Page2, The Herald, Monday, March 12, 1984 allyherald - Published every yr at 2010 Kalum Street, Terrace, 8.C. by Sterling Publishers Lid. Authorized as second class mali. Registration . Number 1201. Postage pald In cash, return postage quaranteed . Terrace: Circulation: 635-6357 . 635-4000 Publisher - David Hamilton’ Editor: Advertising Sales: Brian Gregg Nick Walton Staff Writers-Photographer Sports: Ralph Reschke Holly Olson . Reception-Classified: ) Circulation: Claire Wadley Sue Booten - NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains tull, complete and sole copyright In any advertisement produced and-or any editorial or photographic content published in the Herald. Reproduction is not permitted without the written permission of the Publisher. The Terrace-Kitimat Dally Herald Newspaper Is politicaily Independent and a member of the British - Columbla Press Council. ‘LONDON, Ont. OP) _- The belief ‘iid, from’ western dustrial nations finances development of Third ;World countries ia absurd, says the. president of. the: ‘Canadian International Development Agency. . ” “Between 80 and 90 per cent of development is pald for by the developing countries ‘themselves through trade: and . rrowing,” Car be g,” Margaret Cate Hoon told an inteetatfonal . atill thed to the export of Canadian, materials, products‘and, expertise: “But, she’ “defended: things’ like the. €304-million - conference at the University of Western ‘Ontario. . : “To think that one-quarter of humanity can ‘finance development for three-quarters of the world by’ giving less than one per cent of its gross national product for aid is _ Tidiculous.” In Canada’s case, trade. plays a much bigger’ role in. development than aid, Catley-Carison told about. three . dozen journalists and comniunications experts attending ihe weekend conference on the roles of information, economics and power in, North-South, relations. ° Canada sells $60 billion worth of goods and services off- shore each year and imports billions of dollara worth of raw materials and goods, she said. The country’s aid budget of $2 billion’ — $1.6 billion of which is spent by CIDA. — can hardly have the same impact, she: added. os OPINIONS DIFFER ; economics experts about the savy of. the collective debt oad of aceloping ‘countri Domestic’ restraints, adequate: flows: of. investment | capital and better access to markets i the industrial world were clted as poasible aids to‘an international debt situation: ; termed alarming- by-one speaker. » Cately-Carlson: adriltted most of, Cahaca’s foreign aid is bilateral’ (country to country} program In. which 80 per ceat of the aid is awarded with Canadian content requirements., ’ “Tied ald isn't necessarily deleterious to development,” she sald. onaiderati affect “aid decisions, as do _ Political ‘conser - ": © conference, "The truth Is NGOs: ‘range from: abeolulely the commercial: and humanitarian purposes “We are an arm of foreigw policy," Calley-Carlson said. ' “Prograins gét reviewed every day, every week | and-every month because of ‘changing sprogtam Is like a supertanker, You can't stop 0 or start ta _ project in a hurry.” re political situations. But an aid CUTS AID. In recent months, she suid, cand as cut aid to Unidad, Bi Salvador-and, Guatemala ‘because “The ‘civil rights Earlier, the conference. heard conflicting opinions from ~ ‘situation ts 99 bad we can’t even guarantee the civit rights ‘of Canadians’ working on projects.” - oO Calley Carlson aidmitted. CIDA. thade “a maior bad Spanish r yalty. visit B. Cc. VANCOUVER (CP) —: But | officials. “who | are, Quadra; ‘explored Canada’s ~ Bill Bennett on Friday, the -decision about} 10: yenta ago’ ved outot, eriucation projects because they ware too coaily: toad iter. The agency puts a strong emphasis on long-term: agricultural, ‘medical and technical development. - : -* CIDA also gave $160 million in grants to about 300 ‘diverse non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such'aa Cansave, CUSO, World University Service of. ‘Canada: and the ‘Canadian ‘Catholic - Organization ‘for: Dav opm Peace. : “Bernard Wood of. ‘the North-South ; Anstitute, an in- dependent Ottawa think tank, sald the development agency isn't always judicious In:funding these’ projects. . “NGOs-are the fair-{haired) boys of CIDA,”. he told the “yéry best (development groups) to the very worst,” * “Phey're a very weird: mnagerie of: aninaials. i “TOO COMMERCIAL * Wood criticized the: development, agency. for. ‘the. very explicit commercial thrust of Its. ald program. in the last few years.. ! “Canada has far tess trade with develéping countries than most industrial natioris,” ‘he. sald."Trade is betier than ald, It is of paramount importance. It's not a question of whether we finance development, but. whether v we get out ‘of the way and let economic. development: happen. ie ‘ Earlier, Gerry Helleiner, an economics professor at the "University of Toronto, warnied that people around the globe "are, already concerned about an aborted ‘economic * recovery. “Recessions follow recoveries a8 sure ‘ight follivs day,” Helleiner said, adding that present portents buggest the modest upturn of the past year may be, ani illusion, Letters to the Editor To the Editor, I would like to draw public attention to a piece of literary disgrace being foisted on the public at public expense, namely the BC Government News. This little paper is misnamed. It should be titled the Social Credit Government News. Nowhere in the paper is. the loyal opposition, one of the pillars of a democratic’ system, mentioned at all, particularly by name. In fact, after reading through this paper's glowing reports of the. ” wonders of Curtis’ new budget and the joys of paying off BC Rail's debt (by transferring it to the province) one gets the King Juan Carlos arid Queen arranging the royal couple's Weat Coast, ‘in ‘the. lath day. they-arrive,.and attend : Sophia of Spain will be threeday stay “in ‘the ‘century. *. a’ dinner ‘that night hosted ‘The World Bank says i rod ig sae real growth watching native dances, province say the highlight of, Christine - Hearn,” ‘who © by: Austin sat’ a: Vancouver ooh but It SP cling al 8 or negative feasting with the local their official visit will be the <. works. in the office of Sen.-- luxury hotel. . Spanish community and. unveiling” in: Victoria of a. ‘Jack Austin, says tie king . The’ couple ‘will’ be ac- Helleiner said Latin pti catia mare than watching a demonstration .. monunient : ‘Spanieh “and queen's stay in’ British companied. by "several $35 billion ‘in Intetest payment: ideoeit ve ing “of, a Canadian - military al |, Columbia marks their: first government’: bfticials, in- debt-servicing problems as a result o uggiah growth; high British Columbia this week. . impression that nowhere in BC ia there any dissent. We're — all just one big happy family eagerly watching our coal got to Japanandour kids write final examinations while waiting for EXPO 86, all under the benevolent paternalism of the Social Credit Party. The fact is, there is controversy aver virtually ail of the government programs that are painted so rosily in this publication. Take, for example, the new “emphasis on quality" touted for education, The closure of David Thompson University Center in Nelson may save the goverment $2.7, million, ‘but: it also devastates the local: economy:-in-Nelson, ndi-in- creases the cost of attending university forlarge niimbers of students who will now be forced to attend in Vancouver or Victoria. The “consistent standard” introduced with the provincial examinations generally means the application of . a subtle discrimination against racial minorities or the socially disadvantaged. Interestingly enough, just ‘‘con- tinued implementation” of the Grade 12 exam program is costing $1.6 million, over half the saving projected for closing DTUC. There has been plenty of criticism of the _ government for its educational policies, but this publication gives the impression that stich criticism doesn’t exist. Another example is northeast coal development. It’s not - at all clear yet whether that coal will be sold at a profit, whether the price the Japanese are willing to pay will cover the costs of mining and shipping. Perhaps they plan to make up any loss per ton volume? But to argue all these individual cases is not the point of this letter. The point is, that this publication is not news, the “ propaganda, propaganda printed and distributed at our . expense (roughly $145,000 for this Issue), I, for one, abject. - Sincerely, Al Lehmann To the Editor, _ We would appreciate space in your. newspaper to inform Canadians that there now exists’ a national nonprofit organization for people who stammer, This will appeal to the 2 per cent of the population that stutters, amounting to approximately 500,060 in Canada alone. It will algo be of - intereat to parents, relatives and friends of those so afflicted as well ae speech therapists, speech pathologists, doctors, teachers, and others in this field. Our cbjectives are to establish a monthly newsletter aimed at promoting and developing the needs of people in Canadian society who stammer; to ‘act as a source of in- formation for those who stutter as well as their families: to provide a source of social contact and interrelation within the community for the speech handicapped; and, to foster the growth of a national organization serving those who stammer. Since our first explanatory newsletter will be sent out . shortly, time is a factor. Would all those interested please - clearly print their name and full mailing address and send it to: Speakeasy ine, ‘$5 Evergreen Ave, Saint John, N.B, E2N 1H4 - M., Hughes | fighter jet when they ‘visit Francisco de Ia Bodens Y \ “cluding Foreign Minister Fernando Lopez Moran, "They will meet. ‘Premier 1 although there has been no ‘, ‘indication of ‘any. specific To goy4 isaues'to be discussed with ° Canéidian: govertiment’ of- flciale: To SEB MUSEUM “Before departing for “Canadian Forces Base’ Comox on central Van- couver. Island, Carlos and Sophia will alto. visit -the . [T-] Museum of Anthropology at 6 ae the. ‘University - of British - Columbia. “They'll be “watching _. bome - natlye~ dances, and ‘touring: the museum," said 4 ' Hearn. "Tt ‘will give them:a Pa ‘chance to look at some of _the native artifacts.” : _ a" On Saturday, the royal ; t visitors ‘will _ watch a- —- , demonstration of an F-18,.8 oo : twih-engine: fighter Blatie i in. Se v “f L. ie . oc Sate eaten, SY ; the king, an’ accomplished W I. pilot, might also have a y chance to fly in the jet, ane which will be brought in } from CFB Cold Lake, Alta. He said it would ‘be “highly irregular” to allow him to fly the jet by himself, but ‘if his. schedule is flexible enough to permit him to stay “in Comox longer, then he would be able to fly the F-18' as a second pilot.’ : After their stay in Comox, currently set at about 90 ig! minutes, the couple will travel. south ‘to Victoria bs onl aan where they’ will attend a luncheon hosted by Lt.-Gov. _ Robert Rogers. ‘The . un- veiling’ of » ‘the ‘Quadra AN y NY REGRETS? | ~ WELL, I WON'T: HAE ‘monument: in “a” Vietoria ” park will follow, an ‘event ' which: Hearn said will be a . | high’ point of- the’ visit. - DONE IN SPAIN.“ “|. + Colin: “Crisp, Victoria’ 5 ; deputy municipal manager, navigator was Sculpted: In Spain. . “The eveit will have © . enormous’. historic | - significance,” he . said, royal guard from. the ” Canadian ‘Armed’ Forces will ‘be on hand for the public unveiling... -*. During his voyages | ‘ through the coast, Quadra became acquainted with Capt: George Vancouver. Vancouver | Island was originally named Quadra and .Vancouver _Tshaitd '; to - commemorate | the’ riéh's. friendship. An island off northern Vancouver dent = tilt bears’ hig haine. a ~ ” Cartos,' : u proclaimed _ the ., “Spaaah head “of ‘state in’ "1875 Francisco Franco. Frango't’ death ended 99: yeara : military dictatorship. The royal. Couple ° wil, attend a reception | hosted by” the 600-atrong Vancotiver Spanish community before . heading home. The visit to Vancouver marks the final leg-of the couple's four-city Canadlan tour; They are also visiting Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. | oo, adding that a 100member « following _ ‘the: death “ol. interest rates, low foreign . investinent arid* "accelerating protectionism. — «. “There is not sufficlent evidence ine world is prepared to handle another crisis, one in which several Latin American countries defaulted simltaneously ton loari payments), for example.” _ . WoO, NEEDS PLAN ~- Calling the recent recession m more a oa cilia of whl ‘than of debt, Helleiner sald the world needs an international contingency plan to prevent a recurrence of auch a celais. A high-level Canadian banker was somewhat mgty timistic, saying there ia no immediate threat to: th rir ternational financial syatem. : : “Thera is.a danger that it could flare up into a. elt again,” said William Bateman, vice-president of the Bhnk of Montreal, “(But) the international debt problem is, for the moment, under control.” | The external debt of developing countries now exceeds $650 billion, more than half of it owed to commeréial banks, Bateman eaid. ‘At present, almost 40 countries are: in arreare or ‘have sought debt reschedulings of one kind or another,”” he said. “Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Venetuela alone account for about a third of the total debt."" - Resolving the debt problem “does not call for the repayment of the debt," Bateman said. “Tt. calls for a aia Pe debtor countries of .their demands for. ad- gn credit and,, oven meek jmaprovement, in sae trinna bey ci ule We es cannot achieve this on their own,” he said. - Industrial nations, commercial banks and international financial. institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank must. assist debtor. countries by eisuring adequate flows of investment capital. and stable interest rates, Bateman said. Access to markets in the industrial world anda growth in world trade would also help, he sald. ’ Domestic restraints in debtor countries are improving ; the situation, he said, pointing to a “substantial tur- _ haraund” in Latin American trade performance in the past year — & combined trade surplus of $30 billion in: 1983. Noting there is a limit to the amount and speed of ad- justment developing countries can bear’, Bateman said new . bank financing wil] be required for three to five years. Net capital flows.of 10 per cent a year are also necessary “if developing countries are to retur, to the > growth rates of the 1960s.and. 1970s. ". “Homemakers. supported TORONTO (CP) — The Young Women’s Christian Assoclation is urging the provincial government to endorse the inclusion of homemakers in the Canada Pension Plan. Ina letter to. Ontario Treasurer Larry Grossman, who is chairing aJune meeting of provincial finance ministers on pension issues, the Toronto chapter of the organization ‘aaid-the bronze bust of the recommends that the plan cover women who have never worked outside the home and increase its 25-per-cent in- come replacemeni level, “Homemakera’ pensions best reflect. and deal with the realities of today’s divorce rates and the uncertainty and ~ insecurity the labor market holds for many women,” the letter said. _ “These proposals are the only way to ensure that all women will receive an adequate retirement income.’’ The letter, signed by YWCA president Susan Kilburn, also . Said an improved private pension system, one of the recommendations for change Grossman. put forth in a speech last‘month, would not be as beneficial to. women because it would cover only womeh in the work force and only those who had acceas to Buch plans. Less théin one-third of working women have access to olover can ata pensions. in private plana, the em- er can con! € age-an employee begins taking part, : adtd, Judy Cainpbell, iréetor of the YMCA’s social actlon déomnitt tee. *, The- agency also asked. Grossman to. reconsider his propodal 46 ‘literesise survivors’ bénéfits because it is aa “inequitable” to elderly women as the benefits are linked to Marital ‘status dnd ‘not yéars spent as 4 homemaker. The group gave: qualified praise to Grogaman for his ‘proposal: that penaion plans become | portable and be. available to participants after five yeurs-instead of the current i0: The Stoup would like to see the availability of benefits after one year instead of tive. , . “The Heratd welcomes Its readers_co mments. All leHers Me the editar of general pubile interest will be prin They should be submitted 48 hours in advance of desired publication date. 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