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12 the examiner Friday Mar 1979 Adamant South African Premier Pieter Botha on Thurs day accused Canada and other western coun tries of deceit and said no troop withdrawal from Namibia South West Africa will take place until certain con ditions are met Botha told Parliament that before South Africa can comply with UN Secre taryGeneral Kurt Wald heims proposals for an independence settle ment guerrillas of the South West Africa Peo ples Organization must stop launching raids and laying mines CP Photo Budget gets rocky introduction REGINA tlI budget providing tax reductions for most Saskatchewan residents got rocky introduction in the legislature Ihursday Finance Minister Walt er Smi slick had to delay his budget address for about an hour while the opposition called for his res ignation Portions of the budget were made public before it was presented in the legislature Progressive onservative Leader lick ollver said that since the ltSfXHlSlhllll for budget secrecy was Sinisheks he should resign The budget presented alter an emergency debate over the breach of secrecy offered ren ters rebate of up to Sttfi rebate of up to tilt on school taxes paid by senior citizens and tax reduction of up to $23o for mortgage interest pay ments Parents will be allowed to deduct another child from their tax bill ltut smokers will pay three cents more for package of 23 cigarettes The $18gtlillion budget for the fiscal year beginning lll projected deficit of Hit mil lion Sinishek said the deficit in the current fiscal year which ends March 31 will be $71 mil lion not the SH million pre dicted RIIHIZICSIHIIHIIS olin Thatcher onservative financial critic noted it was Riiiisheks fourth straight defi cit ontinued deficits during buoyant times would makeit impossible soon to balance the budget Provincial debt that clier said would stand at billion at the end of the lft7tttttl fiscal year The intrixluctioii of the budget was overshadowed by the breach of secrecy lhe Leaderlost and Saskatoon StarPhoenix published por tioiis of the budget tediiesday During question period lhuisday lremier Allan lilakeney said news release prepared for lhursday as lelt inadvertently where reporters were to gather for news conference He said herhad letter from Mel Hinds director of information services of fcimg his resignation for his carelessness ltut Blakency said lSlllit tions were not needed since the tradition of budget secrecy in Saskatchewan is considerably more relaxed than elsewhere If anyone has not left briefcase ever on bus let him throw the first stone lilakeney said New in Town Youll find friend where you see this sign For more information call Bill being rammed through Parliament PCs stamp out of session on energy ttll ll prc dominantly Liberal onimons committee qiiickly approved government emergency energy supplies legislation early today after lrogresshe oii servatives walked out claiming the bill was being rammed throuin larliament The oiiseiatives stomped otit of iiiaiathon session of the national resources committee after midnight lliursday night when the Liberal ltltljtilll re peatcdly voted down their ct forts to titlltilllll the meeting Ilneigy Minister lastair Gil Icspie labelled the bill an urgent government requirement and said he was prepared to answer questions all night it necessary lhe remaining Liberals quickly passed the outstanding clauses clearing the way for ommons debate on third and final reading of the bill to begin Monday Prime Minister lrudeau has indicated he wants the legislation passed beloie calling general election oiiscrvativc energy critic vlan Lawrence said his party is not being given enough time to study the legislation which authorizes mandatory allocation of oil natural gas and coal supplies in national llllg IISIH The bill was introduced last month iii response to the grow ing shortage of world oil sup plies resulting from the loss of production in strife torn lran DIVICRIICIHDII The situation was heightened for aiiada when lIxxoii orp international parent company of lnipcrial til Ltd diverted shipments of Venezuelan crude destined for importdependent Eastern anada to markets outsidetliecountry The government says it needs the bill to meet commitments given to the International IInergy Agency to reduce de iiiaiid on world stocks should the level of production fall seven per cent below the present rate lilarlier lliuisday ttiilario iii brief to the committee ridi culed the bill as setting up federal dictatorship over energy matters by authorizing powers that went far beyond the needs of any potential energy crunch Gillespie acknowledged to the committee that the proposed energy supplies allocation board would hold substantial power in the event of an emergency energy crisis The boards powers would override any existing com mercial contracts and would authorize the allocaction of sup plies for domestic use on the liasis of all stocks available in Canada The board could for example order oil to be delivered to any region of the country short of supply by whatever means possible and from whatever source Rationing down to the con sinner level could also come come into effect Lawrence tNortliumberlaiid lurhami pressed Gillespie to include in the bill provision allowing compensation to be paid to companies and individ uals ordered to make economic sacrifices Gillespie replied that man datory allocation system would undoubtedly interfere with existing contracts but that such situations were unavoidable in an emergency He said the bill includes compensation pay ments for excessive ex Xinditures ordered on firms or individuals by the board New Democrat yril Syines Sault Ste Marie said it was absurd to expect payments to be made to every group or per son in the country affected by emergency orders OTTAWA Tli for the government to help women get jobs instead of studying them to death Nll Leader Ed ltroadtient said Thursday lalkmg to reporters he dis missed the governments five year plan for sexual equality unveiled Vtednesday as pre election farce which amounts to no more than plan of contiii iied inaction He said almost 193 per cent of the report called lowards liquality for Women was made up of plans for future research addiiig taiiadian women have been almost researched to death Its time Sexual equality plan preelection farce ltroadbent had just men tioned in the Iommons government plan to cut funding to eareercounselling centres which help women find jobs He said this makes mockery of the governments pledge to improve laws governing maternity benefits sexual crimes divorce pensions and child care He said the government rec ominends study in 2t areas re search in 13 examination in It revtews in six but action now in no areasat all liroadbent urged Marc La londe minister responsible for the status of women to take immediateaction Lalonde said the NDP leader had his figures wrong and should rcread the plan of ac tioii lhe Nlil leader said it is pure hypocrisy for the 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