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      by
      Andrew
      MacPherson
     
     
      He’s
      really
      staying
     
    

    
     
      ver
      the
      past
      few
      weeks
      there
      had
      been
     
     
      CO
      much
      talk
      on
      the
      status
      of
      our
      beloved
     
    

    
     
      Prime
      Minister.
      The
      print
      and
      elec-
     
     
      tronic
      media
      played
      along
      with
      the
      game
      that
     
     
      had
      almost
      every
      Progressive
      Conservative
      MP
     
     
      a
      potential
      replacement
      for
      Brian
      Mulroney.
     
     
      Although
      Mr.
      Mulroney
      still
      has
      not
      made
      a
     
     
      statement
      to
      the
      effect
      that
      he
      is
      staying
      it
     
     
      appears
      that
      like
      the
      true
      political
      animal
      that
      he
     
     
      is,
      the
      Prime
      Minister
      will
      stay
      on
      to
      fight
      until
     
     
      he
      is
      defeated.
      The
      PC
      government
      must
      call
      an
     
     
      election
      before
      September
      when
      its
      five
      year
     
     
      term
      of
      office
      ends.
      Recent
      gallup
      polls
      have
     
     
      shown
      that
      the
      Conservatives
      have
      managed
      to
     
     
      climb
      into
      second
      place
      for
      the
      first
      time
      in
     
     
      ages,
      which
      also
      points
      toward
      having
      an
      elec-
     
     
      tion
      very
      soon.
      As
      Canadians
      begin
      to
      consider
     
     
      their
      chores
      it
      is
      discouraging
      that
      this
      opportu-
     
     
      nity
      for
      new
      blood
      was
      lost.
      The
      current
      group
     
     
      of
      leaders
      on
      the
      federal
      scene
      has
      failed
      to
     
     
      capture
      the
      country’s
      imagination
      as
      Bill
      Clinton
     
     
      did
      in
      the
      recent
      U.S.
      presidential
      election.
     
     
      With
      Mulroney’s
      decision
      it
      appears
      the
      situa-
     
     
      tion
      will
      not
      improve.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Clinton’s
      First
      Test
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      this
      issue
      of
      the
      X-Press
      comes
      out,
      Bill
     
     
      Clinton
      will
      have
      been
      in
      the
      White
      House
      for
     
     
      abrief
      two
      weeks
      and
      already
      he
      is
      being
      forced
     
     
      to
      make
      some
      very
      difficult
      decisions.
      Anytime
     
     
      when
      there
      is
      a
      change
      from
      a
      conservative
     
     
      oriented
      administration
      to
      a
      more
      liberal
      one,
     
     
      government
      policies
      tend
      to
      flip
      quickly.
      One
      of
     
     
      the
      more
      controversial
      of
      these
      policies
      which
     
     
      President
      Clinton
      must
      come
      to
      a
      decision
      on
      is
     
     
      whether
      or
      not
      to
      allow
      homosexuals
      into
      the
     
     
      military.
      When
      campaigning,
      Clinton
      made
      a
     
     
      pledge
      to
      allow
      gays
      into
      the
      U.S.Army.
      Now
     
     
      that
      he
      is
      in
      office,
      he
      is
      being
      faced
      with
      a
      great
     
     
      deal
      of
      opposition
      among
      the
      Joint
      Chiefs
      of
     
     
      Staff
      and
      other
      government
      components.
      Since
     
     
      imposing
      its
      ban
      on
      homosexuals
      in
      1942,
      the
     
     
      US
      military
      has
      banished
      tens
      of
      thousands
      of
     
     
      men
      and
      women
      from
      the
      service,
      almost
      1000
     
     
      in
      1991
      alone.
      This
      has
      become
      a
      much
      larger
     
     
      problem
      for
      Clinton
      than
      he
      had
      originally
     
     
      thought
      it
      would
      be.
      He
      obviously
      did
      not
      take
     
     
      into
      account
      that
      while
      he
      could
      bring
      in
      his
      own
     
     
      adminstration
      the
      old
      military
      establishment
     
     
      would
      remain.
      Anti-gay
      sentimentsrun
      through-
     
     
      out
      the
      military
      from
      top
      to
      bottom
      and
      these
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .Minister
      of
      Immigration,
      has
      al-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      people
      will
      make
      it
      as
      difficult
      as
      possible
      to
     
     
      allow
      the
      President
      to
      allow
      this.
      It
      could
      prove
     
     
      to
      be
      an
      interesting
      test
      for
      the
      new
      president
     
     
      and
      administration.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tragedy
      at
      Sea
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      weekend
      Nova
      Scotia
      was
      hit
      with
      a
      major
     
     
      tragedy
      at
      sea.
      Five
      crew
      members,
      including
     
     
      the
      captain,
      were
      killed
      when
      the
      trawler
      Cape
     
     
      Aspy
      went
      down
      out
      in
      the
      icy
      waters
      off
     
     
      Lunenburg.
      The
      boat
      was
      out
      fishing
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      winter
      scallop
      season
      which
      runs
      from
      January
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      March.
      Survivors
      of
      this
      event
      are
      pressuring
     
     
      the
      federal
      government
      to
      shut
      down
      the
      winter
     
     
      scallop
      season
      before
      more
      men
      lose
      their
      lives.
     
     
      The
      fisherman
      are
      afraid
      that
      ifthey
      refuse
      to
      go
     
     
      out
      on
      the
      boats,
      the
      companies
      which
      employ
     
     
      them
      will
      letthem
      go.
      According
      to
      Jim
      Mosher,
     
     
      owner
      of
      the
      Cape
      Aspy,
      the
      captain
      has
      the
     
     
      final
      say
      whether
      a
      ship
      goes
      out
      or
      not
      but
      some
     
     
      fisherman
      claim
      that
      the
      companies
      exert
      a
     
     
      great
      deal
      of
      influence
      in
      this.
      Ice
      build-up
      from
     
     
      freezing
      spray
      was
      said
      to
      have
      thrown
      the
      Cape
     
     
      Aspy
      off
      balance
      and
      impaired
      her
      equipment.
     
     
      Hopefully,
      the
      companies
      and
      the
      sailors
      can
     
     
      find
      a
      compromise
      that
      will
      stop
      a
      tragedy
      like
     
     
      this
      from
      recurring.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Easing
      Immigration
      Laws
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recently,
      the
      plight
      of
      a
      Saudi
      Arabian
      refugee
     
     
      has
      received
      a
      great
      deal
      of
      attention
      from
      the
     
     
      press,
      as
      well
      as
      women’s
      and
     
     
      immigrant
      groups.
      Nada
      fled
      this
     
     
      Middle
      Eastern
      country
      because
     
     
      she
      was
      being
      persecuted
      at
      home
     
     
      for
      not
      conforming
      to
      strict
      Is-
     
     
      lamic
      tradition.
      Bernard
      Valcourt,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lowed
      her
      to
      remain
      in
      Canada
     
     
      due
      to
      the
      pressure
      put
      on
      him
      by
     
     
      these
      advocacy
      groups.
      However,
     
     
      there
      are
      dozens
      of
      other
      cases
     
     
      very
      similar
      to
      Nada’s.
      The
      Im-
     
     
      migration
      and
      Refugee
      Board
      has
     
     
      announced
      that
      it
      will
      look
      into
     
     
      this
      situation
      and
      if
      it
      is
      neces-
     
     
      sary
      it
      will
      change
      the
      guidelines.
     
     
      Canada
      currently
      accepts
      refu-
     
     
      gees
      who
      are
      escaping
      prosecu-
     
     
      tion
      on
      the
      basis
      of
      political
      af-
     
     
      filiation,
      religious
      belief,
      andrace
     
     
      but
      not
      on
      basis
      of
      persecution
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      due
      to
      gender.
      It
      is
      worth
      noting,
      however,
      that
     
     
      if
      Canada
      does
      decide
      to
      include
      persecution
     
     
      due
      to
      gender
      as
      a
      reason
      for
      refugee
      status,
      it
     
     
      will
      be
      one
      of
      the
      first
      countries
      in
      the
      world
      to
     
     
      do
      so.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Joe’s
      New
      Job
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Less
      than
      two
      weeks
      after
      stepping
      down
      as
     
     
      Premier
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island,
      Joe
      Ghizis
      off
     
     
      to
      his
      next
      job.
      For
      all
      of
      the
      future
      Dalhousie
     
     
      Law
      students
      out
      there,
      and
      I
      know
      that
      there
      are
     
     
      a
      few
      of
      them,
      you
      will
      have
      a
      very
      familiar
     
     
      personas
      the
      Dean
      of
      your
      school.
      Mr.
      Ghiz
      has
     
     
      returned
      to
      the
      institution
      where
      he
      originally
     
     
      studied
      law.
      He
      beat
      out
      a
      staff
      member
      for
      the
     
     
      UN.,
      and
      two
      Dal
      faculty
      members
      for
      the
      job.
     
     
      The
      former
      Premier
      is
      definitely
      experienced
     
     
      enough
      for
      the
      job
      having
      attended
      Harvard
     
     
      Law
      school
      as
      well
      as
      Dalhousie’s.
      He
      also
     
     
      made
      a
      very
      good
      name
      for
      himself
      practicing
     
     
      law
      in
      Charlottetown
      before
      winning
      the
      Lib-
     
     
      eral
      leadership
      in
      1981.
      Mr.Ghiz
      will
      definitely
     
     
      be
      missed
      as
      our
      province’s
      representative
      on
     
     
      the
      national
      scene
      but
      he
      will
      get
      a
      well-de-
     
     
      served
      rest
      from
      it
      all
      in
      his
      new
      position.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tex’s
      Taxi
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Of
      late,
      Charlottetown
      has
      been
      trying
      to
      decide
     
     
      whether
      or
      not
      its
      mayor,
      Ian
      ‘“Tex’’
      MacDonald,
     
     
      deserves
      to
      be
      given
      a
      car
      at
      the
      city’s
      expens¢
     
     
      to
      dohis
      functions
      as
      the
      city’s
      top
      official.
      This
     
     
      debate
      has
      brought
      a
      couple
     
     
      of
      things
      to
      my
      mind.
      The
     
     
      first
      is
      how
      does
      someon¢
     
     
      with
      thenickname
      ‘‘Tex’’
      g¢!
     
     
      elected
      Mayor
      of
      a
      Canadial
     
     
      capital
      city.
      The
      second
      ob-
     
     
      servation
      is
      actually
      relevat!
     
     
      to
      the
      issue.
      I
      understand
      tha!
     
     
      Mr.
      MacDonald
      had
      bee?
     
     
      driving
      arented
      Honda.
      Now
     
     
      I
      don’t
      think
      that
      this
      fits
      's
     
     
      nickname
      either.
      Maybe
      !¢
     
     
      city
      could
      buy
      Tex
      a
      mic?
     
     
      riding
      horse
      and
      a
      cowb0)
     
     
      hat.
      I
      think
      that
      would
     
     
      much
      more
      suitable
      tha?
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      import.
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      with
      all
      this
      cold
      wealhet
     
     
      we've
      been
      having,
      the
      hors?
     
     
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      be
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