Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Battle for Quebec Winnipeg free october a5 its backtracks As crts hangs up on free Calls staff up to free sunday Calls to Quebec pro Al noted by the Manitoba Telephone system turned out not to be free after its has been forced to backtrack after the Freeall promotion in support of Canadian Unity has gone the Telephone company along with most others across Canada had originally announced last Friday that Manitoban could have five minutes of free phone time to Call the Canadian radio Elevi Sion and telecommunications com Hiis Sion crts disallowed the leaving callers in Manitoba in the its spokeswoman june Kirby said its officials didst find out until yester Day morning that the crts had Kib shed the there was originally a verbal agreement that the crts would go then we received a faxed communication Over the weekend that said they had rejected the were disappointed with the she said that until the next Billing cycles come its has no Way of knowing How Many Manitoban called Quebec yesterday under the Assumption of free its will decide today whether they will reimburse those Mani Kirby also stated that the financial Impact would be lessened by the Dis counts already offered by its for Sun Day the Issue of Canadian Unity will overcome the Money she Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau had called the offer a sickening intrusion into the provinces referendum Cam crts chairman Keith Spicer said sat urday night the request had been rejected in order to respect the referendum commission rulings Are backed by potentially stiff fines under the confusion Albertas main phone called the ruling by the crts a it is with deep regret and disappoint ment that at must advise albertan that at has no alternative but to with draw its offer of free Lon distance Call ing to phone companies in British Manitoba and new Brunswick said they would abide by the commission maritime Tel and which services Nova Scotia and Prince Edward said the offer had technically been it and t customers would not be penalized for Mak ing their Calls to Quebec on companies breaking a commission Rul ing could face fines of up to for a first no its a Coin toss both sides so experts the Only sure thing is turmoil by Dan Lemoal free press correspondent its too close to so close that political pundits and Canadian history experts in Manitoba wont even venture a guess As to How today referendum in Quebec will turn Raymond a political Sci ence professor at College univer Staire Saint refuses to pick a in not predicting no one is predicting at this Hebert its a dead its that Bill a political studies professor at the University of Man was equally As Blunt about making any i Neville but i would be surprised if it were not University of Winnipeg history professor Donald Bailey said that although the vote looks he holds a quiet optimism for the no i tend to hold out a Little optimism with the revved up no sup port in recent he that May make me somewhat of a but so be no expert will deny the repercussions of the vote on regardless of the in the event of a yes experts say that Canada will be treading in completely uncharted the problem Canada is faced with is that the situation is completely Neville the situation is unprovided for in our improvisation will be the University of Winnipeg Christopher Leo called a yes vote a leap in the its a Clif hang Hebert said there will be a great question As to the legitimacy of the Federal govern Hebert also warned of further referendum headaches to come once the consequences of a yes vote sink Quebe cers will want Day of dread at hand a1 Canada shows its colors b1 another vote on further problems will arise in the Canadian Peoples acceptance of the Federal government to negotiate separation with according to he said that a pan Canadian referendum May be mean ing the rest of the country May be asked to approve the Federal governments ability to negotiate que Bec the Federal government was not elected to negotiate the Sepa ration of Bailey said that a yes vote could be the Harbinger of greater Strain to Canadas the yes vote will give Quebec a distinct he its important that the English canadians do not also try to hone in on that or the rest of Canada will All parties agreed that a no vote will not erase the separation prob Lem in and Neville warned that canadians cannot become complacent with a no there will be a temptation to Roll Over and go to sleep on the he the closeness of the vote will mean that Well have to revisit some of the issues that Are of concern to Hebert said that a narrow no vote will cause ethnic tensions to Rise within Bailey echoed heberts concerns the yes people will be moved from a rational position to one of by that same Bailey said that for the Federal it will be impossible to look like anything but vindictive in the eyes of the regardless of the outcome in today Canada is certainly in the Eye of the whatever the mess we find our selves in for the next few says there will be great stress in the Days a Raison de dire Jeff Debooy photos free press 0 United Canada saying yes to a no a vocal crowd of about people showed up at the Forks yesterday afternoon to implore Quebe cers to remain in Jennifer Gilles a Grade 12 student at Pauls collegiate in was one of those addressing the bomber fans show support for team and for country patriots find Golden Opportunity to kill two Birds with one stone9 by Dan Lemoal free press correspondent these its hard to Tell which is More endangered Canadian Unity or Canadian both causes received a shot in the Arm at Winnipeg stadium As a season High crowd of saw the bombers take on the Ottawa rough Canadian flags coloured the crowd As foot Ball fans showed their support for a United Neal 19 years old and came to the game with a Flag in hand after taking in the Unity rally at the i just wanted to show my support for a uni fied said its Good to see this kind of support out Lois a 26ytarold deut from the University of saw the game As a Chance to kill two Birds with one Stone i thought id support Canadian Unity and the bombers at the same Aime waved a Banner of a different sort a Quebec provincial i wanted to draw attention to the fact that there Are Quebe cers living out of the province that Are affected by said a University student who hails from Point for status Beaudette is concerned about his status Here if Quebec does separate i wonder if ill be treated like an this could also affect my paper flags were distributed at the Gates of the while representatives from Flag City offered cloth flags for Twenty dollars was the going rate for a 90 cmby150 pm for every Flag that was was donated to the who Are bracing for another Money losing Salesman Bob Gair said that sales were moving quite ninety per cent of these people have never owned a Flag in their lives its Good to see that people Are finally Tak ing some football were not impressed by the its a waste of said Gas attendant Joe if Quebe cers want to they can another unidentified Young fan chirped in they should have Given out bombers flags Steve Mcmahon had a More practical Rea son for bringing a Flag in the face of a brutal wind chill it works Well As a theres never enough Flag waving in Canada Winnipeg transit supplied buses to the game directly from the at the Marc free press Ai 1 pumpkin helmeted bomber fan shows Flag for ;