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LArtu ii WWTPW Wrrmsavwnumwwkwn ethe examiner Monday 0m 1979 PC government toothless Pierre OTTAWA CP Opposition Leader Pierre Trudeau shaved hlS beard put on business suit and went on the attack last week saying Joe Clark is half prime minister running toothless government Aides had said the Opposition leader would keep his remarks lowkey throughout visit to New Brunswick on Friday and Saturday But Trudeau did not return to Ottawa until he had unleashed stinging attack on Clark for bowing to provincial demands on lotteries and offshore min eral rights and his plans to dis mantle PetroCanada the Crownowned oil company Trudeau chose friendly terri tory for his first official foray outside of Central Canada since his partys defeat May 22 The Liberal leader enjoyed two days of party hospitality in Fredericton and the Chatham areas His reception was warm and standii ovations were common Sp0kesmen for Trudeau de scribed the trip as the first in series planned by the Opposi tion leader to meet Liberals across Canada and begin re buildingthe party TRUDEAL NOT INVITED But Trudeau has not been in vited to join select group of about 150 Liberals meeting in Winnipeg on Oct 1314 for For third world thinktank on the future of the Liberal party rompting speculation his might be called into question In New Brunswick he at tended closed meeting and private luncheon with Liberal members of the Commons and Egislature including Joseph aigle provincial party leader MPs interviewed after the meeting said the question of deeaus leadership was not mentioned Trudeau who made three speeches during the trip saved his harshest criticism of Clark for his final pitch in Chatham the annual riding association meeting for Northumberlyid Miramichi represented by Maurice Dionne since 1974 He criticized the Con servative government for waiting 42 months after the election to en Parliament saying that ark has found it easier to make decisions in his inner cabinet than to level with elected representatives the media and Canadians by doing out in the open what they seem to be botching before calling Parliament together Trudeau also suggested that Clark was afraid to face Liber als in the Commons because they would be putting tough questions about the govern ments priorities to that half primeminister eadership BORROWED THE TERM Trudeau borrowed the phrase from area Liberals who call Robert Howie minister of state for transport the provinces half minister because he is not member of the inner cabinet Instead they say he is an er rand boy for Transport Minister Don Mazankowski On Clarks intention to sell PetroCanada Trudeau said It means his government doesnt think that it is able to have an energy policy for Can ada The Liberal leader also ac cused Clark of giving in to the greedy demands of the prov inces on offshore drilling rights and Late Canada But Trudeau predicted the people of Canada will get tired of Clarks approach and turf out the Tory government The tone of Trudeaus speech was marked contrast to one he gave in Fredericton to pro vincial convention of young Liberals where he stressed the party must earn retum to power by developing sclid pol icies for the 19805 Although the Liberals will fight the Conservatives over PetroCanada he said the role of the Opposition must be more than merely opposing the gov ernment It must also propose realistic alternatives Liberal party offers bargaining formula OTTAWA CP Allan MacEachcn former external affairs minister has proposed way out of the current deadlock in world economic talks be tween rich and poor countries MacEachen suggested at an international Liberal con ference Sunday that in dustrialized and developing countries should pick handful of countries to represent the two sides in hard bargaining The agreements reached could then be discussed by all countries at the United Nations He said discussions between the rich and poor have bogged down since conference in Paris where the industrialized world was represented by eight countries and the developing world by 19 MacEachen was cochairman of the 18month negotiations commonly known as the North boutntaots Kamran Inan Turkish am bassador to UN offices in Gen eva said there is negative at mosphere in the talks Industri alized countries appeared to be trying to escape their respon sibilities and developing coun tries were being pushed to ex treme positions Hector Sandler an Argenti nian Liberal leader living in Mexican exile said the in dustrialized world is taking Mackasey wants an explanation OTTAWA CP Bryce Mackasey former board chairman of Air Canada says he is owed an explanation for being fired Mackasey in an interview shown Sunday on the CTV pro gram Question Period said no senior government official told him exactly why he lost the job The former Liberal cabinet minister said however that Roch LaSalle supply and ser vices minister has said he was fired because he is Liberal Mackasey appointed Air Canada board chairman by the Liberal administration for sevenyear term said he believes he is qualified for the job becau5e of his record as cabinet minister He said he settled several disputes at Air Canada He added that his years in politics prepared him for the position because government policy must be reflected in the Crown corporations daily operations Mackasey said his pension controversial point in the af fair has been eamed through 20 years of public service He said he accepted the ap pointment presuming the term would last until he turned age 65 His pension would have covered his service in Parlia ment as well as chairman of Air Canadas board Although he has hired lawyer in the dispute Mackasey said he hopes it does not end in court action conservative stands on economic issues while the developing world is reacting by turning to socialism Liberalism was out in the cold Liberal professors politicians and journalists representing more than 20 countries are discussing North South relations at conference sponsored by the Liberal party of Canada and Freidrich NaumannStiftung West German foundation set up by former German Liberal leader Theodor Heuss The fourday symposium pre cedes the Liberal International meeting gathering of top Lib eral political leaders from around the world MacEachen who opened the symposium said he does not believe there can be useful ne gotiations with every country in the world represented TALKS STALLEI The NorthSouth discussions have virtually stalled since Paris with Third World coun tries impatient at the slow progress and developed countries claiming they can do little while their domestic economies are slumping The main forum for the NorthSouth talks has been the UN conference on trade and de velopment much bigger con ference than the Paris meeting While developing countries were disappointed by the Paris results MacEachen said the conference looks better now than it might have at the time There had been progress in dis cussion Of common fund to help lessdeveloped countries and there was agreement to im prove lending to these coun tries Sandler now University of Mexico pr0fessor said social ism is dominating the devel oping world Ryan has proved to be tough says the Parti Quebecois VANCOUVER CF Quebec Liberal Leader Claude Ryan is much stronger than we ever thought he could be Gerald Godin Parti Quebecois member of the Quebec na tional assembly said Satur day Though Ryan has made some major mistakes he has been successful in reorganiz ing his party said Pierre de Bellefeuille also PO legislature member Godin predicted that if there ever was shift to the right in the province Ryan would be elected The lefthanded tributes to Ryan came at question andanswer session organized by the British Columbia Com mitteeonSocialislStudies In the hot seat with Godin and dc Hellefeuille was Jean Francois Bertrand the third member of the PO team that has been touring the West since last Monday explaining the Quebec govemments goal of sovereigntyassociation After being told of Ryans popularity the audience in the community centre classroom questioned the PQs record saying the govemment had failed to make radical social or economic changes TRADEIHAIITALS Some criticized the PQs pledge that an independent Quebec would stick with NATO and NORAD and one man suggested that sovereign ty will only mean that Quebec has traded Toronto capital for Wall Street capital Godin said that the PO is neither socialist nor com munist He defended his own per Aasrlimrns msuuncr 1345000 Home £54500 Garage t522500 Contents 152250 Theft away from premises $9000 Extra Expense urooooo Liability formance by referring to his leftist credentials past ex perience withglabor unions and maintained the PQ government has has worked toward improving democracv and the lot of Quebecers TOTAL ABSTAINERS ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH FOR HOUSE INSURANCE $76 YEARLY BUYS ALL or nus PLUS at no extra cost Credit Card Endorsement tGIoss Coverage tTrees8 Shrubs SSOOMedical Payments ALSO REDUCED AUTOMOBILE RATES When your Insurance comes due stop in to see us or call Mallory Insurance Agency Ltd 45 Collier St Barrie 728 6IOO OTTAWA CPI Primr Minister Clark says that even though Canadian oil prices will approach world levels in the months ahead they will remain slightly below prices in the United States In an interview taped for broadcast Sunday on Toronto radio station CFRH Clark said Canadian industry needs an edge if it is to Clmpttt with industries south of thc border So would see our prices always trailing US prices to ensure that manufacturing particularly in Ontario and Quebec would retain that competitiveadvantagc The Progressive Conscr vatives have committed themselves to raising Canar dian oil prices in stages MEILUN DT DENTIIRE THERAPIST Speak out Federal New Democratic Party Leader Ed Broadbent condemned the Con servative government Sunday for its intention to dismantle PetraCanada Broadbent was speaking at meeting of the NDP federal council in Win nipeg CP Photo Canada posturing fective than Miss MacDonalds preaching from the podium at the United Nations OTTAWA CP External Affairs Minister Flora Mac Donalds public posture against violations of human plggnébcmaéatns Ylgf be ri ts was criticized Sunda mm alrs bygh former minister Allaz ministers outspoken stand CO De nfure ewlge MacEaChen agamI human EMS abuses Hours am pm Monthru Fri by other countries he said But he suggested it might not be helpful in settling these problems MacEachen now Liberal ex ternal affairs critic said in an interview he thinks person toperson diplomacy is more ef 280 Dunlop St Barrie 72816810 Member Denturist Society PM Clark says Lower Oil prices let us compete toward world price levels Clark Mild this is necessary to make sure Canada is not put at the mercy of ma or oil exporting countries also to promote conservation There is only one way that works and that is price unless you want to go to the kind of mandatory controls that are anathema to me as an in divrdual as prime minister Clark said most Canadians still dont realize the gravity of the countrys energy situa tron The prime minister said greater federalprovincial sup port for mass transit might be way of conserving gaSOIIne PROCLAMATION ROSS ARCHER by virtue of my office as MAYOR of the CITY OF BARRIE do hereby proclaim the month of OCTOBER I979 05 UNITED WAYMONTH the City of Barrie and would request all citizens to observe this special month We salute the Barrie and District United Way and wish them every success in their efforts to meet this years target ROSS ARCHER Mayor S7 N00 When you bite into sweet and juicy Ontario fruit you help both you and your province stay healthy Applespeaches pears and grapes we grow many different kinds of fruit in Ontario and we grow plenty of themWe also produce excellent meats grains and dairy products Growing and processing food is important to Ontarios economy In fact one in every five Ontarians is employed within the agriculture and food industry So the next time you go shopping look for the Foodland Ontario symbol Its sure sign that youre getting the highest quality while keeping your food dollars in Ontario Good things growin Ontario