Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 14, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Win Tario winners 46530 series 5 97363 series 17 33702 series 25 58165 series 3 50075 series 41 Page prepare to face bulls in wha playoff refuses to withdraw statement Page into approved anytime 7 Horoscope 16 business report 25-36 Bridge 16 16 Upkeep Issue revived i Page 10 Winnipeg Ballet to retain principal dancer 5, 38 for people 13-22 Page 40 22 6 weather report from once sunny Low -7, High 5 Sun rises sets . Moon rises . Sets Winnipeg free press vol. 85 165 friday., april j4, 1978 15 cents 25t with coloured comics Western premiers take joint stand sales tax cuts called intrusion by Debbie Sproat you ton sask. The four Western premiers have branded the Federal Wurn mint o move to reduce provincial Sale taxes unilateral and in a joint communique issued at the annual Western premiers conference which began Here thursday the premiers said they Don t dispute the principle of the sales tax Cut As a fiscal but they said it intrudes into areas of provincial jurisdiction is badly limed treats some provinces differently from others and reverses a Federal provincial policy of flexibility in Cost sharing agreements. We Don t want to devalue the principle of Manitoba Premier Sterling Lyon said in an interview after the Day s discussion ended. It was just the confounded Way in which it was Lyon said he d Seldom seen such unanimity and depth of feeling As he found among the four premiers on the sales lax Issue. All four leaders said they were upset the proposal was t presented to them at the first minis ters conference in february. In their communique the premiers said the Federal budget directly contradicted the spirit of Federal provincial co operation and consultation which the february conference had been intended to Foster and could be prejudicial to ongoing discussions on National they also expressed concern about the dangers and unacceptable implications the measure May have for other possible Federal fiscal initiatives and intrusion into areas of provincial taxation budgetary responsibility and constitutional the premiers said they were putting the Federal govern ment on notice that their provinces did not accept the Federal plan and the precedent for future invasions of provincial tax Fields by the government of Quebec Premier Rene Levesque has expressed Simi Lar feelings and wednesday issued a counter proposal suggesting the Money the Federal government offered for a general sales tax reduction be used to entirely lift sales taxes from certain items in Quebec. Federal i see Western Page records leaked Manitoba s ombudsman g. W. Mall by says that in 1975 a Junior employee of the Manitoba health services commission gave some Pri vate medical records to a private investigator hired by the Manitoba Public insurance commission without authorization. In his annual report for the year ending dec. 31-, 1977, Maltby said he has been assured the cause of such leaks has been removed As far As is humanly but he emphasized that the Only Way to obtain such in formation should be either with the approval of the per son whose records Are re leased or through the courts. The report was tabled in the legislature thursday eve Ning. Medical records Are very private and in my opinion there is something distaste Ful about a Crown Corpora Tion engaging a private investigator to carry out a surveillance Check of a Citi Maltby said. Pic retained a private investigator to carry out a Check on an insured person believed to be making an exorbitant claim As the re sult of a traffic Accident he said. To defend the claim Pic believed it was necessary to know the insured person s medical history prior to the Accident he noted. See medical Page f Elolf Lioto a Strong current swirls up near the top of a Dike on the red River in Oslo Minn. The House is two feet below water level fish Board acing f prob e Ottawa up the Freshwater fish marketing corp. Femc is to get a thorough examination in Winnipeg monday As Federal fisheries minister Romeo Leblanc meets his provincial counterparts for discussions on the controversial Crown Agency s future. Ministers from Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario plus a senior representative of the North West territories government arc to attend the one Day meeting. The Agency has been under attack for marketing practices and its chairman Peter Moss has been criticized for some personal practices. In response Femc has tight ened a couple of its operations but Moss has rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing. Leblanc is expected to present a second letter of approval from the auditor general on the corporation s ledgers. Leblanc requested the Check after repealed criticisms by several Manitoba conservative maps in the commons and complaints from provincial officials. The Agency is the Selling Agency for All fish caught by commercial fishermen in Northwestern Ontario the Prairies and the . City provides materials and advice homeowners get flood Aid c3 the City of Winnipeg will Supply flood fighting Materi Al As Well As technical Assis Tance and Dike building supervision to homeowners threatened by flooding South of the red River flood Way Inlet in St. Norbert and fort Garry. The City s Board of com missioners has also ordered hat All building permits re Quested for areas North of the flood Way which were in undated in be refused As of wednesday whether they Are Legal under present Ings or not. Environment commissioner David Hen Derson said property owners will just have to sue us if they feel aggrieved by the prohibition. Deliveries of sandbags Sand and polyethylene will begin this morning to turn Bull drive residents in St. Norbert were to begin this morning works commissioner Nick Diakow said follow ing approval of the plan by civic executive policy com Mittee thursday. Works officials will be on the scene to advise flood prone res ideals and City assistance will be offered to Rural municipalities and other local governments if it is reimbursed for the costs. Policy committee will also meet in special session next wednesday before City coun cil s regular meeting to con Sider a proposed order in Goyer ordered to pay libel damages Ottawa up the Ontario supreme court thurs Day ordered Supply and services minister Jean Pierre Goyer to pay to a senior Public servant for libel. In the first court test by a Public servant of a minister s responsibility or. Justice Abraham lie Fps decision said Public servants should remain Anonymous while ministers Are responsible to the Public for their departments actions. In a 39-Page decision judge Lieff said Goyer labelled Lawrence Stopforth by uttering defamatory and false state ments outside the commons june 1, 1976. Goyer said in the commons that Day that Stopforth then Deputy manager of a team seeking a new Long Range patrol aircraft for the armed forces had misinformed him and was grossly negligent. Goyer claimed Stopforth did not inform him correctly about negotiations on financing Lockheed aircraft corp. Needed to provide 18 Orion aircraft. The Deal fell through a couple of times before it was nailed Down in july 1976. Goyer made statements inside the commons where he was protected by privilege and outside. He also announced that Stopforth was reassigned to another Job. Goyer spoke out of turn . Inspection report claims standards violated in local meat plants by Jim Romahn report on farming correspondent United states meat inspectors have filed reports on Manitoba meat packing plants during the past two years which indicate wide spread and recurring Viola Tion of Canadian standards. The evidence is contained in 310 pages of reports made available through life United states free Dom of information act. Despite the evidence Canadian officials say standards Here Are among the Best in the world. Information in the reports relat ing to Manitoba plants includes claims that some poultry processing plants have operated without Ade quate hot water to clean equip ment. Some contaminated meat has slipped past inspectors. Some meat packing plants do not have adequate control to ensure that condemned meat does t reach the Public. Peeling paint rust and condensation can fall into meat. In other parts of Canada exports to the . Were banned until extensive cleanups and renovations were completed. In Many cases contaminated meat and other infractions of Ca Nadian regulations were found. . Inspectors operate in Canada under an agreement Between the two countries which also allows Canadian inspectors to Check conditions in the . . Doyle associate regional veterinarian with the meat inspection division of the Federal agriculture department said the inspection of meat in Manitoba was Well under control. He said there was no danger of Manitoba Consumers being sold diseased or contaminated meat from federally inspected plants. Doyle said any failure to meet standards would have been found whether or not . Inspectors were present. Four packing companies declined to comment on the reports. They Are j. M. Schneider inc. Intercontinental packers Swift Canadian Ltd. And Burns meats Ltd. Sec standards Page 7 Council by the Manitoba cab inet to bring Winnipeg under the Canada Manitoba flood reduction agreement. The proposal to be consid ered first by environment committee monday would allow identification of flood prone areas in the City with All three Levels of govern ment agreeing not to build on them. No insurance Loans or other financial assistance would be provided to private owners wanting to build in the dangerous areas. The decision to provide immediate assistance to Poten tial flood victims will Cost the City if the River Waters Rise to 759 feet above sea level and Only seven St. Norbert Homes require Protection Diakiw said. However the red is now expected see City Page i butter going up 5 cents Ottawa up the fed eral government gave Dairy Farmers a raise thursday but opposition critics and farm spokesmen said it should have been higher. And Consumers will be paying More at least five cents a Pound for butter and two cents a Pound for skim milk powder. Cheese and ice Cream will also Cost More. Industrial milk producers will be getting about 76 cents a hundredweight More for their product for the Dairy year which started april 1 compared with their returns of a year ago agriculture minister Eugene Whelan told the commons. That translates into an an Nual increase of about for a medium sized opera Tion. But operators will also be paying More in fines if they produce More than their assigned limit. Licence Demerit system queried Manitoba motorists who have been assessed de Merit Points and in creased Driver s licence fees for Oul of province convictions should have their records cleared and fees refunded provincial ombudsman . Maltby says. In his annual report tabled in the legislature thursday evening Maltby said he searched both the Highway traffic act and the Manitoba Public insurance corporation act and regulations in vain for the specific Legal authority to assess Demerit Points and Levy additional Driver s licence fees for Oil of Lac province convictions against Manitoba motorists. What surprises me is that with All the Legal weight we have on the government payroll this was not caught several years the ombudsman observed. But he said the govern ment intends to Amend the act and pass retroactive legislation at the next session to ensure the legality of the practice. Anyone contemplating challenging their assess ments in the courts would have to do so pretty quickly to beat the retroactive legislation Maltby said. He said he would t Haz Ard a guess at the Success of anyone trying to fight the Case in court since there Are differing Legal opinions on the question. Maltby said he disco Vered what he considered he unlawful practice As the result of a complaint from a Manitoba Motorist who was convicted of speeding in North Dakota. The registrar of the motor vehicles Branch would receive a certified copy of the conviction. The two Demerit Points assessed against the Driver brought his total to seven Demerit Points which meant he had to pay an additional on his Driver s licence Premium. 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