Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 14, 2005, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday april 14, 2005 a3 Edward Cantor owner of cantors grocery is preparing to build something that hides the cigarette display in front of his checkout area. province finally moves to make smokes invisible ban on tobacco promotion to begin aug. 15 upheld the Saskatchewan Law. by Mia Rabson Oswald said since that decision the Shannon Martin provincial director government has consulted retailers to of the Canadian federation of inde cigarettes will become invisible come up with a process to implement pendent business said this is an in Manitoba stores before the end of the Law Here. Unwarranted attack on business the summer As the province finally there Are places in existence now which will have to spend Money to makes Good on a now three year old where we have Candy and toys in the hide the cigarettes and possibly lose Law. Same place As cigarettes and we think both business and advertising Revenue As of aug. 15, All displays Advertis that a not on Oswald said. From cigarette companies. Ing and promotions for cigarettes and Oswald said there will be no Finan this is just another Cost of doing other tobacco products will be pro Cial assistance for retailers who need business in Manitoba thanks to this habited anywhere children Are to do renovations to abide by the Law government Martin said. Allowed which Means unless stores but an educational Campaign will pre he said if the government seriously bar children from coming in the cede the aug. 15 deadline. Wanted to Cut Down on youth smoking smokes get covered up. Edward Cantor owner of cantors it would Fine kids caught lighting up. It is part of Manitoba a plan to grocery in the West end is reluctant making cigarettes invisible in stores reduce the rate of youth smoking. By preparing to build something that in to going to prevent kids from smok the Manitoba medical association hides the cigarette display in front of ing he said. The Manitoba tobacco reduction his checkout area. But the province contends the Cana Alliance and others support us and there a a Cost involved for me he Dian cancer society has proof in store indeed go so far As to say this kind of said. Displays do result in people buying legislation and prohibition will save but Cantor in to convinced putting More cigarettes. Lives and we agree said healthy Liv cigarettes out of sight will put them youth smoking has dropped dra ing minister Theresa Oswald. Out of mind. Magically in Manitoba Over the last the nip introduced the Law in 2002 i Don to think it will slow Down decade. According to health Canada but never implemented it because a sales Cantor said. In 1994 12.4 per cent of Manitoba Stu similar Law in Saskatchewan was ruled . Low who owns lows family dents in grades 5 to 9 smoked Cigar unconstitutional by a Saskatchewan foods in St. James is planning to put a irettes compared with 6.4 per cent in court in january 2004. In january 2005 curtain Over his cigarette display. 2002. The supreme court of Canada its inconvenient Low said. I. reversed the lower court decision and Don to see the reason for it but what feds unveil $10-b plan to fulfil Kyoto province pleased with strategy by Dennis Bueckert o Ottawa ? the Federal govern ment has finally revealed its $10?billion plan to slash greenhouse emissions in accordance with the Kyoto climate treaty ? but critics say the plan is too costly and too Short on details. Virtually the whole plan has been leaked in past weeks but there was a big Surprise from conservative Environ ment critic Bob Mills who said his party will respect the Kyoto treaty if it forms the next government. The conservatives fiercely opposed the Kyoto treaty prior to ratification but Mills says he has full caucus support to fulfil Canadas commitments though on a somewhat longer timeline. We can to get out of Kyoto Mills said in an interview after the plan was released. We would achieve those tar gets in a realistic but Liberal ministers sounded confident they la be around to implement the plan despite their governments current precarious position. Canada will do its share for the planet because that is our responsibility said environment minister Stephane Dion. The Centrepiece of the plan is a $1-Bil?Lion climate fund which could be increased to $5 billion in coming years. It would be used to fund emissions Cut Ting projects proposed by communities companies and individuals. The Manitoba government and local environmentalists said yesterday they were pleased with Ottawa a plan. Energy minister Dave Chomiak said the Long awaited implementation plan is almost an exact replica of Manitoba a Cli mate change strategy. The Manitoba plan has essentially become the Federal plan Chomiak said. We re very pleased the Federal government has embraced our the provinces 2002 environmental strategy talked about increasing the use of ethanol Bio diesel and Landfill Gas Cap Ture As alternative Energy sources. Emerging technologies such As Geo Thermal heat pumps and wind Energy also formed part of the plan. The goal is to reduce greenhouse Gas emissions by 270 Mega tonnes annually Over the period 2008-2012. But the plan does to say How much of that will be obtained by cutting actual pollution and How much by purchasing emissions credits abroad. Pierre Alverez president of the Cana Dian association of Petroleum Indus tries said there san enormous amount of work to do but did to criticize the plan Overall. I think its very important that there have been no surprises he said. Some of the sharpest criticisms came from environmentalists. There a a really disturbing Lack of detail on a whole Bunch of areas including the largest sections of the plan said Dale Marshall of the David Suzuki foun Dation. One of the major flaws of the plan is the weak targets for Industry which puts an incredible Burden on the rest of the Canadian Gaile Whelan Enns director of the Manitoba wild lands said she believed the plan was a Good first Start. She applauded the first stage agree ment with Auto makers which requires them to voluntarily meet prescribed tar gets or face regulations. Eight states in the United states have adopted a similar plan and Whelan Enns said she hoped the Canadian plan would Lead to All car makers reducing emis Sions in new vehicles. On the negative Side she said the tar gets for Large emitters have been reduced in the implementation plan and that a a the plan Calls for a partnership fund with the provinces to initiate Large emis Sions cutting projects. The budget provided $250 million for the fund but that could increase to $3 billion Over the next decade. The Canadian chamber of Commerce attacked the plan As too costly and said it will harm business. It is very unclear to me where the government intends to find the Money to pay for this plan said Nancy Hughes Anthony of the Canadian chamber of Commerce. The plan will make it More difficult for business in Canada to compete but Industry minister David Emerson said the plan will make Industry More competitive citing his experience in the Forest Industry. He said improved environmental practices have actually brought better profits. ? Canadian press / with files from staff editorial More Kyoto hot air a12 ;