Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 9 Jul 1977, p. 9

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Prince Andrew right and Stu Barker left president of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede share joke with Prince Charles during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary Friday CP Photo Princes at Calgary Stampede CALGARY CP There was more than one good guy in white Stetson hat Friday when Prince Charles rode up to open the Calgary Stampede The heir to the Briish throne and his younger brother Prince Andrew 17 sat through thun derstorm to receive standing ovation from the crowd of 22000 at the official opening wont keep you standing in the rain because am sure you want to go home as soon as have opened the Stampede said Prince Charles 28 wear ing white Stetson cowboy boots buckskin shirt and blue jeans The shirt was present from Peigan Indian Chief Nelson Small Legs Sr whose reserve the Prince visited Thursday The Prince rode as grand marshal in the opening parade earlier and was applauded by crowd of thousands under hot sun and blue skies am glad you enjoyed me riding in the parade he said at the official opening cere mony daresay you hoped wasgomgtofalloff With typical western modesty Dale Trottier 28 of Calgary sixtime world bareback champion gave Prin ce Charles an autographed pic ture of himself Trottier explained some of the tricks of the trade to the prince behind the chutes and later Charles talked to other ro deo stars and expressed an iti terest in seeing the Brahma bulls Also taking part in the parade was RCMP Commissioner Language hearing adiourned but no vote on end motion QUEBEC CP The legislature committee hearing briefs on Bill the Charter of the French Language in Quebec adjourned Friday without voting on motion which would end the hearings In presenting the motion Parti Quebecois assistant house leader Claude Charron had an nounced that the government was going to withdraw Bill and introduce revised version of the lawto be known as Bill lOlnext week Charron said there was no point in continuing the hearings since Bill was being with drawn He said it would be up to the assembly to decide whether further hearings on the language charter would be called The manoeuvre appeared to be tactic to let the govern ment proceed with passage of the rechristened language charter without invoking closure to end committee hearings Liberal house leader Jean Noel Lavoie said he was upset that the government resorted to changing the number of the law to end the hearings Femand Lalonde tLMar gueriteBourgeoys said the fact the government was with drawing the original bill in dicated it was bowing to op position complaints about the law But he objected to the proce dure which would cut off hear ings with about 200 briefs still not heard NOIHING HIDDEN Maurice Nadon Jack Homer federal minister without port folio and Alberta Solicitor General Roy Farran John Diefenbaker former Canadian prime minister rode in bullfronted white convert iblereplete with rifleswith Calgary Mayor Rod Sykes Horner said nodding at the saddle on his borrowed mount This is the one seat Im sure of Rodney Moore Prince Charles press secretary said Charles was keen to ride pinto he was given Thursday when he was made Kainai Blood Chieftain but that he hadnt had time to get to know the hor se TO VISIT ARCTIC Prince Andrew drove through the Rocky Mountains from fishing trip in British Columbia to be with his brother at the Stampede and Sunday flies north for an Arctic tour Royal aide said He will later spend two weeks on 360mile canoe trip on the Coppermine River with four other boys from his school in Lakefield Ont Prince Charles will visit the Sarcee and Stoney Indian re serves today and will attend civic luncheon given by Mayor Sykes He later flies to Edmonton where he will board fligit for London ARTIST CONCEPT Liberals under attack the axaminer Saturday July 1977 Opposition snipes on pension plan OTTAWA CP The Liberal government ran into charges fiiday that its pension plan discriminates against women and that an auto trade agreement with the United States is costing the country jobS The sniping by opposition members came during two sep arate debates in the House one giving third and final reading to bill approving changes in the Canada Pension Plan and the other continuing discussions on changes in Unemployment Insurance Commission legislation As the Commons passed the pension legislation which gives better break to women in the home Flora Macdonald PC KingstonThe Islands fought last ditch but unsuccessful at tempt to get them full inclusion in the pension program One change approved by all provinces allows separated spouse to arrange to share in the pension of the wageeamer divorced woman married to man for three years could apply to collect half the pension cred its he earned during the mar riage But Ontario is expected to veto second provisionto al low women in the work force to take time off to have children and to raise them to the age of seven without having pension benefits suffer The time taken off would not be counted in computing the pension Miss Macdonald supported by David Orlikow NDPWin nipeg North said housewives should have the right to make voluntary contributions to the pension program SAYS RIGHTS ABUSEI By denying them that right the government is abusing pro visions of the human rights leg islation passed by the Com mons Miss MacDonald said She planned to seek shouse wife to challenge the pension plan in the courts My wife would volunteer to day said James McGrath PCSt Johns East Health Minister Marc Lalon de said that the pension program is wageearners plan based on salaries not equality of work While there is no doubt housewives make valuable contribution to society they could not take part in the program In any case Lalonde told the Commons institutions such as the advisory youps on the status of women and the pen sion plan already have rejected suggestions to include house wives He also said he feels the provinces would veto any at tempt to include them Where You Can Rent Car or Truck by the on 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