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A Canada Post official denies the Crown corporation is “tailing or spying on” the women. He acknowledged Canada Post has employees attending the women's news confer- ences and making to answer at “We're just going into the communities to answer questions that people might have,” said Larry Bennett. Otto Grieshaber and Cindy Sams are part of a four-woman crusade called Rural Dignity that’s determined to save the rural post office from extinction. They are travelling east to Ottawa on a tour that will end June 7, making stops along the way to hold rallies and news conferences. HEAD WEST Meanwhile, the two other women, Cynthia Patterson and Liz Armstrong, started in Newfoundland and are heading west. The four — who represent a lobby group consisting of unions, women's organizations, municipal groups and individuals — plan to meet in Ottawa and present Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with the message that Canadians want rural postal service. In Edmonton Tuesday, Otto Grieshaber said the Canada Post employees “don't even talk to people when they follow us into the communities we visit. They just stand there and watch. It's a ridieulous-waste-ef money.” Sams said the “spying” is part of a campaign by Canada Post to rid itself of the rural service. People like Kate Van Dusen of McLaughlin, Alta., see Canada Post's plans as another nail in the coffin for many rural communities. ~ The rural post office provides thax just mail service, she suggested at a news @onference esday, adding residents regard it as an integral part of their lifestyle. “If a person is sick and doesn’t pick up their mail for a few days, it’s the (who) knows ing is wrong,” said Sams. Derek Fox, Alberta New Democrat farm critic, joined the women Tuesday as they headed into several of the province's communities. He said the profit-making mentality of Canada Post is wrong. “It doesn't have to lose money,” Fox said. “But like the fire department or the city police it shouldn't be regarded as @ profit-making organization.” Despite beiong plagued by two truck breakdowns since leaving B.C., Sams said she was encouraged by the strong feelings in some 40 communities visited since May 18. At Ainsworth Hot Springs near Kootenay Lake, she said most of the 40 people who turned out to hear the two women speak were elderly and worried about being left stranded without their thoughtful postmistress. LEGISLATION INTRODUCED © SERVICE Ovenjoy BREAD White or 60% Whole Wheat Safeway Seafood SNAPPER | Free trade debate on OTTAWA (CP) — John Crosbie, Ottawa's ace free trade salesman, laid out all his wares in the Commons on Tuesday when he introduced historic legislation to open up trade and commerce with the United States. Canada has moved “one step closer to the economic benefits that will be realized through more secure access to the largest market in the world — the U.S. market,” the minister of international trade told a news conference on Tuesday. But the charming New. foundlander, who will play a key role in selling the bene- fits of the proposed deal be- fore the next election, made it clear that free trade is an offer he plans to literally make hard to refuse. In addition to amending 27 federal laws, Crosbie's mas- sive legislative package con. tains two clauses that could force the provinces to comply with the proposed Canada- U.S. agreement whether they like it-or not. Those clauses are aimed directly at Ontario Premier David Peterson, who has threatened to refuse to change provincial liquor laws as required under the trade deal. Peterson also threat- ened to challenge Ottawa in court. Crosbie warned that Ot: tawa will use its constitu- tional power over interna- tional trade and commerce if Peterson doesn't buy free trade. “Of course, we have no other choice because we are not going to have the Canada- U.S. free-trade agreement fall because Ontario refuses to cease to discriminate against U.S. vendors of wine and spirits.” Under one clause of the legislation, Ottawa says it will pass regulations to change any provincial liquor ldws or regulations that don’t fall in line with free trade's terms by Jan. 1, 1989. Federal officials said es. sentially there would be two conflicting laws, one federal and one. provincial. If a ptovn. ince such as Ontario Still didn’t comply, Ottawa could *seek a court order forcing the necessary changes. Under the second clause, Ottawa has reserved the right to bring in further legislation after the deal is in effect to override new pro- vincial legislation that would violate the agreement. ‘BLACK CLOUD’ In Toronto today, Peterson likened free trade to a black cloud hovering over Canada's future. He repeated his argument that the trade agreement is a bad deal, negotiated in fear of U.S. protectionism, that in trudes into many areas of provincial_jurisdietion and will erode Canadian sover- eignty. Even provinces that now support the deal might change their view in a few years, when they see its ef- fect, Peterson told reporters. “This is going to hang over this country like a black cloud for a long time,” he said. But the Ontario premier said he would not deliver a “run-off-at-the-mouth quick response” to the legislation. “We are looking at the le- gal aspects, which is a differ- ent question than an econ- omic or political assessment of document, to assess care- fully all of our options. “We've never... seen a piece of legislation like this, and we want to maké sure we understand all aspects of it ,.. the’'sections,” Crosbie also served notice he isn’t about to let the Lib- eral and New Democratic Party opposition stand in his way in the Commons. Both have rejected the agreement as a sell-out of Canadian sov- ereignty. He indicated he will invoke closure if necessary to get the bill passed. Crosbie also had tough words for the Liberal-domin- ated Senate, which has frus- trated government efforts to pass legislation. So far, Liberal leaders in the Senate have said they won't unnecessarily delay the free-trade legislation. If they do, Crosbie said, “those senators will create a constitutional crisis which would have to be settled by the people of the country.” Crosbie, who replaced Pat Carney as trade minister in March, is planning,a cross- Canada Aur. 10..fLlog the free-tradé déal. én@iidefend his legislation. He has hired a top Con- servative organizer, John Laschinger, to help get his message across. Crosbie said he plans to get the bill passed by the end of summer. Uranium imports key U.S. issue WASHINGTON (CP) — A U.S. Senate committee has called for changes in the free. trade agreement that would restrict imports of Canadian uranium for 12 years. 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