Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Man Abandons fight for French trial by Cecil Rosenf Winnipeg free press Steinbach faced with a charge of contempt of vital resident Claude Aubin decided yesterday to abandon his fight to have his traffic Case heard entirely in who was charged in june with running a Stop sign in la had demanded that he be provided with a French speaking Crown attorney and court speaking through an Aubin told provincial judge Mctavish that a supreme court Deci Sion guaranteed his right to the ser vices of a French speaking Legal but the judge said Aubin was entitled to an interpreter and no i protest and i refuse to take part in these Aubin draw ing smirks from about half a dozen ramp officers in attendance at the routine traffic the trial proceeded with Aubin say ing he sat motionless when judge Mctavish asked him to stand up and answer to the Aubin was told he would face a contempt charge if he didst and judge Mctavish adjourned court for half an hour so the accused could consider his when court re Aubin jumped to his feet As judge Mctavish found him guilty and ordered a i have a family and the contempt charge could have meant three months in jail or Aubin said to me the Case is now i dont foresee any Hope for French in a native of Quebec Aubin said he intends to return to Quebec where he can exercise his language Aubin said twas ironic that he had already been granted the right to a French trial for a speeding Viola Tion in that Case is to be heard next but Aubin now says going ahead with that trial in French would be establishing a double Stan he intends to Tell the court he and wants to proceed in Canadian wins boxing Clearing tonight 11 sunny tomorrow 4 november 1981 press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 James free press Mega talks to Pawley says Premier elect Howard Pawley and Premier Sterling Lyon merge from yesterdays meeting on the transition of Constitution Resolution tabled premiers modify but Broadbent withdraws support i i by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa prime minister Trudeau and the premiers have agreed upon a constitutional Resolution which includes changes to undercut the position of Quebec Premier Rene omits native rights and leaves women rights sections subject to provincial but the new democratic party will not support the Federal governments latest constitutional proposals because sexual Equality guarantees and aboriginal rights were nip Leader de Broadbent said a great disservice to the native people and women of Canada would be done if the Resolution is passed ii its present Broadbent told report ers following a meeting with his in a move to take away one of Levesques most powerful arguments against the Trudeau new proposal allows provinces to be compensated if they drop out of the Constitution on cultural or education it also makes adjustments on Lan Guage education rights which meet several demands of the pm and others in in Premier elect Howard Pawley said Manitoba new nip government will push to have women rights without provincial override As Well As native rights Pawley said the nip continues to support the original of rights proposed by the Federal government last not the watered Down ver Sion approved by Ottawa provinces two weeks he said he will speak to Trudeau shortly about his Pawley said he expects his government will support the current but added that a final position wont be announced until after a meeting of the new nip Cabi net next we will be using whatever influence we have to indicate to the prime minister and to other premiers that the position of Manitoba is indeed different than it was police use offered excessive by Kevin Prokosh a Winnipeg police officer found to have used excessive Force when he shot and wounded a Man during a Melee near the Occidental hotel in 1978 was ordered to pay to the victim by a county court judge judge Jewers said Constable William Bell carried out an unjustified assault when he fired a Bullet which struck David Organ in the right Chest and during the confrontation on main Bell also shot and killed Karol Franklin subsequently launched a civil suit seeking damages against former police chief Norm Stewart and the a six Day Day hearing held last month was adjourned to await the judges decision a religious studies was sentenced in 1979 to six months in prison after being convicted of com Mon assault and possessing a weapon dangerous to the Public peace in the Don who represents said he would recommend his client Appeal the although a final decision would be left up to the in his written judge Jewers noted the contradictory ver Sions offered by the two participants in the which took place in the Early hours of during the Bell was stabbed in the Abdomen and struck on the head with a Metal there Are some aspects of Bells evidence which i accept on several significant i reject the judge i generally accept organs the judge remarked that the consta who has spent 14 years on the see judge Page 4 Pawley said he would seek support from other provinces to include women and native rights in the Constitution before it dissent to said he will lobby to have the two sections reinstated As in the original charter even if the weaker version is approved by Parlia ment and passed by Federal Justice minister Jean Chretien said he telephoned Pawley and told him that a caveat on linguistic rights issued by attorney general Gerry Mercier at the last constitutional con Ference would be Pawley Chretien Mercier had put a rider of the 5 Accord specifying that Manitoba agreement on language rights was subject to confirmation by the Provin Cial weakened several other new changes make the proposal More palatable in Quebec and Trudeau said the most important thing now is to avoid the danger of his Accord with the remaining nine falling reports said those opposed to native rights were Manitoba Sterling Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and Premier Bill Bennett while Saskatchewan Premier Allan Blakeney and Nova Scotia Premier John Bucjanan were instrumental in weakened rights of sexual at the objections of Saskatchewan and Nova proposals see Constitution Page 4 by Maureen Brosnahan an nip Cabinet minister will be appointed to continue negotiations on the provinces three proposed Mega Premier elect Howard Paw Ley said in an Pawley said Prepa rations Are already under Way to re sume construction of Limestone Power station on the Nelson which is needed to provide Power to the pro posed Alcan a Potash mine near and a Western Power Grid with Saskatchewan and civil service construction of the site was halted by the de Schreyer government in late but plans to resume it were announced by Premier Sterling Lyon during the election Campaign because he said an agreement on the Power Grid was Pawley said the nip has never opposed the three projects and will continue meetings with the two West Ern Alcan and International minerals and chemical our disagreement with regard to three Meg projects dealt with the terms of those i see the projects but it is very important that those projects Only proceed under terms that Are fair and reasonable to so Well be negotiating on a fresh basis with re Gard to position stronger Pawley said Manitoba bargaining position is now the Lyon government were placed in this awkward situation of negotiating during an election Campaign or shortly prior to an election so they were in a weak were in a much stronger position because we Are now dealing with a mandate from he he said the recent decline in interest rates and last weeks Federal budget will affect the implementation of some of his economic it makes our task More he adding that the proposed cuts in Federal Transfer payments to the provinces will affect us Pawley said Lyons proposed mor tag Relief announced last would be put on hold while he seeks Legal he added that it May not be necessary to pass Legisla Tion to implement the the recent drop in interest rates May mean less Money will be necessary to help said whose own Mortag Relief plan consisted of million in Aid to those threatened with loss of their houses through Mort Gage Pawley said an Emer gency legislative session to approve the plan May not be Lyons program is in the same Ballpark As the proposal he would he Pawley takeover by Ingeborg Boyens Howard Hawleys new democratic party government will be sworn in on Premier Sterling Lyon announced the two leaders emerged from an hour Long meeting in the premiers office yesterday afternoon to predict the transition will be Lyon advised Pearl Mcgloh Igal of the Transfer Date Pawley said in an interview his Cabi net will be significantly smaller and younger on the average than the Previ Ous the new Leader also said he will introduce conflict interest Legisla Tion for ministers and similar to that governing Winnipeg City coun during his governments first legislative see Pawley Page 4 Zero missile a soviets Tell Reagan Schmidt deeply satisfied Moscow a the soviet Union has accused president Reagan of try ing to sabotage the coming arms but West european allies of the United states Welcome his Zero Brilliant the Kremlin official Tass news Agency said reagans proposal to ban and soviet medium Range nuclear missiles from Europe is a Mere propaganda ploy designed to stalemate arms reduction talks scheduled to Start 30 in Tass denounced reagans Zero option proposal As an attempt to achieve military superiority through the backdoor and disguise plans for escalating the arms in a foreign policy speech Reagan said the United states would cancel plans to deploy 572 medium see european Page 4 air dispute an obscure International air cargo dispute threatens to freeze Holiday plans for Sun seeking Lack of rules John former head of ramp Security says Lack of Federal guidelines led him to quit in big lottery a new York electrical worker has won 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