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“Canada is in a mess.
iransportalion policy does nat. -

oe 7 By Frank Oberle

Right: ‘months. ago, at thé
Western.’ Economic — Op-
portunities “ Conference in
Calgary, Transport Minister
Jean Marchand ‘claimed thal

. Canada’s’ total transportation
system “represents perhaps _
one of the best, if nol the best in
the world.” ‘

"He -has changed his mind
since then, He now says thal

: Canad’s transportation system

- isa “mess.” On March 7th, Mr.
Marchand ‘told the Commons
that the reason for the mess”
ig thal Canada does nol have a
real transportation policy.

*. Bighteen days. laler, on
March.’-25th, Prime Minister

- ““Teudeaw” maintained that Mr.

Marchand was being misquoted
- hat there really is a policy but
“That | the «. policy

“which is not satisfactory to all °
parts of the country."”

‘| Transport Minister Jean
Marehand has ‘been no more

“misquoted than has Prime
’ Minister: Trudeau and they are
“both right. .Transportatian in

A real

- exist; and “the * transportation

_ system is not satisfactory (0 any
parl‘of-the counlry. ~ :
“Despite at least two threals ta
resign his Transport portfolio if
nothing is done.to clean up the
mass in Canadian , Trah-~
sporlation, Jean Marchand still
taintains that our. system, in

comparision to ‘those af'alher ”

countries, is pretly good. [I's
nol..“‘perfect"', he told” the
Commons on. March 2ist, bul
when compared io olher
countries, “I.am sure thal. we
havelo éoticlude that ours is the

Bul the results of al least one,
. recent. survey of (rasnportation _

in: this, country, provide’ that
there. is-no ,foundation to

" Marchand’s claim. The results

4

of this Survey, Modernization of
Railways in. Canada, are.
sslaggering. It was completed
-by~:: Carleton University's.

‘Engineering Faculty ‘Ouawal =

under the direction of Professor

J-Lukasiewicz and released on.

November 5th, 1973.

‘for, traction,
“suspension, track. construction

- Jandtraffic conirel, the manning

of Canadian rail is still based on
_‘slearn Iradition and daes nol
. allow efficient operation of

‘mader equipment. .

lines are unsafe and becoming

“moreso, A'special inquiry into

‘railway safely, commissioned
by: the government's uwo

"agency, the Canadian Tran: .

‘spart Commission, told the

“Commons Railway Transport;
Commillee an December 28th,

4

“The survey also, reveals, that-
although superior technologies °
_lo;those in Canada have been. .
devioped .

EL shows too. our’ railway

cet

‘possible lo carry the heavy

burden and had lo curtail their
operations. Majer companies
found it necessary (o resort loa
four-day-week, causing

massive unemployment
throughout the industry.

Marchand, in his recent
displays of public humility in
the face of it all, is becoming a
seemingly self-appointed
scapegoat fer a government
that is drifting in many areas,
hot just transportation.

As Robert Stanfield said in a
Nation's Business broadcast on
March 24th, “confessions are no
substitute for competence.”

- In the Chinook language the

word chee means new or fresh
while the word chako means la
come, The term chee-chako
was applied 10 newcomers inta
Yukon at the lime of the
Klondike Gold Rush af 1898.

John Brinkac

Jobn Brinkac, of Terrace, is
among 25 staff member of the
B.C. Forest Service who have
completed a special training
course held at the service's
(raining school “Green Tim-
bers” in Surrey, B.C. The
course involved class room and
field instruction in technical
forestry, subjects related to
management of forest land

‘resources. They have returned

Jo (heir respective forest
districts ._ throughoul.-. the
province. (B.C.. Forest Service
photo). .

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

From the |
Opposition: —

Bill Benet?

qe!

Premier Dave Barrett has
lost control of his Gaverpment
and this Legislature, and ‘is
® using an amateur show af force
5 tadig himself out of difficullies
of his own making, according to
Bill Bennett, Leader of the

Opposition. ;
Bennett said that ‘Barrett
was \rying to make the

Legislature a sandwich between
his campaign trip lu’ Nova

Scotia and his rugby triple -

Japan”. :
According to Bennett, Barrett

publicly announced that the»

uprecedented .week-end
Sessions were lo “move im-
portant housing estimates”.
Bennelt said thal Barrett
turned around and did just the

opposile, by calling for debate

on’ a Bill which “requires, 00
immediate action" because it
simply ‘transfers $27,000,000
‘from one fund to another.

_ “We now have féeble excuses
in combination with feeble
leadership”, said Bennelt;

ig trying
- Legislature fit his schedule for a
“4wo-week ego (rip {o Japan.”

“This is Uhg.same Premier",
said Bennait, who talked about
the Opposition not being ready.
for this Session, during the
Speech from the Throne.” |

Bennett said that. it was the
Leader of the Government who,

. Was nol ready.
‘Promises from ‘the Speech,
from the Throne that we would

see’ major legislation on the
Landiord and Tenant. Act,
Consumer. Legislation, . Work-

. men’s. Compensation “Board,
Gulf Islands Planning = are

nowhere in sight.7..°
: According lo Bennett, Barrett
to. make the

‘The: Members. af this
Legislature have over §2 Billion
worth of work jo do, and we're
going lo do it!” said Bennett.

own Members and the Op-
posilion Members pay for his

- awn lack of leadership and his
“own mistakes!" .

pe CBC.

‘

Consumer. Services
Minister,...the. Hanourable

° Phyllis Young, today warned
~~ epnsumers to investigate very

carefully before entering inlo
long ‘term contracts with
business such as health spas.or
welght reducing slaons. .
“The more that yeu pay now for

services or products to he.

. delivered in the fulure,” the
_ “ a -
Hiking |

and

wl : ar ~
Naturalists

_ _ The Terrace and Naturalist
Ciub reminds all that its

regularly scheduled meeling of
the third Monday of each month

-willtake place on April 15 al the -

- Recreation “Center ‘Senior

’ Citizens Reom beginning at 4:00
“Barrett is irying to make his~ P ane! a

M1, ; .
The executive requests a good
turnout so that the spring and

summer activities can he

planned.

_Don't Sign Too Quickly

you may run of being disap-
pointed.” Ms, Young referred
specifically to the unfortunate
. gitdalion. in Kamloops where
customers of a weight reducing
salon found the doors closed and
themselves aut of pockel. ‘Too
often’ the Minister. noted
“these operations are
characterized by high-pressure
circumstances in which the
consumer is induced into
signing a fine-print contract
without having an opportunity
to properly think over the real
obligations.”
' galled weekly obligation."
Great. ~~ emphasis is

such as 2 19 & dollars’ pér
treatment without the con-

sumer’s appreciating thal he or

she is ‘lied’ into. a long-lerm
contract coverning many weeks
which allows for very few ex-
ceptions even for. reasons of
health, transfer from tie town
-orcity,elc, 7,
“These details may be fine for
some consumers,” commented
the Minister, “‘but for tao, many
‘athers, they are proving lo be a

* Mintater noted, “The niore risk ;

Greal emphasis ©
is frequently placed on the sO -|

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1974

roa

disaster.” Ms. ‘Young advised”
consumers to shop for suck |
services carefully, lo refuse to
sign any contract on the first
visit, und.to take any documents
thal they are going tabe asked .
to sign home with-them so thal °
they can consider thé situation
more calmly: “‘Great pressure
ig frequnelty brought onto
consumers during so-called free
visits: to sign up for., ‘in-
troductory offers . which. are
soon to be withdrawn’, but
rarely are," said Ms, Young.
“Consumers oughl lo. inslittate
their’ own. cooling-olf periods
before signing anything,"’ said
Ms, Young. . uo

The Department of Consumer
Services is maving as quickly as
-possible (0 prepare a Trade
Practices Act for.consideration
by the Legislative. Assembly.
This proposed legislation will do
much ‘lo alleviate. certain
situalions in. the future, , bul
pending such action, Ms. Young
asks consumers in B.C. to be
very wary of entering Into long-
Lerm prepald service contracts.
“Check first, ask .questions,
don't sign (00 quickly. These
are the. points {0..remember,
according to. Phyllis. Young. .

1973, that whe “umber of 7

* deraiiments’ caused. by poor’
Irack conditions) on both
Canadian - Natlonal-

- 1972 was three times that in 1959 -

and nearly double thal in’ 1969.
“.Sinee: the National Tran:

sportation Act was passed. in’! 7 .

1957, rail service’ an
specifically, passenger rail
service in

now, it has become almost a”
memury. ‘The reason, largely.

is thal federal gavernnent

policies based on the National

Transportation Act, do nol
provide any. incentive to im--
prove passenger service: The .

Government subsidizes railway..*-.”
iiperallng losses (othe tune of mee

per cent.” This ig-1974-75 wil

rapresent:a grand total aif 140

iwllion: in taxpayer's money.”
“The "Mess" -as Marchand
-ealls il, extends, ,|o every, area,
of transportation in’ Canada’ ins

varying degrees and Wis’

‘costing all.af us. °

* -? Wesiern farmers are eX- n
‘pected 10 laze an. est imated $500. °
_ Tmillion in-grain gales. by July”

ib end..of the Jerop year + °."
because the railways’ ‘do -n0l.. -

‘have enough boxears, 10 move
grain. out. ofthe, west:
‘Aepatwure paints for: shipment
“Grain elevators in ‘Montreal
care empty after a. long: winter
“Will slay Ihal way. if a. dispute
‘between. the Seafarers’: ‘In:
‘ernational. Union

St... Lawrence Seaway

‘gtrikebound, isnot settled.
-“"sthe lumber. induslry was-"

_dealt a crippling blow starting -

with the rallstrike last year.

“The “shortage of ‘pailears:
yestilted in the toss of millions of

-‘dollate’-to sha. industries ins;
_ Centialand ‘Northern BC, =" °
- Weeks of production are piled:

“up: at. every, plant and. some
producers ‘have nol found

and:
. Canadian Pacific railways in-

this country bas. - -,
deteriorated 10 the point where," =:

andes
*cghipawners,- which has left the

ing thes

province.

think about

-|s your spouse's properly
“Did you know that the law distinguishes between a-* |
parents are married and one whose problems. -

‘by the Royal C
Law. In.the wee ‘hs at
=} -and:other questions.in a series of .
public meetings t

he'purpose o

- children. We want to

What would happen to your children if your
‘marriage broke up? .
your property?

not?

fF our meetings is to ask what you
the law as it applies to-famities and .
know what you think about our.

~“TERRAGE LOUNGE, SKEENAVIEW HOSPITAL:
"GTi SPARKS STREET ho)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 at 7:30 p.m. oe

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Sedatranea tty Sy opty

‘the way our

“-So,it you have s

“If you.can'tattend'a meeting ai

Family and Children’s Law

If you have anything to say - who's listening?

laws relating to matrimonial property and
__ maintenance (who gets the house? who supports*
‘ "the children?), adoption, legitimacy, protection of
children, custody, young people and the law, and:
courts are set up to handle these.”

and then plan to come and participate.
can ida meeti nd yourwant to.
express your opinion, please write tor. oe

‘The Royal Commission on Family.

*. and Children’s Law, ng

- Box'44, The Court House, 205°)
800 West Georgia Street,

Vancouver, BC. * V6C 1P6

Family and Children’s Law _

’s being discussed now may affect your future. : _

oe ome suggestions about how’ they
. should be changed, we'd like to hear, from you. -
Watch your local papers for a notice of when and ,
where these meetings will ‘take place in your area

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