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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 8, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Jim 2001 Blair continued from Page b1 As counting continued into Daybreak this the labour party was fore cast by the bbl to lose five seats to Fin ish with the conservatives were projected to win up one and the Liberal democrats a gain of with fewer than 40 Ridings left to report their final labour had won 410 the tories the Liber al democrats and other parties there was Little suspense in the final with exit polls predicting a labour win seconds after the polls the Only real question remaining is whether the result is enough to save conservative Leader William Hagues even though the tories held their the result was still seen As disastrous As it was believed Hague needed to gain 40 to 50 seats to prove he is a viable alternative to who had remained doggedly upbeat in the face of opinion polls that gave Blair a commanding Lead through out the monthlong telephoned the prime minister soon after labour secured the 330 seats needed for a major Ity in the 659seat House of Pale but Hague congratulated labour on its but acknowledged the results were deeply potential leadership candidates politely backed their saying time is needed to digest the scope of the defeat before deciding on the tory my Michael seen As a possible successor to warned against anyone making a Quick decision on his leaders i dont think anyone should take precipitous he that View was not universally i think there will be an internecine War in the tory party of visceral pro said Paddy former Leader of the Liberal possibly the big Winner was Liberal Democrat Leader Charles who declared his party the real opposition to we have taken ourselves further for Ward across Britain As a whole and we Are very much the party of the future for British said Kennedy after winning his seat in close attention was paid to the voter turnout and a drop from the 70 to 77 per cent in recent elections to 59 per cent was seen As a sign that labours support May be but not that Blair managed to do what labour prime ministers Clement Harold Wilson and James Callaghan failed to do before namely win enough seats to serve two full Canadian press divers Hunt for baby body by Judy Monchuk Calgary divers scoured the murky Waters of the fast flow ing Bow River look ing for the tiny body of a baby girl wrapped in plastic bags whose Tod Dler brother apparently died alone in an empty the childrens Rei is due in Alberta provincial court Friday charged with failing to properly Bury the body of 15monthold Dominic Ryu a japanese citizen who came to Calgary four years ago on a student approached police late police began scouring the icy Waters of the Mountain fed Bow after investigators Learned Fujii also had a Daugh three Montgold gemini weve Learned the body of gemini was placed in the River Here in two plastic bags Over the last several said staff George rocks of the homicide while police dogs and officers searched the Brush along supplied photo Rei is with her son Dominic Ryu Brown in this undated the Banks of the gemini was believed to be wearing a yellow Terry Sleeper and a Pink dress and was wrapped in a sleeping Blan rocks said charges against who was distraught when she notified May be it is expected she will be under suicide watch while in rocks appealed to the Public for information from anyone who May have helped Fujii care for her Chil alerted by a landlord who reported a pungent found Dominica decomposing body tuesday on the bedroom floor of a hollow apart ment in Southeast toys were strewn about and rocks said an empty Playpen was the Only furniture in the he would not say if the boy was Neighbours in the rundown apart ment Block near the Stampede grounds said a Childs screams had gone on for Days and nights then police have not been Able to locate the childrens natural a Calgary Man who was not living in the apart ment at the Chris who was jogging by the Riverbank was shaken by news police were searching for a baby when you have a Mother and her that supposed to be the greatest amount of care we can have for one he Canadian press do politics say women Toronto after years of growing participation by women in recent declines Are alarming and require dramatic changes in the electoral says a nonpartisan group of Canadian we want an equal voice in All Legisla in All municipal in the parliament of Frances a member of equal said yester we want to be heard when Laws Are formed or social programs Are altered that have an Impact on our although she sits in the Ontario legis lature As a member of the Lankin insists the organization has membership from All political weve hit a natural Glass ceiling in this said Marilou Mcphedran blames the current first past Tepost system where parties win seats regardless of the number of votes it is unfair to youth and minorities and has fostered grow ing Public disinterest in the political sys she the lawyer and women advocate said women cant simply depend on the whim of leaders to pick female candidates to bolster their she said a system of proportional representation would increase the role of women and minorities by allowing Par ties to ensure there is appropriate representation in in some european half the politicians represent geographic constituencies while the remaining seats Are chosen from party this process has boosted female Polit ical participation to about 40 per cent of the said Sylvia a political scientist at the University of comparative studies show the result is an improved Tenor of debate on issues that Are important to she Bashevkin said women need to hold a critical mass of 30 to 40 per cent of seats to make a significant equal voices first Effort to increase the participation of women is a charter Challenge that would undo Federal and provincial election Canadian press were there for you present the simply fill out the entry form telling us Why your dad is and drop it off before june 8th at q94 Centre court Eaton Winnipeg free 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police said the a 37yearold Man who carried a Kitchen knife with a 15centimetre was arrested at the but was also injured and taken to a local the attacker was identified As Mamoru five of the dead were second Grade the Ages of the other a boy and a were not the schools Hisao said details of the attack were National broadcaster Nhok reported that the attack occurred during a when the attacker climbed into a first Grade classroom from a veranda and began slashing children in the Back of the room and then in the it was not immediately Clear what motivated the though Nhok and other television networks reported that he May have been under the influence of associated press Mandela continued from Page 81 Day said the liberals went about the move in the wrong and now there going to do the Correct thing which is next they bring in this Issue and we discuss we debate it and we vote on and you dont have to get unanimous consent at that that the Way it should be pressed for his Day said he believes Mandela is worthy of consideration for honorary government House Leader Don Boudria acknowledged that the original forwarded by backbench my John took some people by Surprise and should have involved More Anders said he was fed up with the Liberal government finding ways to Cut off debate on Public he also suggested he was getting even with the government for blocking a motion to honour the 50th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of in entitled to my political Anders in entitled to my Privi Leges and my rights As a member of parliament and just because the liberals say they want a poster boy of theirs to be Given an honorary Why should i give a rubber stamp to that Anders want the Only Alliance my who disagreed with the Ted White also Felt that such a motion should be duly debated by however popular it As an immigrant myself in Sensi Tive about my Canadian citizenship and in not of a mind to Grant it to just any and i want to hear Good reasons for Why i should do said who was born in new Alliance House Leader John Reynolds said he agreed that Mandela was a communist and terrorist at one time in his but said the real Point was that there want a proper procedure in place for bestowing honorary i think Rob May have some of his facts said Alliance my Monte Mandela is scheduled to visit Canada next september during what could be his final trip to North Canadian press pay hike continued from Page 81 the Bill also provides Richer than recommended pension improvements for instead of reflecting the 20 per cent pay an my who serves for eight years will get a pension 43 per cent Richer than under the current one of the Bills most controversial portions was a clause requiring those maps who voted against it to opt in with in 90 Days if they wanted the a clause Chretien used to Embarrass those who opposed the Alliance my Brian who voted against the described that opting in clause As it is absolutely pal Lister Portage Lisgar Pallister said he will opt i have no he my constituents Tell me that i am Worth at least As much As parliamentarians who Are trying to break up the at least As much As the members of parliament who absolutely refuse to do any constituency work for people who dont vote for Alliance my Vic Toews also said he will take the now that the Bill has i will opt in As other members Toews Provencher nip maps will also accept the pc Leader Joe who wanted the raise deferred until after the next elec has said he will not sign up for an increase in his commons but his party already supplements his bringing his total yearly earnings to higher than any other party Leader except the prime 3 fairs tales festival fun for Lull Kildonan june 24 12 noon to free admission colourful of Choli a nil a Nelphy for inf please Call 2534003 i avid visit the free press Booth at june 9 10 its your Chance to simply Complete the entry form below and drop it off for entry into a random draw for a address postal code phone Are you currently a Winnipeg 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