Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 18, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free november As tories get Busy signal As nip ties up the lines by Paul Samyn legislature reporter it was another freezing february Day and nip la Steve Ashton was desperately trying to whip up opposition to the privatization of Manitoba Telephone but no one was really warming to the concerns Ashton was raising amid the windchill of yet another poorly attended the Media Ash tons rhetoric made few nine months the Issue that few were paying attention to is suddenly frontage the Filmon governments Bill to sell off its has run headfirst into a legislative Brick according to a Csc news poll released last per cent of Manitoban Are now opposed to privatization of the 88yearold Crown utile even save our the coalition opposed to putting its on the concedes its attack on Bill 67 has sur passed its wildest it was definitely David versus said Emile sos Clune and company Haven yet become giant but they have definitely wounded the beast that came armed with a Advertis ing Campaign to get its message so what happened to the tries plan to sell the debt Laden its How could the Selloff of one of the last two publicly owned Telephone companies in North America run into such opposition and trouble and whats the next move in this chess game being played out As Bro kers impatiently stand by with a share offering for the largest privatization in Canada this year Peter Dalla Vicenza has been writ ing editorials on the Issue and track ing letters to the editor on its for the Brandon Sun for almost a Dalla Vicenza said the political quagmire the tries Are now stuck in is due to a Lack of Homework on their part in promoting the instead of a province wide Road show with government Las explaining the he said the tories were Content to let its run soft ads on i honestly think they got lulled to sleep on he what seemed to happen is that the initial opposition to the Bill was coming analysis from the usual the nip and the certainly the letters to the editor supported but the government made the wrong they thought the opposition was partisan and ideological instead of what has been shown to be the opposition is More broadly based than the or even the nip the Union of Manitoba municipal spurred on by a Resolution from the generally conservative Brandon City Council has denounced the Manitoba Pool whose membership is dominated by those from the Lory got into the act this week at its convention by demanding the tories disconnect the privatization complicated Dalla Vicenza said what has further complicated matters for the tories is a belief some Manitoban hold that Fil Mon want upfront about its privatization during the 1995 the charge that Premier Gary Fil Mon broke an election Promise has those in the tory tent confused and angry at the nip for what they Label deceptive soundbites and scare tac while Filmon admits saying during the Campaign that he had no plans to sell it was hardly an Issue its want even mentioned anywhere in the tory the tories question the level of opposition the Bill is receive despite what the Csc poll according to the the Economy and health care not its privatization Are what really mat Ter to that View int contradicted by the nip or Dalla Vicenza who says its pales in comparison to the visceral anger at the governments attempt to privatize Home care last and the Obries claim they had every thing under control until Public hear Ings on Bill 67 this Issue was bouncing along quite nicely until two weeks said a tory that when everything hit the fan for the Filmon More than 200 presenters signed up to slam the Ashton launched his no famous Fili Buster and the Bill that was supposed to pass on 7 Filmon says he knew All along its was an Issue the nip would go to the Wall but even with the Benefit of he says the Only mistake his government made was trusting its agreement with the the Only thing that happened was that the nip broke what everyone thought were the rules of the Filmon nip Leader Gary doer denies his party didst honour the spirit of the saying there was no Way Bill 67 could have been passed 7 with All the holes in it that were still being patched on doer said the trouble fac ing Filmon on Bill 67 is All about legit it began in the Campaign when Fil Mon didst say he was going to privatize doer it was there when the tories tried to privatize Home care last Spring without a Public doer it will dog Filmon until the next election if he Doest hold a referendum on the Filmon is already serving notice Hes prepared to sit through Christmas and even longer to pass Bill but such a strategy keeps his government exposed in question period to such issues As the Hughes inquiry into the heading Ley expected next in the watch for the tories to ensure the other 76 Bills already passed in their Agenda get Royal assent this and then the gloves will come one weapon the tories Are already threatening to Trot out is a charge the Dps delaying of the Bill will Hurt the value of its a move they say could Cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in prof the trick for the tories will be to weather the current controversy because they Are convinced the Sun will again Shine on them when its shares go to according to tory once the Sale of its shares the focus of the debate will shift As Manitoban Rush to buy what every one expects will be a very popular but before they reach the Silver Lin ing in the clouded future of Bill the tries have to get past the who show no sign of backing thank Gary doer you wanted a you got Steinbach math program tested the Seine River school Divi Sion has been chosen to Pilot a new math teaching program for elementary the program uses calculators to integrate math with other subjects such As science and youth pleads guilty a Isy Earold Steinbach youth who pleaded guilty to theft has been ordered to perform Community ser vice the youth stole a Bike because he said he didst feel like la Bro Querie around Manitoba 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