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Elia Elan12 Examiner Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 16 Bayield Street Barrie Ontario RobbPublisherGeneral Manager Walls Editor Emeritus 4The Barrie Examiner Friday April 30 I976 Antiinflation board Henshaw Managing Editor facing more problems With all the com licated problems it faces the fe eral an tiinflation board was bound to run into heavy criticism There are those who seem to believe the board is more alert in checking on wage controls than on prices The considerable staff in creases adding to bureaucracy and also the taxpayers bills could not help but be target which many would consider legitimate In his latest report from Ot tawa Sinclair Stevens MP for YorkSimcoe pointed out the federal antiinflation program has not been as effective as the US effort There will be many who agree with his contention that heavier government tax spending has been one of the key factors Need to encourage enterprises which could raise productivity to maintain good economic con ditions has also been receiving in creased stress When it comes to criticism of the inflationary trend members of Parliament with few ex ceptions are far from being without fault large majority in cluding members from Opposition parties as well as the government Liberals voted approval for healthy raises for themselves before the price and wage con trols were launched Among the few who voted against the in crease was the North Simcoe member Dr Rynard for which he has been frequently commended Another handicap to the anti inflation program voted for by majority of the members was the generous retirement allowances with full costofliving clauses the MPs approved for themselves and civil servants rominent banker who is mem er of the Economic Council of Canada discusses certain aspects of the federal pensions which he termed an incentive for early retirement at the taxpayers expense Not only are their pen sions indexed for future cost of living increases but the act when passed in 1973 was carried back retroactively to 1970 and provisions were also included to provide for escalation of benefits to those who retired before nor mal retirement age he repor ted While the federal pension benefit is only partially funded with taxes making up the dif ference plans for private sector pensions re uire full funding without bene its adjusted to the future cost of living What is really disturbing is to assess the impact on public policy when the federal civil service has managed to insulate itself from inflation said the Economic Council member referring to the escalator benefits Can it truly be said that the thinking of politicians or civil service is wholly unaffected by the fact that their own personal involvement with inflation is less than that of the general public Steadin increasing federal ex nditures to todays record evels of some $40 billion year has played greater role than some seem to realize in the cost of goods and services The burdens on the taxpayers have become more substantial and with deficit financing adding to public debt the outlook is far from reassuring Taxpayers and consumers have been looking to Ottawa and Queens Park too to take the lead in getting along with their respon sibilities of showing genuine restraint with practical pa as yougo policy on reduced bu gets in keeping with actual economic conditions As stated by one ap prehensive taxpayer it is past time to quit political diversions and face up to things realistically MACKENZIE VALLEY Native northern peeple worried about pipeline By JOE MA The CANADIAN PRESS Many of Canadas native northern people view the pro posed Mackenzie Valley pipe line project with ap prehension despite the assurance of developers that economic benefits will out weigh the disadvantages The oil and pipeline com panies do not dispute that the pipeline and its peripheral de velopmentespecially in the ecologicallysensitive Macke nzie Delta and the adjacent dfshore areas of the Beaufort Seawould have major im pact on the lifestyle of many mtive northerners But they maintain that the consequences of no develop ment would be worse Imperial Oil Ltd Gulf Oil Canada Ltd and Shell Canada Ltd members of the Torontobased consortium Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline Ltd and the main companies Ellie Barrie Examiner 16 Bayfield Street Barrie Ontario Telephone 7266537 Registration Number 0484 Second Class Mail Return tage guaranteed Dai Sunda and Statutory Ho idays excepted Subscription rates daily by carrier 85 cents weekly $4420 yearly Single copies 15 cents By Mail Barrie $4420 yearly Simcoe County $3400 yearly Balance of Canada $3600 year National Advertising Offices 65 Queen St West Toronto 8641710 640 Cathcart St Mon treal Member of the Canadian Press and Audit Bureau of Cir culations The Canadian Press is ex clusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches in this paper credited to it or The Associated Press or Reuter and also the local news published therein The Barrie Examiner claims Copyright in all original adver tismg and editorial material created by its employees and reproduced in this newspaper Co yright Registration Num r203815register61 that have found as reserves in the delta sai in recent joint submission to the pipeline inquiry headed by Mr Justice Thomas Berger The movement of people into the communities began long before the oil industry became active in the area This continuing movement and the integration of the young peo le into the ex panded ucation system have resulted in an in creasing and irreversible trend away from the traditional life on the land and rapidlygrowing demand for more stable wagebased economy Native spokesmen say their people are not necessarily against the ipeline but have vowed to ta drastic action including blowing it up if the project is slammed through without settlement of their land claims Last year the Canadian Roman Catholic bishops labor Day message said the way of life of the native people is being threatened by the search for new energy sources In several cases govern ment and corporations have secretly planned and sud denly announced the con struction of large industrial irojects without prior con sultation with the people who will be most directly af fected the message said The land claim of the Eskimo people was presented to Prime Minister Trudeau Feb27 by the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada asking rights to 750000 square miles of the land in the North almost one third of the entire area The Eskimos also ask for the rights to 800000 uare miles of ocean and ree percent share of any petroleum or mineral produc tion from the North The land claim of the In dian people of the Northwest Territories has not yet been presented While the Eskimo people have never signed treaty with the federal gover nment the Indians have done so in the form of Treaties and 11 now before the Supreme Court of Canada for interpretation Both treaties include the wording The said Indians do hereby cede release surrender and yield up to the Government of the Dominion of Canada for His Majesty the King and his Successors forever all their rights titles and privileges what soever to the lands included within the following limits But Mr Justice William Morrow of the NWT Supreme Court ruled on Sept6 1973 that not withstanding the language of the two treaties there is suf ficient doubt on the facts that aboriginal title was ex tinguished that such claim for title should be permitted to be put forward by the caveators That decision allowing the Indians to place caveat or prior interest claim to 450000 square miles of land was overturned by the NWT Appeal Court last November The ruling is being appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada Mr Justice Berger 42 member of the British Colum bia Supreme Court spent eight years as legal counsel for the native people of BC In 1971 his argument that the Nishga Indians had aboriginal rights was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada Judgment that is the main legal basis for the present assertion of native rights The native peoples have great expectations in the man they call the judge But Mr Justice Berger em fiasues that the decision will made in Ottawa and all he can do is make recommenda tions One of the most dramatic episodes of the Berger qulrf came at Fort Good Hope ast August when Chief Frank Pselei told Robert Blair president of Foothills there is lifeanddeath struggle betWeen them Somehow in your car peted boardrooms in your panelled office you are plot ting to take away from me the very centre of my existence Youarestealing my soul Another concern voiced the native peo leis what wi happen after pipeline has been built the energy reser ves exhausted and the pipeline abandoned A7 El 5102 an 27mg 1577 HENRI ICJIES VI Now THATS inscrutable PARLIAMENT HILL oh Federal NDP organization making hardnosed decisions By STEWART MacLEOD Ottawa Bureau Thomson News Service While the government squirms from the scent of scandal and all the critics concentrate on the er formance of the new on servative leader no one is paying much attention to the 1trmember New Democratic Party Its true that most ob servers have credited NDP Leader Ed Broadbent with being the best parliamentary performer through the current opposition attack on government morality But apart from this no one is writing much about the par ty sup ose its un derstanda le The NDP was crushed in the 1974 general election losing 14 MP5 alon with leader David Lewis An with strong majority gover nment and 95member Con servative opposition the tiny party doesnt really pack an enormous parliamentary clout But things are happening within that party and the im age it projects in the next general election could be ar cry from previous cam paigns new pragmatic program is being prepared New hardnosed executive organizations and committee are being established task forces are in the field and new liaisons are being established between pro vincial and federal forces There will be no more cam paigns with 110 promises and sweeping generalities of social change What the voters will hear is what an NDP government would do in its first two or three years in dfice Whether this will result in CANADAS STORY Captain Stobo real charmer By BOB BOWMAN One of these stories recen tly dealt with George Washingtons efforts to cap ture Fort Duquesne now Pit tsburgh He was defeated but was allowed to return to Virginia after he left Captain Robert Stobo as hostage This led to one of the most amazing adventures in Cana dian history and yet it has re ceived little attention Stobo was held in Duquesne but made secret map of the fort and persuaded an Indian to take it to Washington in Virginia The British decided to at tack Duquesne again this time with General Braddock in command Washington wasone ofhis officers Once again the Canadians intercepted the British orce Braddock was killed but Washington was able to escape to Virginia However Stobos secret map was found in Braddocks effects and now Stobo was no longer hostage but spy He was THE PICK OF PUNCH Mark my words things will be better once weve turned the corner more parliamentary seats re mains to be seen But Mr Broadbent is convinced its time to dismantle campaign platforms that are planked with generalities and trim med with host of promises which are sometimes con tradictory and would result in astronomical costs TASK FORCE Instead under Mr Broad bents urging the party has established task force to concentrate on five or six specific areas including housing transportation financial institutions and food and farming The study which began quietly last August is headed by Charles Taylor Montreal political scientist and frequent can didate The party must be pecific about certain set of jectives says the NDP taken to Montreal and put in prison while the authorities there waited for permission from France to shoot him Stobo must have been charmer He made friends with number of leading FrenchCanadians and they managed to save his life He escaped was recaptured and sent to the Citadel at Quebec Again Stobo made friends among leading people in Quebec and was given great deal of freedom Gradually he worked out an escape plan with other prisoners and they managed to get away in canoe On April 30 1759 they made their way down the river cautiously for several days and then managed to capture fishing boat in which they sailed to LouisbourgThey arrived shortl after Wolfes aramada ha sailed from Halifax to attack Quebec When the commanding of ficer at Louisbourg heard Stobos story be arranged to send him to join Wolfes staff as quickly as possible Stobo served as one of Wolfes officers during the campaign and claimed later that he showed him the path to the Plains of Abraham This is doubted by historians but there is no doubt that Stobo was helpful He returned to Virginia later and was greeted as hero gs 5511 leader Its not good enough to go around saying we are in favor medicare pensions and everything else that the majority of people want We are going to be hard headed and frank about our policies He mentioned food policies Its not good enough to say we favor lower food prices If we want good stable income for farmers we have to con sider that component of our mlicies and we have to be nestaboutit At the last NDP olicy con vention Mr Broa bent advi cated housing as social right He still does but we have to say how were going to do it and what its going to cost And if we are going to do it it might result in money being taken from other social areas We have to be honest about the consequences MUST BE FRANK Were not giving up our goal of building democratic socialist societybut the fact is we cant do all things at on ce We must be frank in saying what we would and could do This new pragmatic ap proach now is filtering through the various levels of the party and the results says Mr Broadbent are en couraging Provincial workers who used to devote only two months year to the federal cause now are on fulltime call And there is far less dependency on provin cialparties There used to be theory that provincial organizations held the key to Ottawa But in the 1974 election the three provinces with NDP govern ments returned only total of six party MP5 The partys emphasis on frankness is reflected in the partys new publication called Viewsletter After two issues it is clearly the best party publication in the coun try largely because it opens its pages to opposing view points For instance in one issue Mr Broadbent says the controls rogram in troduced by Trudeau government is totally unacc ceptable to the New Democratic Party On the next page Premier Ed Schreyer of Manitoba writes that we have duty as Canadians to try to make the program work And there is still another viewpoint from trade unionist The next election is probably two years away and until then there is no way to $53 judgment on Mr Broad ns new approach In the meantime perhaps tomorrow well take look at more personal aspects of his leadership during his first nine months in office READER FOR UM Policing bicyclists is task for police Dear Sir would like to comment on your wellreasoned editorial of yesterday Riders of bicycles must police selves While agree that it is most desirable for all bike riders to be aware of the dan ers at tached to cycling isagree with one of your other points that it is not job for the police As bicycles are in effect vehicles surely they come under the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act which is the responsibility of the police to administer am sure that you will agree with me that the tw0 most common offences again st that Act committed by bike riders are failing to stop at stop signs and being on the streets at night without lights orreflectors feel that if the police were to start handing out warnings andor tickets for violations such as these regardless of the age of the offender that we would be well on the way to solving the problem at least in Barrie As transplanted Limey it never ceases to amaze me how completely many bike riders here disregard not only the Law but also their own safety In England where bikes QUEENS PARK W111 Split work for Ont Liberals By DON OHEARN Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO The Ontario Liberals have decided to split their party machinery into separate federal and provin cial organizations While great deal naturally depends on the ef fectiveness of the organizations actually es tablished and the manner in which the political leadership of the party works things out this should turn out to be good move For there is no question that for the last couple of decades all of the continuing attention of the Liberal party machine has been centred on the federal field except for brief spurts when there has been provincial election un der way What provincial machine there has been in offelection periods has been mainly com posed of the leader few members of caucus and handful of volunteer officials ACTIVE MACHINE That continuously active organization is essential to successful politics has been illustrated by every suc cessful party in our history lastminute effort no matter how vigorous cant win elections And this in it self is enough to justify the separate Ontario organization the Liberals now have NEED FEDS The provincial party how ever could hardly expect to enjoy success completely in dependent of the federal par ty are far more numerous than they are here we just didnt do much things There too the police were very strict about such things as violations of the Highway Iiaffic Act and failure to have your bike equip with lights reflectors an brakes as well as either bell or horn Offenders if caught were warned and repeated of fenders were brought before magistrate and fined Personally think it is high time that the police here star ted to take such action par ticularly with the increase in bikes on our roads and streets Yours truly MICHAEL MILLAR WE WANT YOUR OPINION Letters submitted for publication must be original copies signed by the writer Please include your street ad dress and phone number although they will not be published Letters which can not be authenticated by phone cannot be published For the sake of space public interest and good taste The Examiner reserves the right to edit con dense or reject letter If any lesson in this regard is needed it has been provided in reverse by the Conservatives In 1949 when he became leader Leslie Frost wisest of wise owls of politicians im mediately and much to the chagrin or George Drew who had then gone to Ottawa directed that there would be provincial organization which would concern itself solely with provincial af fairs But Mr Frost carried this even further As long as Drew was leading the federal party the attitude of the provincials was strictly hands off FOR APPEARANCE Frost never publicly gave Drew his blessing even at election times and though some of his supporters did work at elections it was mainly going through the motions for appearance sake Then however John Die fenbaker came along and Frost publicly supported him Party workers from his ministers down really threw in their muscle And as we know Diefenbaker won The provincial Liberals one suspects will need the same type of cooperation between the federal and provincial wings if they are to succeed It is the federal Liberals who are most prominent in the province and in great many of the ridings Come election time if they really care they can do lot to better the provincial par tys chances INTERPRETING THE NEWS Portuguese are ready but Who Will gOvern ByRODCURRIE LONDON CP The results of Portugals first parliamentary election in 50 years show that the long oppressed Portuguese are eager for freelyelected government but divided over who should form it remarkable 83percent of eligible voters participated in Sundays voting but the results tgave none of the major parties clear majority Socialist party leader Mario Soares commanding more than 100 seats in the new 263seat national assem bly has said he is prepared to try to form minority gover nment In this he would be diallenging the moderate and rightist parties to bring him down at time when Por tugals economic and other problems demand stable government BIBLE THOUGHT pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil John 1715 This is part of the prayer of Jesus to the Father for us When you are tempted to evil cancel it out quick by doing something good and know that He is praying for you He ever liveth to make in tercession for us One solution would be for Soarea whom many Western observers consider the only man capable of deciding Por tugals immediate political future to form coalition with the sscondplaced Po ular Democrats he liberal Popular Demo crats favor such com bination as natural outcome of the election arguing that while the Communists and the far right increased their standings the vast majority voted for the Socialist and liberal parties of the centre left In eneral the results fol lowe the pattern in the elec tion for the constituent asseobly year ago after the coup that overthrew the old totalitarian regime Scares lost support mainly in the north where rural areas switched to the far right parties The Com munists owe much of their gain to small Marxist party that collapsed urging their supporters to vote Com munist In the period of uncertainty ahead Soarea will have time to plot his political course sin ce no new government will take office until after the presidential election June 27 If he does form minority overnment he will benefit rom constitutional provision designed to protect such regime against anything but determined onslaught from all sides