Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba Chevy Chase finds film Best Way to sponsor fight world the out final sunny today 26 tonight 13 with coloured comes for Homo Call 9574s80 july Sun rises sets Moon rises sets curb put on meat packers by John Sullivan two Manitoba packing houses were among 13 Canadian plants prohibited from exporting meat products to the United states for Short periods of time last Federal agriculture officials said the two plants Burns foods in Raridon and Plains processing of Carman were both later1 reinstated after a few minor deficiencies were said Kes associate director of meat Hygiene for agriculture As the Canada packers Plant in Winnipeg lost its Export clearance May 28 for minor problems but regained it june Keswani a Small Winnipeg Packer Glacier food services at Salter Street and Jarvis was relisted sever Al weeks ago and has not he it is among five plants in the country currently banned from ship Ping across the Keswani condemned As fabrications and lies a report published yesterday claiming that Federal inspectors had allowed contaminated meat to enter the he and other officials said inspections at various stages make this virtually entirely that is an entirely untrue How ridiculous can they be to say that any contaminated meat or meat that is condemnable has been passed for human consumption is something i will not accept under any How come no human being is dead How come no human being is sick if we Are passing meat that is unfit for human How come no one has found out Good you cant make a statement like that and get away with the report based its claim of contaminated meat shipments on an Ottawa memo criticizing inspectors for failing to enforce the meat inspection written by Ivan director general of the food production and inspection the memo listed 20 deficiencies found in packing they ranged from poor sanitation and refrigeration to unacceptable pre Slaughter one or two items but Keswani said the memo is just a list of difficulties that we have come across Over a period of months and years in 500 plants across the in certain plants you May get one or two of those but those 20 deficiencies can never All be present at the same time in the same that absolutely ridiculous theres no Way the Plant would Maurice head of the Federal meat Hygiene said Reeds memo indicates that we Are on top of the it shows that were doing the Point in this memo is that As things they Are but it Doest mean they get out of the we have Many control Points and these Are checked to make sure the meat is taken Morissette called the claims of inspectors passing unfit meat absolutely untrue As Well As overstated and certainly Winnipeg veterinary director Doyle added As far Asim concerned its a Bunch of see packing Page 4 flying High Union charges rent report was censored the View from Way up there May be but that the least of Winnipeg Ger Bob Robinsons with is months flying is a competitive balloonist and his seven Storey balloon is the Only one from Manitoba of 75 entered in the Canadian National ballooning championships in grand next he finished last in his first crack at the championship last who controls his 165pound balloon from a Basket weighing 365 said the ones used for racing Cost Between and by Cecil Rosner the Manitoba government employees association says key reports pre pared by a provincial rent review office employee were censored before they were tabled by the government in the association president Gary doer told a press conference yesterday vital in formation and analysis was left out of two reports dealing with rent decontrol both were tabled in the House this week by consumer affairs minister Warner we were astounded when we took a look at the things that were left said whose Union represents rent review office he declined to name the original author of the but said he is an experienced researcher who lost his Job along with six others yesterday As part of the phasing out of the rent control integrity violated doer said the which was done by omissions of analysis and by other Subtle violated the integ Rity of provincial he added that it Means the government is Basing its policies regarding decontrol on wrong the report tabled in the legislature said there was Little or no change As a result of decontrol with respect to the age of apartment the Origi Nal says the age of buildings makes a significant differ ence and results in higher increases for older senior department officials were responsible for the doer adding that he has no reason or Evi Dence to believe that Jorgenson he was tabling an incomplete the document was a study of rent increases in de controlled blocks to the end of up to minister information that was in the depart ment apparently didst get to the min he but it is now up to the minister to identify the source of the censorship and Correct the misinterpretations that could in the legislature opposition Leader Howard Pawley attempted to suspend the Normal business of the House for an emergency debate on the the speaker ruled the motion out of Pawley also called for a deferral of debate on the proposed changes to the landlord and tenant act since the legislature was being deprived of key information on the nature of Decon Jorgenson said he has ordered an investigation into the but maintains that he knows of no information to suggest the report tabled had been any accusation of doctoring or deletions does not fall on my shoulders because i tabled the document i re the minister he said he was annoyed at the sickening pos Ture of the opposition in trying to make political mileage out of the Alle Jorgenson said the information he had so far indicated the original report was a preliminary draft and therefore was understandably different from the final version which was he said he was informed All the tables in the final report were contained in the Wilson Parasiuk accused the government of doctoring the report to propagandize and rein Force their position on the necessity of abolishing rent he said it was not the first time conservative ministers had distorted civil servant pointing to the situation two years ago where sections of an see Jorgenson Page 4 Oil prices increase 21a cents today Ottawa up the Price of Gaso Home heating Oil and All other Petroleum products will increase across the country by a Hal cent a litre or cents a gallon Energy minister Marc Lalonde announced yes Lalonde Surprise statement in the commons caught his fellow Cabinet colleagues and opposition maps by sur prise and led to several hours of proce Dural wrangling Over its speaker Jeanne Sauve finally ruled late in the Day that Lalonde introduction of a ways and Means motion to increase the Federal Levy on synthetic Oil production from Alberta Oil Sands plants did not Bend parliamentary but the hastily arranged manoeuvre was Only unveiled to Lalonde Cabinet colleagues minutes before the daily question government sources see minister Page 4 Lalonde Surprise for Irvine will rejoin City police monday by John Sullivan Susan Irvine will return to Active police duty but the City of Winnipeg will Challenge her right to Back pay of about in the City solicitor Frank Steele said yesterday the cites Board of commission together with mayor Bill Norrie and finance committee chairman Abe will not try to quash Irvine june 23 reinstatement by the Manitoba police that what the police commission among other and that being put into he the police commission made the order after ruling unanimously that Irvine genuinely believed she had a binding contract with the police in 1978 allowing her to attend Law school at full despite later court Rul Ings nullifying the the officer will resume work As a plainclothes Constable monday at an annual salary of Steele said a court will be asked to Rule whether the four Mem Ber commission exceeded its Powers by ordering Back there is no Appeal As the order is final As far As is so that i cant go to another court and Appeal on the what were saying is we have to apply to the court for them to consider see City Page 4 increase feared consumer advocates warned yesterday that a proposal to abolish the milk control Board will result in higher festival starts what would summer be without the Winnipeg Folk festival the music of the seventh annual festival started last and will continue until family reunion Richard released from the embassy in was reunited with his parents at a Swiss Hospital hindered prime minister Trudeau s threat to Patriate the Constitution without provincial approval has put a Damper on Index business careers classified deaths entertainment Fot Henegham forum 77 37 15 77 49 26 26 34 7 e focus Horoscope Jumble Puzzle letters movies relax sports sports record stocks Tempo to listings 7 69 37 42 6 36 77 21 24 16 29 77 ;