Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 16, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May a9 lion 97 leaders get new Chance to debate Duel in French to resume sunday by John Ward Canadian press minister Jean Chretien conservative Leader Jean a who have been sniping at each other All week Over Quebec pol will get a Chance to Duke it out in the French language leaders Cut Short tuesday by the col lapse of Moderator Claire will resume the 42minute debate will be Tele Vised on the major channels in Quebec starting around 5 the exact time and location we rent finalized yes bloc quebecois Leader Gilles Preston Manning of Reform and new Democrat Alexa Mcdonough had All pushed for some kind of resumption of the some leaders Are preparing to venture into with the floodwaters they Hope to capitalize on voter anger Over Chretien decision to Call the election As the red River brimmed Over its the prime minister and Man Ning will not be coming As previously but Charest and Mcdonough still plan to appear on a debate will give Chretien and Charest a Chance to face off after two Days of fingerprinting Between the two crossed swords Over an interview Charest gave to be journal de in which he suggested Chretien Mcdonough Chretien was an Ottawa Guy rather than a True he said the prime ministers deficit fighting tac tics seem to consist Only of keeping taxes which he termed an Ottawa Chretien seems not to come from and that is reflected in his Charest these were fighting words to care who prides himself As the Little Guy from me said there the kind of remarks hed expect from a not he should be ashamed of Chretien told a chamber of com Merce lunch in Quebec City he is a proud que Becer and a proud Canadian and called Cha rests comments Unac the Liberal prime minister has accused Charest of tailoring his National Unity position for different even Dueppe chimed in from Charest said things in Ottawa that he didst say in he is speaking out of both sides of his Charest denied he trimmed his principles to suit different regions and dared Chretien to debate it i say to Jean Chretien put your vote triggers Little passion in Rural Riding National election takes Back seat to flooding in Portage Lisgar by Paul Mckie election reporter 3rtagela highways stretch out across the sprawling Portage Lisgar Riding like strands of a thin web holding the towns and villages during most those Prairie roadways would be decorated with candidates Campaign but this election is Dif in Portage the City that dominates the new Federal a few Jake Hoeppner Reform signs crop up on empty lots like progressive conservative signs Are almost nonexistent except for the one at Brian Pallis ters provincial constituency not surprisingly for this conservative rid nip and Liberal signs Are As scarce As a warm May weekend in the people who live in this Riding which stretches North to Lake West to the Brando Souris South to the Bor Der and East toward Winnipeg Are Happy enough not to see they dont want to talk about this 1997 i Haven even thought of said Al i dont think about it until it comes time to vote and then i dont know who to vote i go deny Mee Nie Mynie a who didst want his name said he ran a Small 160hectare Hes worried about the existence of Small the Only Issue for him is the continued existence of the Canadian wheat they gotta keep especially for the Small he Shirley Unger was out shopping with her baby she echoed Many Peoples concerns in this High and dry in focusing More on the flood said the floodwaters have More Impact than the elec Tion but she also shed some insight on what is expected to be a horse race Between Pallister and i usually vote pc in not its Between that and Over at a Coffee psychiatric nurse Dallas Stangl had one Issue on his though he admitted he want following the election much Job creation has to be the main what Are our kids going to do asked on the Highway South to Treherne was a rare sight ing in these parts a Glen Hallick nip sign on a property outside the Vil Lage of in tre Herne itself the people seem More concerned with the annual Flag raising Day and Street Larry a meat said while the elec Tion want on his mind hed be voting for Pallister when june 2 Rolls Hes a Good a lot of people like commented in the window of the tre Herne hardware store a sign reads when you remember Bill the firearms but no one raises gun registration As an no one Here raised any weve been More concerned with the that the topic of conver said Bank employee Audrey advantage it Twu fur i 888 6673200 How one company locates customers worldwide without leaving we manufacture High performance fibreglass framed windows and Selling and servicing them from Winnipeg to teaming Long distance savings plans with advantage service allows us to easily see where our Long distance Calls its a business tool that spots trends by showing us where our business is coming when we see an increase of enquiries from a certain we can look into developing that area so its has really helped us from a marketing from Tollfree numbers to High Speed data its advantage service has telecommunications products that will give your company a competitive Manning pushes victims rights Ontario audience applauds his proposals by Dan Lett election reporter Catharines Reform Leader Preston Manning took his election Campaign into the Community that was terrorized by sex murderer Paul Bernardo and called for enhanced victims rights and a new get Tough attitude toward violent in an event carefully crafted for the Media following Manning addressed a lunchtime crowd of More than 350 peppered with some of the areas most prominent victims of including Donna Mother of Kristin one of the victims of Bernardo and his estranged Karla in his Manning noted both Bernardo and mass murderer Clif Ford Olson had registered to vote in the upcoming Federal Fol lowing a 1992 court Federal and provincial prisoners have the right to vote in Federal Manning said this was an example of How the rights of criminals often out weigh those of he outlined his party plan to introduce a victims Bill of rights to provide All victims with More information about and input into decisions made in the Justice the Reform Leader got Hearty applause and the occasional standing ovation for promises to stiffen penal ties for Young offenders and repeal the Liberal gun he was particularly applauded when he pledged to Force violent criminals to serve their entire sentences without parole and to limit the use of plea bargains such As that made by Homolka to reduce the charge against it was a message that Many of the crime victims in Atten dance although i have not been a but in considering there was a Cou ple of things that i was pleased to said Linda a Catharines Resi Dent who was stabbed 18 times by her estranged Fiancee last agreed that mannings Basic message was the kind of thing she wants to hear from Speaks with Kristin French Doug Centre and Catharines mayor Al Unwin to be honest with i never was into politics and i cant say i really am said whose arms still Bear the Ruddy scars from the i dont know what to say except i really liked what Manning several of the crime victims in the crowd confirmed they had attended Only after being invited by Reform but Manning denied that he or his organizers had stacked the audience or that he was exploiting the victims for political Reform has been frequently criticized for exploiting the victims of crime to slam the Liberal govern Manning said this is Only a tac tic by politically Correct elements in the Federal government to Call Reform into the victims of crime have been coming to coming to parliament demanding that this Issue gets on the said were doing everything we can to help that and cooperate with Money where your Mouth he said in if youre actually ready to go out there and make your Case to canadians that you have better come out from Dueppe said the renewed debate Means his opponents will have to Lay out their positions clearly for Quebe we have to know what Are the rights of Quebe cers according to the federalist he our Posi Tion is Clear Quebe cers decide for jobs and the Economy were Little mentioned on the hustings but statistics Canada reported that the depth inflation rate was per cent in Down from two per cent in Mcdonough Campaign hit a Snag when she was hit with laryngitis and was forced to cancel several appear Federal politics Tough sell for women by rut Teichroeb social affairs reporter the barriers Are less obvious than they used to but getting into Federal politics is still fraught with difficulties for both the liberals and new democrats have launched affirmative action programs in recent years to boost the number of female yet less than 20 per cent of maps in the last parliament were the traditional barriers to women getting into Federal politics Are still said Kathy a professor of political science at Wilfred Lau Rier University in women running in a1 the rising Cost of running for fed eral office is a real impediment to Many who must not Only raise funds for Campaign expenses but pay for child care and extra household she women also fear pay a higher Price for disrupting their and Are reluctant to uproot their families or be separated from them for months on end while they commute to she potential candidates who weigh the Impact on their careers and families Arent always sure the political life is Worth the she theres a continuing disillusionment with Federal she women see it As competitive and less effective than other Levels of women Are More Likely to enter politics closer to municipal or provincial where the Nitt grit to issues like health care or education Are hammered she yet their voices Are urgently needed in Ottawa As she my research shows its crucial because they make a difference in both the process and in she women raise the Tenor of debate in the commons and in she aware that they must prove themselves to their male they Are often they also bring a different perspective to policy raising the level of awareness on everything from Day to breast she Marlene the Liberal incumbent running in dauphins an River and Lone female my elected from Manitoba in said she and other women continually raised family issues at the caucus in the midst of cutbacks aimed at tackling the Cowling said she and other female maps continually brought balance into the debate by raising questions about health care or childrens but deciding whether to run was not Cowling having worked behind the scenes politically for she want convinced she could accomplish any More As an Judy who is running for the nip in Winnipeg North Cen said financial support is crucial if women Are to juggle family and a Polit ical despite a lot of changes in women still end up with the bulk of responsibility at said Wasyly who has been a homemaker since her unsuccessful bid for Federal office in Riding associations can do a lot to help that includes making sure her Campaign schedule allows her to spend time in the morning before school with her two Ages eight and As Well As getting Home for lunch As often As she if she plans to commute to Ottawa rather than disrupting her fam Ilys support system in that is especially crucial Given that her older son suffers from a rare brain Dis order and needs special ;