The Hamilton Spectator from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada • 1

BUSINESS C7 SPORTS C1 Established 1 846 $1 1 7 8C GST Stacking the deck: Ottawa meeting on controversial illness is loaded with advocates critics say A Tost people call it 20th IVACentury Disease SPECIAL REPORT: So why is the overwhelming majority of the nine speakers invited by the federal government to a meeting on Multiple methods? And why are at least four of these panel members people who believe they have MCS themselves including one doctor who has become a spokesman for the Canadian environmental sensitivity patient lobby group? The answers are important because the implications are huge Health and Welfare Canada which has Why are at least three of these people clin ical ecologists doctors who practice ronmental using unproven and largely unaccepted diagnosis and treatment ONE STRADS ARE WORTH $50 MILLION 13 I CHARTER COACHES for every occasion i Call 1 800 263 2106 (416) 774 5110 Stories by PAUL BENEDETV The Spectator COACH LINES LTD organized the Dec 7 meeting says the objec tive is to produce a working definition of MCS and background document to assist prac titioners in the management of persons who present with these Critics say any report produced by such a biased panel could influence the course of government policy and result in Continued on A11 STRINGS! UK WORKERS RESIGNED TO CLOSING MINESMr A SPECTRUMT Ditto four major North American medical associations and committees The vast majority of scientists and nhvsi cians agree the patients are sick but not from Chemical Sensitivity proponents of the dis sensitivity to chemicals ease? hev don think 20th Centurv Disease which is also known bv several names includ The Canadian Society for Allergy and ing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is Clinical Immunology says it exist a real disease at all HamiBon Spectator WEEKEND EDITION Saturday November 14 1992 liWirS Hr ill 1 MLwl METRO B1 HOMES D1 The Tiger Cats play their I last home game of the year at Ivor Wynne Stadium tomorrow ssMOREJNSIDEil TC steals the cup at the noon hour rally yesterday in Gore Park NO DOUBT the Cats plan to turn up the heaL Hanulton lost all tluee meeting' ith Ottawa during the regular schedule in hiding two embarassing defeats at home Those were the worst performances in an oth erwise amazing campaign Xfter winning only: three games last season and starting training i ainp with the future of the fi am line in doubt the dub rebounded to finish 11 Adding fuel to the lire are comments from Ottawa owner Bernie Glicheunan earlier this week He praised Hamilton tor being good hosts gra ciously giving the Rough Ridei's easy siclones to take home This time the Tabbies intend to send him packing empty handeel 1 has turned it into a personal challenge said Cat linebacker John Motion owner said tliev can come in here any time they want and take twin on a silser platter Well that offended us 1 his will be XV orld at III in Hamilton on Sunday The players feel the weathei conditions tem peratures above freezing with light winds aie ideal ans are advised to bundle up accordingly Hamilton kicker Paul Osbaldiston said people I will be booting themselves in die butt il they don't get their backsides down to Ivor Wynne be disappointed if it only hall lull but we still have to do our he observed people who are here when we win will appreciate All $15 and $20 tickets are available at halt price for fans 16 years and under But the Hamilton club lew their Eastei semi final clash with Ottawa as only the beginning They believe just the first step 1 the final leg a Cinderella season plan to go undefeated in Nov ember I his is where we really start This is monev lime' said the Cats Earl Winfield Although the kick off isn slated until 1 V) pm tomorrow the action has already stalled in Steeltown Several hundred fans brav ed the elements ves terday to mingle with the team ovet a bowl of chili at a Gore Park gathering And tonight there a pep rally planned in tiont of the Ro al Connaught Hotel stab i ng at 6 pm Club president jonn MicnatuK is: hoping to recreate the excitement Cult of personality A1 4 generated before Cats seek revenge C1 the 1972 Grey Cup here when 10000 fans filled the streets the night poor to the gridnon action But ticket sales are struggling to reach five fig ures and members of Che organization are working overtime to trv and fill' the park Last night the lights at Ivor nne Went on at midnight to serve as a beacon lor potential fans The symbolic candlelight vigil continues tonight in an attempt to spuk area football fans jig ft 1 xA' As St ftx LSU 77 1 I Jk I 7 ftj jy 11 1 Bundle up for the XJk game the forecast Is for mixed cloud and sun cold 4C) and chance of flurries i St 1 4 4 XU 0 1 1 7 07 ft Bowe rocks Holyfield LAS VEGAS Riddick Bowe dismissed by some as a quitter despite his unbeaten record won the heavyweight championship of the world with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield last night Bowe had the previously unbeaten Holyfield almost out in the first minute of the 10th round and knocked him down in the 11th Both times the 30 year old Holyfield fought back with the heart of a champion Report: C3 rom Associated Press North quits amid police probe TORONTO Peter North became the latest cabinet casualty yesterday when he stepped down as Ontario tourism minister after police received a complaint alleg ing committed an improprie ty The resignation capped a bi zarre series of disclosures this week involving Mr North includ ing the fact that provincial police had been investigating the junior minister for an alleged sexual im propriety for almost two months It also comes on the heels of an embarrassing week for the govern ment which laced negative public ity over its Job creation program and failed to resolve its fight with police over new gun use rules Minister accused of Meanwhile Premier Bob Rae is on the other side of the world try ing to drum up investment for re cession plagued Ontario The first sign of trouble began mid week when it was revealed po lice had been investigating Mr North since Sept 17 But Ontario Provincial Police said yesterday turned up nothing to support' the laying of criminal charges No sooner had police closed the file on their first investigation when a new complaint surfaced alleging a second incident The office received the complaint specific allegations about Mr per sonal and contacted the attorney ministry and OPP Police did not reveal details of the second alleged incident The earlier allegations were re portedly made by a woman who did not lay a complaint against Mr North who is 32 and the married father of two young children Mr North who ran a small con Continued on A2 MPs may pay for their slurs OTTAWA Members of parlia ment who hurl racial or sexist slurs in the Commons may soon be hit in the pocketbook A committee of MPs is rec ommending changes to parlia mentary rules that would slap suspensions and fines against members who use such lan guage Spectator Ottawa staffer John landers reports The proposed amendments would mark the first time that MPs could be fined under the so called standing orders that gov ern behavior in the Commons In one instance Burlington Conservative Bill Kempling called deputy Liberal leader Sheila Copps a slut It helped spark a public outcry for disciplinary ac tion See Ottawa Report: A1 2 1005 says solid yes to Stelco Steelworkers vote 86 for restructuring plan By MICHAEL DAVIE The Spectator THE STEELWORKERS have spo ken and a resounding Yes A huge majority of steelwork ers gave a convincing mandate to their union last night to get involved with an employment re structuring plan at Stelco Hilton Works plant in Hamilton Co operation key: C9 ully 86 per cent of the United Steelworkers of America Local 1005 members voted for the plan which was jointly endorsed by the union executive and Hilton Works management the most impressive re sults and heaviest turnout ever said USWA Local 1005 president John Martin show of confidence in the union is pleasing and the results signal an obligation for us to work together with Stelco to see what we can do to make Hilton Works oper Strong mandate A total of 3259 members the local has about 6000 cast ballots with 2796 voting for the plan and only 459 against our ballots were spoiled believe that the members made an intelligent and responsi ble decision on this matter" said Mr Martin who noted the margin of victory was the same from ev ery part of the plant Mr Martin said the members have given the union a strong man date to play an active and con structive role in the restructuring process That process involves the elimi nation of 630 union jobs by the end of this month plus the melding of many remaining jobs into new multi skilled positions in the months ahead As well the vote authorizes the union to start early negotiations commencing Jan 25 to achieve a new Collective agreement before the existing three year contract expires July 31 Mr Martin noted the plan means the union will have ongoing input into efforts to amal gamate jobs John Martin: 'heaviest I I 7 He said the union will try to ensure that seniority is a deciding factor except in cases where the amalgamated job requires imme diate skills that an older worker cannot be trained for in a reasona ble amount of time Without the mandate from mem bers Mr Martin said the plan would have been scrapped along with union involvement in the pro cess leaving the company to act on its own in trimming and amalga mating jobs He said that would have limited union involvement to grieving any restructuring actions that violated the collective agreement And without the endorsement for early negotiations the union would have been left largely on the side lines until May he added The results were welcomed by Hilton Works manager and Stelco vice president Sandy Adam Good understanding a very good outcome and it supports a very constructive ap said Mr Adam validates the fact that the union executive made an agreement which they and Hilton Works management feels is fair and equitable to help facilitate this very difficult he said also shows a very good understanding among the work force that changes have to take place to make us An industry analyst said the union management co operative Continued on A2 INDEX Ann 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