Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba J Winnipeg free january Winnipeg free press j Freedom of Trade Liberty of religion Equality of civil rights published seven Days a week at 300 Carlton Winnipeg r3c 3c1 by newspapers division of Canadian newspapers company limited Telephone 9439331 a member of the Manitoba press Council Arthur e Wood publisher John Dafoe editorial Page editor Murray Burt managing editor Rudy Redekop controller Winnipeg free press est 1872 Winnipeg Tribune est 1890 backsliding on rights Premier Gary Filmon and his conservative party took a Clear position on French language rights in Manitoba Back in when they were in opposition and Howard Hawleys new democrats were in Filmon hat a different View but the past is sometimes hard to shake to is returning to haunt Filmon in the matter of provincial orders in in the Pawley government was pointing to the Cost of translating statutes to conform to the terms of the 1870 Manitoba by that part of the Laws of Manitoba roust be printed and published in both French and French speaking who have Little need to read old statutes but badly need provincial government services in proposed a Deal scale Back the translation requirements in the Constitution and write in a Promise of French language services the Pawley government invited the legislature to accept that but Filmon and the other conservatives would have none of they preferred to translate everything the Constitution might useful or rather than provide French services that might actually be useful to French speaking in support of that Filmon and his colleagues led a bad tempered and irresponsible Campaign against minority language rights which established the bad reputation Manitoba still suffers because of the policy of Filmon and his the province still has its obligation to translate the when the Winnipeg police association raised that mat Ter in relation to the provincial order in Council which established the aboriginal Justice the Appeal court found in 1989 that the Cabinet order was not valid because it had not been printed and published in both it was an order the Public needed to be Able to read because it affected the rights and duties of citizens called to testify at the among since that Cabinet order had to be it is certain that Many others must decided at the end of december that he had no intention of translating old Cabinet he would he do useful things for French speaking Manitoban in the future instead of investing in translation of Cabinet orders of past most of which did not affect the daily lives of the the Premier had already in his november 4 address to the franc Manitoban his policy of expanding French language provincial had he and his party been a Little More amenable to reason in he would now be free to make the Choice he favors services instead of As things have turned he does not have that the old Manitoba act requirement of bilingual Laws is still there Filmon and his party wanted it is Clear from rulings of the supreme court of Canada and the Manitoba court of Appeal that orders in Council affecting people outside of government must be printed and published in both if Filmon does not obey the he will be taken to court again and he will lose again As he did Over the Justice if his repentance had come the province might have been spared some expense and much the Cadillac Campaign the revelation last week of the financial plight facing Lloyd Axworthy leadership Campaign has produced the predictable guilty reaction from Western business they May come up with the or so that he will need to mount a reasonable Campaign for the Liberal if they dont come Axworthy should get out of the there is no one More alone and friendless than a failed leadership candidate who is deeply in even if they do cough up the required Axworthy Story illustrates the grossly inequitable nature of the Liberal leadership the Way things look there will be two Jean Chretien and Paul who will be spending the maximum amount of million there will be a group of other candidates Sheila John maybe Lloyd Axworthy will each spend about a Quarter of that on the fringes there May be one or two candidates who will be spending whatever they and their immediate family and friends can put it is hard to imagine a fair Campaign when there is that much disparity in the resources available to the Martin can spend to the maximum because he has Independent wealth and powerful Busi Ness connections in Montreal and Chretien can raise the necessary millions because he has some Rich political backers and is owed some political other with As Good political credentials As Chretien and a Good Deal better ones than cannot begin to compete in that financial the problem is not that the relatively poor candidates have too Little to spend it is that the Rich candidates Are allowed to spend too upwards of two million dollars is simply an indecent amount to spend on a leadership there was never any Good reason for the party to put the Campaign spending limits As High As it the new democratic party candidates were Able to get their message across for liberals ought to be Able to do it for no More than half a breaking one logjam on get time to tame the Fao efforts by Canada and other member states of the United nations organization to encourage it to perform More to spend Money More wisely and to do its Job with a minimum of political Bias have borne some there have been identifiable gains in efficiency at the new York world improvements have been seen in the concept of at first resisted within the in bureaucracy As just a new Way to mask traditional has now been accepted and embraced at senior the Battle has been harder in certain parts of the in notably in two specialized agencies in Paris and there have been glacially slow moves towards Reform in the Paris based in scientific and cultural a new director general is in ending the 12year reign of the notorious Amadou Mahtar Bow of bad habits die the new director general has not yet managed to get rid of them either in his huge Paris bureaucracy or in those member states that supported bows wasteful spending and managerial few effective reforms have been seen in the uns rom based food and agriculture one reason is the stupid decision of member states to for a third six year a director general whose first 12 years provided no grounds for edouard Saouma of Lebanon survives his own manage rial flaws because of his skills in manipulating some member state ambassadors and in harnessing to his own Benefit the political preoccupations of some member that obsession with using the Agency As an Arena for political warfare is More reason for the slow Pace of Reform in the unwilling to provide the creative and imaginative diplomacy that might help to solve the Ara israeli for some states prefer to conduct malign campaigns within Agen cies like the states without a stake in the Issue like the Lead of regional they do it either in cynical voting trades or because they Are in financial Thrall to their voting examples were to be seen last when the Fao governing Council voted to boost Fao spending and to play Middle East politics by associating with the Palestine liberation organization an otherwise innocuous plan to help Arab Farmers in israels occupied Canada abstained on both finding spending increases unjustifiable and the Aid Resolution to reflect too much of the politicization that external affairs minister Joe Clark the United states voted against both it has reacted decisively to the three percent budget increase for 1990 and 1991 by withholding All but million of its million assessed share of the 1989 Fao an Agency awash in mismanagement and politicization does not deserve increased what it needs is a thorough Fao member states ought to consider the example of if they continue to play irrelevant to pass fantasy budgets and to resist the Reform efforts of countries like Canada and the United they May find themselves reigning Over a bankrupt by Wilson special to the free press Ottawa Ontario stated willingness to suppress its dislike of the goods and services tax sufficiently to collect it on behalf of the Federal government should break one log Jam facing finance minister Michael if collection of two separate sales taxes at the Cash Register is avoided in the country biggest province it is certain that canadians living in other places will demand equal Only their own provincial govern ments will be Able to provide that and they Are unlikely to court unpopularity for very Long by Refus ing to give Public outcry whatever is said for or against a Federal sales tax imposed at the Point of final transaction there was never any argument in favor of separate collection of two that was such a guarantee of unpopularity for All governments that it has Long seemed highly probable that even if the get were introduced on the double collection basis the resulting Public outcry would bring politicians to their senses fairly in any the Peterson govern ment in Ontario which already has troubling provincial problems on its Agenda has decided not to accept that invitation to unpopular the argument from now on will really be whether a hidden tax at the manufacturers which among other defects often worked in favor of imports and against Canadian is in some unlikely Way preferable to an open tax that is Neutral in favouring neither import ers nor Domestic if not there is no question which is prefer the old manufacturers sales imposed at various rates but averaging about 12 per cent Over the had nothing to be said for it except the convenience of its invisibility from the general apart from favouring imports Over domes tic production through one of its improbable it was always much More than 12 per cent by the time the final purchaser paid it which he always hidden though it the inevitable pyramiding of a tax imposed at that level is one of the main reasons for getting rid of when a 12 per cent tax is imposed As it leaves the manufacturers Plant it becomes part of the Cost of the the goods would normally pass into the hands of a wholesaler who inevitably imposes his markup unlikely to be less than 20 per cent on his Cost which includes the More markups by the time a jobber takes on the the tax already paid will be the original 12 per cent 20 per cent of 12 per cent added in some the extra from the wholesalers markup would be closer to 30 per cent than then the jobber will Mark the product up adding another 20 or 30 per cent to the accumulated the who has paid a tax of 12 per plus an additional 20 or 30 per cent of plus a further 20 or 30 per cent of the previous will Mark it up still going up the retailers markup is certainly not Likely to be less than 30 per so the tax is now plus 20 to 30 per plus another 20 to 30 per plus a final 30 per cent on the accumulated thus if the initial 12 per cent tax on an item amounted to it could easily have become become or More by the time the final consumer bought the a tax like that is something to be rid the ultimate did not know what was happening to him As he paid his Bill because the old tax was completely hidden in the final Price of the it could add substantially to the Price of a new for but it was impossible to calculate because it did not apply to everything going into the full Cost of the House for to the labor the new get will also add to the Basic Cost of a new although quite Likely not As or at least no than the manufacturers tax has done All but now it will be out in the open and Home buyers across the country will scream in there will be bitter complaints that the tax is regressive and hard on the although there will be offsetting credits for those with really Low illegal action i would like to add my Little bit to the coverage Given by the free press to the military intervention in or was it invasion of and subsequent arrest of general regarding the a Law yer acquaintance informs me according to International no Sovereign state has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of another Sovereign if he is the military action in Panama is As an article in the free press of january 2 flood of propaganda demontes fallen Leader Indi Cates the american military has general Noriega attempted to justify its activity in Panama by depicting general Noriega in the worst possible that this attempt has been at least partially successful was made apparent to me on january within a period of half an i heard two completely uncalled for derogatory remarks concerning Noriega on a local radio it seems to me that there is a lesson citizens of or even the United have to be wary of attempts to influence their perceptions by those who have the Power to manipulate Media cover As i think we have to be cognizant of our very human tendency to attempt to maintain our own sense of self Worth by devaluing or ridiculing people such As Manuel Richard Ellis Winnipeg disappointing concerning still another famous free press Chris Gopher Dafoe is very Labelling George Bush and Ronald Reagan not in so Many words As aggressors who invaded Panama and Dafoe forgot to mention Canada invading Western Europe in it appears to me that Dafoe belongs to that group of people who know everything about what is Legal and illegal but know nothing about right and who is a citizen of a country that is so dependent on the Economy of the United would do Well if he would think before he belittles presidents Luik Winnipeg letters the Winnipeg free press welcomes letters from writers must give their name and names will be used and letters Are subject to saddened misinformed regarding the article on 3 in the free press on Legal Aid lawyers 1 regret that the Public once again has been inadvertently Misin formed about Legal Aid fee prob Orle states the Case Admira but the reporter appeared to miss the Basic Point and that is is the maximum the Law yer will receive for All things inclusive of preparation for a separation agreement is the maximum the lawyer will receive inclusive of All appear ances and hearing of uncontested proceedings that May have required extensive negotiation to re sult in a final uncontested hear it Doest matter if the hourly rate is or if in fact there is a Tariff bar limit to the total certain procedures such As contested adjournments Are not included in any Legal Aid so the extra work often must be appealed by the lawyer to Legal which costs the lawyer to i would note that the Tariff limit applies if the matter takes three months or three and Domestic matters often take a Long time to Settle because of the Situa Tion of the people involved which is out of the lawyers there is no interim Billing except for disbursements filing court re the work often Falls to the most Junior lawyers or lawyers committed to the Community to such an extent that they move to a larger refuse Legal Aid or Are often driven out of private unlike a staff lawyer who is paid a monthly private lawyers must pay All their costs of their office including before they see a at these rates the lawyers costs Are rarely covered and Legal representation of poor people is bound to particularly their right to choose a the lawyer they choose is put in a position of refusing the client or being starved out of the Field of Victoria Lehman Winnipeg minimum wage i am writing on behalf of my Fiance and All the underground peo ple making the minimum wage in there has been a terrible injustice done to people making the minimum wage in i have never had to work for the minimum wage and i dont know How people get by on people who Are making a half reasonable wage Are having food and rents Are going inflation is increasing and parliamentary wages Are always going the minimum wage has been stationary for the last couple of How can the government justify this the minimum wage should be to an As it is a Ernest Burelle Winnipeg As fellow employees of Joanne Sinkevich we were both shocked and saddened to read your january 3 state of woman House shocks it is regrettable that it was deemed necessary to recount in print the unfortunate de tails of a life which ended so tragic to it seems an inappropriate invasion of in fairness to her we wish to Point out that we knew a very different Joanne Sinkevich from the person described in your Over the Joanne received numerous commendations and let ters of appreciation from Pur Cus which stand As testimony to her Friendly and efficient manner in dealing with Many insisted on dealing exclusively with Joanne when conducting business at our her competence and sense of humor helped us All in managing the Day today routine on the in we consider our selves fortunate to have known and she will be sadly missed by All those whose lives she Morrison Daglish for concerned employees Winnipeg Bly a Good Many customers who gave up their place in line just so they could have her wait on i am sure i am speaking for the rest of the staff at the main Branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia when i say we were shocked by her untimely death in such a tragic but we Are also disgusted and deeply Hurt by the intrusion of her privacy and by the Way the article was we feel that what the woman did in her own Home was strictly her own business and the general Public have no need to your reporters should have More concern and compassion for the dead than to write an article like let her rest in love and staff of Bank of Nova Scotia main Branch disgusted i am writing to protest the article on 3 regarding the condition of a House on Lansdowne Avenue in which one of our fellow workers tragically this woman was a very lonely and unhappy but she was also very Loyal and helpful to staff and in there Are Proba we rent you the same Guy that sold me the Brookland Bridge ;