Vol. 4 Numba: 20

Thursday, March 19th 1987

UPEI STUDENT Council is con- sidering whether or not to drop a ban on serv- ing Carling O’Keefe prod- ucts in the Panther Lounge. The 15-month old ban was imposed as a gester against aparthied because of O’Keefe’s ownership by Toronto-based Rothmans Inc., a South African con- trolled company.

Council discussed the ban at the regular March 8 council meeting now that it seems ownership of the company is about to be transferred to an Aus- tralian conglomerate, EI- ders IXL.

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Ottawa (CUP) —- One year has passed since Liberal Sena- tor and Katimavik founder Jacques Hebert staged a dramatic and heavily pub- licized hunger strike to protest cancellation of the federal youth program, and it appears another year will have to pass before Kati- mavik resumes full opera- tions.

Guy de Grandpre, a Katimavik official and aide to Hebert, said monies do- nated to the now-privately operated program have not been fully forwarded, which has led to delays in reviving the program.

“We have to be pa- tient,” de Grandpre said. “We would like a faster pro- ess, but we have reason to pelieve the program will be

ack on its feet within 12 nonths.”

The Progressive Con- ervative government can- elled Katimavik last year n the grounds that the Program, founded 12 years hgo by Hebert, was not Ost-effective.

The student council of the university of Victoria in B.C. is also about to end its a 16-month boycott

of Carling O'Keefe prod- .

ucts. They plan to lift the ban when Rothmans fin-

ishes selling its 50.1 per cent interest in Carling to the Australian firm.

Until recently, Statis- tics Canada had listed both Carling and Rothmans as South African controlled, but placed their ownership status under review about two months ago. Anti- aparthied groups, however, argue that profits from Rothmans flow back to South African citizens such

as industrialist Aton Ru- pert via parent corpora- tions.

O'Keefe produces brand such as Carlsberg and Miller beers which, un- til the ban, were very pop- ular with UPEI students. According to Holly Good, Entertainment Director for the Student Union, Carling O’Keefe was a “major spon- sor” of events at the Barn.

UPEI Student council decided to keep the ban in place until clear evi- dence is available that all South African ties to Car- ling O’Keefe have been re- moved. Once that is avail- able, hopefully before the end of the semester, an executive decision will be made to reinstate the prod- ucts.

Student Council to Drop O’Keefe ban

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year away from revival, officials say

Finance Minister Micheal Wilson also cited as a factor the government's drive to reduce the federal deficit. The nine-month, three- stage program brought vol- unteer youth from across the country to three sepa- rate communities to work on various projects. Volun- teers were given $1 a day, and a $1,000 bursary on completion of the program. Hebert ended his 21- day hunger strike, which he held outside Senate cham- ‘bers on Parliament Hill, when he. received assur-

ances that sufficient fund- -

ing had been pledged from non-government sources.

Katimavik officials first predicted that the program would be in full swing again by last fall. How- ever, not enough promised money has come in.

: Although the federal government spent about $19.7 million on Katimavik in 1985, de Grandpre said only $400,000 to $500,000 is needed to run the re- vised, smaller Katimavik. He would not say how much

money has been raised.

When the program re- sumes, it will closely resem- ble the format of its prede- cessor, except that youth in the final stage of the pro- gram will start and operate their own community busi- ness.

Hebert, who once called Katimavik a beacon in the night” to de- scribe former governments’ commitment to youth, said the death of Katimavik rep- resented the attitudes of the current government to- wards youth.

“Katimavik wasn't much, but at least it was something,” said de Grandpre. “Now we don’t even have anything.”

The Conserva- tives pledged to announce a youth program to replace Katimavik, but so far have announced only “Innova- tions”, a program empha- sizing entrepreneurial skills for underemployed youth. Hebert, though say- ing a Tory attempt to re- place Katimavik would be “laughable”, credited Inno-

vations for at least making an attempt to curb youth unemployment.

“Anything that is help- ing even one young per- son is helping the future,” Hebert said. Ottawa is committed to spending $10 million through three years on Innovations.

Jean Charest, Minister of State for Youth, said “Katimavik did not address the problems that young people face in the *80s.”

However, critics say the Mulroney government has done nothing to substan- tially help youth. The

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UPEI wins back trophy from Holland College

The UPEI debating team showed the world of wniversity debat- ing in Charlottetown where the skill is March 10th at an annual debating compe- tition.

UPEI was represented by Barry Linkletter, a third-year Chemistry ma- jor, and Jamie Rice, a po- litical studies major. Both were well praised by the judges, and showed terrific oratory skill and good ar- gumentation. The debating trophy, which was won by Holland College last year will now be harboured in

the realms of UPEI, a tradi- tion that will hopefully con- tinue.

The resolution debated at this year’s competition was: “Be it resolved that the Canadian government would be more effective if the Senate consisted of an equal number of Senate ap- pointed by each provincial government for the term of office.”

Congratulations to Jamie and Barry for a topic well debated. Our team now goes on to the national competitions to be held later this year.

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