Page 2, The Herald, Tuesday, April 2 Mu, 1984 S| daily herald Publihed avery Terrace. te ns Frisia ber valle id Authorked -ay Hcond cies mall. Registration Number 3201, Potrape paid in cash, return pettege Quatenieed Terrace: Civevlations 415-6357 me Publisher - David Hamilion’ Editer: Sales: BrianGregg . _— - Staff Writers-Phoingeapa “ Specte: : Ralph Reschke . "Holly Olsen * Reception-Ciaasifled: . Circulation: Claire Wadley |: ‘Sue Booten WOTICE OF comvai fhe Harelratatng ful, comple end ele copyright ° Soy advertisement produced and-or any editorial 2 cea ot care published in tne Herald, Reproduction is mee wii permisalon of the Puaihiee Hho the writen The TecreceKillmat Dally ‘Herald Newipacer @ BC Healiy independent ands memter of Ihe Britt Columb Le Press Couneii, . OTTAWA VIEWPOINT b ym FULTON Skeena MP University education is fast becoming a dream in Canada. Under the pressure of cutbacks, it is now beyond the grasp of most young people. It/is with this in mind that I would like to report on Bill 0-12, the federal government's new legislation on-. federal- provincial arrangements. Bill C-12 effectively removed $118 million last year and will remove another $260 million this year from post-secondary education funding. This is money rthat would normally have been’ transferred ‘to the provinces for distribdtion to universities, colieges,- and vocational’ in- stitutions. . Though some. provinces have objected to. Bill C-12, British Columbia is not among them. A university or technical education which would allow our children to keep abreast of. the skills required for a rapidly changing technology is'not a high priority’ with Bill Bennett's government. . In fact, this year the Govern- ment of Bill Bennett refused to pass on much of the federal fun- ding earmarked for higher education. With this in mind the. 'New~ Democrats . put» forward a. motion. which, would) have prevented the provinces from using - federal , post-secondary educational funding for any pur-- pose other than post-secondary education. Unfortunately on April 4th, the Liberal and Conservative parties voted together. to defeat the principle of accountability in education funding. By examining Bill C-12 we can understand the spproach hbelng ‘taken by both levels of govern- ment, the provinces are free to spend university and vocational sums on such questionable items as the $120 million Victoria pays to media consultants and public relations each year. If this -process is allowed to continue, univergities, technical and vocational schools will eventually become the exclusive preserve of the very wealthy. Already Pat McGeer has told the University of British Columbia to charge Harvard style fees - $11,368 annual tuitioh, No one from.the north can afford that on top of ‘travel, accommodation, food and other coats. If Canada is to survive the flourish .in- the economy of tomorrow ‘we must have, open access to our educational system. In the North where the added factor of a university _ structure centralized in’ Vancouver comes into play, open access is'éven more important. Let's not forget what kind of politicians would close down colleges such as. Dayid Thompson in Nelson. Not ones who want an educated electorate I assure you. An educated public. is one that questions cutbacks and phony restraints, . Agen Ottawa gets to slice ex-- penditures to the provinces, and ~ OTTAWA (or) — ~ Canada ‘wins good marks from most foreigners - p88 lucrative, atable and open place in ‘which to invest, although many worry that their. dollars’ might not be welcome down the road, a new study shows, ‘The atudy, released today by the Conference Board of Canada, suggests Canada’s image omong . foreign investors has been tar-- . filshed, but not seriously eroded by . ~ . policies such as the national energy program and the screening of foreign investment -proposals. “Concern over foreign in- vestment controls and government regulation, as beat typified by the national energy program and the ‘Foreign Investment Review , appears to be easing after the tension-filled early 19806,” said Duncan. McDowall, a. senior research aasociate with the board and author of the report. . MeDowall said, however, that potential investors “arbor - residual. anxiety about. the ine vestment climate which can be traced more to a sense of un- ‘certainty about the future than actual policies. “What appears to upset potential and present foreign investors more | than specific policies of investment control and overall . government regulation is the prospect: of a changing regulatory regime in Canada; a sense of uncertainty: - about the future direction Trayner TORONTO (CP): ~ Trayner disputed a soggertion today that she and colleague Susan of Nelles were the only nurses who. could have given baby Justin Cook - digoxin the day he died. ‘Trayner, in her fourth day of testimony before a royal com- mission investigating ‘3 mysterious baby deaths at the Hospital for Sick Children, dented giving any medication to Cook the | day he died, March 22, 1981, A post-mortem examination of Cook, who was never prescribed digoxin, revealed: his body cén- tained massive doses of the potent heart drug. “Well, from whom else could he | have received it?” Trayner was asked by commission lawyer Paul Lamek. She replied she..was..concerned. ... ‘about a syringe taped to the in- fant's bed that was labelled as containing. propranalol, a. heart drug used during cardiac Arrests. “I didn’t draw it up, and we didn’t know who taped ‘it there,” ‘ Trayner said. “We don't know who drew it up.” . But Lamek then abked her? “at he recelved digoxin, do you have any explanation how he received it?” “No, I don’t; * Trayner said in a quiet voice. Tn a lengthy exchange, Lamek asked Trayner, team leader in cardiac ward 4A during the deaths, her reaction when she was told rn er Canada's ‘publfe’ ‘policy. “in “the sphere of forelgn investment, ” she othe study’s findings, ‘which focus ; .on how Canada’s: Investment climate is perceived abroad, ‘ ‘are’ This nationalistic bent displayed. ‘by the. based on responges last summer from more than'760 potential and current investors: from 19: coun- . tries, |. MORE PLANNED. ; Tt isthe -first in a series “of ‘research studies planned by the board to investigate direct foreign investment in Canada. . . Respondents were asked. to tate: Canada on 21 investment ‘criteria, ranging from industry profitability and political stability to labor costs and the influence of unions, *: Only two criteria — governmest regulation and foreign’ investment controls — were on’ average assessed as having a negative impact on the thinking of investors, the report said. The others were judged as having ‘elther a Paaitive or neutral impact;: a In both cases, however, only a minority of potential investor’ who. had seriously considered investing in Canada ‘voiced strong. negative views, - aA minoelty or potential’ “it. vestors,- 11 per cent of the respondents or about one company ‘in nine, stated that they had ‘been deterred from investing in Canada by the existence of various forms of om. investment controls, it based their. The report sald~ ‘two-thirds: ‘af ‘companies which described ‘the controls a8 4 major deterrent , f nibs ero oe ea pérlences ~ coincides’ with " the Liberal government upon. “Ite return to power early in. 1980, with © its promise - to reduce - foreign ‘ownership. roe from * ‘pledging strengthen the FIRA mandate, It introduced the. national "energy ' program, which, among’ other things, favored -. - domestically owned ‘firms over. foreign oom- panies for lucrative! incentive grants to explore, | develop and explolt energy resources.. Although the government later . backed off plans to toughen the - review agency -and. moved to streamline its operations in a bid to appease foreign and domestic _crities, itremains a lingering sore "among mary investors, Elements af: the national energy program ..continue to irritate in- veators, particularly a provision giving government-owned . Petro- ’ Canada a 25-per-cent retroactive . ftake ‘in oil and gas discoveries which were ‘not in commercial production when the program was introduced, MeDowall said companies citing io government regulation and foreign ‘Investment ‘controls, as the key. - factor in thelr analysis of Canadian Investment prospects. formed ‘a age “small but vocal minority. “One negative reaction, to in- vesting in Canada came froma New Jereey manufacturing executive. who ‘declined to participate In the. " aurvey bul sent.a froaty: Teller "0° would. invest: mionies | jeemaking machinery in the Neth ‘Pole before inyesting in Canada, ” the Iétter sald; Of respondents . who ‘had “not. seriously conaldered investing in - Canada, 6.6 per cent named some facet of government regulation or forelgn investment controle as . -their principal reason for not proceeding, ‘compared with 4 per cent who cited market and en- vironmental factors a8 the main Feason. Positive factors ‘ited by In- vestora included market growth, diveraification Into: ‘new. markets, industry. profitability, potentlal markét share,..technological ex- pertise,, managerial - expertise, product. image, expected profitability and political stability. Factors having a neutral impact were taxation, tariff-and non-tariff barriers, capital costs, labor costa, quality of labor force, influence of unions,..- downment, government — in- centives, energy. availability and ‘transportation networks. _On political stability, only 15 of the ©2768. companies which ' “responded described [It as a- ‘Agnifleemt deterrent fo in- denies : giving ‘medication supervisors were monitoring the. ward and her nursing team was not "to report to work for a few. days after Cook’s death, =.» ” Trayner sald she was aware an. investigation by the hospital was “under way, but did not connect it with the rash of baby deaths in the cardiac ward between June. 1980 and March. 1981. “Weren't you more curious about the investigation’’ after the ‘ team was ordered not to return to work, & frustrated Lamek asked, “No,” Trayner said,-adding ahe was. concerned about the- Jn- ’ vestigation, but belleved she would soon be given answers by hospltal staff, Trayner, said by her lawyer Claude Thomeon to have been wrongfully fingered‘as-the:prime = suspect in allegations of murder during commission hearings, has - denied in previous testimony that she administered fatal. overdoses of digoxin to any babies dn the cardiac unit, Her appéarance: “before the ¢ commission. was expected . to: provide a clearer view of the tragic } i events at the Toronto hospital, but ; -during Intense questioning by ' lawyers at the commission, headed : by. Mr. Justice Samuel Grange, ! Trayner has offered little insight :. i into how the babies died. Like Nelles, who appeared at the. commission before Trayner to give, . her first public account of the spate i “yestment, firms ahd seven of those proceeded . ‘with ‘investments,:despite., th . natural resource . en- . of baby deaths, Trayner has been liquid digoxin was locked up on the unable during her ..days on the night of one of the baby deaths. witness atand. to recall some of the -Trayner also disagreed with deaths: *.' oe testimony by nurse Hertha Bell, Nelles, “who was charged in 1982+ who said she saw Trayner using & with, four’ counts of first-degree syringe to inject a drug int the murder “and .: later: discharged intravenous apparatus of baby following, a “lengthy. preliminary | hearing, could remember the final hours of only nine of the 36 babies, Trayner, who the Atlanta Cen- tres for Disease Control sald was on duty. for 29. of: the - most suspicious deaths, remembered the final moments and the medical condition of 11 of the children, She told the commission some of the deaths surprised her, but ‘she remembered more about the grief andthe heartbreak of the bereaved parents than she did. about the Allana Miller, who later died. Trayner ‘testified she gave the baby. a dose of an antibiotic to help out Nelles, who was occupied with another child, and denied she ever gave .the. Miller baby an unrecorded or unauthorized drug dose on. the night she died of a suspected ‘overdose of digoxin. In light of a recent ruling by. the Ontario Court of Appeal. that Grange may not in his final report name anyone he suspects to be All ‘were. “American, : eoncerns; the. Feport bald, A v-year-old breaks into a apartment, doing about © #20 damage to the lock and the win- dow. He is arrested by the police, What will happen to hin’. ./ ae First of all,'as a young person, He falls ‘under the Young Offenders Act which took effect April 1,194, ‘It: Was ‘passed’ by the. federal government . to. replace... ithe - Juvenile Delinquents Act. The | new - legislation applies to people: bel. ween their 12th and 18th birthdays who break a federal law. (A child . -wider the age of 12 is considered too young to be held responaltile for criminal acts and, will be handled under ‘other laws. A persoui, who has passed his or her 18th birthday will be treated as’ an adult... -; Previously, these ages differed from, province to province. Thus, an i¢-year-old In-one proviqce might go to juveniles courl:while another in the riext province might go to adult court. As of April; 1885, _ young people: will be treated’ the" fame, way throughout Canada. ‘Robert Kaplan, who as Solleitor General is responsible (ior, ‘Im- plementation .of. the, Act,saya, - . “This is an important step.towards ensuring ‘that,. consistent with the Canadain Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canadians from; all ‘parts of our. country are. equal before.the law.” .- .; After’ ‘April, 1985, all people from "age 12 who have: not yet tumed 16 will fall under the Young Offeners - Act. The Act avolds the use of such terms as teenager and delinquent, instead using young ‘person.and young offender ta describe,..a person who falls. undef. ‘ie jurisdiction. . Gné of the major . changes brought about by the: Dew ’ legislation is that young people vil be held more accountable for their actions than they were previously, But it also gives young people the sarne legal rights as adulta. Inthe case of our 17-year-old, this. would be apparent rightaway. The police aig. ee the. baby - Mabe. have a dutyto- tell him-his rights, ‘ables themselves... queationlg ene” ga’. ‘lan ac) child dies,” she. said several times! Pee during the course of testimony... Trayner’s demeanor throughout her testimony has been low-key _-and.at times expressionless. Earlier evidence from other "team members said that Trayner became ‘increasingly emotional - _and distraught as ‘the number of - baby deaths mounted. _ Adding to the confusion and mystery surrounding the baby deaths, Trayner’s testimony has conflicted at times with that of ‘11 ather nursing team: members. NURSES DISAGREE. _i«ty. Conflicting - tegtimony has been heard about. whether: a bottle of t’s ‘always upsetting witidi: i ats tae é tet Stunt “evita “should be heard. — Grange decided last, week the ‘Appeal Court ruling applies only to: his final repor? and not to evidence - heard by the commission. He said he would decide’ “as evidence. proceeds” on the relevance of any , “questioning. tot ene ‘"Trayner's testimony this week was expected to wrap up phase one of the commission hearings, but commission lawyer: Paul Lamek said last week at Jeagt one more nurse will have to be called to explain how baby Stephanie Lombardo died in December 1980. U. Ss. ‘unusually generous to Isreal "WASHINGTON (Reuter) — The United States has been unusually generous.in responding to Israel’s wants and needs this year by ap- proving millions of dollars in aid for the Jewish state. =. The 1985 monetary. package approved recently by Congress’ _ two foreign policy committees Is s0 favorable that the pro-Israel Near East Report called it ‘the best aid package ever for Israel.” “Tye never seen the Israelis with such impact,” said a senior alde te to & leading pro-Israeli. But David Sadd, director of the National Association of Arab Americans, complained: “There has never been a year before to compare with this one.... Congress’ has given the shop away.” The remarkable success of the powerful © lobby Israelis and American Jews goes far beyond the afd package. It includes President Reagan's Turner gets cheers TORONTO (CP) — Federal Liberal leadership hopeful John Turner cracked a few Easter eggs Mont reared pkes nday t @ speech that brought cheers from a group of Greek-Canadians for |ts strong support of a multicultural society. “I want to assure the Greek- Canadians of Metro Toronto I will be vigilant in the protection of minority rights everywhere in this country,” sald Turner, who has been accused by some critica of being unclear about where he stands on French and Engilsh oe rights in Manitoba and” peiaiie told the crowd of 400, including dozens of children carrying We Love John Turner placards, that he supports "gwift passage” of a “muleultural Canada act.” cyan The appointment of Canadians of different ethnic backgrounds to federal bodies and asimplified tax structure for small businesses that would “allow for cash flow’ in their early years were two other goals he outlited. "Most newcomera to this country start by ownlng a small business or working in one,” Turner said. “if this succeeds, amall business could become big business," The leadership candidate took part in the Greek custom of cracking red-colored Easter eggs together — his egg won — and tried his hand at some humor. “In Montreal, we used to say that if there were two Greeks left in the world they would form three political parties," he joked, adding that the Liberal party has a long tradition of welcoming people of vse? Greeks: origin to Canada, composed of more decision: last month to cancel the ‘gale to Jordan and Saudi Arabia of - sophisticated Stinger air defence missiles and the bandwagon of and Democratic congressm . [presidential hopefuls now backing: legislation to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel.: Aviv. REFLECT FACTORS | Such victories reflect many - factors, including the’ major in- ‘fluence in this U.S. election year of a US. Jewish community courted by politicians as much for its financial resources as for its votes, The United States has had a special relationship with Israel since. it was founded in 1048, and many Americans worry that a severe and longed economic crisis could undermine. Israel's long-term stability and its critical role as a strategic U.S, ally. in the Middle East. Contributing to Israel's recent political success in Washington is: , the fact that the two governments have repaired the damage to their _ Yelations caused by the 1992 Israeli invaslon of Lebanon and other differences, The 1995 ald bill approved by the Judge under. investigation’ : WAGONER, Okla, (AP) — A judge who applauds lawyers, extinguishes . cigarettes on his tongue and eats raw hamburger while on the bench is under in- vestigation by a judicial panel. Allegations ‘filed with the state © Cound] on Judicial Complaints contend 6%year-old Associated’ District Judge Faul Simmons also once pointed a gun at a lawyer and - sometimes threatens children with “the hanging tree.” “The man has problems," sald Assistant Diatrict Attorney Johnny Mack Butler, who claims he was banned from working in Simmons’ courtroom after he asked the judge Senate foreign relations committee . provides Israel: with . $2.6 billion, including $1.4 billion -in military ‘and $1.2 ‘billion in economic assistance. .. The 1994 aid total was the same, but the 1985 allocation is .much better for Israel since all of the money is provided as a non- repayable grant rather than an interest-bearing loans | ‘Proposed by Reagan and backed by the ‘committees,. the grant format recognizes - that Israel is staggering under huge- defence requirements. and cannot bear to accumulate more debts. RECEIVES GRANT Sout Owing to its economic difficulties and Ita role as a partner In the 1979 Camp David'peace accords, Egypt also will receive its ald ana Brant rather than a loan. But its total, $2.2 billion, is less than Israel's and leas than: the §2.3 “billion Egypt received last year. ‘The pro-Israeli flaver of the 1985 - foreign aid bill is evident in other. ways as well. One provision allows Israel to recelve its economic sid as a cash. payment during the first quarter rather than spread throughout the to remove ‘himself from Butler's divaree case, “I ‘feel sorry . for Simmons ‘said Monday: “i'm just an extremist as far as non- conformity goes,” "Ido mate an effort to be dif- ferent," the judge added. “If I found someone exactly like me; I would a.” The judicial council was auked to investigate after a lawyer. fled a > eomplaint - protesting Simmons’ courtroom behavior. Simmona sald he often. putes out cigarettes on his tongue and eats raw hamburger spread. on crackers .with -a° ” of the ald bill a year. This would cost the U.S. Treasury, by. one account, $50 . ‘million in interest on its own borrowings. . Another mandates Israel should never receive less economic aid than the annual debt repayment Israel owes the United States. In 1985, that will be just over $1_ 7 billion. . _For the first time since 1974, the House of Representatives version “expresses some unhappiness with Egypt,” one ‘source said, because of ita refusal to return to ‘Tel Aviv the Egyptian . ambassador. who was brought - home - after . invaded Lebanon. - The: House’, foreign affairs committee’ complained about the Israel: ‘slow pace of: economic reform in Egypt and reminded Cairo that ald was given with the expectation it would adhere. to the Camp. David accotds, Meanwhile, U.S. -lovaeli talks on. other matters favorable. to Israel preening ' including’ eslablie z..a strategic . part- nership and a free trade. rone giving Israel preferential aecesa to U.S. markets. military knife, a of 4 " “ “Ordinarily, eating, “drinking and.smoking on the bench are not . ‘acceptable, but I work through the lunch hour,” the judge sald. “If that is wrong, then we'll Just, slow justice down.” ovine luding; thé; nlghts.to ; contactj8 sawyer when arrested. ¢ Jusksas with an: adult, the young ‘person - who has. been arrested: has the right to remain silent, refusing.to answer any questions by the police regarding the suspected: wring: doing. Hf-the young person is. charged with a serious offence (inthis case it would be break-and-enter), the Act: gives the police authority. to - finger print and photograph him or her. : But, if the charge [s. aub- sequently dropped or if the young person is found not guilty in court, the -police must destroyr.dhese | ; The. Young Offenders Act also confirms the authority of the police to. exercise diseretion, . “Hf, -for example, they regarded - the apartment break-in merely as a youthful (and very foolish) prank which would not be repeated; they might simply let the matter-drop. Even if the police do declde to proceed against the young person; he will not necessarily end up. in court. One of the principies of the Act’ is that young people have special needs which may better be | served outside the formal ‘court process. Under . the - Act,: the prosecutor may give his or her permission for the young person to be * diverted out‘ of the _cqurt process. These are called diver- sion and alternate - measures programs, The Act encourages prosecutors to consider alternatives to the trial process if such alternatives may be beneficial. to ‘the young’ person while, at the same time, respecting the public’s right to protection ‘from youthful ‘crime... Thus, a young person who has previously ‘been in trouble with the law is net likely to be given the opportunity to take, ‘part: in ‘an alternatt e an measures program. ‘In. order to participate, in: a program like this, the young person - must acknowledge responalbility for the misdeed. Under supervision, he will “be .bpared. Boing to court but must make amends in an alternative “way. For: example, he might be 'nequited to apologize to his victim «and gay for the datiiage: he has caused, Likewise, “he might be * required fo pert community service, slich as cutting the lawn at -a-locat park once w week for a given’ period of time. Alternative measures programs have, in fact, existed -for many years in Some. provinces, . The One lawyer complained” that Young Offenders Act, however, Simmons polnied a loaded gun. at adds some safety measures which him, - protect the right of young people. “That does not ring true,"".the | One is that a young person haa.a judge said. “t's never been full right to talk toa lawyer befokehe ar loaded in ..the -yeara: I've been she egrees. to participate in the here," - _- program. Another is that any - Simmons sald he never banned vk lon of guilt made’ by’ the Butler — ‘he simply withdrew & person in- order to pée- himself {rom any case the iawyer.. Ucipate in an Lalternalive measures * wae trying. program éanittot'be used in court.