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MPS try to clear the slate

OTTAWA (CP) ~— With only 25 working days left befere the Com- mons summer recess, MPs appear to be making a concerted effort to pass some of the 23 government bills lingering on the order paper.

They have agreed to deal with four bills today in the hope of giving them approval in principle and possibly nudging them through indepth study by committee of the whole as well.

Six other bills, including a con- troversial proposal to make Crown corporations more accountable, will be given priority next week, Government House Leader Yvon Pinard told the Commons on Thursday.

Proposed amendments to the - Western Grain Stabilization Act, which would bring hard-pressed Prairie farmers one step closer to the long-promised —$300-million payout from the stablization fund, is scheduled to be discussed next Friday,

Other bills slated for immediate attention are “administratively important but not big policy items," an official in Pinard's office said.

The parties have yet to reach agreement on how they will deai with some of the larger, more controversial bills before the Commons adjourns June 29 for the two-month summer break,

BILLS MAY DIE

Major initiatives still on the order paper include proposed amend- ments to the Divorce Act, the Criminal Code and the Canada Labor’ Cade" ifthe ext” pile” minister, selected at the Liberals’ mid-June vonventién, detldes to'call** a summer election, the legislation will die.

Bills expected to come before the Commons today propose the following: - . ' — Tougher penalties for foreign fishing ships and fishermen who enter Canadian waters without authorization in violation of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act.

— An increase in the maximum advance payment to — grain producers for threshed grain, damp or tough grain and unthreshed grain in accordance with The Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act.

— Amendments to the Radiation Emitting Devices Act to regulate the method of labelling, packaging and advertising radiation-admitting devices and clarifying the powers of inspectors.

— An increase in the amount of money the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation may borrow from the Finance Department and from commercial banks. . HAVE DEAL

Next week, the Heuse will con- sider five bills that the Con- servatives have agreed to pass quickly in return for consideration of the Western Grain Stabilization Act amendments at the end of the week, Tory House Leader Ray Hnatyshyn said.

~ vag wary.

1984

lranian MANAMA,: Bahrain .(CP)) — . Foreign’ ministers of ‘six Persian’ Gulf states. denounced, “Iranian aggression’ and decided to seek help from the Arab League and the UN Security Council to protect oil tankers from hazards of the Iran- :

The United States‘ and ‘Japan

* expressed concern Thursday about

attacks on tankers by warplanes of both Iraq and Iran, and. Iran renewed threats to block all gulf oil exports if the sea lanes in the gulf become unsafe for shipments of its ° own oil,

Iraqi warplanes fired on two large ships today setting them ablaze south of Iran's Kharg island oil terminal close to the Irania coast, An Iysagi military spokesman‘ said. in Baghdad two “large. naval targets” were‘ hit “directly and effectively” and all attacking air- craft returned safely to base.

Iraqi warplanes also attacked Saudi supertankers April 25 and May 7. Two Kuwaiti-tankers were atlacked Sunday and Monday outside Iranian territorial waters, and a Saudi tanker was attacked in its own terrilorial waters Wed- nesday. The gulf ministers blamed the attacks on Iran.”

The foreign ministers of the Gulf Co-operation. Council countries — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman — met Thursday in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, and agreed to act collectively against ‘what — the ministers described as Iranian

"the attacks attributed to Iraq. ::'

Gulf states vow _.,to act. against

attacks

a

aggression, "They:.did not.

SEEKING FRONT? 2). *: '

take their case to an Arab League meeting Saturday in Tunis in the

hope of mustering an united. Arab front. against: Iran, , They: also: - ‘decided to refer the prablem of ‘the “

attacks to the Security Council. Iran's official Islamic Republic news agency accused Iraq of “‘ad-

- venturism, which led to an ever-

expanding U.S. military” presence" in the gulf region. Iran and Iraq have been at war for 34% years. |

-» U.S. Defence Secretary Caspar - Weinberger said in Brussels he has

no.plans to raise the alert status of US. troops in the gulf because of the attacks. He told reporters attacks on unarmed ships carrying vital supplies should be viewed with great concern. —

In Cairo, Egyptian Foreign |

Minister Kamal ' Hassan Aly cautioned the ~ attacks could precipitate intervention by big powers to protect oil traffic, About 20 per cent of the non-Communist world's oil is shipped through the gulf’s Strait of Hormuz, °

A Reagan administration official said Thursday in Washington the United States has. discussed with Saudi Arabia and ‘other Arab gulf powers lhe possibility of providing

-air cover for oil tankers. But he said

he doubted the countries would accept the air cover because they fear that U.S. support might provoke further attacks.

NATO impatient. with Dutch delay

deploying

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defence ministers announced an agreement Thursday to tap new technologies toa enhance con- ventional arms for the 1990s and identified 11 arms systems for immediate consideration.

But the agreement was over- shadowed by Canadian and Western European criticism of Dutch in-

missiles

fective meeting,” he told reporters after the two-day meeting of 14 western defence ministers, among them Canada’s Jean-Jacques Blais. Officials said the move to in- corporate new and emerging technologies in arms production will make conventional weapons more accurate, reducing the alliance’s dependence on nuclear arms.

decision“ on new ‘HUClest MieRiTe The“ mninistars“aigreed “hight

deployments. . as kee, ah + ee

ett’ Wee & nk ot oy U.S. Defence Secretary Caspar

, Weinberger, who first proposed the

agreement last year, called the decision ‘a very good way to make use of the advantage the West has always had in this area.”

The ministers also set national force goals for the next.five years and. tentatively agreed to “‘sub- stantially’’ boost spending on sup- port facilities in Europe to be used by U.S. reinforcement troops in time of war, Weinberger ‘said,

“We had avery useful, very ef-

Dangerous

LONDON (Reuter) — U.S.-Soviet relations are in theiy worst state since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, with little’ prospect of an early easing of tension, a top international Tesearch institute says,

In its annual review. of major world strategic developments, the London-based International Inslitute for Strategic Studies said:

“When tensions between them (the superpowers) are high and regional conflicts in which they have opposing interests abound, the risks that dangerous posturing and miscalculation might draw them into direct conflict increase significantly.”

developments:coabt be incorporated in 1 arms*spsteni$**fhese-includé laser-guided munitions, “friend-or-

foe” electronic detection ‘systems,

and = highly advanced’: com-

“munications jamming gear.

In. a final communique, the ministers "reaffirmed the.need for a balanced and enhanced framework of transatlantic co-operation.” This was a clear attempt to placate NATO's European allies who fear U.S. defence industries may be the largest beneficiaries of the drive

towards technologically advanced .

weaponry.

posturing

Some improvement in U.S.-Soviet relations must occur in the coming year if this risk isto be reduced, said the authors of the institute's Strategic Survey 1983-1984.

They said relations were frozen into their worst state since the Cuban missile crisis 22 years ago, and the current situation threatens to become ‘a deep, enduring, systematic trough out of which leaders will have great difficulty in climbing in the coming years.”

The Cuban missile showdown between the superpowers was Shortlived, ending when the Soviets cancelled plans to put missiles in Cuba. ,

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say, this is no big deal.

*) DOLLARS SENSE

This may not bother most people reading this article but there is a recurring blood’ shortage in - western Canada. Of course the vamplres in the com- munity are apt to be upset, and the Transylvanians can't be too happy either..But.for most people, as

Well, if, that's your reaction, you are sadly ‘mistaken. I fear you are seriously underestimating the importance of this problem. The Red Cross blood transfusion service ‘thinks enough of this crisis to schedule emergency ‘blood donor clinics. According to Dr. Terry Stout, medical director of the Red Cross, these clinics are needed to deal with the worst shortage of type O-positive blood in 25 years, Responsible for this problem; in the view of ’ Rick O'Brien, another Red Cross spokesman, Is a combination of too few type-O donors ‘at blood clinics, and heavy orders {fom hospitals.

What is galing on here? Has the marketplace

failed? According to basic economic theory, If there is a shortage of something, then the price ought to rise, as unsatisfied demanders bid more and more, in an attempt to gain some of the limited amount for themselves. And, at the higher price,’ more care is. ‘supposed to be taken to preserve the stocks on hand, . and suppliers are presumably encouraged to pro. vide more of.the good in: qutstion. Arid if.there STILL is not enough supplied, then ptice 1s suppos- ed to rise to such heights so that enough of the item WILL be supplied. ae So why isn't this process working? How can we have a serious blood shortage, with’ the much- vaultedprice system workinginourbehall? The answer, of course, is that we have oullawed., ‘the market system for things Ilke blood tranafu- . sions. It has been thought that matters such.aé (his ‘are far too important te leave'to the marketplace. That no one should profit on the misery of others. That it is somehow dirty, or even obscene, to charge those who need blood, and to pay a market price to people who voluntarily donate their life's flulds. _ And, as a result, we have been burdened by shor- tages of this vital item.

But what is so wrong with the price system?

Don't we rely ilpon it to provide us with food? Do not farmers profit because of the misery of those who are hungry? Ifnot the market system relied upon to produce shelter? What is so obscene about a process: of voluntary trade, even in blood, of ali things?-., . "Nor should we be deterred by the oBjection that were blood transfusions to be organized on a com- mercial basis, that suppliers with hepatitis or other . such allments would spread their illnes and destroy. the system. The same exact procedures which guard against such eventialities now, would stitl be employed were transfusions put on a rational economic footing. ;

A mouse in the house =

By Bruce -Levett The Canadian Press

Forget the rat-race — the great

international mause-race is on!

It all began with a recent report from Washington that mice have been living in the White House. The infestation has been traced to the Eisenhower administration more than 25 years ago.

Traces, it is said, still remain. At one point, during the Carter years, there were 296 mousetraps in the mansion. At the height of the ex- termination campaign, the body count hit 38 in one month.

Well, you can see what's going to happen now that the word is out, can't you? Everybody is going to claim that — just like the president of the United States — they, too, have mice. ;

Lal's check up with one or two phone calls to a few world capitals:

“Hella, Ottawa? You have heard about the mice in the While House? We were wondering whether there arg any traces,at 24 Sussex: Drive. A ‘few, you say? And all of them bilingual? Thank you very much and — uh — merci.”

‘Bank news, good

There were signs of temporary relief Thursday as the Bank of Canada lowered its trend-setting lending rate, but it wasn't Jong before the good news was matched with bad news of mere, mortgage rate increases.

The bank rate dropped to 11.63 per cent from 11.72 per cent last week but. despite the easing of upward pressure on other borrowing costs, money traders and economists were hesitant to predict where future rates might go.

The dip in the key rate should prompt major lending institutions to keep current rates for business and consumer loans on hold but even before it happened some economists were predicting mortgage - rates likely wouldn't keep still.

Toronto Dominion Bank jumped ahead of the other major chartered banks later in the day, announcing immediate increases in all it mor- tgage rates that make them the highest among major financial institutions. .

TDsaid rates for one through four-

.0 Hmmmmm: Well, let’s lake a shot "at Moscow.

“You were expecting our call and

"you have the answers ready? Good.

Now let me gel this down — ‘more in the. Kremlin than in the White House?’ I see. ‘And not only that, but

bigger ones?' You call them ‘people’s mice?’ Thank you, tovarich.”

Let's see, now — what's the area eode for London?

“Good morning, Buckingham.

Palace. It’s about the mice. ... You say you have a long tradition of mice over there? RECALLS A RHYME _Yes, I recall the old nursery rhyme about Pussycat-Pussycat, She was the one that frightened the little mouse under Her Majesty's Chair. Yes, that certainly would seem to support your contention." Well, what the heck — we’ve gone this far. ; ’ “Are you there, Paris? Good.

What can you tell me about mice in-

high place’: You!shave: a‘strain‘of mouse With. a pedigree reaching back to the Louis Quatorze ad- ministration?

‘

year mortgages will increase by half a percentage point while the five- year rate goes up a quarter.

That brings the new one-year rate to 12.75 per cent, while two-year jumps to 13.5 per cenl, three-year 14.25 per cent and both four and five- year 14.5 per cent.

PRIME HOLDS STEADY The prime rate banks charge their

-best corporate customers appears

safe at 12 per cent for now, despite the fact the U.S. prime stands one- half point higher at 12.5 per cent.

Weak demand [or loans in Canada, where economic growth has not come close to matching the pace in the United States, is repeatedly cited as a key reason the domestic rate has stayed lower than the. U.S. prime.

“The Bank of Canada is just.

holding tight,” said Alex Thomsen, senior economist with the Royal Bank of Canada.

It wants to avoid pushing up in- terest rates toa much, but still provide enough protection to keep the weakened Canadian dollar from

White House, that is |

My, that IS impressive, To what do you attribute this astonishing development? Of course, How stupid of me. The cheese. Yes, you do,

_ indeed, produce a superior brand of ” cheese. Well, bonjour. ...”

Brrrrring! ; “Tokyo? Where do YOU stand on the question of mice? You haven't any? But you will have — just as & soon as your new robot mouse gges into production? Thank you, Tckyo, and sayonara."” ; Time for just one more call, here. “Gutten morgen, Bonn. ie We are doing a survey as a follow- up to the report of mice in the White House, Indeed it IS a tribute to the

’ American way of life that mice may

aspire to such heights.

Isee. In recognition of the mouse’s new-found recognition you plan to § make it the official mascot of this year's Oktoberfest? You. - are featuring moussieren? .You' may expect me. Auf wiedersehen.”-

And there you have it.—.proof ipositive.that a mouse in the house ‘ean_be a mark of ‘distinction,..1i"

‘Tl, myself, have a’ few extrd-I-am sure [ could let you have. .:, °

sliding dramatically, he said.

Meanwhile, although the dollar showed signs of strengthening this week beside its American coun- terpart, it lost 17-100 of a cent & Thursday to close at 77.21 cents U.S.

Barry Davenport, national manager of foreign exchange at the Bank of Montreal, said the currency came under pressure from a strong U.S. dollar, which: gained ground against all major currencies.

The decrease in the bank rate “certainly didn’t inspire the pur- chase of Canadian dollars,” he added. a =

In another development, the Soviet depuly trade minister told the Export Club of Toronto that Canada should knock down trade walls against Russian merchandise if it wants to see its own exports to the Soviet Union expand. ©. | .

V.N. Sushkov, head of a trade delegation visiting Canada, said | Russian-made goods come up against trade barriers that range from unfair anti-dumping actions to high duty charges.

STRATFORD, Ont. (CP) — John Turner had just travelled two hours by bus to what aides call “the boonies” to extol the virtues of the Stratford Festival, the family farm, free enterprise and the Canadian way. Then he was hit with it again.

What, a reporter asked, is his target for reducing the $30-billion annual federal deficit?

Turner’s remarks the week before had implied he was planning to save a lot more than just the $15 billion he cited,

But Turner, still smarting from the day he told reporters he approved Quebec's French-only language law “in principle,” wasn’t having any of it,

“It would depend on how the economy rebounded and I really can’t give you a prediction on that,” he replied, smiling and turned on his heel to concentrate on more important matters: courting delegates ta the June 13- 16 Liberal leadership conventton.

That’s the way It is on the Turner campaign these days. TEXTS PREPARED

As he beats the bushes in ‘the boonies” — where aides admit his support is weakest — he Is

John Turner

sticking to prepared texts and previously articulated positions virtually without exception, Shooting from the lip is out, especially since everyone on his team from the candidate down, believes the news media have given him unusually intense

campaign more of a race than it would have been otherwise.

Indeed, Turner insiders believe only another major stumble such as the remark on the Quebec language bill can pose a significant threat td the long- predicted yictory,-

Surveys suggest Turner has the support of about 50 per cent of committed delegates — ap- parently a safe lead over chief rival Jean Chretien and the five other candidates.

But the same surveys Indicate up to one-third of the expected 3,500 delegates are uncommitted. And that group is the key target of final campaigning by all candidates.

Turner's front-runner status and media attention have the

other leadership hopefuls ‘grumbling. But coalitions that have occasionally emerged

among some of those candidates

to elect non-Turner delegates are .

not expected to translate into any serious challenge on the con- vention floor. ;

“It seems to me {it has ov- curred in) fairly target areas, falrly isolated," Turner’s

Campaign director, Heather

Peterson, says in dismissing that threat. .

Turner’s campaign was hampered initially by organizational troybles, which Peterson attributes to the fact no campaign team ‘was in place when Prime Minister Trudeau announced his retirement Feb. 29. . _ But, those troubles seem over.

Bill Lee, a veteran of Paul

Hellyer's 1968 leadership bid,

néw handles the day-to-day work

while Peterson has reverted to a _ “chairman of the board" role.

Turner also will likely be helped by polls suggesting both .an astounding resurgence in

Liberal popularity and that

Canadians generally prefer him

to Energy Minister Chretien, the only other majer leadership

contender, in a contest against

Conservative Leader Brian “Mulroney. Meanwhile, Turner's policy

platform — aimed as much at an election some feel may come as early as August ag It is at June's ‘leadership vote — continues to unfold in carefully timed speeches short on specifics but, -85 one wag quipped, “very

specific on the generalities.”

On women: Turner promises equal pay for work of equal value “must become the rule, not the exception” and says he will insist on application of the principle in all Crown corporations and. federal agencies. He says he'll use federal contracts to push the private sector to do the same. AS well, women “must hald senior positions in each government department,” although not on the basis of quotas, ;

On the West: Turner vows to produce “a new conserisus in Confederation,” © respéct

Front-runner treading cautiously down Main

provincial jurisdictions and in-"

crease the region’s role ii national affairs, In particular, Turner oppases the federal government's emphasis on off- shere oil exploration at the ex-: pense of drilling in the West,

On the economy; Businessmen ‘and businesswomen should be “admired, respected and en- couraged,” the tax system for small business should be. sim- plified, and cumbersome regulations should be eased. ‘Turner has also called for an “urgent review" of Ottawa's

direct . intervention in the economy through Crown cor-

porations to determine which should be kept and which sold.

Heading into the final weeks of ° the leadership campaign, Turner is trying to get the message to that large block of uncommitted delegates. Al the same lime, he's striving to persuade them’ to ignore the Bay Street image others have hung on him. He stresses he has walked most Main Streets in the country, - -

His strategy is and has been to talk to the media only briefly and only in controlled situations,

Reporters’ ‘“haven't been - granted an in-depth interview | with Turner since the Manitoba | language controversy exploded ff around him in late March. % Neither have they been allowed into the meetings In basements and recreation roome across the country where campaign director

- Peterson says the candidate Is at

his best.

“I suppose it would be very good television; but I wonder If it wouldn’t have an inhibiting effect

on the delegates,"* she says. |

scrutiny and perhaps made the