Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 21, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Edit b c in focus Winnipeg tree a 1 1 thursday March 21 199fi i i i Magazine dispute Over not culture is Canada is at it going toe tote with the United states in another foolish and pointless Cul Tural Trade this time the Issue is whether american publications should have Access to Canadian advertisers in split run editions of their the stated intent of the Canadian restrictions is to protect Canadas Cul Tural a foolish statement to begin with since it is impossible to protect what you dont and if you do have then surely something like Cul Ture is so inherent that it is virtually impervious to the assault of a few Spe Fialty publications like sports illustrate this is a pointless exercise when every waking minute we Are subject to constant cultural assault Over the much More popularly used air through radio and television the complainant Here could be the United states if we apply Canadas might have a very Good Case against canadians for taking Dorothy Dobbie grammy awards away from Ameri just last Canadian singers like lannis Morrisette and Shania Twain stunned american audiences by walking away with armload of the Cov eted were we apologetic not Lovely country Singer when an Amer ican broadcaster commented tonight you must be proud to be Cana bristled and responded tonight i am proud to be Canadian every night that Doest sound much like an artist who needs Protection so Why is the publishing Industry always so Carol Shields want intimidated by geographic boundaries when she won the pulitzer prize last Lucy Maude Mont Gomery still thrills the hearts of the average japanese the Cana Dian created hero Superman made an indelible Mark on american hearts and just what Are we so afraid of that we have to restrict american Access to our advertising markets in publishing its that dreaded e we Are afraid of american we Are afraid of compete we Are afraid that we cant Mea sure up to their marketing and perhaps we be years of Protection from american Enterprise in the publications Field has made us weak and we prefer to huddle in our Little protected enclaves of asking that order and Good government keep us from but while we quiver and shiver in bold Ameri can Enterprise Only gets its muscle toned by the Challenge of com the fact protectionism can Only harm a flagging Canadian publishing like protectionism further vye Akens the already Vul Era and in whether its Protection of booksellers or protectionism hones the Dou ble edged sword of Inadequacy because it rewards the losers and swamps the winners in a sea of rules and the Best Protection for Canadian artistic culture is More compete not let the winners Rise to the top where they can provide their own umbrella for the struggling wannabes by giving them Strong mod Els to the Best Protection for a lame publications Industry is More not real Competition would Dis courage editors from accepting Csc Leavings and encourage them instead to invest in better research and More analytical and who is really being protected not the struggling Magazine business of where there Are More pub Lishing entrepreneurs per Square Inch than anywhere else in the not the Western livings nor the Western reports who rely on local businesses for a Large part of their advertising Rev the Protection is for a handful of self satisfied East Ern publishers who frequent the Rideau club in Ottawa and expect Canadian advertisers to give them their undying loyalty in spite of the fact that nobody wants to read their the fact this cultural Trade War is not about culture at its about influence and advertising pure and and in fighting it the government is not serving the Best inter ests of canadians As they would like us to they Are serving the interests of the Best meaning of the publishing elite from the Dorothy Dobbie is the former progressive conservative member of parliament for Winnipeg everything in moderation too bad George Burns is no longer around to contribute the Wisdom of his 100 did the pleasure of primary and secondary smoke his own keep him going be that As it the action of Vancouver City Council in Banning smoking in restaurants and bars is the two Given premis dramatic increase sup smoking related illness and death and a dramatic decrease in the smoking population do Call for a much closer scrutiny of cause and what Are other contributing factors they Are Likely found in the very same restaurants and which seem to want to outdo themselves in pro Viding meals by sheer vol choke the internal overwhelm the immune system and cause obesity for inactive Din some examples the two Forone pizza the ally Uchneat sunday the second no charge Burger where frugal people tend to devour the very last a lot of us have chosen to kick the tobacco habit i still enjoy one or two cigars a in Moder it might be one of the lesser Hart Oldenburg Winnipeg thinking about the Csc not the recent Bud get announcement confirmed Seri Ous cuts in the parliamentary Grants to the despite the liberals assertion in 1993 that the National broadcaster would be protected by stable and while the Juneau report concluded that the Csc is not a real alternative to commercial Broad and that it has strayed too far from its Public policy it must still be acknowledged that the Csc has offered a uniquely Canadian perspective in both news related and entertainment pro rather than have the Csc at the mercy of government cuts or seemingly arbitrary taxes levied on Cable for perhaps we would be better served by a broadcasting corporation in the image of the Many successful american Public broadcasters which exist under private budgets can be hard on ideals like the cultural nationalism that the Csc but efficiency could be Best achieved when the corporation is forced to be self us Taining and Farha Salim Montreal privatization costs Money Wake up everyone there is so much talk about privatization of Crown corporations like Manitoba Hydro and Winnipeg taxpayers would have to pay More for have to add to the profit expected by private to make that prices Are increased or services its private businesses hire Low wage staff who pay Little businesses get tax it would reduce the num Ber of taxpayers who pay for ser How to reach us the free press welcomes letters from letters must be signed and should include a clearly printed address and Telephone names will be published but not All letters May be edited for style and Short letters Are less Likely to be please address letters to letters to the Winnipeg free 1355 Mountain Winnipeg r2x letters can be sent to our fax letters May be submitted through the internet at letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone vices such As health care and Edu if you want an example of what privatization will compare aut Opac rates to insurance rates in other chartier Winnipeg lets be realistic health care is an emotional sub As it should it is important to exercise some com Mon sense when people Deal with this for several the move in Manitoba has been away from acute care in hospitals toward com unit based if my information is we have seen the funding for Home care increase from personal exp i have seen the level of care and the number of people available to provide it increase As the privatization of Home care services is Good news for patients and patients will continue to be assessed As they Are care plans will be established As they Are today and care management monitoring and qual Ity control will still All at a Cost what a wonderful step toward living within our we have to change the health care system if it is to survive the financial realities of 1996 Are not just limited to look we Are no longer in a position to throw Money at our problems common sense Dic tates that we spend what we have As wisely As lets live within our lets keep the lines of communication open with health minister Jim dont be blindsided by the vested lets be real thank Jim for trying desperately to preserve our healthcare system for our Chil Dren and future Allan Denton Winnipeg Nellie died in 1951 1 must Point out a glaring error in the free press in a Story on famous business women honoured at new Hall of it was stated that Nellie Mcclung died in that is an As she died at her Home near in sep tember 1951 at the age of our Nellie Mcclung collegiate letters to the editor Cigar smoking is one habit that May be acceptable in a Reader asserts just look at George Burns Long was named in her Honor because she lived in Manitou for several years and wrote some of her first books while there is a Bronze plaque with the dates 18731951 at the Margaret Durham Manitou recycling Box still hard to find Why is it we cant seem to get the Blue Box from the City of Winnipeg for recycling it has been nearly two months since this promised item was to be delivered and in my basement is getting full of recycling maybe i should Start my own pickup ser an article appeared in the Edmonton March 7 stat ing that City May soon give up on Blue boxes and go to Blue my understanding is the trucks find this a lot quicker to pick up than to have to resort from the perhaps we should adopt this but do you think we could get the bags Gina Warciski Winnipeg teens irked by stereotyping we Are writing this letter to let you know that we As teenagers often feel adults View us with stereotyped we Are concerned about the stereotypes that we have been As we have experienced discrimination because of we feel that a High percentage of employers and elderly people stereotype because of Little things like the Way we Cut our the colors we Dye it or the clothes we some people assume that we Are Lack Good working habits and never listen to what others it is not fair for teenagers to be judged and Given those especially when its not always when people prejudge All teenagers this they think twice before they associate with us or hire us for this could mean that we May be held Back in life for reasons that we should not after we Are the future of our planet and we will never learn if we Are not Given a As there Are Good and bad so there Are Good and bad All we ask is that you judge us As individuals and not by the stereotypical melting pot that has been thrown upon Orrion Kly Matchko Ryan Wilson Brett Payne Oak Park High school Flat tax the solution i would like to comment on a let Ter by Clark in the Winnipeg free i agree that the left should Stop whining about taxing there has to be another Way of raising lets see How this can be done fairly so that the left does not whine at you and you do not whine at the Flat that Flat everybody pays 25 or 30 per cent tax on All income before deductions be it employers or shareholders or on dividends or that Way nobody has any reason to whine because we will All have 75 per cent or 70 per cent of our incomes left Over and every body should be people below the poverty line Are exempt from any Money earned above that line gets taxed just like yours and cant be done try the pen and paper Are your and no one we Are All treated Winnipeg looking for compassion i am writing in regards to George Verstraeten remark if our heart goes out to the what about the unborn children dont they deserve our compassion and sympathy let us keep in mind that compassion and sym Pathy Are in very Short Supply these wheres the compas Sion you undoubtedly aspire to in sure when it comes to adopting unwanted babies born with fetal alcohol crack or babies of mixed different races i dont see a Long waiting line for these pre Cious what about abused or neglected children growing up in an indifferent environment according to the pc encourages cuts wheres the sympathy there so you you can go on and on about your compas but in theres not much out is there dont get me lets help where we when we can with sympathy and compassion for the Many Young adults and adults out there right theres no Point bringing up More neglected human if As a can prevent bring ing More neglected innocent babies into the the better for us animals cannot be responsible for their actions people Why dont we allow women the Freedom to be responsible for their own bodies so they can take care of themselves first in con tribute to society in a worthwhile making this world a More bearable place for All of us to live As i see pro Choice allows this hypocrisy and close mindedness do Mazur Winnipeg doonesbury Are you m american you Pont look by Garry Trudeau looks american Sake from 0orn in that in m i lbt5 ;