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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 20, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba If Bieber securities a Man Tobi full Sar Fea firm Blue Chip income Trust paid monthly Cali Vefa Shymchyk 946429 or 18002059070 news continued on b3 around Canada Potter of in classroom Durham school East of monday overturned its earlier decision to Clamp Down on the use of marry Potter books As a classroom the Board had decided classes wishing to use the Book had to receive written permission from every students parents after about 40 parents raised concerns about the topic of witchcraft in phenomenally popular new puff tax eyed Toronto travelling smok ers would lose their duty free cigarettes under an ant tobacco strategy being considered by the Federal the Toronto finance minister Paul Martin wants to impose an Export tax on All Canadian tobacco including those sold in duty free paper said in a report the Federal government is also preparing to slap a Carton tax on cigarettes this sources told the mail bomb explodes two people were slightly Hurt when a pack age containing a mail bomb exploded As they were opening it follows an incident last Fri when a bomb was delivered by mail to Kelowna regional that explosive was detonated without incident after an employee noticed wires in the there was fear that the mail was related to the recent opening of the new abortion Cliris in at Kelowna gerneral but police said the latest victims no connections to the health Tion Van operator guilty Otta Wathe operator of a 1 Montrea based commuter Van involved in a grisly crash that killed Lfoye pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally operating a Public vehicle to transport Pas Jassa Singh entered the guilty plea at an Ontario into illegal Yan t f v v the from baps the fro running a business out ranging for Ano Jiey the Doest have the authority to impose fines newsletter irks voters Alberta my convict of d just Roey 1 f t expresses Confidence he Weij be App Tejay has september 2000 Canada world b1 business b5 tse listings b7 Mutual funds b8 editor Doug Speirs 6977294 Day enter House maps put away boxing give new maps warm Welcome by Paul Samyn Ottawa Canadas two right Wing rivals shared the parliamentary spotlight yesterday but not the same questions As they took their places in the House of the record will show that Stockwell Day chose to go after the Chretien government on High fuel taxes in both offi Cial languages Clark opted to criticize the liberals for not immediately restoring health care funding to 1994 but while their fight for the right moved to the Days arrival and Clarks return to the chamber after a seven year absence made for a Day of comic Relief and even camaraderie rather than fallout both the Canadian Alliance Leader and the beleaguered top tory were greeted by standing ovations and warm words As they entered the com receiving handshakes from prime minister Jean Chretien and a number of other i want to give a very special Wel come to the honourable Leader of the opposition to the House and to Federal Chretien told he will soon discover we do things a Little differently on dry there Are no life jackets in the House of not be Day Drew on his own comic abilities with a reference to his Jet ski stunt of last i am also Here by the Grace of my wife and said flanked by Preston who he beat to take Over the leadership of the they have continued to put up with me through the to encourage to let me know when i am getting too serious and to let me know when it is time to lighten take off the pin Stripe suit and put on a they Tell the arrival of Day and Clark to the commons was the main event of the opening parliamentary week and the two men seemed determined to outdo each Day apparently sent an invitation to every House of commons employee to attend his swearing in Clark used the same family Bible he did in Tak ing the oath As prime minister in Day hogged his party questions to Pepper the government on fuel even taking a shot at finance minister Paul Martins loyalty to the prime min ister which appeared to run counter to his pledge to be respectful of his Only yesterday Mon Day the minister of finance said that he could not take leadership in seeing taxes lowered on fuels because there was no provincial Day said in asking his first i am aware of two ministers of myself for Merly being one of who wrote letters to the minister of finance expressing interest in even if that could have been an which it take off the Pinstripe suit and put on a they Tell Stockwell Day praising his family for telling him when he needs to lighten Gotful to the Jonathan Hayward Canadian press Day right recites oath of office yesterday As family commons clerk William Corbet left look now is Why will the minister of finance not commit to seeing those fuel taxes lowered but the liberals had clearly Down their Homework on the former Alberta treasurer and were ready for the ques perhaps i could quote an expert on that who said at one if we look at lowering the Gas what kind of guarantees do we have that the Gas retailers Are also going to drop the Price or Are they just going to fill the ditch who said that it was the Leader of the opposition when he was the treasurer in after question Clark said it Felt Good to get it is Clear we Are going to be very effective party in opposition and we expect to do Well in the said Day also seemed pleased with his the first question period for me was a Little bit nervous but i thought i did what i had to he of Robinson said Day tar fed to Clit off its Mutum Chretien hints at surplus by Sandra cordon i r i i1 Ottawa a multimillion Dollar sur used to pay Down the Federal debt and reduce interest Cost demonstrates the Liberal government is a Good administrator of the Public prime min ister Jean Chretien said Chretien broadly hinted that reports of a surplus four times greater than originally expected Are Correct and will All be used to pay Down Ottawa accumulated debt of Weibout finance minister Paul Martin is widely expected to announce today that the booming Economy will lift the surplus for the year that ended March 31 to about an update on the current years sur plus is also speaking in French after his weekly Cabinet Chretien didst outright confirm the billion figure but used it As an example of his governments administrative if theres a lessening of the debt of billion that Means taxpayers wont have to pay interest on that so much the better if the Economy is going Chretien its because weve Given very Good administration to Martin scoop himself yes there is no doubt that the news is Good but i will be providing detail at the announcement mar tin said outside the but opposition Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day argued Ottawa should double its current debt repayment schedule to an annual lion and budget surplus Money left Over after that could be used to pay for other such As gasoline tax added the former Alberta treasurer didst seem aware that the Liberal government has set billion As Only a minimum debt repayment and since its policy has been to apply All surpluses to the emphasis is putting All of what he says is there on the Day said outside the com the problem there is not first of All 9 set annual payment and Hes mar tin not saying what Hes going to continue to its a signal of stability that needs to go the financial who later told the commons that lowering income taxes remains a Liberal dismissed Days criticism As Mere look at what weve its not its a Chretien said we have paid we have reduced we have invested in we have invested in other social we have invested in the new Economy it is the balanced approach of the Liber Al some economists say that Ottawa is on track for a similar surplus of about billion in the current fiscal even counting tax cuts introduced in the last budget that began to kick in last Canadian press ;