Clear immigration policy since sir Clifford Sifton before the first world without a farsighted the popu lation will soon begin to Quebec confidently supported free Trade last the Liberal Ami new democratic Campaign against it was based entirely on fear Canada would fail to Canada would be unable to make it in an open canadians required special Canada would be swamped and taken Over by the the conservatives won More seats and implemented free Trade but a majority of canadians actually bought the frightened propositions and voted for the two parties Selling fear As their election pro old Chestnut French canadians May fear for the future of their language but they know who they elsewhere the old Chestnut still has some currency canadians have no sense of they dont know who they perhaps if canadians stopped undermining the country Confidence the federation would possess magnetism for French a mediation lawyers do not worry that these paralegals Are competing with the adversarial sys tem of the increasing number of students graduating in Law at Canadian universities is can these students look Forward to a lifetime of Fellowship and service have new conditions made the traditional Call to the bar ceremony a meaningless ritual perhaps the key question is whether it is still possible to coordinate the science and Art of Law so that a student can be transformed into a lawyer by a Core if the Public can be served just As Well by someone who knows Only the leaves and twigs on one Branch of the there would seem to be a real danger to the continued existence of the Legal in persons who Are not aware of the trunk and roots of our Legal system will nevertheless be doing lawyers Anthony Pittarelli Winnipeg buy some crack ;