Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 27, 1965, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday january 27, 1965 Farmer to Bear Burden by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff the Cana Dian Farmer is the Man in the Middle who will have to absorb the loss in the Cut Throat wheat Price slashing operation now under Way among major exporting cations. The Canadian wheat Board tuesday slashed wheat prices for Export. It was forced to Cut prices in order to meet cuts put into effect by the australians the Argentine and the United states a Federal government spokesman said tuesday. The . Has introduced Price cuts on All wheat except Spring wheat. The cuts Are reported to be about 12 cents. Canada did not Cut its wheat by that much but it has implemented Price cuts ranging from two to 7h cents a Bushel. The . Price is subsidized by the . Government. Consequently when the . Cuts the wheat Price the american government has to maintain the support Price and absorb the resultant loss. But in Canada when the wheat Board decides to Cut the Price it is the Farmer who absorbs the loss. The wheat Board Sells wheat in the competitive world Market and if the other major suppliers of wheat Are cutting prices the wheat Board has to Cut prices of Canadian wheat to remain competitive. Trade minister Mitchell Sharp attended a meeting in washing ton before Christmas at which several of the major wheat sup pliers were present. At that time the . Made it Clear that if Argentina and Australia continued to Cut prices . Would have to take Price cutting Steps in order to protect itself in the wheat markets of the world. Rivard drop bail bid order related continued Raymond Rouleau said h called his brother either the same Day or the Day after or Rivard s request that he Enlis Guy Rouleau s assistance. He said Guy was reluctant i act but eight or 10 Days late told Raymond Rouleau he a arranged a meeting with " m Letendre who was not other Wise identified. He said or. Letendre a supposed to come and see him but never showed up. He said Guy Rouleau Tol him that the Rivard Rase involved narcotics and that a had instructions from or. Favreau to let it Raymond Rouleau said he i not Tell this to mrs. Rivard be cause he did not want to Dis courage her but had asked tha Lechasseur see him. Raymond Rouleau said that i approach in his brother a Bou Rivard s Case he had told go. Rouleau that r Vard would Hel him Raymond Rouleau Sam a been elected chairman of the Mille Isle school Board but apart from helping in i brother s election campaigns did not participate in provincial or Federal of lifts. Raymond testified he a Aduol his brother that Ritford hat helped in his brother s Cam even if it was not quite probe bribe Imury is looking in o Al attempt air base study outlined under examination by Henry Monk chief counsel for air Canada or. Wilson said that his company had made prelim Inary estimates in 1957 for the layout of a new base at Dorval to accommodate All overhaul facilities including the vis count. Later advice legation that a bribe was offered by a Federal offi Cial in an unsuccessful attempt to promote Rivard s Freedom on bail. Or. Rouleau admitted under questioning today by Ross Drouin conservative party counsel that he is physical afraid of Rivard and his he said he has received threats before but none in re lation to the present inquiry. Or. Drouin read from an ramp report of an interview with Raymond Rouleau which quoted the witness As saying his life would t be Worth much if Rivard s Friend found out he had talked to the mounties. Or. Rouleau said he was afraid of Rivard and All these people an that he still is. It would not affect his Testi Mony however he added. Or. Drouin read from the ramp report quoting Raymond Rouleau As saying his brother Guy had told him that or. Reau had said the Rivard Case was too too dangerous or. Rouleau said this was Correct and added that Guy subsequently he said they Rouleau had told him Don were advised by management touch that the Rivard Case that a decision had been made i it s too not to relocate the Viscount overhaul at Dorval and to re equip the Dorval base for dc-8 and Vanguard aircraft and to plan for expansion to accommodate 51 discounts in the future. No time element was Given to Wallace Clark and they were not advised As to when the Viscount expansion at Dorval would take place. The suggestions by the consultants however were that the decision not to close the Winni Peg overhaul base be reconsidered in 1959. We suggested that upon reconsidering the management look Forward to How Long the Viscount might remain in ser vice after 1959. We also suggested that if it appeared that the Viscount would be operating two years beyond 1959 then they the discounts be consolidated into the Dorval base rimmed or. Wilson said that if the Wallace Clark recommendation had been followed the Viscount Fleet would not have been in Winnipeg after 1961. He testified that their original estimate for the Cost of the Dorval base was million. Following their instructions to eliminate the Viscount overhaul from the specifications they revised this estimate Down to million. Dorval excess or. Wilson was questioned on evidence that there was now an excess capacity at the Dorval base. He commented that this was not a simple question and that he believed the excess capacity would have resulted from the fact that the present airline s Fleet has proved to be better in operation than appeared in the Early stages of development. For instance he said engines run longer Between overhaul than anyone had envisaged in their Early experience with jets. This and other technical pro Gress had reduced the work Load and excess capacity would not be because of but because of this technical pro Gress. Or. Wilson concluded his evidence wednesday morning As the second witness to be called by air Canada. It is now expected the air Canada presentation which be Gan monday will continue into next week since there Are four More witnesses including air Canada president g. R. Mcgregor to be heard. Dangerous or. Drouin asked Why or Rouleau had encouraged mrs Rivard to think that was being arranged for her Hus band. Was he afraid of Rivard or. Rouleau said who is no afraid of that he added that he meant Al criminal types and he said he had met Robert Collin and a Man named Poirier he said he never wants to see them again. Robert Collin and Robert Gignac a previous witness a the inquiry Are charged with capital murder in the Gangland slaying of a nightclub Doorman Here sept. 17. At another Point or. Rouleau said Rivard did t obtain a liquor licence for his resort through his brother Guy. There was other pressure from elsewhere from people higher the witness said. He said mrs. Rivard had offered to pay his expenses concerning any attempt to get Rivard released on bail. I see what you Are leading up or. Rouleau angrily told or. Drouin. No mention was Ever made of a bribe with me. I was Only the or. Rouleau said he had told Lechasseur that there was absolutely no possibility of doing anything for Rivard. He said he had spoken once to Andre Letendre but that he was not aware at the time that he was executive assistant to or. Favreau. Or. Letendre had asked him who Rivard was and he had told him he was a Friend. Or. Letendre had not told him that anything could be done for Rivard. I he said he did t know Ray mond Denis former executive assistant to immigration minis Ter t r pm b 1 a a Guy lord former special assistant t pm. Favreau self described Liberal organizer Guy m a s s o i or Pierre Lamor Tagne. Or. Rouleau said he was not interested a working for either the Liberal or conservative parties though he had helped his brother in Dollard Riding. 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