i at Victoria », Bureau ‘by Tony MacGregor VICTORIA- With everybody's attention riveted on tax cuts and the job creation programs outlined in the provincial budget, little was heard of the increased xes on liquor and cigarettes, The tobacco tax was increased by about 10 percent and the price of liquor and wine was raised by about three to four percent. The combined increase in taxes will raise about $64 million.’ The B.C, government has ‘become increasingly conscious of the expanding burden of health care and other: costs associated with cigarettes and alcohol. More taxpayers’ money is spent on the health ministry than any other. — 7 As in the last fiscal year, the ministry of health grabbed the largest dollar increase, rising from $175 million to $1.56 billion, an increase of 17.8 percent, ‘ Last March Health Minister Bob. McClelland said the increasing costs of medical and hospital services‘ are posing a financial burden that threaten the fun- ding of all other govérnment services. “Itis imperative that we redirect our energies and . oe a nag a Ef H The Twelve-Penny black, Canada's first ‘foreign destinations’ postage stamp issued in 1851 will exhibited at CAPEX'78 in Toronto, June 9 through 18. The face of Queen Victoria on this stamp was taken from the portrait painted by Alfred Chalon in 1837. This famous portrait of the young monarch in her robes of state will also be shown at the Canadian In- ternational Philatelic Exhibition, courtesy of the Robson Lowe Collection, London, England. Over 28,000 postage stamps, valued at over $50 million, from private and government collections our health manpower resources into the area of prevention by emphasizing improved lifestyles,” he Sa McClelland's ministry estimates the total cost of cigarette smoking to B.C., conservatively, at over $200 million annually, A spokesman for the ministry said that about eight percent of all physicians’ services are related to cigarette smoking and about $45 million are spent on hospital costs to cure smokers’ ills. Property Joss caused by careless smoking in one ear in Vancouver alone amounted to $4,716,035. Six undred and eighteen forest fires were started in B.C. in one year by careless smoking which destroyed 9000 acres of timber: British Columbians spent about $150 Million in 1977 to buy cigarettes. Drivers ‘impaired by alcohol caused damages of ” about $52,651,327 last year. Some $32,700,000 worth of property damage was done by impaired drivers last year while the cost of catching, judging and jailing impaired drivers amounted to about $11,209,327. Medical costs amounted to over $8 million. ‘B.C.’s alcohol and drug commission estimates that 10 percent of general hospital costs and about 15 percent of mental hospital costs are related to alcohol around the world will be on display in the second such show ever held in Canada. . Don Phillips — bull in a china THE HERALD, Thursday, April 20, 1978, PAGE 5 * Tax cuts emphasized in Quebec. Firiance Minister Jacques Parizeau brought down a $13 billion budget Tuesday, placing t.e emphasis square y on tax. cuts designed to redistribute wealth in keeping with the two-year-old Parti Quebecois government's commitment to social de- mocracy. Some 2.2. million Quebecers will share in a $313-million cut in income taxes designed to help low-and middle-income ‘wage earners. But Pars sin higher bracke Mil bear an additional burden in the 1978-79 cal year. While acknowledging that taxes ate up 60 per cent of salary increases won by most Quebecers in the- last two years, Parizeau said the government was unable to implement imme- diately its main solution to. the problem—the adjustment of income tax according to a sliding scale to take account of inflation. Such ‘indexation’ was promised. however, ginning on Jan. 1, 1979. On that date, the basic exemption for all tax- payers will be increased — y six per cent. — In the meantime, the ‘“‘average’'- Quebec taxpayer—deseribed by Parizeau as a married man earning the province’s average in- dustrial wage of $13,-700 a year—will see his tax bill drop $291 this year as a result of new exemptions which take effect im- mediately. AFFLUENT PAY MORE Single Quebecers who earn less than $22,000 a shop, or just the right man by Tony MacGregor a VICTORIA - Don oe 7 Phillips, B.C.’s minister of economic develop- ment, ‘appears to some critics to be a bull in a china shop - aman who lacks refinement, diplomacy and the social graces and flexibility needed in a cabinet minister. But to his ardent supporters he’s just the ‘methods to salve problems. Perhaps the tiny increase in the cost of liquor and cigarettes appears monumental and costly ineffectual against the roblem of cigarettes and alcohol abuse, but the lack of opposition to the move may indicate that people are willing to accept harsher he problem. And if the government can discourage even a small percentage of the population to drop or cut down on alcohol and cigarette consumption, huge savings will accrue to the taxpayers of B.C. Women and ak uth Tati pe Defeiite‘Mirister Barney’ Dari8on say§ he wants the: public to say if women should fill combat roles in the armed forces. He said Tuesday it will help the government dee ide ff woe should’ get the combat jobs. The cabinet will make up its mind only after defense department orts have been sub- mitted on admitting women to military colleges and to fighting roles in the forces, he said. Those reports should be ready by June. “IT won't make the decision alane,”’ said the Minister who has been ‘under fire recently on the ‘women’s rights issue. ; :“T would want toget the ‘ feeling of the Canadian people generally.” ere has been owing pressure on the fence department to remove barriers to women in the forces, the latest a proposal by an advisory group to Danson on military ‘colleges. It has urged the minister to allow women to attend military colleges. WANTS REPORT The minister told the Commons defence . committee he has asked the department to report in the next two months on how this can he ac- complished. But a decision on military colleges also depends on another study on women in ‘combat, he sald. Before the cabinet decides these issues, Danson said he wants to know what the public thinks, ' Defence department officials have said they think Canadian society isn't ready for women in combat roles. And ‘Danson has suggested men would be uncom- fortable if women served alo Ob. them = in fight obs. rhe “department says 5.7: per cent of Canadian troops are women, more than in awy other country, However, more than 30 of 100 trade categories in the forces are closed to » Wwome n. ‘ One of these categories is piloting aircraft, Julia Walsh, an Ajax, Ont, ..combat jobs | = -stident, “was becently "turned ‘down "when ‘she applied fer pilot training. er case is being con- sidered by the Canadian human . rights com- mission, - Danson has said military pilots are ex- pected to fly combat as well as transport air- crait. A spokesman for the federal advisory council on the status of ‘women said “we are wondering what combat is.” Whenever women were tumed down by the forces, the reason offered was that they would be in a combat job. . There are about 1,200 men attending the three military colleges—Royal Roads, just outside Victoria; Royal Military College at Kingston, Ont., and College. Militaire Royale at St, Jean, Que. Production increases Production —_in the domestic economy will grow this year by about 3.9per cent after inflation is discounted, the .Con- ference Board in Canada Says Wednesday in a quarterly forecast for the 10 provinces, The private research agency’s prediction is a significant downward revision from estimates in January of 4.7 per cent for real lomestic product, which measures output of goods and serv- ices produced for usé within the country, : But the estimates, | says, de not reflect meas- ‘Creek who arrived in the’ right man inthe right job - B.C.'s_supersalesman with all the raw energy, confidence and infectious enthusiasm needed to get B.C.’s economy rolling. His critics claim to like him despite his fervent and often NDP-baiting speeches in the legislature. ‘Personally, I like him as a human being,”’ said Garry Luak, the NDP’s: economic development critic, “but I just don’t think he has the skills to _ Operate in that job.” Phillips, 48, is a nor- therner from Dawson Peace River district about 14 years ago with nothing and ended up owning part of one of the most widely-known car dealerships in the north country. Sid Cooper, a Dawson Creek alderman who worked with Phillips in a. car dealership: for many years, says Phillips embodies many -of the characteristics of nor- thern British Colum- bians. - “Inthenorth you've got to be independent to survive,’ he said. “You've got to think for yourself, You can't - Post office should be a Crown corp., says PC’s ’. TORONTO (CP) — A policy study released lay by a federal ‘Progressive Con- servative candidate says the post office should become a Crown corpo- ration and’ strikes by ‘postal employees banned. The study, by Ron Ritehie, a dir&ctor of Imperial Oil Ltd. and candidate for York East riding, was done in early February at the request of party leader Joe Clark. t says the greatest problem in the post office tl depend on other people, You've got to- make things ha pen yourself.” He said Don has made things: happen and has focused attention on the north which often feels forgotten by Victoria. Phillips also says he has made things happen and the accomplishment he is most proud of as economic development minister is the restoration of confidence ‘in B.C, . .« “We've a story to-tell,”’ .. he said. “Industries can located here without a threat of a take-over and our finances on a sound basis. The budget is an example of that,’ He said that an an- tagonistic management- labor relationship had been turned around and companies in forestry, mining and petroleum industries have made to commitments to B.C. He said it is the government's role to create the right economic climate which will create a fair return for in- vestors, a fair income for workers and a fair share is inefficiency, mostly a result of poor labor- management relations. _ “The Canadian postal services have had a thoroughly satisfactory. record of labor relations since the inception of public ser- vice bargaining,’’ Ritchie said in his report. “While relations with one of the two major, ufions, the Letter Carriers’, Union of Canada, have improved considerably, relations with the other major un- un- : of the government. Phillips says he believes in social! reform, but social reform financed by taxation of the private sector rather than direct government ownership. “We have.to be careful to preserve the greatest of all natural resources,” he said. “and that’s the initiative of the in- dividual.” . He said the economic development Portfolia is exciting an engi because he’ isn’ fied down to heavy ad- ministrative duties and has the flexibility to move into any area which af- fects the economy. ; Phillips has expanded a lot of. energy ‘development of metallurgical coal reserves in northeasten B.C. He says B.C. has a resérve offive billion tons and in the early eighties ‘demand for that coat will he on the upswing. He says high technology industries are’ the real growth industries right now and he is working towards creating _ aresearch park in B.C! in which universities;. in- dustry and government will participate. He predicts that B.C.’s secondary turing industry will grow as well as fishing and agriculture, particularly the cattle industry. But Lauk claims: that Phillips hasn’t been good for the ministry. He says Phillips bungled an agreement the . NDP worked out with the Japanese for the con- struction of a steel mill in ion, the Canadian Union of Postal’ . Workers (CUPW), representing most of the inside work- ers, must still be labelled deplorable. ‘The appalling record of work stoppages and slowdowns, legal and illegal, is part of. the evidence as well as part of the cost? So are the 10,000 unsettled grievances piled up by” e CUPW workers under their contract which expired nearly: a year ago.” ” "a"a 0.0.0.8, mss easecese "ezezere se" se osatemaetecect ate Patate! "Tatest 2 the board 3:4 ures announced in the =... ‘April 10 budget brought « : down by | Finance Minister Jean Chretien that were designed to stimulate the economy. 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But Phillips said B.C. would sell the highest bidder and the contract was lost.” He said there is a way with the Japanese to get them committed, but Phillips couldn’t put all the chess moves together. ‘ But if the opposition isn’t happy with Phillips, the people in the Peace River district appear to be. They admire his drive and outspokeness and claim they can talk to him about farming and trapping and- he ur | ders “We often feel we’re forgotten out here,” said Cooper, ‘“‘but Don is bringing. about the recognition that the north can the power house and the bread basket - of the province.” _ 1 — - Montreal-area Td = ~~ fee ad _ TOOVEY | _ SERVICE year and married people who earn less than $30,000 will all benefil to varying degrees, while payments will rise for taxpayers above those levels. . Describing the budget as “‘the first budget that springs directly from the -gort of - administration that we have practised since we came to power— the one last: year was encumbered with a $1- billion deficit left over from the 1976 Olympics— Parizeau announced: —48 million in new taxes on tobacco, raising the price of a large package of cigarettes by seven cents; —$18 million in penalty taxes on non-returnable bottles and cans, amounting to five cents on containers of less than 16 ounces, 10 cents on larger containers; —$150 million in new priorities including regional road networks, flood control and — social programs such as. reception centres for the aged and hiring of 500 homemakers. to aid the elderly; «Removal of the sales tax on equipment for the handicapped and chronically ill; -