FEBRUARY
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      NEWS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Made
      in
      China:
      Canadian
      Flag
      Pins
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nick
      Stewart
     
     
      News
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      week
      it
      was
      revealed
      that
     
     
      lapel
      pins
      of
      the
      Canadian
      flag
      given
      out
     
     
      by
      Members
      of
      Parliament
      were
      no
     
     
      longer
      being
      made
      in
      Canada,
      instead
     
     
      being
      made
      in
      China.
      NDP
      MP
      Charlie
     
     
      Angus
      brought
      the
      matter
      forward
      on
     
     
      Wednesday,
      attacking
      the
      government
     
     
      for
      having
      Canadian
      symbols
     
     
      manufactured
      in
      China
      and
      demanded
     
     
      that
      all
      the
      pins
      be
      produced
      in
      Canada,
     
     
      where
      they
      have
      been
      for
      the
      past
      35
     
     
      years.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      minister
      for
      Public
      Works,
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Scott
      Brison,
      defended
      the
      practice
      at
     
     
      first,
      saying
      that
      the
      government
      strives
     
     
      to
      provide
      the
      best
      possible
      value
      for
     
     
      taxpayers,
      and
      later
      declared
      that
      China
     
     
      was
      not
      awarded
      the
      contract,
      that
     
     
      instead
      the
      contract
      was
      awarded
      to
      a
     
     
      Canadian
      company
      who
      outsourced
      the
     
     
      production
      to
      Chinese
      manufacturers.
     
     
      However,
      the
      decision
      to
      award
      the
     
     
      contract
      to
      companies
      who
      outsourced
     
     
      production
      to
      China
      comes
      at
      a
      price
     
     
      to
      the
      Canadian
      economy.
      Burson
     
     
      Designs,
      the
      company
      who
      has
     
     
      produced
      the
      pins
      since
      the
      1960s
      laid
     
     
      off
      six
      of
      its
      employees
      after
      its
      bid
      for
     
     
      the
      contract
      was
      beaten
      by
      companies
     
     
      who
      outsourced
      the
      production
      of
      the
     
     
      lapel
      pins.
      Owner
      Ed
      Schnarr
      told
      the
     
     
      National
      Post
      that
      “it
      has
      affected
      jobs
     
     
      here.
      We'd
      like
      to
      see
      this
      type
      of
      thing
     
     
      exempted
      from
      the
      trade
      agreements.
     
     
      It’s
      our
      national
      emblem,
      and
      there
      is
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      pride
      and
      patriotism
      in
      that.”
     
     
      While
      Schnarr’s
      hope
      that
     
     
      national
      symbols
      be
      exempt
      from
      trade
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      agreements
      are
      not
      realized,
      Angus
     
     
      insisted
      that
      items
      purchased
      for
      usage
     
     
      by
      MPs
      and
      senators
      were
      exempt
     
     
      from
      WTO
      treaties.
      On
      Friday,
      Brison
     
     
      acknowledged
      that
      such
      a
      provision
      is
     
     
      in
      fact
      in
      place
      and
      changed
      his
      policy.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      have
      directed
      that
      Canadian
     
     
      pins
      made
      for
      the
      use
      of
      senators
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      members
      of
      Parliament
      will
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      manufactured
      in
      Canada
      from
      this
      point
     
     
      forward,”
      Brison
      announced
      in
      the
     
     
      House
      of
      Commons.
     
    

    
     
      While
      this
      serves
      as
      a
      sort
      of
     
     
      political
      victory
      for
      Charlie
      Angus,
      the
     
     
      battle
      is
      only
      partly
      won.
      He
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      see
      all
      national
      symbols
     
     
      produced
      in
      Canada.
      _
     
    

    
     
      “Scott
      Brison
      may
      think
      this
      flag
     
     
      fight
      stops
      here,
      but
      it
      doesn’t.
      Not
     
     
      when
      Canadian
      symbols
      are
      still
      being
     
     
      shipped
      to
      overseas
      workers
      to
     
     
      manufacture,”
      said
      Angus,
      referring
      to
     
     
      the
      outsourcing
      of
      military
      medals
      and
     
     
      insignia
      as
      well
      as
      Canadian
      postage
     
     
      stamps.
      “Today’s
      move
      represents
      only
     
     
      half
      of
      the
      6
      million
      pins
      in
      production.
     
     
      All
      flag
      pins
      for
      all
      Canadians
      should
     
     
      be
      made
      in
      Canada,
      not
      only
      the
      pins
     
     
      handed
      out
      by
      parliamentarians.”
     
    

    
     
      For
      the
      time
      being,
      it
      appears
      the
     
     
      production
      of
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      lapel
      pins
     
     
      will
      continue
      to
      be
      outsourced
      to
      China,
     
     
      and
      the
      loss
      of
      6
      Canadian
      jobs
      does
     
     
      not
      appear
      to
      change.
      Although
      this
      is
     
     
      only
      a
      small
      example
      of
      outsourcing,
      it
     
     
      highlights
      the
      loss
      of
      employment
      in
     
     
      Canada
      as
      a
      result
      of
      the
      business
     
     
      practice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NEWS
      SHORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nick
      Stewart
     
     
      News
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Easter
      changes
      his
      stance
      on
     
     
      same
      sex
      marriage
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Island
      MP
      Wayne
      Easter
     
     
      appears
      to
      be
      having
      second
      thoughts
     
     
      on
      the
      bill
      introduced
      by
      the
      Liberal
     
     
      government
      which
      would
      change
      the
     
     
      definition
      of
      marriage
      to
      include
      same-
     
     
      sex
      marriage.
      He
      previously
      said
      he
     
     
      would
      support
      legislation
      changing
      the
     
     
      definition
      of
      marriage,
      but
      now,
      he
      has
     
     
      announced
      he
      is_
      undecided.
     
     
      Charlottetown
      MP
      Shawn
      Murphy
      has
     
     
      yet
      to
      announce
      how
      he
      will
      vote
      as
     
     
      well.
      Itis
      clear
      how
      the
      other
      two
      MP
     
     
      s
      from
      PEI
      will
      vote.
      Cardigan
      MP
     
     
      Lawrence
      MacAulay
      intends
      to
      vote
     
     
      against
      the
      bill,
      while
      Egmont
      MP
      Joe
     
     
      McGuire
      has
      been
      ordered
      by
      Prime
     
     
      Minister
      Martin
      to
      vote
      for
      the
      bill
      since
     
     
      he
      is
      amember
      of
      the
      Cabinet.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI
      government
      reveals
      $125
     
     
      million
      deficit
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      provincial
      government
      has
     
     
      just
      announced
      the
      final
      financial
     
     
      numbers
      from
      the
      2003-04
      fiscal
      year:
     
     
      a
      whopping
      $125
      million
      deficit.
      This
     
     
      stands
      as
      the
      largest
      deficit
      ever
      posted
     
     
      by
      the
      provincial
      government.
      The
      total
     
     
      debt
      of
      the
      province
      now
      stands
      at
      $1.3
     
     
      billion.
      The
      opposition
      and
      the
     
     
      Charlottetown
      Chamber
      of
      Commerce
     
     
      have
      harshly
      criticized
      the
      large
      deficit
     
     
      and
      are
      demanding
      the
      provincial
     
     
      government
      act
      quickly
      to
      control
     
     
      spending.
      The
      government
      has
      blamed
     
     
      the
      deficit
      on
      the
      collapse
      of
      Polar
     
     
      Foods
      and
      shortfalls
      in
      federal
      transfer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      payments.
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      What
      Post
      Secondary
     
     
      Education
      Means
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      Government
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Monday,
      February
      21
      at
     
    

    
     
      7:00
      PM
      there
      will
      be
      a
      public
      forum
     
    

    
     
      regarding
      post
      secondary
      education.
     
    

    
     
      The
      event
      will
      be
      held
      at
      the
      Atlantic
     
    

    
     
      Veterinary
      College,
      Lecture
      Theater
      A.
     
    

    
     
      The
      forum
      will
      be
      put
      on
      by
      the
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      and
      will
      consist
     
     
      of
      a
      panel
      of
      guest
      speakers
      and
     
     
      moderated
      by
      Clare
      Henderson,
     
    

    
     
      President
      of
      UPEI
      Student
      Union,
      to
     
     
      lead
      the
      discussion.
      Invited
      parties
      are
     
     
      Shawn
      Murphy,
      Member
      of
      Parliament
     
     
      for
      Charlottetown,
      the
      Honorable
     
     
      Robert
      Ghiz,
      Leader
      of
      the
      Opposition,
     
     
      Senator
      Elizabeth
      Hubley,
      the
     
     
      Honorable
      Mitch
      Murphy,
      Minister
      of
     
     
      Treasury,
      and
      the
      Honorable
      Mildred
     
     
      Dover,
      Minister
      of
      Education.
      To
      date,
     
     
      confirmation
      has
      been
      received
      from
      all
     
     
      invited
      parties
      with
      the
      exception
      of
     
     
      Minister
      Murphy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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