Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 5, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Watchdog raps Ottawa Over White Shell lab auditor general says Public in dark Ybaldo Samitt Ottawa top watchdog has a meted the Chretien for keeping afis in the dark about the future of the bled White Shell the auditor generals office earlier this week released a report that outlines concerns Over the future direction of atomic Energy of Canada Lim saying that the Liberal government has repeatedly flouted its own rules on ensuring accountability from Crown the ago report says that although Ottawa tines to approve aels annual it has not once approved aels five year corporate plans since the Chretien liberals took Power in the report criticizes the Chretien not for keeping parliament in the while decl has also submitted five year corporate plans each they have not been approved by Cabinet since the report there Are no other situations where a Crown corporations plan has not been approved for three the report notes that the Chretien govern tint has never accepted or approved aels Imp Range plans to Deal with the government Man dated the Uncertain future o the controversial commercial Candy reactor Busi futile efforts to sell the White Shell and strategies to Deal with the contaminated waste left the corporate plan of each Crown Agency is the Agos report to ensure parliament is aware of what each Agency is to measure the Agency and to enable flame flt 15 influence the Agency because the Chretien government has never submitted Asels corporate plan to no one knows what decl is doing until its the report decl is changing the report in this time of parliamentarians have not been informed of aels the report also criticizes decl budget pointing out that for the seventh year in a decl has failed to properly account for any costs associated with the shutdown of the White Shell facility and the costs to return the site to its contaminated Provencher my David i Tody said bad management has plagued decl for adding he believes the Crown not should be held responsible for not presenting a corporate plan to i Tody said the government has not been pleased with aels attempt to abandon the White Shell lab and its refusal to accept responsibility for rehabilitating the adding that prob ably explains Why its Long Range plans have not been presented to decl critic Dave tic Flor said the Agos report emphasizes the irresponsible actions of the decl is a ship adrift in a sea of tax a spokesman for concerned citizens of Taylor said the ago report notes that decl is predicting it will Cost million to clean up its Chalk River site in Eastern adding Hes concerned that it will probably Cost More to clean the White Shell service writer aggressive import dealer requires experienced service please Forward resumes including salary expectations free press Manitoba r2x3b6 All responses held in strict Wiens furniture in our flyer delivered in fridays paper on the triple 8 drawer Dresser should have read Mirror 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has been taking piano since age Smith said she Doles out about a year so her daughter can take private piano lessons once a at Issue is a controversial parliamentary report released thursday in it included 69 recommendations aimed at supporting Amateur professional sport in Cana among the recommendations is a tax credit to help families earning less than a year pay for sports equipment and registration fees for their Chil Drens Amateur sports the tax credit would Cost Ottawa million a Shirley whose 18 year old daughter Heather has been involved in High land dancing since age has lost track of the Money she has spent keeping her daughter involved in dance Over the 6ut its no paltry its just As expensive As having a child in she for Codd said a dance a Vest and Blouse costs about not to mention the need to replace dance shoes every three or four months at a Cost of Between and a she pays three months for dance lessons three to four times a not to mention the she has dished out for competitions in Codd said like keeps children physically fit and encourages Good As Well As helping them develop discipline and a positive Elaine whose 11 year old daughter Lauren is also involved in Highland in whose 13yearold son Scott is involved in said it costs her More Money to Highland dancer Heather Cobb keep her daughter in dance class than it does to keep her son on the its always angered me that sports Camps can get tax but not for dance its Basi Cally the same she Victor provincial director of the Manitoba taxpayers said the mothers have a if youre going to pro vide subsidies for one Pas then i should be for he he added that the concept of giving Middle and upper Middle class parents tax incentives to keep their kids off the Street is ludicrous in the first i now the Christmas Rush will last this give someone the ultimate Christmas Rush with High Speed internet delivered through Cable at speeds of up to 100 times taster than Ordinary Telephone rushes the limitless 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