Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 30, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Swiss to hear Chi evidence in Winnipeg by Michael Doyle and Ingeborg Boyens 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 the nine supreme court justices decided unanimously that under an 1880 treaty with Switzerland the two Swiss investigating judges will be Able to take evidence from Canadian witnesses in the supreme court justices rejected an Appeal by lawyers for Alfred Robert Skaf that the treaty can Only be invoked after charges Are Laid in the Trio 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 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 Case arrived at the supreme court of Canada after a nine 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 take but were foiled when lawyers for the three Swiss accused see Swiss Page 4 external affairs Boss Mark Macguigan surprises Clearing tonight 4 Cloudy tomorrow 11 Winnipeg free press of 4oq4 to in ohm a m Coto n n m met Raki m Soto rt7 n m final 25c Home delivery 957o550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 september 1981 109 no 254 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets 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 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 travel assistance 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 joint bids from Calgary and failed three times previously Canada has had six unsuccessful bids for the Winter olym million 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 Calgary had mounted an extensive Campaign leading to its presentation spending in excess of million promoting the City among Ioc Dele 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 presentation began with Premier Peter Lougheed of Alberta and Federal sports minister Gerald Regan Side by Side greeting Ioc members at the James free press emergency treatment ambulance attendants treat Helen who was hit by a car yesterday As she crossed Broadway near fort Douglas is reported in Good condition in Hospital with a fractured Driver of the car was Caroline of notre Dame judges actions in trial criticized 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 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 pm to meet Thatcher from Canadian press prime minister Trudeau said today he is arranging a meeting with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher during the we Klong Commonwealth leaders meeting to discuss the latest constitutional developments in Cana i consider it essential that i meet with Trudeau told re porters at an informal gathering Fol lowing the official opening of the con Trudeau is expected to make the Point with Thatcher that the supreme court decision in favor of the Federal government on the question of legality should ensure Quick passage in Brit in Premier Rene dubious that the provinces can reach an 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 it appeared Levesques consultation Lyons o eager for 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 i 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 Las Hal expected Lyon to Call an election after mondays supreme court ruling 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 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 nonpartisan but 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 sent out a official to try to Chase away report ers gathered in the when that didst they dispatched a worker with a radio to ail next to journalists and drown out any sounds of acrimonious debate at a news conference Levesque offered Little Hope the prov Ince would be willing to go Back to the infernal rounds of constitutional negotiating with Ottawa he agreed the provinces had made tentative moves towards a resumption of negotiations after mondays supreme court of Canada decision which ruled the Federal governments constitutional package was Legal but against existing conventions in but he said no resumption in talks could take place unless Trudeau clearly renounces his unilateral action and modifies key elements in the charter of see pm Page 4 Lyon keeps them guessing Lyon to make the big announcement on a constitutional he would be too ambiguous an Issue on which to to run an election Cam la Chian said the government Benefit from any More Good economic news by deciding to wait a few More it would have to get ready for another Legisla Tive see nip Page 4 daycare threat the Union representing staff at health sciences Centre 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 five to play in the regular More for fuel by 1986 Winni Eggers can expected to pay cents a litre for gasoline and cents a litre for heating Index Ann 28 45 27 58 64 77 30 64 8 29 Jumble 79 Klady 7 45 69 sports 76 59 25 to 6 ;