Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 21, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba We Peg free mavs Grue 1996 soldiers mustered to help homeless survive cold snap Cufis Dispi press Calgary the army moved in to tuesday to help a Sofia Fig Miffy free of homeless people survive this weeks vicious cold capt aft Tewes of Caig Afy said six soldiers were dispatched along with 7s cots to two Down Towfiq the shelters Are trying to Cope with a record number of people seeking dynamic team aboriginals want action on report ignoring findings of costly panel May Light Many natives say thai he Hift the few Zoffl by Dan Lett dynamic fund holds diversified portfolio of if dynamic Mutual this i5fst of dynamic asset allocation fund is designed to produce Superior returns both in i lie Short and Long term for growl oriented to receive your dynamic investor Kif Call 18004696577 visit Asl your financial advisor dynamic Mutual funds your partner for dynamic performance Ottawa its report Hast even been released to the pub Lic but the Royal commis Sion on aboriginal people has already secured a place for itself in Canadian it is the country most expensive Royal with Price tag of More than its being released is More than two years and at is one of the largest Ever but Many observers believe the reports place in history will ultimately be defined by the reaction to both from government and from aboriginal people Many aboriginals believe ignoring the sparked by the violence at in could become a flashpoint for a new Era of they wont ignore it they said Assembly of Manitoba chiefs grand chief Phil i think they have no Choice but to take the report very Range of issues the commission report is expected to Deal with a wide Range of aboriginal including Overall Federal funding for aboriginal recognition of the inherent right of self gov new Powers and definitions for self government and first a new relationship Between provinces and aboriginal land claims and resource Early reports indicate the Royal com Mission will recommend massive increases in Federal spending on aboriginal especially in the areas of housing and so that by Early next Century Ottawa would be contributing More than billion a year to Aid the estimated aboriginal people in the philosophy behind the Menda Tiofil is that by increasing spend ing most aboriginal people would become thereby saving Ottawa Money Down the if it would be a daring re coff mentation at a time when the Federal government is still focused on deficit there is also concern that the report is being released at a time when Opin Ion polls show Public support for aboriginal issues at a Low impatient Indian affairs minister Ron a Tough talking lawyer from Northern has been impatient with the Royal suggesting on one occasion that its massive Price tag would have been better spent t on improved Irwin said he believes the commission report has value and will help define the kinds of things the fed eral government and aboriginal peo ple should be doing to end the years of paternalism and having already reviewed a copy of the he dismissed any suggestion of increasing spending on his departments programs until the fiscal situation is More under Assembly of first nations grand chief Ovide Mercredi told reporters last week he is concerned aboriginal issues have been pushed to the Bottom of the governments priority and he has promised a Campaign to keep it in the Public Wayne head of the nation Al association of Friendship said he is anxiously awaiting proof the commission has paid attention to off Reserve by some Helgason As much As 70 per cent of aboriginal people in Canada live off despite the Federal government has focused its efforts on policies designed for those living on this will Fly Canadian financial crises at Canadian Arent and each time Canadian has a Treyve called on workers to make that one additional sacrifice that would save the until the next crisis came and workers were called on Noone can question the commitment of canadians including Caw members 1992 we took a 5 per cent wage wage reduction increased to 10 per cent 1995 a further 17 per cent payroll reduction plus no wage increase for three More employee concessions mean Canadian airlines has a per worker annual labour Cost advantage Over air toe feets Are that labour costs Are not the what s really necessary to Fly Canadian when the company talks about How big the problem there we want to see a plan for the Industry that Means 1 the government must regulate the Industry and provide financial Aid during the restructuring end the thirty five per cent of seats on canadians planes Are two flights taking off from the the same City at the same time mean waste and cutthroat Competition is destroying Canadian end the predatory pricing temporary Price cuts to Force competitors out of business so one company can later impose its own regulations and prices on airline renegotiated to take advantage of went Low profitable Amr must make a commitment to Canadian As its major Spono be unless we change How Overall Industry this plan will Fly if s about jobs in your to ensure the Lon Tarm viability of Canadian up in pop i v t ;