Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 29, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Winnipeg free press saturday july 29 2006 a9 premiers annual meeting ends in acrimony . Security plan 200,000 canadians to be fingerprinted company justified judge rules Calgary ? an Alberta company was justified in continuing to sell a nutritional supplement to bipolar patients despite an order by health Canada not to a judge ruled yesterday. True Hope was charged under the food and drug act with Selling its empower plus pills in 2003 without Federal approval. Health Canada argued True Hope failed to provide evidence the supplement was Safe and effective but also shut Down a clinical trial at the University of Calgary that could have provide that information. True Hope eventually received an exemption from the health minister in March 2004 and now has a natural health product number. Paper clip Guy gets movie Deal Regina ? Kyle Macdonald has garnered More than his 15-minutes of Fame As the Canadian internet blogger whose Knack for bartering a red paper clip earned him an International reputation and a House in Kipling sask. He Snow successfully parlayed his adventure into a Book Deal with random House and a movie Deal with dream works. Macdonald a blog about his desire to Trade a paper clip for something of equal or greater value eventually trading up for a House captured the imagination of people across North America and the attention of bloggers and Media worldwide. Firm faces class action lawsuit London ont. ? the makers of a contraceptive skin Patch Are facing a class action lawsuit amid allegations the company failed to properly warn people of the health risks. The Law firm siskins lip has launched the suit against Janssen Ortho inc. Regarding its birth control skin Patch Ortho evra. The statement of claim alleges doctors and patients were not adequately warned that Ortho evra has been associated with an increased risk of developing blood clots pulmonary Emboli strokes heart attacks and deep vein thrombosis. None of the allegations have been proven in court. ? from the news services by Paul Samyn Ottawa ? Canadas premiers appear to have abandoned the prime directive behind past successes on the National stage As their annual summer meeting ended yesterday with acrimony instead of Unity. Sharp divisions Over the so called Fis Cal imbalance that provincial and territorial leaders were unable to heal stand in Sharp contrast to the common fronts they be managed to find in recent years in the High stakes game of How Canada is financed. The lingering bad feelings could also undermine the clout gained from the Council of the federation they created three years ago which was to Herald a new Era in collaborative intergovernmental relations. Premier Gary doer said there were simply too Many differences among the provinces to forge a fix for the $11-Bil?Lion equalization program in the Lead up to a possible meeting with prime minis Ter Stephen Harper this fall. I did not expect we would get an agreement on equalization going in doer said As the three Day meeting wrapped up in St. Johns fld. One provinces Olive Branch was another a As part of last ditch efforts to find common ground officials say Ontario Premier Dalton Mcguinty tendered a proposal that would have seen Ottawa make an additional $1.7 billion available to his province and Alberta. Mcguinty a pitch would move Cash for social programs on an equal per capita basis severing the final components of a funding arrangement that dates Back to a 1977 Deal involving moving tax Points to the provinces. Under Mcguinty a proposal Ontario would have collected $1 billion of the Money with Alberta swallowing the rest. This was twice As much As the Federal proposal for fixing the Revenue sharing equalization program that provides fund ing to every province but Ontario and Alberta. Not surprisingly officials say the Mcguinty proposal did not get much support from other premiers. This country has always had a spirit of Compromise but i just do not believe in this notion of a one sided Compro Mise a disappointed Mcguinty said. Despite the differences Over equalization doer said he believes the coun cil of the federation Model still has plenty of value adding Australia a pre Miers have recently decided to Export it Down under. On 16 of 18 Agenda items discussed we got agreement doer said. ? with files from Canadian press for each child under six you will receive $100 per month. But you May need to apply. The government of Canadas Universal child care Bene. T came into effect on july 1, 2006. It provides Canadian families with $100 per month for each child under six. If you already receive the Canada child tax a cab you will automatically receive the Universal child care . If you Are one of the ten percent of families who do not receive the a cab you need to Complete the a cab form. It s simple to apply log on to and Click on the application links. Its that easy. Or visit your local service Canada Centre to obtain the form in can also Call 1 800 959-2221. You can apply anytime the St cheques have been can apply anytime and receive payments retroactively up to 11 months from your Date of application. This initiative is part of Canadas Universal child care plan which will also support the creation of thousands of real child care spaces through the child care spaces initiative. For More information visit the website at by Dave Battagello Windsor ont. ? a . Plan to expand its program to fingerprint and photograph foreigners at the Border will include about 200,000 canadians who live and work in the United states. Washington has announced canadians will no longer be exempt from the intrusive .-visit program except those entering for Short business or pleasure it Means nurses doctors engineers Auto company executives and even hockey players or entertainers employed in the . Will have to provide fingerprints and photographs every time they renew their visas for most twice per Yea Accord ing to new rules unveiled by Homeland Security director Michael Chertoff. This appears to be More red meat for the political extremists who want to build fortress .a.,? said wind Sor nip my Brian Masse. Its hard to imagine that nurses and doctors from Windsor who go Over there and save lives every Day As being a potential Security risk. People will just throw up their hands and say How Many times do i have to be around Canada treated As a threat to their society its another sad Over 5,000 commuters and students from Windsor alone will be forced to provide fingerprints and photographs to . Authorities thanks to the crackdown. Homeland Security is accepting feedback on the new rules until aug. 28, said a department spokeswoman yesterday. The comments will be used to finalize the legislation before the end of this year with implementation expected in Early 2007. Canadians soon faced with being photographed and fingerprinted should focus on the benefits said Anna Hinken spokeswoman for .-visit. Its the next step to improve Security not Only in the ., but also for Canada because our two nations Are tied together she said. The Rule change would also affect Green card holders who live in the . The Issue is completely separate from the looming . Passport legislation which Calls on anyone enter ing the . To show a pass port or other secure identification at land Borders starting on Jan. 1, 2008. ? can West news service ;