Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba V december top Ontario item so if fear to Nat said the practice has been for years v Caf Iada to queries officer Lye a Ridky deduct in ordered donations it they produce anyone Only the prevent either by conf seating the receipt or preventing it from being issued or she we would not question it if theres a receipt from a registered Doest if an offender does it voluntarily or is forced to donate it the receipts dont Tell us he has a receipt he can claim a Deduc canadians can deduct up to 20 per cent of their net income in charitable donations each tax net income is the amount earned before personal exemptions Are lawyer stunned Federal Justice officials and Law Reform specialists yesterday were Quick to propose ways to prevent of fenders from getting a tax break on court ordered charitable Vall of the authorities contacted by press said it haunt occurred to them that donations ordered As part of a court sentence could be tax deduct Ible and were appalled at the thought that could in dip footing jibe of of moaned Federal Law Reform commission chairman Frank in that i dont know who being the accused agreed Paul Job former head of a commission project on sentencing and a Law professor at the University of in very surprised its tax deduct he adding that he knew of Nosuch cases in its obviously a Case of the income tax act not keeping Pace with sentencing ban on deduction urged both Muldoon and Jobson said judges should ban offenders from claiming the deduction As part of their probation orders and enforce it by requiring any receipt to be turned Over to the Jobson said the offender could also be required to pay the contribution directly to the court so he could not get a another alternative ordering the offender to file a copy of his tax return would probably raise All kinds of hell with people in the comm he former head of the Manitoba Law Reform said on Tario and Quebec two judges working with the Federal body both raised their eyebrows quite a bit when they heard of the Burton Cummings Muldoon said compensation and restitution to crime victims has been up held by the supreme court As within the Power of criminal but he questioned the Extension of this to in clude court ordered donations to third parties the outside befit i said the Taco Rte fax act also allows a Persou to split up a donation and claim it Over two years if the amount exceeds the allowable in any Given Cummings lawyer David Unruh said a receipt for the singers charitable donation is in his he said Cummings Mil decide whether to claim it on his tax return after consulting with tax officials charges of marijuana Possession against Cummings were stayed by the Federal Justice department Pyi 19 after the Rock Star donated to Mossbrook House a Winnipeg counselling and Exchange denied Federal Crown counsel Peter Kramer and defence lawyer both said the stay granted in Exchange for the but because even a discharge would jeopardize Cummings immigration status and his ability to work Unruh said he believes Cummings would be entitled to claim a Deduc Tion if Law permits him it against income earned if Burton As an individual has earned income in and files the against that think he would get a Weinstein said he offered the Dona Tion to Justice on behalf of Cummings and chose Mossbrook House As the he didst know the drop in Centre Wasa registered Charity until he got the receipt on Weinstein said he knew of no Legal reason Why Cummings deduct the from his taxes at elastin in the Peitsch judge Ubienski said he didst actually order that a receipt be turned Over tothe court to enforce his ban on use of the donation As a tax he said it might be a suggestion in future adding that from now ill probably require said he would order Peitsch to do this i Haven Given it any questioned later on the defence lawyer Schulman said he would get the receipt issued by the Calvary Temple youth Camp and flight with court offi he said the receipt had been xeroxed for court files but that his client retained the complied with order Peitsch has fully complied with the order by making the payment and provided the court officer with a copy of the Schulman in View of the Point youve my intention is to turn Over the receipt itself to the Crown attorney on monday judge Ubienski said Peitsch Dona Tion to Charity is a condition of his suspended sentence and that if he Doest comply with the terms he can be brought Back and the judge said he could have ordered Peitsch to file a copy of his income tax return to make sure no deduction was but said Hes not concerned about in satisfied Hes not going to do judge Ubienski said charitable do nations had been used in a number of court sentencing in he said he had ordered an offender to pay to the Canadian association for the prevention of crime in a Case earlier this grown since 1975 during the Cummings judge John Enns said he had ordered donations in half a dozen cases in the past two mainly on drug or alcohol i is m v a Man walks by the dead body of a Nephew of the Shah and the coffin of a supporter of Ayatollah Shariatmadar is carried to a mosque by mourners some hostages to be tried As spies continued from Page 1 the islamic fedayeen Are continuing their activities in Europe and the United states to identify these wrongdoers and punish them for their this will continue until All these dirty pawns of the decadent system have been the announcement by the revolutionary Council that some of the hos tages will be freed was denied by the militants occupying the they said they will release no hostages until the ousted Shah is sent Back to Shah heaps blame on in his Appeal for Khomeini implied United states was behind a rebellion Iran largest the azeri who thursday seized control of the country fourth largest 480 Kilometres Northwest of foreign minister Sadegh Ghotb Zadeh told a news conference a Fjield announce a Date fora spy trial within 48 he said those hostages not consciously involved in espionage would be freed As soon As Possi he accused others and i dont think those people Are going to Benefit from asked about possible death sentences for the Ghotb Zadeh said i Hope we dont reach that but on the face of the Earth anything is he also said arrangements were made to allow Neutral observers to visit the in state department spokesman Walter Ramsay called Ghotb Zadess statement on the spy trials absolutely they the iranians had no business taking them hostage and they have no business putting them on he president meeting with about 100 relatives of the assured them that no military move would be made that May endanger he again did not Rule out the military option if any of the hostages Are in new in Secretary general Kurt Waldheim said the spy trials would violate the Vienna conventions of 1961 and 1963 which specify that consular officials and Diplo Matic premises Are immune from Iran signed both at least two gasoline suppliers cutting Back operating hours Toronto up at least twp of Canadas major gasoline suppliers have begun restricting the operating hours of company owned to conserve fuel supplies threatened increased demand and Joseph a spokesman for Gulf Canada said in an interview yesterday the decision affecting most of those Gulf stations across the country formerly open 24 hours a Day was made to reduce demand for the 120 stations affected will operate Only Between 7 and 9 seven Days a some com pan owned Gulf stations on major including two on Highway 400 and three on Highway 401 in will remain open around the he James an information officer for Sun Cor said the company Supply squeeze resulted from a series of mechanical failures and two minor fires at its refinery in the refining of crude Oil has dropped by about barrels during the last two he adding that Sun Cor expected the gasoline shortfall to be a spokesman for Shell Canada said a company decision to reduce the operating hours of some of its 24hour service stations in the last month was taken because of poor night spokesmen for Imperial Oil and Texaco Canada said their compan ies had an adequate Supply of gasoline and had no plans at present to restrict the operating hours of their heating Oil Supply conservation Effort urged continued from Page i the Board blamed reduced Levels of imports due to the unsettled iranian and higher Domestic demand for the drop in stocks of gasoline and Home heating Oil were Down by More than six per cent in october Over the same month last demand for gasoline was up by per while Home heating Oil use Rose by per the reduced inventory is significant when with the increase of 10 per cent in total Supply of crude Oil at the end of october compared to the previous the boards current expectation is a very tight situation for heating the statement the Board also forecast tight supplies of gasoline in the Prairie provinces and British where Supply meet ing demand is highly dependent on maximum refinery offer made to buy newspaper group continued from Page 1 and while its of i cant Tell you whether Well do anything about Asper said his company is interested in expanding its communications Busi in someday we would like to be in the print Side of Communia he Aspers comments come in the Wake of statements by financial analysts who said there is a likelihood up share hold will get More than one offer for their i very surprised if Only one offer said Peter be Media analyst with Macdougall and Mactier of Mon he added that there is a fairly decent Chance that a competitive bid Ding situation will the timing is Legault for an acquisition bid for the newspaper which publishes eight up has suffered huge losses in the last year As a result of strikes and the closing of its Montreal the company Book value is probably at its lowest level in on the other Legault the newspaper Industry in general is on the verge of some pretty exciting times and has excellent Lon term in addition to the free press up publishes the Globe and mail of Toron the Ottawa Vancouver Calgary Lethbridge Victoria colonist and Vic Toria Black is honorary chairman and principal shareholder of Sterling news papers of his associates in the bid include John chairman of Baton broadcast ing and former publisher of the defunct Toronto and George president of Gar diner Watson a Toronto brokerage police quell in new Caribbean state uprising reported from the news services Kingstown police put Down an apparent secessionist rebellion yester Day on Union Island in the Vincent the caribbeans newest soldiers were brought in from Barba Dos to take Over police police in the capital of Kingstown said several persons were arrested when government forces took Back the islands Airport and police which had been seized by about 30 armed insurgents less than 24 hours police had earlier that the revolt on Union about 70 Kilometres South of was led by a Man they identified Only As they said he had come from new but no other details were Sloop ahead of schedule aided by stiff the Sloop desperado and its nine member Crew were reported ahead of schedule yesterday in a bid to break the 74yearold Speed record for crossing the Atlantic by news Roundup the Sloop was about Kilometres East of travelling at speeds up to 47 knots an that meant the shop had cored about in Days and puts it slightly ahead of the Page set by the Schooner covered the Kilometres from Sandy to the of England in 12 four one minute and 19 dolphins birth awaited Niagara the birth of Gabriel leg be copy child is imminent just no one knows the impending event is exciting her of Niagara Falls Aqua staff at the aquarium have been watching the Dolphin in her Jon tank for but now that Birtja Jay he Tufeg wit cd has been extended to 24 hours a Gabrielle pregnancy is drawing special interest because the chances for a Marine mammal to mate and give birth in Captivity Are pretty said a Marine mammal swedish spy gets life Stockholm a former swedish Security officer was jailed for life Ter Day for Selling defence secrets to the soviet uni Oak Stig found guilty of Selling documents the secret to with which he and about Sweden defence staff and coastal de fences Between 1973 Bergling pleaded guilty to most of the charges against blast hits cuban Mission new York an explosion1 at the cuban Mission to the United nations just before Midnight yesterday showered the area with Glass but caused no police police said they did not know the origin of the a report on the extent of damage was not u pc steel strike called London leaders of Britain big Gest steel Union have called a National strike for next month to press a claim for higher wages from stat owned British steel Union leaders said the members of the Iron and steel trades confederation were told to Stop work it would be the first National strike by British steel workers since the unions have rejected an offer of a two percent wage increase from the i soldiers injured Seoul three soldiers walk ing through the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea were injured by an explosion yesterday and officials speculated they might have stumbled on a land one of the injured men staggered away and was being a array spokesman mentioned the possibility that a mine caused the but said an investigation was under the soldiers were part of a platoon on a routine United nations patrol in the Buffer said a spokesman for the in jobless rate Down Washington the jobless rate in the declined to per cent of the labor Force in november while employ ment hit a record showing the country Economy continues to out perform the recession forecasts of most government and private the drop in unemployment from six per cent in october will unquestionably reinforce sentiment within the Carter administration against a major tax Cut in the near better air service forseen London Britain experts negotiations being resumed with Canada next month to improve air services with Western says British Trade minister Cecil better communications would re move quite a few psychological barriers to increased Trade Between the two he said in a interview published in his departments official Trade and i i ;