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BEST COPY AVAILABLE Bickering: Ay FLORIDA Barry Manilow: From pop to show tunes idi Hurting morale I Hill i I I A guide to what's new at the theme parks Hi and profits ji THE OTTAWA Today Sunday Monday High 3 High 4 High 5 Low -6 Low -4 Low -4 at 1 1 1 TV Times Color Comics-Kids' Page AG SATURDAY FINAL EDITION $1.2553 WEEKLY DELIVERED (gst included) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1991' Municipal CM ELECTIONS j.19'- All ft 9 1 vlw By Paul Gessell Citizen national staff I Aw kh Bruno Schlumberger, Citizen Linda and Marc Laviolette canvass Gene Carson John Major, Citizen Jacquelin Holzman and family work on campaign Race Stuck in Neutral Mayoral candidates lament campaign that never took off MPs in his party want to hold a caucus meeting that day to discuss new proposals for the committee. Interviews with politicians and officials involved with the committee suggest there are many political agendas at play. The Liberals, for example, are out to discredit Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark. They are intent on "destroying the myth" that Clark has become Canada's savior, according to one Liberal. The New Democrats are divided on the entire constitutional issue.

Some MPs have been uncomfortable from the beginning with being part of the committee, fearing they are being used to peddle government proposals rather than rewrite the Constitution. Meanwhile, the Conservatives seem to be gleefully exploiting divisions within the NDP despite the pall it casts over the Tories' own constitutional agenda. The events have left Clark exasperated. He had a series of private meetings Friday with the two committee co-chairs, Dobbie and Quebec Senator Claude Castonguay, as well as with some opposition MPs, to try to iron out their differences. No agreements were reached.

Publicly, the Liberals and New Democrats seemed to retreat from previous insistent calls that Dobbie be fired. Privately, they continued to call for her head and invited Clark to do the execution. STORM IN QUEBEC: Parizeau, Bourassa square off A3 TIME BOMB: Constitutional bickering could 'kill the country' B1 The operations of Parliament's beleaguered constitution committee were put on hold indefinitely Friday because of bitter partisan squabbles among the three main political parties. The committee's paralysis has jeopardized the government's entire constitutional agenda and thrown Parliament Hill into a desperate round of finger-pointing, back-biting and political intrigue. Meanwhile, one of the committee's co-chairs, Dorothy Dobbie, flew back to Winnipeg Friday, her job in doubt and her reputation in tatters.

The all-party, Senate-Commons committee was brought back to Ottawa Wednesday after a poorly-organized visit to Manitoba to seek public reaction to the government's constitutional proposals. At least three meetings scheduled since then to allow the 30 committee members to replan their national tour have been postponed at the last minute. Scheduled visits to northwestern Ontario, Alberta and Quebec have all been postponed indefinitely. When Parliament shut down Friday for a week's vacation, there were no firm plans for another committee meeting. Some MPs suggested they "might" get together next Wednesday.

But Lome Nystrom, New Democratic Party constitutional critic, indicated that no solutions can be reached until Nov. 18, the day Parliament returns to work, because DQQQUJQQQQ The Citizen's editorial endorsements for regional chair and the public boards of education are on B6 today. For the earlier editorials which defined the political agendas locally, call 721-1990, then enter: 9101 Region 9103 -Ottawa 9102 -Education 9104 -Suburbs. By Ron Eade Citizen city hall bureau In the final days of the campaign, Neil MacNeil unwinds at home and reflects on an Ottawa mayoral mission that didn't quite leave the hangar. Scotch in hand, the manager of interim Mayor Marc Laviolette's election bid is torn between celebrating the birth of his first daughter and lamenting a campaign that might have been, but wasn't, for all sorts of reasons.

MacNeil just couldn't get the volunteers he expected. Just couldn't get the publicity he hoped for. Just couldn't raise the money he wanted. His efforts seemed to disappear into a yawning abyss, somewhere between Montreal Road and Bayshore. And he's not the only one feeling a bit frustrated.

Where Laviolette's people hoped for 2,000 volunteers, they got only 500. Where Coun. Jacquelin Holz-man's managers confidently predicted at least 1,100, only half as many worked on the campaign. Where Coun. Nancy Smith's organizers expected 3,000 helpers by election day, today the number looks more like 1,000.

Not much interest "In provincial campaigns you had party machinery, but you also had plenty of volunteers people who said they'd give you two nights a week. Jeez, I'm still begging for people to give me one night a week," says MacNeil, who for years has helped Liberals from Nova Scotia to Ontario. Even when Laviolette's message got on the news, no one 1 1 41 i IL 3 xw ANGUS REID-SOUTHAM NEWS POLL Harassed women often stay silent Have you ever experienced some form of what you consider sexual harassment in the workplace? Women Ho 63 I Men Yes-gTiTfr No 90 If yes, did you do anything about it? Women vsra-nre No 59 Men No 60 I showed much interest "We never got a single call back to our headquarters or our organizers It tells you people aren't reading the stuff." In the final hours of the campaign, the Laviolette team is hoping for a last-minute change in voter temperament, a groundswell that has so far eluded all candidates. Laviolette is counting on the francophone community to come through for him. And in a startling tactical switch, he declined to accept new speaking invitations so he could spend the final hours panning for votes door-to-door, one nugget at a time.

So goes the story of a mayoral race where no candidate stands accused of inspiring voters. Even now, backroom strategists are forced to concede they failed to infect the city with the kind of virulent enthusiasm needed for runaway success. Spectators like Howard Williamson, who piloted former mayor Jim Durrell's successful ft VJL Lynn Ball. Citizen Nancy Smith raises her profile with motorists (Asked of women) If you were experiencing sexual harassment at work and decided to make a formal complaint, how would your company react? Take It seriously Women Unsure paign," Williamson says. In the final weeks, Holzman Please see MAYOR page 2 GLOUCESTER MAYORAL RACE: Who's winning? A1 3 INVISIBLE: Where are the minority candidates? B2 1985 campaign against Marlene Catterall, say voters are more concerned with national issues like the Constitution and the economy than they are about potholes.

"There hasn't been a lot of real anger. The candidates all tried to go for the middle ground so they ran a low-key, reasonable cam PAUL PERREAULTSoutham News Graphics Four in 10 women say they're harassed on job Johnson works magic for AIDS education tr i 1 PLEASE RECYCLE By Sharon Kirkey Citizen health writer Lottery The $500,000 winning number in Friday's Provincial lottery draw is 1726392. )r Crossword 1 81? Crossword 2 K5 Dear Abby D12 Editorials BP Action line D11 Astrology K5 Births, deaths Gfl Bridge K5 Brown's Beat A13 Canada 3 men and women said they never did anything about it. That failure to report incidents may reflect the way women believe they'd be treated by their co-workers if they complained. A slight majority 52 per cent believe a complaint would be taken seriously.

But a significant minority 37 per cent believe their coworkers would tend to assume they were over-reacting. Another 11 per cent are unsure how a complaint would be received. By contrast, 73 per cent of men believe they'd be given the benefit of the doubt if they were accused of sexual harassment Only 17 per cent think they'd be assumed guilty while nine per cent were unsure. A sample this size is considered accurate within 2.5 percentage points 19 times in 20. When the survey is broken down by gender, the margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.

However, the overall error in this survey could be increased by other potential problems with how the sample was chosen, the questions were worded and the interviews conducted. By Joan Bryden Southam News for the Citizen Almost four in 10 Canadian women say they've been sexually harassed at work, but most have never done anything about iL a new poll shows. That's because many women have little faith their complaints will be taken seriously, says the Angus Reid-Southam News survey of sexual harassment issues. The telephone poll of 1,501 Canadians was conducted Oct 22-29, shortly after the storm over the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court Thomas was accused of sexual harassment by a former employee, Anita Hill, but nevertheless won the appointment by a narrow margin.

The survey found that 37 per cent of women and 10 per cent of men who have worked outside the home believe they have suffered some form of sexual harassment Among young women, 44 per cent believe they have been victimized. But of those who feel they've been harassed, 59 per cent both Earvin (Magic) Johnson Will boost awareness Entertainment Dt Observer Bt Religion CB Sports said Manon Morin, program manager for healthy sexuality. "We had questions like, how do you know if you have AIDS? What does AIDS look like?" AIDS groups said the immediate reaction illustrates just how powerful an impact Johnson's disclosure will have in the struggle against the deadly disease. "Hopefully, people will be thinking, 'If it can happen to him, then maybe it can happen to me and maybe I have to start taking seriously the safer sex messages'" said Hoe. "This is really going to open up the eyes and the ears of the public," said Ron de Burger, director of the AIDS education and awareness program at the Canadian Public Health Association.

THE FUTURE: What lies ahead for Magic? E2 Chess K2 City A13 Classified 1 Ft Classified 2 G1 Magic Johnson's dramatic disclosure Thursday may have done more to boost the struggle against AIDS than a decade of public education programs, support groups say. The basketball celebrity's admission that he has the AIDS virus "will have a dramatic effect in bringing about changes in people's attitudes," said David Hoe, of the AIDS Committee of Ottawa. The Los Angeles Laker superstar announced Thursday that he had tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. On Friday, the news had phones ringing across Ottawa-Carleton. At the regional health department staff answered two dozen calls for information about AIDS, ToucMine JB Weather G1 World 6 Comics For more information on AIDS, call: AIDS Committee of Ottawa -238-5014.

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