Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 27, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba World Winnipeg free june a11 Naftal bad thing for United states associated press Washington just Days before the administration issues whats expected to be a flattering status report on the North american free Trade agree critics of the pact put out a grim report card a coalition of labour and Environ mental groups and affiliated think tanks released an analysis saying the first therean Dahal years of Naftal have proven to be a Blessing Only to multinational this is a bad thing for the United states its a bad thing for our work Thea the Falcio Cousteau to be buried on land Reuters labour federations assistant director for Public said at a news con Ference organized by Naftal we need to recognize and learn from the mistakes of not cover them since implementation of the Trade agreement involving the United Mexico and Canada in the pact has Cost some jobs and set the scene for a severe economic downturn in Mexico that put two million people out of the critics Naftal also is responsible for growing Trade deficits with its two partners and a flight of Industry to they said in their the failed Experiment Naftal at three most Naftal has helped to depress wages and Liv ing the study the report was prepared by Public citizens global Trade the economic policy Sierra club and others groups that fought Taftas passage and now oppose the administrations bid to expand the treaty to Chile and other latin american the Trade representatives which must provide to con Gress by july 1 a comprehensive analysis of Taftas didst immediately return Calls seek ing the Commerce departments International Trade administration had no reaction to the critics but administration officials have Long defended saying it has spurred major increases in exports to Mexico and stimulated Domestic Industrial production and cushioned the blow of Mexico severe they acknowledge growing Trade deficits but blame them on a Long stagnant Canadian Economy and the 1994 peso crisis in the United states swung from a billion us surplus with Mexico in 1993 to a record billion deficit last at the same the imbalance with Canada hit billion last the worst showing since despite the exports to Mexico and Canada hit record highs last rising by 37 per cent and 33 per respective above 1993 the chamber of in a news release termed Naftal a huge Naftal has been especially beneficial for Small and medium sized which need Clear and predictable rules because they can not overcome the Trade hurdles that Large firms can Vic Epresi Dent Willard Workman Jacques who to the world mysteries the oceans will be Laid to rest on land rather than buried at sea in the Navy his widow Francine said tributes poured in from around the world As Cousteau body Lay in the offices of his Paris where he planned the pioneering trips and films that made him one of the cent Rys Best known Francine Cousteau said her husband would be buried in the win growing Bordeaux where he was he died wednesday of a heart attack at his Home in he was French president Jacques Chirac said he would attend a funeral service monday morning at Pariss notre Dame an honour generally reserved for Heads of Cousteau widow said his coffin would be carried to Notredame Cathe dral by Veteran Crew members of the the converted British minesweeper aboard which he shot the silent the film that gave him world the Calypso was taken last year to the French Mediterranean port of Marseille after being rammed by a Barge in Khmer Rouge accused of stall tactics on pol pot App penh a cambodian Leader Khmer Rouge guerrillas yester a Day of stalling in turning Over pol their deposed to stand trial for Prince Norodom one of cambo Dias accused Khmer Rouge Leader Khieu Samphan of the delays cast doubt on whether pol 69 and said to be will live Long enough to be judged in the deaths of up to two million cambodians under his regime from 1975 to foreign affairs minister Lloyd who was asked by state Secretary Madeleine Albright to help bring pol pot to jus said in Ottawa yesterday no ones found him As the prime minister said in new our preference is to see an International regime of some kind established and Canada would do its part if it comes to that but at this there is no demand because we simply Haven been Able to find out who has what Hes doing and where Hes i dont think we should Rush to judgment while were still unsure if Hes even pol pot was reported captured two weeks ago in Cambodia Northern Jungles by his former guerrilla but negotiations with the Khmer Rouge said to be holding him in their stronghold along Veng focus More on a peace Deal with the government than on the Fate of their former the talks appear to be stuck on disputes Over amnesty for other Khmer Rouge under pol pots the Khmer Rouge turned Cambodia into a vast agrarian labour two million people died from starvation and Vietnam invaded and toppled the Khmer Rouge in pol pot led guerrilla wars for the next 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