Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 13, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba By vows to save safety net by Linda Drouin Canadian press Ottawa the bloc quebecois is casting itself As the Champion of National social even As it tries to explain to canadians Why its Best for the country to split Leader Lucien at the end of a today gathering of bloc maps portrayed his 54member caucus As the Only defenders of health care and social services against cuts the Liberal government could make in the name of deficit we Are unanimous in our intention to fight to preserve social Bou Chard told a news he called the bloc the Only party in Canada interested in saving the social safety the in his Are hinting at an impending assault on social the tories wanted to do it before their and the Reform party Hast ruled it Bouchard didst mention the nip or its traditional commitment to health care and social and the bloc Leader said he sees no conflict in donning the Mantle of social services pc senators shun role in revival of party Winnipeg Pree january 1994 a15 suit critics lashed minister succumbs to opposition heat Bogor Mclntosh Canadian press Bouchard left and Manning Check out Canadian Maple syrup defender while also promoting Quebec inde sovereignty for he remains one of the bus main tasks even As it plays the role of official opposition for the whole promotion of sovereignty is the Back drop for our we will explain that to the rest of its time the explanation came directly from Sovereign lists and not from the Bouchard also suggested his party commitment to Independence has been misrepresented by the we know its not easy for English Canada to we Haven had Good weve heard All kinds of but now we will be Able to speak frankly to our Canadian friends about Why we want Bouchard said that was the message he delivered to members of the Reform party who invited the bloc maps to a Gett know you Pancake breakfast earlier in the the breakfast was billed As a Petac quainter session for members of both Par maps from both sides appeared to been Joying themselves although Only a handful of reforms 52 maps speak French and Only a few of the blocs 54 members speak to Bridge the linguistic the Reform which hosted the brought along a few the conversation at her table revolved around the difference Between pancakes and said Deborah Reform party caucus Ottawa after opposition pres sure to resign from Revenue minister David Anderson withdrew a Fivey Earold lawsuit against the Federal government but Anderson continued to insist there was nothing improper about his involve while a Federal in a Legal action for for lost income and expense the feisty British Columbia who once publicly called Jean Chretien an in also attacked critics who have been clamouring All week for his i have Learned again that the truth can never catch up with false a former Liberal said in a the Effort to Correct these false impressions has simply diverted attention and Energy from my work As a Cabinet minister in a vital department at a critical Anderson launched the suit against the Federal government after a 10year appoint ment from the Trudeau Era was cancelled by the tories in in Anderson was appointed to the former immigration Appeal in the Mulroney government abolished the immigration Appeal Board and re placed it with the current immigration and refugee Anderson was offered a two year term on the new Board instead of the five years remaining in the balance of his so he in May last Federal court Justice Barry Strayer threw out the claim for lost Anderson was appealing the minister said yesterday the lawsuit dealt with important principles involving relationships of Federal tribunals and the courts to but those principles can be pursued by four other plaintiffs involved in the same he the ministers statement was released just minutes after bloc quebecois Leader Lucien Bouchard said Anderson should either continue to sue the government or continue in Cabinet but not do said he hoped his withdrawal from the lawsuit would under line the commitment of the government to also it underlines the willingness of this member of Cabinet to go the extra even in situations where everything is Cor rect and above to be seen to act with Canadian press Ottawa the tory major Ity in the Senate wont be used As the foundation to rebuild the conservative says the party Leader in the upper in not Here to rebuild the conservative party by using the Senate As a John Lynch Taunton said in an interview in Here to with members of the tory caucus As to do As Good a Job As senators As we As a the tory party then so be the Quebec senator said Public opinion would quickly turn on the tories if they used their Senate mus Cle for partisan it wont help the Senate and it wont help the party if we behave that Joyce who leads the liberals in the said she expects voter demand for less partisan sniping in the commons will spill Over into the unelected i sense there is a spirit of wanting to get on with the business of Parlia ment and i applaud the red Senate chamber will be dominated by tory Blue for and while they wont be overtly partisan in their Lynch staun ton said the 58 tory senators wont be a silent majority one thing the tories want to do is expand the Senate committee sys Lynch Taunton said his party wants to either broaden the scope of existing committees or strike Spe Cial committees so the Senate can look at topical issues or problems As Well As the regular business of considering commons flooded basements protect yourself Iron Spring flooding with the installation of a backup valve it sump pump All work guaranteed reasonable rates for free estimates Call Waller anytime 95 57719 plumbing 441 Marion Street Lemax bedding factory outlet manufactured on premises factory direct prices comforters curtains duvets bedspreads be skirts Sheet sets mattress pads pillows top Brand name mattress sets sofa absolutely guaranteed lowest 415mulvey 4742256 opt que optical 130 Provencher eyes 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