Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 22, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Focus a13 Winnitoy Nii Macii 2001 Canada should oppose Star wars Low tide is the Best time to walk along the Shore of the Pacific close by the the walk is packed by the receding tide and most comfortable the course firm but not resistant to the further from the Waters the Sand stretches for More than 100 metres but it is dry and abundant and More difficult to walk on than the Snow in what is it that pleases the soul in a walk by the sea i am absorbing the sound of the the Vigour of the air and the feeling of being immersed in the ele at on a there Are few walkers on this magnificent expanse of one is a Man in his 40s wearing a leather jacket and distinguished by a waxed he has been collecting Clam Shell col lectors Are Friendly people and i engage him in he was from previously called hog he said after an Indian i turned the talk to an informal sur vey i had been conducting on gun control in i tried a trick question How Many handguns Are canadians allowed to own none at he the exception is if you belong to a shooting i was he was the first american of a dozen i had questioned who knew the i soon found out he was a Mem ber of the National Rifle which resists any measures to con he run Paturi tro1 guns and is tie repeated ready to argue the fatuous the Canada Posi argument that Tio he repeated the people fatuous argument not that people not there Are More than 65 million handguns in the hands of but they apparently have no role in killing peo is Canada less violent than the because of the ban on handguns and other reasons he it is because canadians Are More i shot him Down in flames the contrary is twice the percentage of americans go to Church As do Canad and if americans Are Why do they need to be armed to the Teeth his answer to Deal with the whoever they May my informal Survey was prompted after i heard the ultraconservative attorney John being interviewed by Larry King on the no Tough questions were everything was Hunky Dory in gun i was piqued too by the fact that no mention was made of the Cana Dian so Germaine to the discus i think of the difference Between our two countries in terms of guns and the one of the first foreign Initia Tives by president George Bush was to bomb the first time since 1998 that forces have gone after tar gets in the country Urban the military has a High it would be out of character in but in the Bush made a Point of visiting a military base soon after taking this is supposed to be peacetime and the cold War has Long but Bush emphasizes the need of a Strong Mili he wants to go ahead with Star the massive antimissile defence plan around the world and into Bush doctrine William Hartung of the world pol icy Institute is an authority on the sub having coauthored the tangled web the marketing of missile the Bush Doc Trine is the notion that the can and will make its own decisions about the composition and employment of nuclear Arsenal without reference to arms control agreements or the Opin Ion of other this is a disastrous doctrine that raises the Odds that nuclear weapons will be used again one it demands an immediate forceful with a reputation As a peace should speak up vigorously against this insane plan to embark on a massive program to develop new nuclear we should be True to our conscience and our culture and resist this mad we have a different Outlook than the american administration and its conservative supporters who have a great Affinity and Faith in encouraged by the military Calvert must move beyond internal party squabbles Saskatoon Premier lome Calvert was sworn in tuesday As the member of the Legisla Ture for Saskatoon it was a moment full of symbolism for him and his As the Winner of the Riversdale by election monday he is follow ing in former Premier Roy Romanowsk both As Premier and As an nip la for the the seat became vacant in february when Romanow officially left chosen As nip Leader at the end of declared his intention to run in the Riding that Romanow had represented almost continuously since although Calvert chose a Safe nip he did not take Victory for he Learned from one of his men tors As he went door to door Cam he thought of one person Joanne she was the Young woman with absolutely no political won Riversdale in the tory sweep of snatching the seat from the attorney general in running As if in 10 Points Calvert commented during the his strategy he won with 57 per cent of the the opposition Saskatchewan party garnered 33 per the Liberal vote was a Mere six per Domestic rows culverts by election win marked a Success following a string of awk Ward Domestic rows within the Liber Al nip coalition that rules the throne speech with which he immediately started the legislative session seemed to Mark an Effort to reach beyond the where the nip is still to the country where its sup port has the throne speech specifically mentioned Highway an Issue that has been High on the Agenda of those in Rural areas of the in the budget coming up at the end of the the Calvert government will clearly try to rebuild its fallen fortunes in Rural Adrian Wylo Canadian press new Saskatchewan Premier lome Calvert has to show real so the Glare of the lights on the Public stage Hast been particularly flattering for shortly after he became the who Are part of the Dps coalition called for a rewrite of the coalition agree Calvert managed to hold the coalition but could not entice Liberal Cabinet minister Jack Hillson to stay in Hillson left to sit As an Independent and launched a leadership review process within the Liberal that Means Leader Jim Melenchuk will be fighting for his political life this and int Likely to be worried about supporting the he has said he might leave the government after this ses Sion of the legislature to pursue his leadership Hes also hinted he might leave meaning the Saskatchewan party could potentially win an Urban Saskatoon Calvert cant control the Liberal party relentless insistence on trashing its Leader every few even liberals cant seem to do but he May be called upon to convince Melenchuk to stay in politics if he wants to avoid a by election that could give the opposition another with that extra and the sup port of the Saskatchewan party could topple the government and Force an Early but Calvert has had difficulty keep ing his own members when it came to shuffling and provid ing some plums for those who sup ported him in his leadership he found he had no spot for former associate health minister Judy he publicly declared his support for her if she chose to run for speaker of the the speaker is not by the but by secret Many within the government were upset that Calvert would be so pre sumptuous As to say Junor could have the two other nip Las with much More legislative experience declared their intentions to seek the just minutes before nominations for the Job Junor with a Veteran la was muddle weeks the muddle Over the speakers Job created an Opportunity for a Veteran member of the Romanow Cabinet to step Jan ice a former finance min became culverts minister of the powerful Crown investments insiders say she could not bring about the changes she and was soon frustrated with the just shortly after she signed on with the Calvert she announced her she claimed she was stepping aside to allow the Premier an Opportunity to put Junor in since it looked like Junor was not going to be speak As one opposition la aptly put it to have a Veteran Cabinet member step aside in order to resolve this Issue is just so Calvert has not had an auspicious Start As Premier and nip his much touted skills As a negotiator and peacemaker Haven been greatly in even though its Likely he has used these skills much More than is publicly that makes this session of the legis lature that much More Calvert has to show that he can make a difference to this and can move beyond the internal politics of his the people of Saskatchewan Are waiting for him to show he can provide True f Al i ill the free press w8lcomes letters from they must include the authors address and Telephone Bomi Mai letters May be letters to the 1355 Mountain r2x fax email open Public debate on big Box development for the past several the Polo Park area has experienced a rapid and perhaps poorly thought out big Box Type of the time has come to temporarily halt this growth and hold Public the City should hold several Well Public sized town Hall meetings similar to the recent waste minimization meet Many questions need to be answered Why did the City allow major developments East of Empress Street Empress Street is too awk Ward and narrow to handle the increased do people really want big Box development to replace our climate controlled malls Why was the new Walmart built so close to mands Creek the proposed extensions of Matthews the Western end and Sil ver Avenue the Eastern end from East James to James Street will definitely harm the Quality of life in a quiet residential while downtown remains under is the City trying to Over develop the areas around the Polo Park and vital shopping centres the administrations traffic study is a belated positive a Complete Public debate is urgently needed in order to avoid turning the Polo Park area into a major Fred Morris Winnipeg dont try to impose Mosquito control plan City entomologist Randy in his efforts to increase pesticide use against has suggested that City Council curtail a Constitution ally guaranteed Freedom if our requests to be exempted from fog Ging Are written on form this in actual Legal a violation of our Freedom of one might surmise that his next limitation might be on the Colour of paper or maybe the size of members of the Public could Send their letters in on Clay tablets if they so choose and their requests to curtail spraying would have to be adhered he suggests trespassing on to private property As a viable option to Spike Bird rain barrels and puddles with chemical biologically Friendly or other Wise imagine the accidental dousing of childrens swimming heaven help us not even the police have this Power of Gadawski had Best consult with the finest constitutional lawyers in the country before he plans on plying his ideas on our Frank Winnipeg cutting care Quality is false Economy on a recent i shovelled a few centimetres of Snow from my drive and then walked a Kilometre or so to my Job As an elementary school this probably int a big Deal to most but i have had four hip replacement surgeries in the past seven my most recent two at the Boniface general were Complex revisions of failed total joint replacements done at another City Hospital a few years ear both of these complicated and expensive procedures were per formed by Todd who is being forced to Cut Back on similar surgeries due to fiscal according to the free in both i received High Quality and probably expensive replace ment As Well As very thorough and probably expensive pos surgical i am profoundly grateful for restored and for the fact that i was not placed on an 18 month waiting i have paid taxes All my and am As reluctant As the next person to keep pouring More and More Money into health my has also taught me that there clearly Are areas to and areas not to and its certainly false Economy to Cut Back on the qual Ity of the care that is and to prevent competent and caring professionals like Sekund Iak from doing All that they Are Able and willing to do to alleviate pain and restore Quality of James Schellenberg Winnipeg set up plan for cell towers i note in the March 14 free antennae Battle won by that Clear net having been rejected by the residents around Mcgregor Avenue and Mountain now intends to put up a phone Tower at Inkster Boulevard and main i am sure that they know that the world health organization fact Sheet 193 noted that such towers should not be put up near schools and within a couple of blocks of Inkster and there is a Large a Community club and a Community there Are two super markets and number of restaurants and All of which Are heavily used by the there is also a funeral but Clear net telus might expect Little opposition from the clientele i am sure that Clear net telus will understand that the residents around Inkster and main also May not wish to be exposed to what May be cancer causing i at that they will announce their intention to erect what is sure to be a rather ugly and possibly carcinogenic Tower in the neighbourhood and Post addresses and arrange a forum where we can express our desires in relation to i Hope also that they will provide funds to the local residents associations or other organizations to assist us in reviewing the implications of having such a Tower in our Neighbour it does Cross my mind that it might be also useful for the City to develop a plan As to How Many of these towers Are essential and where they might Best be after do we really need towers for each of the Telephone companies that wish to erect them or could they perhaps share facilities Phil Lancaster Winnipeg doonesbury by Garry Trudeau May sponsors we a aickthrxj6h an pm 70 Ca Tufte in a Iong 0ut Scal flaw Thuiy ;