Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 1, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Producers squealing h6g Farmers Dent like new provincial marketing plan the weather Cloudy with occasional details on Page c11 burglar Dies at Hydro station Reimer reprieves food Bank 7a4 longer u6fm fall say Ash huh tarns the stinking m w i age matters to fashion i Olive Oil base for d naturally its Rob Mcm Olfan id Alf Srof year for Rubw its deliver stayin school i injury forces Tyson diversions mss rubes and Ann in sports to Winnipeg free press 5o plus taxes higher in outlying areas november universities fear massive offload tories toss tax Bills by Alice Krueger legislature reporter the Filmon govern ment will Stop paying Grants in lieu of municipal taxes for universities and Community let Ting them pick up the tax Bill and though the province must take the taxes into consideration when it sets Grants for pos secondary it has not guaranteed to cover the entire the which caught University officials off is included in an innocuous looking municipal act amendment introduced in june but which Only now is before the legislature for based on 1995 the Bill transfers responsibility for about million onto the universities and Community the change is scheduled to take effect the move brought Strong objections from the two major universities and faculty who fear they May get shortchanged in the it also sparked opposition charges that the government is trying to slip a fast one past everyone by shifting costs onto the universities and Community col its my belief this Bill is opening the door to a very massive offload onto universities and Community col Jean nip education said after an unsuccessful attempt to Amend it to guarantee provincial representatives of the two major universities yesterday also appeared before a legislative committee with hastily prepared briefs to ask that the Bill be aban but municipal affairs minister Len Derkach said there is no hidden Agenda the intent of the move is to increase the accountability of pos secondary ins Titu under the proposed new he monies would be provided to the institutions to let them pay their property taxes on their we want to make sure every part of government is accountable and does look at its own operation and that we use those scarce dollars As effectively and efficiently As we the minister continued please see Parizeau Steps Down Coph Parizeau Lisette looks on As the pm Leader makes stunning announcement yesterday in Quebec for it was a very Good Day by John Douglas business editor i t was an Day for Cyril while the 48yearold Winnipeg Mechanic fixed a set of brakes yes the Toronto Stock Exchange was paying him a tidy dividend for Quebec voting it was the Best Days pay i think Ive Ever he said of the return on the Canadian holdings in his Mutual its enough to make a bigot resigns a10 pm touts Quick changes b1 natives fear Western premiers puzzled Economy flies right again me a that my retirement and i just took a big step towards throughout savers and borrowers basked in the glow of mondays razor thin vote by Quebe cers to stay within in Early the Dollar soared above 75 cents us and the Toronto Stock Exchange jumped nearly 133 later in the the Bank of Canada waded in with a stunning percentage Point drop in its trendsetting Banks responded the Banks responded immediately by dropping their prime rate a Quarter by the close of business yester everything had settled with most indicators pointing firmly in the right the Dollar closed at cents up 77 basis the tse closed up Points at its been a Fine said Bank of Montreal chief economist Tim if the verdict had been then we would have seen higher interest a lower Dollar and economic continued please see tarnished pm Leader Falls on his sword by Dan Lett National reporter Montreal Quebec pre Mier Jacques Parizeau resignation yesterday which stunned supporters and critics alike has opened the door for bloc quebecois Leader Lucien Bouchard to step in and carry on the Battle for a new political analysts less than 24 hours after federalists eked out a marginal Victory in mondays Parizeau told reporters at a Quebec City news conference he is turning the fight for a Sovereign Quebec Over to a younger Concordia University political scientist Guy a noted separatist said Parizeau resignation is a natural stage in the development of an Independent Lachapelle mapped out a Sce Nario in which he expects Bouchard to resign his seat this and win a parti quebecois leadership convention in january before gaining a seat in the que Bec National Assembly in then he can Lead Sovereign lists toward another referendum next Bouchard has not yet Lachapelle said speculation that Parizeau has Hurt the separatist movement by losing the referendum and making untimely com ments about the ethnic vote Are exaggerated by naysayers looking to discredit a huge gain in support for continued please see bloc quebecois reviews Raison Detre by Linda Drouin Canadian press Ottawa bloc quebecois maps decide today if their razor thin referendum defeat has left them with any meaning Ful role to play in but the decision May now be out of their hands because of Premier Jacques Parizeau announcement yesterday that he is the Man most Likely to succeed Parizeau is their Lucien who is credited with giving the yes forces the momentum that brought Quebec to the Brink of separa Tion in mondays the bloc would become a Skeleton party without the Man who created it and remains its Centre and driving the party would lose its status As official opposition with the loss of Bouchard and the Likely departure of other disheartened the bloc has 53 seats in the commons Fol Lowed by the Reform party with Reform has already indicated that it wants a review of the blocs status As official opposition because of its commitment to separa were going to become the official opposition one Way or the other said Reform Leader Preston Manning when asked about Bouchard potential Bouchard would not comment on Parizeau resignation or its consequences for his own Marthe his press said Bouchard was surprised by Parizeau Deci Sion but considered it an honorable thing to like Many was critical of Parizeau yesterday for blaming the referendum defeat on ethnic Parizeau did not give that As the reason for his departure but it is thought to have contributed to the bloc House Leader Michel Gauthier suggested his party could survive without Bouchard because weve done it in the it was a reference to the period Bouchard was away from the House after his leg was amputated last bloc my Louis Plamondon said everybody knows that Bouchard will be in demand to take Over the leadership of the parti Quebe its True we saw in the Campaign that the people of Quebec want will there be others there Are a lot of competent he said the bloc would survive Bouchard departure because we Are solidly anchored few bloc maps wanted to comment on Parizeau departure and the Domino effect it could have on their own but there appear to be divisions Between those who believe the close referendum result makes it legitimate for them to continue representing the per cent of Quebe cers who voted yes and those who feel their main purpose is Plamondon said he plans to stay in Ottawa but others indicated the referendum loss has changed the Ive made my said in staying to finish my Plamondon said he feels absolutely legitimate in Ottawa because in his Riding per cent of voters said yes to but his colleague Paul Crete pointed out that the bloc arrived in Ottawa with a pre Cise which has not been Bouchard new pm Leader health sciences be Niue foundation ;