Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 13, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday february 13, 1975 drug paroles planned i continued vision by Fence under the criminal code also Means earlier eligibility i about two years ago. For parole. And for conviction by sum Mary proceedings there is no minimum jail sentence. The National parole Board which is already gearing up for Hie automatic review will first determine whether the individual now in jail would have re or. Allmand said that it is unlikely that the cannabis changes now before the Senate and expected to become Law later this year can be made retroactive. The parole review is an at tempt to minimize some of the resulting from Dit or. Outerbridge said that be fore any actual paroles Are granted under the review the Standard government investigation of each potential Parollie will have to be carried out in Hydro increase forecast continued eluding a Check on family life Job opportunities prior Nal record and behaviour while Ern California Edison creased its rates by cent. The study co. In to i perceived a Shorter jail under the proposed cannabis fences in penalties under the in prison. Lie said other Federal changes Are being prepared to jaw change s. If so then the parole Board would in most cases then con existing and the proposed new try and reduce the time re Law for cannabis. Noted that consolidated Edison co. Of new York the nation s largest Utility charged the nation s High Law est rates by he said the average kilowatt Hou and they la be in place at a much lower Price than we would have paid if we d wait but or. Outerbridge said that Sider the individual eligible cases where an individual is parole on the basis of the hypo not deemed suitable for an in tical Shorter jail sentence Early parole even in instances under the proposed new where he would receive a rather than wailing for the Midi Shorter jail sentence under the visual to become eligible for Llew Law gives judges More discretion in sentencing then the original jail sentence or. Allmand explained that stands prisoners first become eligible any of the Early paroles for Lur a parole review after one c a n n a b i s criminals will be third of the jail sentence has granted under an existing elapsed. Power of the parole Board and parole Board officials sex called parole by exception planned that on the basis of rather than As a result of a Yood behaviour in jail a prison change in Federal Law. Parole under the actual jail sen tence. I Mihalc becomes eligible for re lease under mandatory super vision after two thirds of the sentence has elapsed. Or. Allmand said he believes Early paroles would probably not Benefit Many canadians who have been convicted of thus an importer who was j cannabis Possession since most sentenced in the minimum 71 do not receive jail sentences years in jail under the existing and those who do go to jail Law but who would have re i before the new Bill becomes Law a lived Only a three year mini mum sentence under the pro posed new Law could become will probably be eligible for parole quickly anyway since the majority of sentences for charge for All customers a quire Lor parole and Pardon in 5 807 cells up 43 Vestiga ions which now often take a year. According to the most recent drug conviction statistics about 70 percent of those convicted of cannabis crimes in 1972 were under 25 years of age with More than half of this group under 21. For Possession convictions in 1972, three individuals were Given jail sentences up to three years and 585 persons were Given lesser jail sentences most being for under 6 months in jail. For importing cannabis 26 persons were sentenced to the minimum of 7 years during said per men from the first six months i 19ft. Compare thai to our Highes Cost of four cents per kilowatt hour which is charged Only 01 the first 75 Kwh per month of each he said. M r. Schreyer said Thos areas which postponed develop input of Hydro plants now an paying High Utility rates of Lack of foresight. Fortunately i n Manitoba where we Are blessed with Ai abundance of Hydraulic Energy that problem was averted in the very Early he 1972, one for 8 years five for it investment i n Manitoba s Hydro potential Over the year has resulted in a total invest eligible for parole after cannabis Possession Are less Only one year in jail instead of two years and four months All Mand explained. R. Outerbridge chairman d f the parole Board said wednesday that a similar parole review was undertaken automatically for persons who were in jail convicted on Gross indecency charges when Homo adults was removed As an featured entertainer Diane Heatherington than a year. Persons convicted of Traffick ing cannabis would for the most part not Benefit since jail sentences under the existing and new Laws Are expected to be just As harsh. But the new Law does reduce the maximum from life in Pris on to 10 years so some convict sexuality Between consenting de cannabis traffickers could Benefit. Ing 1972 statistics reveal 680 persons were Given jail sentences the majority under two years in jail but two As Long As 8 to 9 years. To. 15 years and one for 15 years or More. For trafficking and posses melt of nearly si.2 billion he Sion for the purpose of Traffick a said. And. The investment of million to million annually will continue until development of the Nelson River is completed. Predicting a doubling in Power demands Over the nex 10-year period. Or. Schreyer said to postpone development because of inflationary costs would be irresponsible to the next the Premier sense to build Era Ting plants the province and to sell any excess Power so that when we need them they la be in place smog hurts Alfalfa Riverside Calif. Smog harms Alfalfa California s no. 2 Field crop according to or. C. Ray Thompson a University of California scientist. He found big yield and Quality differences Between test plots of Alfalfa growing smoggy air. In clean and said it makes As Many Gen As possible ii pay boost asked for Queen continued be Happy about innovation that or. Wilson proposes. In the past the civil list has been voted for periods of Sev eral years at a time. Now because costs Are rising so fast or. Wilson wants parliament to vote on the list every year. That will draw More attention to the Crown s costs and could touch off a yearly debate on the monarchy itself. As Long As parliament is confined to debating the civil list however it won t know much about the Cost of Royalty. The civil list is less than one fourth of the Crown s visible expense. It does not cover annuities for Prince Philip the Queen Mother and other family members maintenance. T of seven palaces postage and tax free income from huge estates the duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster. Nor does it cover the Money the Queen saves by paying no tax on the income from her private Fortune roughly estimated at 25 million pounds Sterling three years ago the real annual Cost of the monarchy was estimated at million or More than five times the civil list that or. Wilson concentrated on wednesday. Britain s other leading lady mrs. Margaret Thatcher made her debut As Leader of the conservatives in the Brief discussion of or. Wilson s statement. She termed the monarchy our most precious urging support for the increased1 Pav. 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To those critical of the re source tax proposal the Power 4o proclaim would constitute just As much of a threat except that it would be an Uncertain or. Turner said. Neither Industry nor the provinces would know when or whether it was to be he expressed Hope that the Federal provincial Energy con f e r e n c e would take place under the umbrella of a Good in addition to the resource tax provisions the Bill pro Vides for increased personal tax exemptions in 1974 and 1975. The tax Breaks Range from to ?500 in 1974, in creasing to Between and for the 1975 tax year. Opposition maps also questioned a clause which would allow some employees to receive tax free company Bene fits to educate their children in the parents primary language. Or. 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