d 2, The Herald, Thursday, July 15,1982 wil every. Weekday at 9010 Kat rs Pao: Oe “bys, ‘Sterling | Publisher id ' i : iy? ‘Resistratlon "685-4000 Pubasnar: onrey Husa ~~ Brlan.Gregg wos “Advertising Sales: . Terrace — David Hamilton _ Statt Writers-Photographers: . or “Mike Howlett - Sports: a: Don Schaffer. Reception-Classitied: Carolyn Sibson _Clreuiation: : Marla Taylor NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT panes ~The Heraid olains full, coriplete ‘and sole copyright. » Inany advertisement produced and-or any editorial . ~ or photographic content published In the Herald. i Reproduction is not permitted without the written _ permission af the Publisher. Times hard. TORONTO (CP) — More than three-quarters of . Canadians believe they.would have a hard time getting a. ” job of equal worth to their present employment if they were 7 laid off, suggests a Gallup poll released today. . The poll, conducted in, June, indicates. 78 per cent ‘of ~ employed Canadians believe-it would be “difficult” to find another job of equal worth while 16 per cent say it would he - “easy.” Six per cent said they were not sure. : Three months ago, 40 per cent thought it would be easy. The poll also suggests Canadas would accept pay cuts in return for job guarantees. In answer to the question “Suppose you were faced with the choice of losing the job you now have or.taking a pay cut of 10° per cent —. which would you do?,’” 80 per. cent of - respondents ‘said they would take the cut while only 12 per. cent would prefer to tose their ‘eb. Eight per cent said were not sure. _ The results are based on 545 interviews with etinployed ,048. - within five percentage points, 19 times out-of 26. - Faith lost - - TORONTO (CP) — Canadians have lost ‘faith’ in the . ability of government, business or labor to cope with the. current economic crisis and have lapsed iato a “fear _ paychology;” the author ot a report: on public. pinion said | Wednesday... - . Martin Goldfarb, a well-known. ‘Toronto pollster; said confidence in social’ institutions was: ‘disappearing at an alarming rate. “People have clearly lost faith that our institutions can perform on a consistent basis and they sense we may be near economic chaos, ” He said. ot __ , His report, which is not available to the public, paints a grim picture of an angry and frightened people in search of leadership, with their worst. wrath directed - towards — government and the civil service. Canadians feel government employees are not giving ~ value-for money and want them to. make the same” sacrifices people inthe private sector are making, ' Goldfarb ~ said. . “People rank civil servants in the same category & as car salesman,'' he said in bis report, which was the result of - 1400 interviews conducted across’ the--country “last November and December. Of those surveyed, more than three-quarters felt the size of the civil service should be a . priority area for spending cuts. : Goldfarb said the federal government had purchased a copy of the $14,000-a-copy report when it was published‘ in © April,’ two ‘months --before Finance Minister... Alan . .,” MacBiachen introduced a. budget that limited pay it increases - ~* far federal employees. However, Goldfarb was reluctant to admit there waa any -- connection: “There may be some similarity between. ihe. govern-- - ment’s measures and my report, but [ also made a number of recommendations they didn't introduce.”’ ° ‘ Goldfarb said the level of confidence is now Bo low there is*—~ a very real danger that Canadians, in fear: of losing their jobs and homes -and seeing their savings mauled by in- flation, will look to radical movements for solutions. . ~ - This disillusionment could aid the New Democratic Partly _as both the Liberal and Conservative parties are seen as’. ‘offering no clear philosophy. Business is regarded Poorly, Goldfarb said. ’. “People have no falth in business to produce good quality products at a fair ‘price any. more,"” he. said. . “People want ‘their money’s worth: and they will’ stop buying until they get it."- His report; found almost ‘half. those: interviewed felt: ° someone in their household ‘might. lose their job in the next. . year and a majority expected interest fates to continue | : Maing in: 1992, : Althotigh there ‘ig still concern about governnient spen- ; : “ding and the deficit, the issue of unemployment is taking .. ‘over the public's main worry, Goldfarb said., a People do not want enormous cuts in government ger-* vices but, as another example of the low opinion of the civil - service,, demand they he belter administered, he sald, ‘Only 36 per. cent of these surveyed had confidence in the | elvil service, while judges recelved An altos 60-per-cent. | rating, : ‘However, | -even “civil servants -did better: than © politicians who had the confidence of just 27 per cent of ' respondents... Goldfarb's: aurvey alsa revealed a “aurptising degee of support for wage restraint, with 57 per cent favoring the re- imposition of wage and price controls, ee ple conducted across Canada out ofa gu oki ; “gatet: ' Results from the employed sample shot it acc he we eXRE last 3 year. | Wanted someone to share. rent of mortgage. expentes ° = and the other half were; ‘people looking ta fill' that’ bill, mos “The whole idea is based. on “economics,” she says. “. ", are.too high for many people.” ” Eémenton isn'| hurting business. -| “They say apartment owners, are bending over backward to get people in, but the rents are’still going up every three or four months,” has gone up. Mary Harasim, director of Edmonton’ 's Landlord-. . Tenant Advisory Board, sald figures provided by the Housing and Urban Development Asgociation of . Canada's Alberta branch indicate the rate is 4.1 per HUDAC says the vacancy rate was 2.4 per cent last year and-1.1-in 1980, However, Harasim said she doesn't believe people _ are turning to roommates because rents are in- sas creasing. Although federal statistics say the average rental increase last year was 18 per cent, she said -apartment owners started to hold the line or give out rebates to. try to fill the, apartments about three months ago. The reason the board has had so many calls from people who are turning to sharing accommodations, Government fears women’s power = OTTAWA (CP). — The: federal. government, which- ex- _perienced women’s power during its - ‘drawn-out. con- stitutional battle, appears anxious to avold a new clash over proposed legislation on wage controls for public servants, to meet concerns that the legislation as currently worded She hag already had. 700. ciustoniers. “Half of those iS _. “Mortgage payments are golng out of sight and rents. — ~ She says even.an increase in the vacancy rate in ~ bust. Nobody seems to agree how much the vacancy rate ; cent. Her group has estimated therate at 3.2 per cent.- sal many n thelr. ta power decrease due: te inflation. But HUDAC spokesman. Phil. Buttay, who eatimates. ihe vacancy, rate: is’ betwee f people who are: sharing ‘apartment A “He agreed. with Harasim that building owners are jae the ting but predicted that wouldn't last oe. ngs “s _Risinig -utility: costa and. inflation will farce more: sae rental : ‘Increased :this, year or owners will “face vat bankruptcy, Buttar said. He attributed the vacancy rate to “all the Eastern Canadians who decided to gohome and live with Mom ‘and Pop” after their jobs in, booming Alberta, -went = a at Nevertheless, Steiner belleves high rents — Canada Mortgage and Housing figures indicate the average one-bedroom apartment In Edmonton costs $425 — are forcing people to.use the’ buddy system. | —- . People who own homes or condominiums or rent _ apartments come. in for ‘an interview with Steiner. “She takes their picture, compiles a dossier outlining - personal habits and likes or dislikes, and matches it with someone: from her: file of People looking for . accommodation..- — us The person who owns the home or. already has the apartment is charged $75." ; She lists among her biggest customers: middle. a income workers, such.as nurses and teachers, and . people like widows -or divorcees who have. lost an. income-earner in the family... | . So far, economic necessity seems to have, been a: bigger factor than incompatability,. . ; Steiner says only a couple of people have come back to Share-A-Home complaining . they. were, dissatistied with their roommate, stich 3 as maternity benefits. . “The federal government should be leading the way with More positive action for women,” Mitchell sald. “The bill - Federal officials are scrambling to draft.an amendment _ - could erode potential equal-pay settlements and impede . unions’ ability to negotiate health and safety conditions. - Human Rights Commission, opposition MPs, unions and a leading women's group. confirmed Wednesday her officials are working: with the ‘Justice Department and Treasury Board onan amendment ) . ‘to addréss the problem. “It’s. Boing: to be rather tricky to drait,” she’ ‘said i ‘in an. interview, The bill has already sparked protests from the Canadian- . berships — I have not heard it from individual women. “It's setting all of us back in our expectations. of wage « ‘Judy Erola, minister responsible for the status ‘of women, symbolizes thal they are taking rights away from women.” . But Erola rejected suggestions that women will suffer the. greatest setback, saying the legislation applies, equally. to all workers. "I’ve heard these cries by and large from union mem- increases; We're all hurt.” + “She agreed the legislation will “stop “unions. from . _ negotiating improved maternity-leave — provisions but The goal is to ensure the Human’ ‘Rights Act, which : guarantees equal pay for work of equal value, ‘i is protected, Erola said. - In addition, thegetllty to negotiate improved healtiy arta ‘inane “assthegii icon wide “is y toemine ls by. the legislation, she said. “Tt (the amendment) has to he very edretully done 80 that sho erent “suggested there are more pressing priorities. : The thrust now is to “get all of us back to work and then . we can go on to do all of the things we want to do.”” | "Human Rights Commission officials were the first ta ’ knock on Erola’s door after the legislation was introduced ; it specifically deals with the issue, but doesnot broaden it to - the ‘point where we are in fact saying the bill is washed out.” - Even if the legislation is amended to meet specific con- * cerns, the government wil] face: continued criticism that . ‘women will.be the biggest losers under the restraints. ’ . New Democrat critic Margaret Mitehell and Progressive - : Conservative ‘critic Flora MacDonald have complained women will lose the power to negotiate affirmative action . : programs and improved working conditions. Mitchell, MP for Vancouver East, said the legislation will. - -” hurt women most because they constitute 70 per cent of all “public servants earning: less than $10,000, “The bill limits pay increases for about 500,000 public . servants to six per.cent in the year ending next June 30 and - five per cent in the following year. It also freezes for two » years compensation Programs, _in the Sora on June 30, ug hat if there were an equal: “pay awardt could he’ rolled back,” commission spo. x ‘ackson said. i- Jackson said “the: commission won “very genuine” assurances at the time; that the government has no in- tention of putting the lid on equai-pay settlements, The National Action Committee on the Status of Women, - Which lobbied MPs of all parties last week, said it received “similar assurances but remains skeptical. Treasury Board President Donald Johnston has said the: legis}ation i is not intended to deprive workers of rights they. have under.the Human Rights Act and he promised ta. en- _ sure those Tights are. protected. “But Michelle. Swenarchuk, a lawyer Jeading’ the action - committee's efforts. on- the legislation, said: Johnston's: words “are of no use when the law says somefhing e “We'll believe it (the amendment} when we see it, ” added Bonnie Mewdell, spokesman for the 175,000-member- Public Service Alliance of Canada. - The union plans to lobby fer changes when the legislation goes before | a Commons commiltee for study, - takeovers and mergers’ that crested last sumifi Race. track another victim — _ WINNIPEG (cP}— Tears were shed and’ blame aimedat . ‘the Manitoba government by some of the 1,500 full-aind part- time workers who lost their jobs Wernesday when. finan- - cially troubled Assiniboia Downs race track closed. “The government was supposed to help,” said Andrew — ’ Jandavs, a security guard at the horse track that was one of. the province's major tourist attractions. “Now: there’s 1,500 of us out of work and that’s not counting the millions of tourist dollars we_can Hiss ‘good- bye,” said Jandavs. .. ..-. -Track--owner- ‘Michael Gobuiy- “announced- the. ‘collapse shortly after the provincial government said it would not ‘come to the rescue of the a-year-old track that, featured - thoroughbred racing. “I make this decision with deep regrets, especially for the people employed here,” said Gobuty, his voice © eracking _ with emotion. . “The track, which has been under financial pressure for months, closed the day: Princess. Anne was to attend a> | $10,000 race In her honor. The princess arrived in ‘Winnipeg on Wednesday to start.a four-day Manitoba visit. . ' Gobuty ‘blarned. the track's - closure ; on the New Democratic Party government of Premier Howard. Pawley which refused to take.a smaller share of. proceeds from Sherman, “It is the Aymeh-pin of Manitoba's tourist in- dustry." . Gobuty, his. wife Adrienne and son Marshall bought the track in 1980 for $8.5 million. Former track. owner Jim Wright has been threatening foreclosure-on a $3-million second mortgage he. holds. A director of a company that’ holds a $3 million-gecond _ Mortgage on Assiniboia Downs said the firm is starting . : proceedings today to place the track into receivership. Bob. Wright: of . Wrightmar ~ Industries - Ltd. - said. the - receiver-should- be empowered to dispose of the track's ~~ assets, not to operate the facility.:He said a meeting is get with ~ "chartered accountants to.” "begin receivership proceedings. _ Wright said the decision was made Wednesday after. a’ parimutuel betting. The government received 7.5 per cent, : “amounting to about $2.5 million a year. About. 25,000 people visited the track Inst year. Hockey League, - million on capital- improvements. development -minister;. said the ‘government is’ not ina position to. save the track. _ “They're a private company and we re not in the job of bailing out, private companies,” said Smith. ‘or the Gobuty family cba inject more money into. the track - to keep it operating. Bud Sherman, Progessive Conservative “deputy: Opposition leader, rejected Smith's stand. 7 “It's . not: just_a conventional private business,” sald ~ “T just feel that Assinibola Downs got a.rotten deal from . ‘the province,” said Gobuty, who ia alsd president.and a - -minority shareholder of Winnipeg Jets’ of. the - ‘National: “Earlier Wednesday, Muriel smith, Manitoba's econoitie-— “meeting with Marshalt Gobuty and an officlal.of Toronto- ; Dominion Bank, which holds, ‘a aa million first mortgoge. ; Pages. supervised | - WASHINGTON (AP) — Aga House of Representatives , committee opened its investigation of sex and drugs. in Congress, .a Senate panel .unvelled recommendations. * “calling for more supervision of teenaged congessional : | pages. . Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker iR-Tent.) made a “public recommendations by a ‘panel of Senate officials, who : ‘ sald the appointment of pages should'be limited'ta théte in { : , the-11th grade.— Juniors in high school. Now,’ ‘some ane as y Gobuty gaid that while. the: governmeni made money, Assinibola . Downs’ lost $1.2 million after “spending fl - young as 14°... “ Also, the panel proposed that Senate pages behoused ina - Single supervised unit until-a dormitory is-built-and other - Special educational Programs sand recreational services b be J ~_ brovided. - After the first meeting of the House. -Gthtes committee Wednesday, chairmai Liuis Stokes (D-Ohio) said the panel: - would name a special counsel with broad subpoena powers | - - -However, Smith said the government hopes new owners to conduct “a thorough, ' ‘professional investigation", ‘into all facets*'.of.the charges, :.---.- ; The committee is exploring. ‘allegations ‘that some congressmen have used cocaine and that others may-have~ {~~ - ‘engaged in homosexual acts with thie young pages who work - a8 errand boys. 1} oat ino jobs 0 or «hava an ve “without; ‘B ‘regular ‘job ‘heal about: a year. : aa His maiagement contract with a multinational cm " since 1978, wrong feeling." obs TRE (CP) + Meet ‘George Del Meta nn ics Canaan's mputers churn’ out d _ expired last year and wasn’t rehewed, Prior to that, he Was ~/@ corporate, vice-president for one of ‘Canada’¢ 50 biggest ‘companies, , Then a merger resylted in. a new ‘management team. which saw no room for him. | ‘ But unllke many soldiers in the army of the unemployed, Del Motte isn't waiting for Manpower to call ‘with vague job prospects, He and. other unemployed managers . have ‘banded together to form Executives Available, a - self-help - association that has found work for 275 of its $30 members The group exists on donations from local businéssinen, churches and, until last March, the federal goverriment., “We have threerules for membership,” Del Motte. said.in "an interview from the Executives Available-office on. the second floor of a suburban Pierrefonds shopping-centre: - ’ “A guy has to be over 4), he has to have been in a middle or senior management position, ‘and he, has to be ‘wem- ployed. “We won't touch'a guy who's’ working, though s we mmight stretch it dor someone on his last. month of severance pay. But if he's still got six months of severance left, forget jt,!" “In return, membera get to use a.1,000-square-foot (#8- : square-metre) suite of offices rented “cheap” from witigh - to make telephone calls to prospective employers... “We also help them market themselves — we. ‘find the things that make.them sellable and we emphasize that.” _ Members are encouraged to arrive -at Execitives _ Available no later than 9a.m. in the same sult and tie that . - they'd wear to work, They hit the telephones allday and any prospects that aren't right for them are passed to someone , “When a guy: finds. a job, we usually expect a $100 donation after he’s had time to start working again and pay some of the bills that have piled up, Once in a while, we get —someone who drops in out-of the-blue a-few years-after _ finding a job and he brings a $500 cheque. wot But it’s been far. from encouraging. “There are a couple of reactions that.come up when you lose your job," Del Motte said. “First, there’s a sense of disbelief and then there's either anger or a what-did-I-do- _But when a.churchman in the elegant: suburb of " Beaconsfield organized a-meeting between Del Motte and four other unemployed executives, “we realized there were a lot of people in our situation. . . it wasn’t our fault.’’.-’ The executive says he's known other unemployed managers ‘Who take the commuter train every morning with a briefcase and lots of quarters. ’ “They. pretend they’re off to work — they don’t tell anyone they're out of a job — and they spend the day making calls from phone booths.” For Del Motte, unemployment has meant re-examining _the decisions he made when he left the Canadian Forces fn, - 1fiwith barank of mabe to Balnta, Reem ibecause the. €conolp was. 5 LST Now. ye wa ing ie day day i th é phone fhubdling' for work and he's sad he hasn't been able to help ‘his swo children through university. . “My daughter is in Vancouver looking for : a job while 1 my. Son works and goes to university at night — he has to doit.on his own.” His savings have just about: run out and Del Motte figures he's lucky he was able ta pay off his mortgage ‘during the good years. “Although I’m no economist,” admits Del Motte, he can | explain why he-Is jobless today, * - “What happens iri a tight economy is that the accountants take over and look at cast effectiveness. “If the cost of. sales has always been 10 per cent tof revenues) but all ofa sudden It shoots up to 15 per-vent,,then rathér than put more ‘people on the road; they cut back and do it by telephone. . :. “They tend to retrench instead of finding new ways, It’s “something I've never been able to understand.”' Another problem was with the wave of corporate In the reorganizations that followed, firms found them- selves with twin sets.of managers and a ‘“'winners-and- losers syndrome" developed. One group emerged trium: phant,.the other left. A third major isadvantage was the westward flow of capital. ._- “Once, Montreal or Toronto were the principal sources of qualified employees for expansion to Western Canada. Now, ‘tities like Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver have their own pool of talent and “with the large number of head offices leaving Quebec, there just aren’t any jobs here.” . To make his point, Del Motte cites the response to the | * 4,000 ‘copies’ of his -'group’s monthly ’ bulletin Titing executives ‘avallable for work - “We used to get 100-0dd replies to each one, Now," we get maybe 35 or 30.” " “Oh darling! Your very: first patient." employed bat fall to tell the t ry 4 =) , . — - F