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The Windsor Star from Windsor, Ontario, Canada • 8

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The Windsor Stari
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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AS CONTINUED FROM THE WINDSOR STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1982 ON-TV shows All our constitution needs is the Royal yes GOLD SHOP JEWELLERS f.n st 8iees in Quality jwIUry haed-Crehed hi ur Wwithof CENTRAL MALL 3731 Tecumseh RL 11 3792 Honors. At Canadas request, the British stopped granting knighthoods and peerages to Canadians in 1919. The ban as temporarily relaxed the 1930s under the Conservative government of R. B. Bennett.

staff. Sir Wi'Iiam Otter, was appointed four years later Courts. A 1949 law made the Supreme Court of Canada the highest court of appeal for Canadians. Previously they could take appeals all the way to the British Privy Council seat in the Leazue of Nations. PERHAPS THE key symbolic step in Canada's international muscle-flexirg came in 1539 when, nolorger following automatically, it waited for a week after Britain to declare war on Germany.

However, the actual declaration, based on a vote in the Canadian Parliament, was made by King George. Canadas first full-fledged diplomat to the U.S. was Vincent Massey, appointed in 1 927. In 1952, he became the first Canadian-born governor general. Military.

The last British commanding officer in Canada was dismissed in 1904 and the first Canadian chief of di an legislation. But for a lorg time, the Governor General has only acted on the advice of the Canadian government. To do otherwise now would proveke angry calls to do away with the monarchy altogether. After Britain took over a colony of fur traders and farmers from France in 1763 and guided its growth to confederation 104 years later, Canada has slowly evolved to independence by unravelling colonial bonds one by one. BUT FULL legal independence is merely the final step for a country that slow ly came of age on many fronts: Trade.

Canada first won the right to pull out of British trade treaties in 1897 after protesting a deal with Germany while Canadian diplomats had joined British representatives in signing agreements with other countries. The first deal with no British signature was the reciprocity agreement with the United States in 1910 calling for reduced tariffs. Foreign affairs. Canada, assenng that it was no longer just a British appendage, put its own signature on the treaty of Versailles to end the First World War and took its own THE CLEARY AUDITORIUM Cootinued from Page Independence evolved alter Confederation as Canada gradually won powers from Britain and took its own place on the world stage. The most important step was the 1931 Statute of Westminster, which Britain gave up the power to pass any laws for Canada except constitutional changes.

It retained that right because Canadians poiticiar.s couldnt agree to do it themselves. THE WAY NOW is clear for patnation of the constitution, although that popular catch-phrase is a slight misnomer: nothing will actually be sent to Canada. All that changes hands is the invisible power to approve constitutional amendments. So the Queen will go empty-handed to Ottawa where she will sign a proclamation being prepared in Canada. The two original copies of the BN'A Act will remain in archives here to be joined by copies of the Canada Act, the name of the Canada bill after it gets royal assent.

But, as a gift to Canada, the British government is preparing facsimiles of the BN'A Act and four other important pre-Confederation laws. They probably will be ready for presentation in May. Canadian history books will give a footnote at least to the British lords for casting the final vote to cut the last of the mother countrys legal apron strings which have bound Canada for 21 9 years. THAT VOTE spells the end of an anachronistic hitch in Canadas independence by finally giving Canadians the power to change their own constitution. One major mainly symbolic link remains, of course: The Queen is also Queen of Canada and her representative the Governor General technically retains the right to veto Cana- Continued from Page A 1 er, he makes no secret of his desire to supply the system's 1 1,000 customers ON-TV service.

"1 would love to be able to provide it but 2t this time it is impossible to do so He said it could be done there was a treaty between Canada and the S. which would alio negotiations for this service YV ILLLAM J. Wischman Jr assistant general manager and financial officer of OS-TV, said the experiment is just another example of what he sees as theft cf a service which costs Detroit-area subscribers S22 50 monthly. A number of Windsor outlets manufacture and sell ON-TV decoders, which are illegal to sell in the S. but not Canada.

CRTC lawyer Katz, in a telephone interview from Ottawa, said the actions of the cable operators sound like a contravention of Section 18 of the cable regulations That section reads: No licensee shall alter or curtail any signals in the course of their distribution except as required or authorized by its licence or by its regulations." KATZ SAID ON-TV, which broadcasts over WXON (Channel 20) during primetime hours, would probably have to go to court to test its position. He said the company may also have some recourse under Section 287 of the Canadian Criminal Code which deals with the theft of broadcast signals Katz said in the U.S services like ON-TV are not considered broadcast signals, therefore, no one is entitled to receive them unless they pay. In Canada the status of the signal hasnt been determined. Wischman said he plans to talk to his lawyer about the cable situation We are looking into Canadian law to see if we can stop them from stealing the signal If our Canadian counsel tells us there is a possibility of stopping them we will go ahead, Wischman said AT ESSEX Cable, Kare said if subscribers are expect-irg to be able to see first-run movies or sportirg events because of the tests, they could have a long wait. The last time equipment was checked was Saturday.

It could be a week from Saturday before further tests are conducted. Essex and Chatham cable are sharing equipment which monitors quality of reception of a descrambled signal. Chatham tests have also been conducted on a periodic basis. Richards said his tests have been done on the weekends but he has no fixed schedule. If the cable companies were allowed to carry ON-TV programming the late-night R-rated movies wouldnt contravene CRTC regulations.

The commission doesnt have a role of censorship. HOWEVER, he said, when pay-TV is available in Canada, about a year from now, the commission is likely to consider the type of programming a company provides at licence renewal time. Meanwhile, ON-TVs continuing fight against the now defunct Windsor decorder operation. Video Gallery, has paid off, at least in Michigan. The pay-TV company has been awarded a 5618,000 judgment against Video Gallery.

Wischman says the judgment against the company, which sold decorders to many U.S. residents, is a victory of principle, but it is unlikely he will be able to collect. Until I get a hold of him or his assets I cant do anything, he said. I cant find him. Hes gone underground.

ALSO, Wischman said he didnt know if there was much he could do about the judgment because it was made in Michigan but added he has an investigator in Windsor working on it. Once we find them, hopefully we can find some way to stop them from doing THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MARCH 25, 26, 27, 28 EXHIBITS, YOU'LL FIND HOME FURNISHINGS TO HOME IMPROVEMENT ALL THE LATEST SHOWCASED FOR YOU UNDER ONE ROOF. HOURS: March 25 and 26 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 27 12 noon till 10 p.m.

March 28 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ESSEX COUNTY YMCA-YWCA PROGRAMS AT ST, CLAIR COLLEGE CENTRE SATURDAY MORNINGS Saturday, March 27 9-00 a m. m. PROGRAM BEGINS: Saturday, April 3-May 11, (8 weeks) Swim Instruction Pre-School through Advanced all levels $18 00 Gymnastics Boys and Girls 6-16 $12 00 Boys Basketball, Grades 5 8 $12 00 Teen Badminton $12 00 Teen Girls Aerobics in Motion $18 0010 weeks Teen Boys and Girls Weight Lifting $12 00 Golf Instruction $30 006 weeks Adult Aquafitness $1 8 00 and more Beat the Saturday Morning Cartoon Blues ESSEX COUNTY YMCA-YWCA 776-7305 ESSEX COUNTY REGISTRATION: OVER 60 EXHIBITORS SHOWING THE LATEST GOOD IDEAS FOR BETTER LIVING COME AND BROWSE THROUGH THE CHILDREN UNDER 12 ADMITTED FREE SHOW MANAGED AND PRODUCED BY KLANSIDE INC.

(416) 86-3201 School taxes add to calculations when, in fact, they have actually dropped by as much as 25 per cent. BECAUSE THE ministry calculates Windsor has more assessment and thus more money, it figures Windsor taxpayers can afford to pay more and therefore cut back grants accordingly. The separate school board is affected by the same calculations, but to a lesser extent because their share of the total local assessment is much less than the public boards. The public board is seeking a meeting with Education Minister Bette Stephenson to discuss the issue. Energy conservation measures, fire marshal regulations and efforts to meet provincial requirements for special education services have also contributed to the tax increase, Dureno said.

The only consolation in the preliminary budget is that three per cent has been shaved. THAT PROPOSAL was presented to the budget committee by board administrators. To make the cut, $1 million worth of rennovations and major repairs had to be slashed and plans for arts programs and a junior kindergarten class at Begley school had to be cancelled. I and TxnowvmntcJon Cowwrwmort da la ratfodMuttt 4h notice decision Ceouon CRTC 82 213, puriuont to public notice CRTC 1981-104 daud 29 Dec, 1981, th CRTC announce that it opprovei the application to omend the licence fat the following b'oadcot'ing unde-tolung by de etmg the editing condition of licence pertaining to owne-th control and ubtituting therefore the relied cond tion of licence conto ned In tH CommiU'On I Public Announcement, ''Tronier of Owrerhip of licenied Broedcet'ing Unde-ron ngt," do'ed 7 Jon 1 980 CKIW Radio B-oodcoiring I'd, CKIW CKJY-fM wmdiot. Ont 802381 A00, 802382200) Canada Continued from Page A 1 The grant system means the Windsor public board will receive $26,808,654 this year, or only 1 .2 per cent more than the 526,495,788 received far less than the provincial average increase of 11 percent I dont know where this 1 1-per-ccnt increase in grants has gone but it certainly didnt come our way, said business superintendent Bob Dureno.

THE RESULT is that more of the boards 1982 revenues will have to come from local school taxes, which make up about half of every ratepayers property tax bill If the board got what it figures to be its rightful provincial grant, the proposed tax increase would only be half the 15 per cent now being considered. Under the proposed budget, the board would collect $58 2-million from taxes 67.1 per cent of its total 1982 reve nues, up from 62.4 per cent last year. Government grants would account for $26 8 million, or 30 9 per cent of the total budget, down from 34 8 per cent last year. Another $1.7 million, two per cent of the total, would come from other sources. The small increase in provincial grants can be partly attributed to a projected decline in enrolment of 997 students The rest can be attributed to the provincial governments equalized assessment calculations, which convert local assessments to market value.

CCORDING TO Revenue ministry calculations, the market value of property in Windsor rose by six per cent in 1980 over 1979, based on actual sales and appraisals of various types of property The I9s0 assessment figures reflect the higher property values as result of the boom in 1979 caused by announcements of major expansions in the local auto industry As well, the figures are based on actual sales Higher-priced homes and property sold well while lower-priced homes were difficult to sell Ar praisals were done for lowcr-rriccd properties but they d.d not reflect the actual market value since appraisers arc not allowed to take into account the fact that homes were being sold under duress The result was that property values suppiscd'y rose six per cent according to mtn 'try.

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