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"To the Editor, I am not surprised that Premier Bennett resorted to ‘resounding silence’ when asked to ‘dialogue’ with certain ‘British Columbia church leaders regarding the provincial - government's restraint program, (The Herald Jan. 11). . lam sure that Premier Bennett is well aware that if we “had wanted socialist policies in this province, we would ‘have elected an NDP government, The fact that certain church leaders are advocating such policies makes no difference; Marxism has simply infiltrated our churches. Church leaders and molders of public opinion would be “well advised to come to grips with reality instead of ‘ promoting threadbare and bankrupt social policies which would only worsen our economic climate. ; Otherwise, they will prove themselves to be ‘irrelevant’ _ (to use one of their favourite words). As for you Premier Bill- hang in therel! The productive people of B.C. back you all the way! - Yours truly, « ‘Thomas Atrill “To the Editor, cn ; ” ‘The ‘reprehensible action’ 1 taken ‘by. ‘all: ‘three ‘political ‘ ‘parties in the unanimous passage of Bill Cc. “168, | last October, ‘will not soon be forgotten. - Henceforth, during the 65 days of an election campaign, “no group or Individual may legally condemn or promote a ° candidate, without the authorization of a registered political party. Lobby groups and special interest groups . - have concentrated on providing the public with information . during elections, on candidates’ stands on specific Issues. This is a valuable service rendered only in democratic societies, This free expression of information and viewpoints shal! now be met with #5,000 fines or five year jail terms. Is Canada no longer a democracy? Perhaps, our MPs will next conspire to suppress free expression by extending this Orwelllan gag law to cover all 365 days of the ‘Year. - Their audacity knows no bounds. . : a “Sincerely yours, - » +. ‘Daryl Reside (Miss) -_ Wicepresident, CAFE Otto fig hts: on. DELTA, B.C. (CP) — ~ Mary Otto says she’s ready to goto the Supreme Court of Canada to continue her fant against answering federal census questions. And it Jooks as if her case will eventually get that far.. ““There is no way that they can drop it," she said Tuesday after Juatice Minister Mark MacGuigan said the govern- - ’ ment would appeal the victory Otto won last month before - provincial court Judge Phil Govan. Otto, a housewife in this suburpari community, was taken to court for refusing to fill out the long from she waa given — during the 1891 census, It asked more detailed questions than the short term given to moat people. Otto protested, saying questions about housing, em- ployment and income were invasions'of privacy, © ~ In his decision, Govan ruled Otto had a lawful excuse not to fill out the detailed questionnaire because some of the queries went beyond a census of population as ‘defined under the Statistics Act, Govan said while the government could ask the questions, people couldn’t be compelled to answer them. NO ROOM FOR APPEAL ‘ Tom Siddon, Conservallve MP for ‘Richmond-South Delta, told the Commons that Otto's court victory over the ‘Justice Department was ‘a David arid Goliath story,” Govan’s ruling left “virtually no grounds for appeal,’’ he said, MacGuigan sald outside the Commons the appe@l was. . necessary to determine how the Statistics Act-will-be in- terpreted,. “Since this is a fairly important question, we're laun- ching an appeal to establish what the proper Interpretation of the statute is,”’-he said, © Although Siddon suggested Otto shoulda't have to respoird to questions about “race, religion, color, ethnic background and even the number af bathrooms in her. house,” . MacGuigan told reporters that “obviously the kind of in- formation (sought) is helpful in forming government policy and helpful to many Canadians.” MacGuigan said the suggestion that Ottawa was “iper- seciting” Otto “is really nonsense. Otto, whe acted in her own defense, said she was helped at no coat by Vancouver lawyer Walter Boytinck, who won a similar case following the 1976 census. “it's incredible how many people have congratulated me on winning (at the provincial court jeve)},” she said. Products Ltd. of Halifax in private hands, ° _ Deminion spokesman said Tuesday. 2): ’. Bank and the Bank of Nova’ Scotia: _certain conditions can be met,” Quigley - ~ nicely,” _ $100,000, says the lawyer's accountant.” Page2, The Herald, Watinesday, January 25, 1964". agreed to. provide: financial support. toa ‘prow . Scotia: businessmen who. want to keep Nationa - Jarnes Quigley; ‘a vice-president. with the. ‘ban Ae di ae - Balifax the two banks have.an. ‘agreement dn principle with. - ‘a group headed by financial consultant ‘David- Hennigar. The agreement takes into account refindricing of Sea's massive debts, estimated ‘to. b6 at least $200 a The glant fish’ company owes $75 ‘million “We've agreed in principle:to help the grou aS long : ‘said. “The-e -€On- ditions are Buch that I think we can work around them MUM ON DETAILS |; a N. “He would not discuss details of the aigreemen n- firmed the $75 million National Sea owés the Bank of Nova Scotia is taken under consideration. — “Basically, what the Royal Bank and: the ‘Teronid Dominion have agreed is to take all their debts into con- vi “has. lon ie a . Feb, 23 locome up with a viable restructuriig plan. JE not, .*. the bank says it will call in its loans, which could mean the ~, earlier considered investing in the company. Bane saidn a three-lleted g a to the firm’ 6 wees scould, Life money than the $100: million the federal government had: - ”. In another business developinent ‘Tuesday, the president ; * of Ford Motor Co. of Canada’ Lid. said’ legislative measures * may be Necessary: ‘if Japanese automakers ‘can’t. be con ’ vineed to invest in Canada voluntarily.“ Kenneth Harrigan sald “political heat" may’ be. the’ nly: way to change Japanese attitudes to doing - business An Tax demands lose business ~ _ TORONTO (CP) — Because _the : federal Revenue Department pushed a Cobourg, .Ont.,° lawyer’: into bankruptcy with its demands for immediate. payment. of $30,000 in back taxes, the department stands to lose about mag ey Gordon Grieder said Tuesday. the’ departmeit faces the - loss because, by declaring bankruptcy, lawyer. Vito Targon is exempted from other tax’ Habillties in addition : ‘to. $30,000. Targon, 47, said he was forced to declare ‘bankruptcy when the Revenue Department refused to accept a Schedule of monthly payments to'pay his-back taxes. __‘Targon’s case is the latest ina séries. of révelalions’ about | the workings of the department, which started when’ Kit- . chener, Ont., council turned down a department request for access. to its computer banks to. search: for delinquent taxpayers... ‘Federal Revenue Minister Pierre Bussleres, “has” ‘been under.attack in. the Commons ‘from opposition ; ‘critics decrying the Revenue Department's Policies. WON'T MAKE DEAL .. |. : » “The whole business. ‘coimmunity works on coinpramise and. deals, but, you. can’t make. a deal with Revenue Canada,” Targon said. He admitted that he, has been habitually late. with : - payments to the department and has been in trouble with il before... - But Targon said it didn’ t make sense for ihe department to refuse regular payments because “hey ‘could have had . me for a grand a month for life,’ ye Toronto tax lawyer David Nathanson sald it s “airy As a: ‘result. of the ban _ November. 1982;:Targon lost:his partnership in'a:law-firm and ‘sold bath his farmhouse and the homie he shared with.» y . his two children- and divorced wife.: : clear that’ Reveriue Canada ‘displays very little flexibility: about making. arrangements to pay taxes, that are owed." Hesaid the department often “‘kllls the goose that laid the ' golden egg” when it leaves bankruptcy as. the onky avenue - for individuals, and: businesses, since. as an unsecured creditor it rarely recovers miich money, after-bankruptcy. ‘Targon estimated the Revenue Department, Which ranks " second after Secured creditors, stands to collect only about: $8,000 to $10,000 from bis Dinkruptey. “. LOST HOMES | : . ae ap uptey, which: 1 lle for i in: ‘But the. bankruptcy did not. result: in great” ‘finanetal: hardship. Targon said he tost equity of About $100, 000: bul when the bankruptey is final he will be exempted, from tax. liabilities of about $100,000. © Carla Gilders,a spokesman for ihe Revenue Departaient, said she could not comment on ‘Targon’s case. a "Collection policy, “provides for a firm approach 80-88 Not - te diserriminate against. those" who pay: ‘Promptly,’ she - said, Earlier this week, “Darryl Crulckshank, a former’ Revenue Department ‘collections. officer, said the depart- ment increasingly. forees bankrupteieg because . officials. were toldabouta year ago to tighten. up procedures | because | ,the government needed the money. - Cruickshank, who resigned in December, said collection officers were told to collect money ‘owed jmmediately and" not draw Yup P Fepayment & schedules. re “ |! in id Liumiey” ask :the ‘ Japanese io invest voluntarily ‘in ser *, dressing the Western Busiiiess School Club of Londow _ country, they do ‘fnvest.” |: Canadian’ ‘Supplies “Of ApH: "| pneumonia vaccine’are’ 80 -of the curtent-vi 7 Bhort, ¢ He! "Morlfdal ” see rin ae manufacturer has asked [doctors to stop preserlbing ").-clt except for emergencies, \, preserve the stock . that’s _ manufacturing: isn’t,” working, Harrigan said -after“ad- ““T've watched th Japanese all over the worl “Where they see some political heat on. them | to + Hartigan — . noting Ford has invested. $i. a Canada in the laatiive yeays. — said the’ ‘federal government €... shoild ‘provide “no “inyestmentor, ‘inicentives"- ain Japanese. “that’ ara’ no “tommensurate with the type of . Investment we have put i into, this country.'"" + to “the Further restrictlons on the number of: Japanese ca ‘imported into Canada are fair bécause the companiés | fire - contributing ‘‘nothing ta the economy,” he” sal ~Harrlgan’s comments follow remarks Monday by’ ‘John - Smith, newly appointed president of General’ ‘Motors af “Canada Ltd,, who reaffirmed the, company’s- position: that Japanese carmakers should set up assembly: or. parts operations worth'as much as they sell‘in Canada. ‘But Smith said governments agreements on: ‘production and Investment are preferable to legislation: ‘that would set "minimum targets. — co. 7 In other developments ‘Tuesday: .-. — Kodak Canada Inc. said it will follow its: US: : "Bastman Kodak Co,, and lay off-workers in-ani ‘ateernpt to trim operations. Thecompany said ina written statement it will lay off 100 workers “as part of Its continuing: plan to ensure.an efféctive Canadian. manufacturing. operation, ” The move follows an announcement Monday by Eastraan Kodak Co. in Rochester, N.Y., which sald. it. wants to cut 1,250 more employees from its ayroll in that | area by the end of March. -. , —The chief executive officer of Montreal Port corp: ‘said that, after a record-breaking year for handling contalner ; traffic, the port has set its sights on eclipsing. Baltimore in 1984 as the the second. most important port ineasteri North “Amerlea: ‘Releasing. ‘traffic figures for 1983," Dontlnic ‘. "Taddeo said Montreal ranks as Canada’s top contalner port. "He added Montreal Is “gaining ground on Baltimore; which cranks second after New. York, among the North Ametican . ports of the eastern seaboard.” - —Suncor Inc, arinounced its profit for 1989 jumped a0 per “eent.over the previous year, despite lower. revenues. . Earnings-for the year ended Dec. 31 totalled $106.4 lnillion . Or $2.06 a-commen share, compared with a 1992. profit. of ” $60.1'inillion or $1.13 a share. Bul revenues of $1/49.billion " were down four per.cent from a year earlier, said Witilam Loar, president and chief executive officer, . z . = Robert Stanbury, chairman of Firestone. Canada, wie. of. Hamilton, sald-the company’s pre-tax operating ptofits fell 15 per cent during’ 1983, which he described-as a tran-. . sitional year for the tire manufacturer. Inthe year ending “Oct. 31, Firestone earned $30.3 million before taxes; com- ‘pared with $35.9 million the year before, However,. gales : Poseld per cent to $516.1 million from 3408.5 men. a Supplies short” - OTTAWA (CP) — mutation is working ‘on ‘an improyed form. Supplies new one is ready. : ' Martel said an unusually high demand for the vaccine - last -fall Is partly. Teapon- sible for the shortage. .. But local experts ‘say reduced supplies © don't present a serious: problem instituted . ‘an system to “We've allocation: available,” Hubert: Martel, vice-president of Merck VANCOUVER (CP): — Canadian govern- ments own pieces of at least 1,000 private-, sector companies, according to research done bya University of British Columbia commerce . professor, Anthony Boardman ‘and three researchers have completed the first phase of a multi-year study of- mixed enterprises —. ‘ corporations whose stock is jointly: held by - private and government shareholders, He said the most aggressive mixed en- terprisers in Canada ‘are the federal, Quebec and Ontario governments. . And despite its public efforts to return government assets and- services to private hands, Boardman said the B.C, government Is more involved in the private sector than ever. - ’ British Columbia has not Invested directly in : private companies to the same extent as other governments, Boardman said, but it: has _ achieved the same reault with niassive projects ’ such asnortheast coal, B.C, Place and the Expo ‘86 world’s fair. The full extent of the public stake In such projecia is just as. difficult to trace as the shareholdings of other governments’ agencies, _ Boardman said. MIXED OWNERSHIP _. He said that B.C,’s biggést forest company, MacMillan Bloedel LAd., is technically a mixer enterprise. Noranda Mines owns 49 per cent of Macplo's shares. Brascade Resources holds a a7; percent other ' Quebec, holds 30,per cent of Brascade’.: ‘Boardman . said large - government” in- "vestments such as the Caisse de-Depot’s- ins -dholding in MacMVILLAN Bloedel | ate” reasonably easy totrace. = "A Jot is known about the major companies. . they have Invested In, but little is known about © the smailer companies," he sald. .“‘At thia stage we don't know. how:much public money is in-. -_ "vested In the various companies,’ Boardman said there are. valid TeASOnS for " governments inyesting in the private séctor. .But he said often the public cannot find out a where the mdney. is invested and, whether itls used effectively. NO. ACCESS a a Federal ‘Auditor General Kenneth Dye complained About the lack of access to in- - vestment. records of, Crown corporations last December, ne Tye. was, particulatly crflical of the’ Canada - ; Tevelopiment Investment. Corp., an umbrella firm that dversees'a number of federal ‘Crown. _corporstions, . ‘including Canadair. Lid, ne ' Montreal airéraft company that received more ,. than. $i. billion: in. public. funds: ‘without partiamentary approval: Boardman said the Caiase de Depot ls one eof Canada’s most aggressive mixed enterprisers. With assets of more than $16 billion, it has minority ‘shareholdings’ in such large com- . Sharpe and Dohme, said - Tuesday. . _ Doctors’ often prescribe the vaccine to the elderly who have a higher risk of getting. pneumonia — a __ be fatal for them. . “There isn't enough stock deft for everybody,” Huber! said. . Pharmacies are.no ‘longer being _ supplied Pneumovax, the trade name for the only anti- pneumonia vaccine | available .-in | Canada. E | Supplies of the vaccine are to be saved at hospitals for patients. without. spleens, a condition them highly susceptible : to pneumonia. The vaccine is in short supply Government. owns. pieces of industry ‘share block in ‘Noranda. And Quebec's pension . fund, the Caisse de Depot et Placement du - ‘panies. as ‘Southam Inc., Bix major banks, Canadian Pacific Ltd., Alcan Aluminium Ltd, and Simpson-Sears Lid, 7 . Frém 1968 until the 19706, the Caisse de Bepsi operated much like any large pension fundas a " passive investor ‘that’ was relatively free of -Eovernment, Interference... “ ACTIVE ROLE rr ee Early in 1990, Boardman said! thie’ Calsse's - policies changed dramatically’ ‘ae the ‘Queltec: : Bovernthent began to take an active tdles” a lh ‘1881, the Caisse. de: ‘Depol., ind Boclete Generale, de- Financement, another;. Quebec ; Grawn corporation, gained effective,dontrol of. “; Montreal-based forest company Domntar. Ltd, , ‘through. a.42- “percent shareholding. -:. .. “Previously, Domtar had paid out between: 36 ; and 45 per cent of its earnitigs.{n dividends, After: the takeover in 1961, Domtar paid $2.50; or 76 pet Cent of earnings; in 1982 it pald $1.50, which was greater than earnings, —-. “an ‘addition, Domtar plans to expand its fine paper facility in Windsor, Qué. Some dralysts doubt the viability of this plan as tariff barriers . fali-and bee it aa‘the influerice ‘of the. Quebec government,” Boardman’ wrote in @: recently ". published paper. . He said the election @ ot a Progressive Con- servative majority: in Parliament would. nol - - ecessagily mean: leds;, federal, government Anvelvement in the private sector, ‘ . respiratory disease that can, -with . which. makes because the : since most elderly who need extra’ protection’ = were vaccinated in the fall: . And doctors. say. only those elderly patients who have lowered resistant¢e due to a chronic illness or a ' history. of respiratory in- - fections need the vaccine. ‘Martel’ said" the: new . vaccine should be ready by late February or March. The current “vaccine ’ is available in limited supplies for ~ hospitals , on an emergency basis." The Ottawa ~ Givle Hospital, the city’s largest hospital, haa. only’: five treatments of the vaccine left in stock while. the Ottawa _ General, ‘another. large medial centre, has ‘only ‘one left. “T'm concernéd about the shortage — ‘1. don’t think anyone in: my. ° position wouldn't be. cdiicerned,” said Dr. Ketineth Michalko, chief of pharmacy . at the ‘General, “But the physicians have not Indicated to me that there’a any. immediate danger or problem.” -. Michaliko said If more vaccine is needed, . the General could appeal to other hospitats in the region or to the manufacturer.’ Dr... Michael ©. Dixon, chairman - of ‘the ‘national advisory’ committee. on immunization, . says.” that while studies show the-five- year-old .vaceine. ig er considerable“ yalue . patients :; without srleens, studies of its advantages tor elderly. people | are in- conclusive, ... :, “Dr. Herbert ‘Cosman, Chief of the medical staff at Ottawa's: Perley: Hospital for chronie-care - patients, Says he «prescribes the: vaecing. only < for older people with a history of chronieréapleatory disease. The vaccine now on the market: protects — people against. 14 ‘strains - ‘of bneumdnia, but the new one: will protect against 23.-