FRIEE PRESS Ottawa ReportI By SCOTT FENNELL. MP (PC -ONTARIO) Fàr îyears, it seemed tbWt Quebec played the "spolier" role in federal-provincial relations. Whether the referendum wil make Quebec a more pliable partner is uncertain. What is cer- *CINEMASHOWRASE FeW.EAf A Ô.f WL LO.A, I.U' S 7 W A i SAT. / SUN. 2: 00, 3:50, 5:45, 7:40, 9:30 SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE FOR AN ADULT ACCOMPANIED BY v .&qasM RA hi AT161 à Ottawa trapped iii middle of resource dispute tain is that a new source of internai conflict has developed: resource control. While covering everything from forests to potash, what resource control really means in 1980 15 011 and gas and who lias the final say over them. Newfoundland and Nova Scotia are anxious for jurisdiction over their off-shore o11. Aberta, and to a lesser degree British Columbia and Saskatchewan, want a -greater say in the pricing aid marketing control of their non-renewable energy. Ottawa, of course, is caught in the middle, trying to placate the producing provinces while keeping energy prices artificially low. Whlle control over natural resources fails under provincial jurisdiction, the question of whether this saine principle ap- plies of offshore resources lias yet to be deeided. No provision for it was made in the British North America Act, but Atlantic provinces claim that their pre-Confederation status grants them this authority. The two provinces which have the most to gain from control of offshore o11, Nova Scotia and Newfoundiand, are wastiiig no time. For several years now, Newfoundland has been asser- ting what it considers to be its rightful jurisdiction over ex- ploration off the Labrador coast. Nova Scotia lias served notice on Ottawa that it will flot renegotiate a 1977 agreeenrt on revenue sharing from offshore resources. While the Progressive Conservatives were in power, Joe Clark had promised to transfer offshore riglits to the provin- ces. After the government's defeat in February, the Liberals renegued on this promise and now the matter is ini limbo. Until Ottawa and the provinces arrive at sQme agreement, the un- certainty over jurisdlction is discouraging potential investors, some are already pulling out. Most of us are probably more familiar with the Alberta/Ot- tawa controversy over land-based resources. Again, while Aberta lias complete constitutional authority over its own resources, once these resources leave the province the federal government can assume its authority over interprovincial trade. Under the Petroleuni Administration Act, Ottawa has the right to unilaterally set the price of 011 produced in Canada and sold interprovincially or internationally. It's this clash of federal and provincial power that is at the root of the present stand-off on 011 pricing . - The producing provinces want access to the indirect taxation power whicli is presently denied them under the BNA Act. By being able to tax customers outside the province, the producers' revenue would increase and further exploration could be financed. As well, the provinces would like Ottawa's authority over exports diluted and shared with theni. Most of aIl, Alberta wants Ottawa to stay out of what it considers to be Alberta's business: setting the price of domestic oil and gas. Resource control is as much an emotional as an economic issue. For Newfoundland, it is a chance to become a "have" province. For Alberta, it is a chance to remain a "have" province. A failure by Ottawa to appreciate this distinction will poison relations and provoke a reaction far more serious than tha t ever posed by Quebec . 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In Squirt action, Royal Bank defeated Peacock Sports 6-0 (shutout for Tim Pritchard); Matthew Sunoco defeated Brooklin Legion 2-1; Data Processing Services over Whitby Aluniinum 4-0 (shutout for Chris Duffett); County Bowl 2- Family Kartway 1; Brooklin Legion over Atter- sley Tire 4-1. In Atoms West play White Rose defeated Fire Place Plus 1-0 with the shutout going to Jason Smith; and the Whitby Kiwanis Club. over Block Parents 8-0 with the shutout going to Phillip Ryan. In the Atonis East division the Canadian Scottish Club defeated the Hair Care Cen- tre 6-0 with the shut out credited to Andrew Barney; Whitby Lions over Wilson Auto Centre 12-1 and the Stokely Gatoraders defeated the Brooklin Concrete team by an 8-1 margin.. The Mosquitos had a busy week with Lasco Steel defeating the Whitby Mail Tavern 5-1; Dairy Queen over Frank Real Estate 8-1; Anca Laboratories trounced on the Whitby Firefighter 10- 0 with Luici Insusiao getting the shutout; and Anca Laboratories defeated Frank Real Estate 2-1. In Pee Wee play the Midas Muffler squad defeated Whitby Rotary Club 9-0 with J. McMaham getting the shut out; Port Perry Devils defeated Century 21 GoId Jacket by 11-1; Midas Muf- fier took toten, Sims and Hubicki by a score of 7-1. And in'the Bantam play, Wiggers Furniture defeated George Cini's Barbershop 6- 0 with Darryl Grant getting the shutout. In the same division the Whithy Op- timisses tied with Van Hoof Construction at three ail. IL"I&i PAU AUGUST -"7. 1980, WIIITBY 1