Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba The nation Canada at a glance sacred jumps party ship Canadian press Victoria another member of British columbian once powerful social credit party jumped ship to the upstart Reform party pushing the so reds closer to the latest defection by Lyall Hanson gives Reform official party status in the House arrest tried Calgary the Alberta government will Start putting some weekend prisoners under House arrest at the end of a program that will Cost a fraction of the Price of keeping them in convicts will serve their time and pay for their own clothing and shelter in their own Alberta will hire private Security firms to watch the implant deadline Montrea Canadian women who want to take advantage of a us court settlement with manufacturers of silicone breast implants have until 16 to file a says a District court in Canadian and women with breast implants can Call for information about the court settlement and filing a claim at youth keep peace a native Reserve struggling with a High number of suicide attempts among its younger members will receive a Grant to set up a youth peacekeeping the Ontario government the project is aimed at encouraging High risk Cree youth to participate in meaningful activities and to consider a career in feds join fight Otta Wathe Federal government will join two jewish groups in asking the supreme court of Canada to take a second look at the Imre Finta War crimes Justice minister Allan Rock said yesterday that lawyers from his department will Back arguments already filed by Bani brith Canada and the Canadian holocaust remembrance vigilante charged Man who took one youth for a frightening helicopter ride and tied another to a tree in an attempt to get Back stolen Al terrain vehicles is facing kidnapping and other the two believed to be involved in the theft of a pair of recreational were taken against their will last Friday and beaten supported brother and sister who were viciously beaten As a crowd of More than 20 people looked on have been swamped by Calls from Well wishers from across the Steve was attacked last month after he confronted a group of youths who had broken into a neighbors his sister was beaten when she stepped in to Bardot bites Back screen sex Kitten turned Anima rights is ready to pounce Back on to the it floes of the Gulf of St Lawrence if the Hunting of Seal pups resumes in a letter to Quebec City tears into recent comments by parti quebecois legislature member Denis pen on that that damned nut from France is partly responsible for the catastrophic decline in cod canadians hooked on chamber of Commerce this my s Public employees headed for legislature to protest planned per cent wage raw egg among chorus of Boos launched Premier by Tom Mcdougal Canadian press Charlottetown deafening Boos and a raw egg were lobbed at Premier Catherine Callbeck yesterday As a crowd of Public employees marched on the legislature to protest a planned per cent wage the tossed just after the Premier had finished a speech to the crowd and was walking Back into the splattered harmlessly on the neither she nor most of the crowd seemed to with a crowd estimated by Union officials at it was billed As the biggest demonstration in Island the carrying placards and White filled the Square behind the House and overflowed Down great George except for the it was a Well controlled display of anger that didst lose the typical Island after booing callbacks the crowd obeyed the Arm waving of Union organizers and hushed so she could she told them what she and treasurer Wayne Cheverie have been saying All along the deficit under control will give us financial stability and will result in a secure future for Al Prince Edward As the Premier the crowd resumed booing and chanted the egg lobbing didst cause any stir in the crowd and want noticeable to it narrowly missed Beryl president of the nurses who was standing about a metre away from callbacks the egg went in Between her and so that How close the aim Chandler said in an interview As the crowd she said labors fight int Over yet and her members will take it As far As they have the nurses May soon take work Rule action or even Goon illegal she a accused of boosting jobless rate by Larry Welsh Canadian press Ottawa too Many Cann Diane arc hooked on Unini ploy ment insurance which actually boost a employ not reduce says Canadas largest business canadians have become Overly dependent on unemployment insure it has become a safety net for Many rather than a temporary in come Tim presi Dent of the Canadian chamber of said yesterday the representing companies from across can estimates the i system has in creased the country unemployment rate by up to two percentage aprils unemployment rate was 11 per the Liberal governments Bil three year Cut to unemployment insurance is Only a modest first Reid told social and labor groups have strongly opposed cuts that make people work longer to qualify for reduce i cheques and Lessen the time during which recipients could collect but Reid said the system j creates disincentives to j keeps people unemployed for longer j encourages seasonal work and discourages people from moving to f ind More secure Job v j does not Deal effectively with people who repeatedly collect or special cases like the fishing Indus Reid urged the government to Deal with High regional unemployment through special social pro returning i to a Basic insurance for people should have to work 20 weeks to qualify for Bene fits in All areas of Reid the budget would increase the mini mum to 12 weeks from 10 weeks in High unemployment regions the unemployment insurance legislation is its perverse and creates the Fraser a conserva Tive think proposed taxing Back unemployment insurance benefits paid to families with incomes above taxing Back All government pay ments including Canada pension plan and old age Security would reduce the budget deficit by estimated Robin head of the institutes Centre on pub Lic debt Robinson to stay despite charge Canadian press Ottawa new Democrat my Svend Robinson has no in Tention of resigning his even though Hes been charged with criminal contempt of court for join ing an anti logging blockade on Van Couver Island last Robinson remained defiant at a news conference saying he would continue to fight against clearcut logging of old growth for Reform my Jim Silye of Calgary Centre said Robinson should quit if under commons an my convicted of a criminal offence is not obliged to quit unless sentenced to a jail term of five years or Robinsons charge carries a Maxi mum term of two so he would not face automatic eviction if con said a member of the com Mons Legal i have always been prepared to fully accept the consequences of civil Robinson i have discussed this matter with my caucus colleagues and they have assured me i am Welcome to remain a member of the Federal Cau debt analysis slams Canada we have joined the third world Canada compared tog7 a study by tha Frasar inst Tuta my s that Canadas Nat gov Armant Datt Ara now lust Over 84 Par cant of tha total Alia of Aco Nolc production Aach or Gross Dom Aatlo by Clyde Graham Canadian press up Ottawa Canadas debt problems Are worse than much poorer countries such As Ethiopia and even War torn the Fraser Institute economic thin tank said we have joined the third world in terms of our government debt said Robin Richardson of the Vancouver based the study says that Canadas net government debts from 199092 averaged just Over 84 per cent of the total size of economic production each known As Gross Domestic that slightly worse than Morocco and higher than Poland at 69 per the Central african Republic at per Ethiopia at per cent and Rwanda at per Richardson acknowledged that despite its debt Canada is still a better place to invest than a country such As but he also said he Doest hold any Canada savings finance minister Paul Martin brushed off the study last night and suggested the Institute had engaged in a reasonable amount of mythical accounting to arrive at the Martin added he welcomed anything that grabbed Dinass attention about the deficit problem the Federal govern ment alone owes about billion half a trillion and the provinces have debts on top of the Fraser study used an account ing system different from Federal government bookkeeping to crunch the numbers because its easier to compare 1994 Camaro convertible fully Black 2 to choose from 4 both priced at j v6 a i with factory lists la cruise or or cassette 4 disc so tray Glass c to choose from Hall priced at 1993 Lumina apr 3800 a 1 with 0 d lilt stg Guise or her 7 pass or wind or locks much More St o to choose from both priced at excellent selector of cd Auger 2 grand Olds Park in Stock now 2l my ung 5 spa in Dib Rumi a Punilei i link my a Chang i Sut Trdy Glass Nierli inuit to choose from All priced at height is Phi included or lease for month m month lease no Money Down Chevrolet 0 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