Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 30, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Swiss to hear Chi evidence in Winnipeg by Michael to we and to Tiebor g Boyns two Swiss judges will be Able to hear evidence in Winnipeg in connection with an alleged defrauding of million from the Manitoba government in the the supreme court of Canada has Hie nine supreme court justices tided unanimously that under an 1880 treaty with Switzerland the two Swiss investigating judges Wilt be Able to take evidence from Canadian witnesses in the supreme court justices rejected an Appeal by lawyers for Alfred Robert Skaf Reiser fld Kurt Wuest that the treaty can Only be invoked after charges Are Laid it the of in is alleged to have bilked the Manitoba government of Mil lion in the late 1960s in connection with the construction of the Churchill Forest industries Manitoba Plant at the Pas by Manitoba development later called Manitoba development warrants have been outstanding in Canada since the Early alleging conspiracy by the men to defraud the under the they can be prosecuted in Switzerland for offences committed in Justice Brian writing on behalf of All nine decided that if he did not allow the Swiss investigators to hear the Manitoba he would be frustrating the terms of the 1880 which is designed to allow trials in Switzerland of Swiss nationals accused of crimes in Britain or Cana the justices decided that Manitoba charges Laid against the group qualify sufficiently for the purposes of concluding that there was a charge outstanding and allowing the Swiss to investigate the ease arrived at the supreme court of Canada after a flirt country investigation and a series of cases before Swiss courts which eventually led to that country highest the Swiss investigating judges Are nevertheless Only conducting what is a preliminary phase of attempts to prose the original request was made under the authority of the Manitoba actor Ney general Howard Pawley and for warded by former Justice minister John Turner to Swiss the two Swiss investigating judges arrived in Manitoba earlier this year to see supreme Page 4 external affairs Boss Mark Macguigan surprises Light rain today 10 Clearing tonight 4 september 109 no254 free press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final 250 Home delivery 957o55o classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 Calgary crosses fingers West Germany a representatives of the Calgary and Canadian olympic development associations made their presentation to the International olympic committee yesterday and left with smiles on their faces and fingers crossed to await a decision today on the cites bid for the 1988 Winter Cortina and want the 1988 capital of South and made bids for the 88 summer the chief Factor working against Cal Gary is Canadas Boycott of the 1980 Moscow olympics some Ioc Mem Bers still Are upset Over that in Calgary favor is the fact the 1984 Winter games Are being held in Sara which would seem to Rule out a european site for the Ioc spent All Day listening to the bids of the five candidate Seoul came last and it was Clear its presen tation made a Good no interviews we have no reason not to be said Jack Vic Epresi Dent of the Canadian olympic develop ment the Ioc asked that none of the candidate cities give any press interviews until the result of the voting is announced so we will just wait and keep our fingers the Calgary delegation promised in its 30minute presentation to guarantee that athletes travel costs would be the offer was made to counter arguments that competing countries would have to spend More to Send teams to Canada than if the games were held in the Money would come from a million olympic development part of the codas olym Pic Frank chairman of the confirmed yesterday he had received a letter from the Alberta government guaranteeing million to help finance the games million in the form of a direct Grant and a loan to be repaid from games reve bet Fless Levesque recalls legislature emergency treatment ambulance attendants treat an unidentified woman who was hit by a car yesterday As she crossed Broadway near fort the is at health sciences Centre with a fractured Driver of the Carolyn of notre Dame judges handling of trial assailed Appeal court says Case was handled in a most unfortunate way9 by Steve Pona a civil trial presided Over by county court judge Irving Keith last year was handled in a most unfortunate Way and left Manitoba court of a peal to pick up the an Appeal court judgment released yesterday judge Keith terminated the involving a contract during testimony by the first of three witnesses set to be called by the de he did not give lawyers in the Case any Chance to present closing it is the second Case to come before the Appeal court in the last three months in which the judges have criticized trial procedures used by judge senior county court Justice Charles writing for the three member said in the most recent Case that the trial of this contract dispute was handled in a most unfortunate court was told the trial involved a contract dispute Over Road construction in Lac do judge Keith interrupted Crosse Ami nation of the and without ask ing whether either Side had any More evidence to dismissed the plaintiffs notice of Appeal in her notice of lawyer Esther representing the said judge Keith erred in not permit Ting her to Complete her Crosse Ami or to present closing argue judge Huband said we Are left to pick up the pieces As Best we the rendered Friday and released yesterday in written noted that despite the judges proce the Waldemar Herman had failed to prove his it dismissed the bulk of his judge noted the abrupt termination of trial came at a Point where the defendants had not yet tendered evidence to justify their with holding an Deposit from he said the Martin Tetrault and Martin Tetrault trucking made no application during a peal for a new trial and refused an invitation to seek one when that course was suggested by the the defendants cannot take advantage of the Quick termination of the Case and yet claim to be justified in retaining those he judge Huband varied the county court judgment to allow Matz to recoup his As he eliminated judge Keiths order for totalling about lawyer Wilfred who re presented the said in an interview yesterday he does not think the judges failure to allow the lawyers to argue their positions affected the outcome of the Juravsky said he had two Quebec up Premier Rene be dubious that the provinces can reach Accord with Ottawa on new constitutional recalled the Quebec National Assembly for a special ses Sion today to debate a motion condemning the Federal the Premier did not make the word ing of the Resolution Public yesterday but he did inform the opposition que Bec who spent several hours last night grappling with their planned we won it appeared Levesques consultation with the liberals caught the opposition party in a delicate party Leader Claude Ryan has said the liberals would support a parti quebecois Resolution if it was clearly other witnesses waiting to testify when the judge rendered his he said he expected the witnesses would have been Able to prove the Holdback was had i put in the other witnesses that 1 the Appeal would have been completely rebuked for jailing in an unrelated heard by the Appeal court on june Justice Alfred Monnin rebuked judge Keith for jailing a Winnipeg Man on two Wear on related offences without first giving him an Opportunity to speak to in that the judge convicted the accused and immediately passed a sen tence of one month in judge Monnin said at the time it was not the first time it has it is improper and we have told him judge Keith More than once and still we get the same the convictions were they did not want to help the pm use the constitutional de Bate to further its goal of sovereignty while liberals were closeted at a downtown they set out a party official to try to Chase away report ers gathered in the when that didst they dispatched a worker with a radio to sit next to journalists and drown out any sounds of acrimonious debate at a news conference yesterday Levesque offered Little Hope that the prov Ince would be willing to go Back to the infernal rounds of constitutional negotiating with he agreed that the provinces had made tentative moves towards a re sumption of negotiations after Mon see Quebec Page 4 Lyoris opponents yearn for Premier to Call an election by Ingeborg Boyens silence is but these Premier Sterling Lyons adversaries would rather hear him set the Date for the next provincial election than keep his every Day that goes by without word from the Premier upsets the precarious balance of Manitoba Ever anxious opposition nip Leader Howard who began campaigning yesterday at said he keep on at his current Pace at some Point 1 am just going to Peter he Liberal Leader Doug Lauchlan said the continued delay of the election would take its toll on party i suppose it causes some sort of stress in any he be cause we Are running we might have to slow Cabinet called in Las held their collective breaths on half expecting Lyon to Call m election after the supreme courts nil ing on the government sources said Quebec Premier Rene Levesque had urged Lyon to go to the people to win a stronger mandate for the provinces fight against Cabinet ministers were called in monday afternoon for their second meeting in three even when no announce ment politicians said they still expected the Premier to go to the polls this an election Call today would put voting Day in the first week of Lauchlan said he has been counting on a fall but didst expect Lyon to make the big announcement on he said a constitutional plat form would be too ambiguous an Issue to run an election Campaign he Lauchlan said the government Benefit from any More Good Lyon keeps them guessing economic news by deciding to wait a few More it would have to get ready for another Legisla Tive i dont know what they think they gain by next agreed Paw the nip Leader said Lyon would just be hanging on to Power if he claimed he had an obligation to see the provinces constitutional Battle with Ottawa to a progressive party Leader Sidney Green said Lyon has to go to the polls soon because he cant afford to bring Down another budget without incurring the ire of those who remember his Promise of a balanced the party said recent activity a n the conserva Tives Are n upcoming three weeks Apo the government launched a advertising Campaign extolling the Virtues of its administration and its new Industrial benefits primetime television commercials the party see opposition daycare threat the Union representing staff at health sciences Centre a daycare Centre claims a projected deficit threatens to close the no Relief finance minister Allan Maceachen launched another broadside at interest but warned canadians not to expect any Relief in his upcoming expos lose Montreal expos suffered an 84 setback to the Louis cardinals last night which gives the cards a on half game Lead with rive to play n the regular Union fight the Battle for leadership of Poland Solidarity Trade Union will Likely heat up today after a scathing attack by chairman Lech m Ann 28 45 27 58 classified 77 30 64 35 8 31 29 79 Kuoy 7 or chair 45 Osorto 69 sports 59 25 to 6 ;