Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Brian Cole 6977044 focus Winnipeg free press june 1997 Ottawa has to carve out a useful role for itself global shift threat to government Ottawa its tempting to think that the outcome of the Federal election is the result of family feuds East versus the Battles of French and English speaking poor against Rich and so but there May be a lot More to it than a growing number of academics and management experts argue that profound global changes in technology and politics have undermined the Power and usefulness of Federal governments in Large the soviet Empire has already Canada and the United states May be in a recent historian and presidential adviser Arthur Schlesinger says the problem is the Dis uniting of the global changes weakening Federal governments include new Trade pacts the push for Freer Trade is gathering Canada is part of the North Ameri can free Trade agreement and recently signed Freer Trade agreements with Israel and on the horizon Are pacts Cov ering latin the Pacific rim and investment flows among developed if our Trade and All that is associated with it is going to be shaped by multinational will we really need a Federal govern ment in the future its quite Possi ble for Small countries to do Well economically within a major trading the Quebec separatists know this their passion after Independence to gain recognition and join end of the cold War when the fear of communism was at its it made sense to have a Strong Central government to protect now the threat of the cold War is for the most if it is still worried about International a Small nation can join a military Alliance such As the North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion nato which is exactly what the czech Republic and others want to Media fragmentation with the end of the cold our concerns no longer have a they have multiplied to include liberation interest groups and advocates of Many different belief and modern technology has allowed the Media to fragment to meet the needs of these Many Dif Ferent Joseph a communications professor at the University of Penn says in his breaking up America advertisers and the new Media that Media frag mentation is forcing a breakdown in social the new Media he encourages people to separate themselves into More and More specialized groups and develop habits that stress differences Between their groups and the global economic shift in Marty Industrial including the Centre of the political spectrum has shifted to the Britain new prime Tony Calls it the Radical in critics of president Bill Clinton Call it the dead in the Federal govern ments policies of Low interest rates and deficit reduction have helped boost growth and but some such As Atlantic have not shared in this Prosperity and some such As Young still suffer from High unemployment because of its global obligations to Freer Trade and the Federal government has not done much directly to create and that prompted some canadians to ask that if the Federal government is not going to help people get then who needs it new information technologies these including sophisticated computers and make it easier for Small countries to get along without the help of a Federal gov of All these global changes need not destroy a Federal government that adapts and carves out a useful role for but a major problem in Canada is that prime minister Jean Chretien has not been Able to articulate what that role might Tom Ford is managing editor of the issues letters to the editor protect criminals from shopkeepers regarding the plight of the criminals being attacked by the shopkeepers during the robbery this could be prevented by setting up a police hotline that the criminals could Call before the robbery and a police officer could be on the scene to make sure the robbers rights Are not although the robbers Are very rarely prosecuted for their actions under the present by calling first they could be granted Complete immunity from thereby saving them the inconvenience of appearing in it would also be a great saving to the taxpayer not having to process the criminals through the court system before letting them go with this system in it would not take Long for the shopkeepers to understand resistance is and that they have no right to defend what they have worked so hard but that it belongs to everybody and it is their duty to hand it Over to whoever wants it without getting uptight about Albert Sadowski Winnipeg Good living Breaks Promise Preston Manning was not even on the Job for one Day As official opposition Leader when he had already broken one of his major Campaign his reason for living in luxury at tax payers expense very simple the Canadian Public wants me to occupy the official opposition leaders Resi which Canadian Man Ning will we have a referendum on this one guess its time for a better do like Sheila Copps resign and face the voters Power corrupts and politics is for Wade Kojo Williams Winnipeg use momentum to help other ills who really does care out there its so Good to see How the Community can react so quickly and efficiently to the recent natural disasters weve faced Over the last few months a blizzard and a friends helping Neighbours helping strangers helping strangers baloney my beef lies its pathetic How and Jones in Suburbia will help out to no end because their House might get a Little and lord knows that that be now would it whats not fair is that these people who can make conscious decisions and still dont put in any Effort to reverse the atrocities of our immediate society disc rim if we Only put in a Frac Tion of the Effort towards righting these wrongs As we did towards Sav ing our properties from we really would be doing the right Jonathan Isaac Winnipeg Clooney puts reality in Batman it seems Alison Gillmor made a mis take in her recent review of Batman and Robin a big 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 Tor 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 number letters May be submitted through the internet at letters letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone i went to see the and had the time of my the movie was and gave that classic comic Book feel Tim Burton missed so much when he did Batman and Batman three things that is Gillmor prob ably missed were George Clooney portrayal of Bat Man and Bruce unlike Michael Keaton or Val Clooney brought a sense of reality to the he also looked great in the if i do say so Chris Odonnell marvellous performance of Robin and Dick still facing the death of his who died in Batman forever Odon Nell made the role jump off the and made me so in touch with the Char Acter that i kept saying under my breath dont when he got close to Poison Alicia Silverstone As sexy and one mean Silverstone made Bat girl someone to not Only look up to for her but for her intelligence and attitude Shes just As Good As the Bat and the not to mention that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman almost stole the is what Are you going to next rip apart Hercules for not following the greek myth Stephanie Hall Koch Winnipeg Dafoe Homestead misplaced your Fine people Section of last Sun Day was marred by Terence Moores Lack of research on the John Dafoe Dafoe was born at White a few Kilometres Southwest of Comber a Cairn Marks the Homestead close by White Lake on Hwy How both Combermere and White Lake Are some 150 Kilometres West of not nearby As you have suggested in your otherwise informative Tim Ryan Winnipeg aussies seek Winnipeg Winter my wife and i have just spent a delightful week in Winnipeg attending the International grasslands we were both impressed by the Friend Liness and interest of your locals staff at the greyhound staff at Eaton and the people on people in the Street nothing was too much trouble in giving directions or advice on various and All this after emerging from your Preston Manning inset is criticized for living in the opposition leaders out lengthy prison terms and fines for As Well As the obvious criminal any or All of these penalties for a victimless namely Possession of an unregistered virtually nothing in Bill c68 addressed Bona fide Bob Anderson Sandy Hook grit resignation realistic move it was a sad but realistic when Gary Kowalski decided his association with the Liberal party of Manitoba was no longer beneficial to the constituents of the Riding of As their representative in the Mani Toba Kowalski must weigh the value of his partnerships with other decision it May be the Case that he was swayed by the Success of Ontario my John who recently won re election As an but the cynicism surrounding Nunziataa decision does not Bode Well for the Manitoba Liberal these Are dark Days for the Hopes of a Liberal neither Sharon Carstairs nor Paul Edwards really came close to crossing the hurdles the current Leader is fight ing an Uphill which suggests futility to but a Well directed demobilization behind a philosophy of mutually beneficial partnerships would be an encouraging sign for the 21st its yet to be proved if Manitoba liberals Are up to the Chris Hlady Winnipeg Clooney is great As movie a fan recent troubles with we have already decided to return next but a Little bit earlier so we May experience a real Canadian de Turner Australia Bill c68 ignores real crime the comment by John Shead gun lobby has grits in free june 4 is typical of the Liberal approach to obviously along with Jon mar Lene Glen Mckinnon and Eli Jah Harper feel that the Liberal members will Rule by divine rather than represent the wishes of the people who elected Shead stated it was More important to have a gun that is unregistered than to run the Economy and have a stable for people to have that kind of i really feel sorry for Shead would better spend his time feeling sorry for gun and All for broken Liberal How quickly he has where Are All the jobs has the get been abolished As promised with the Transfer payments to the provinces Cut by one Are we to ignore the threat to our medicare system finally the Promise of a Tough new crime control a Crim control Bill that gave Law enforcement agencies the right to search my Home without warrant and the right to seize of my property with doonesbury by Garry Trudeau on Youk Feer ;