Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Copy Man Abandons fight for French trial s by Cecil Rosner 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 Auxin draw ing smirks from about half a 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 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 it was 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 Annaian wins boxing flurries today 4 Clearing tonight 11 november 1981 free press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final 25c Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 Voll Mimi to James free press Premier elect Howard Pawley and Premier Sterling Lyon emerge from meeting amicable Premier Sterling Lyon and his Suc Howard will today announce the Date the conservatives will turn Over the reins of government to the the two leaders emerged from an meeting in the premiers office yesterday afternoon to predict the transition will be Lyon advised Pearl Mcgon Igal of the Transfer but refused to comment further to Howe it is expected the new Cabinet and caucus will be in place by next 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 Pawley said he will Likely select Between 12 and h members for his first and gradually add to it in the months to the outgoing Lyon Cabinet had 18 that May change Over a period of time but i must test out the new he adding that some ministers will hold double Pawley said he is already assessing his Cabinet material and admitted that one or two of the Las had already lobbied him for its not going to be an easy obviously in going to be excluding a number of members elected to the legislature who would serve Well is a very vibrant group of so youre bound to see an average age that less than previous see Lyon Page 4 by Maureen Brosnahan an nip Cabinet minister will be appointed to continue negotiations the province s three proposed Premier elect Howard Law 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 construction of the site was halted by the conservative 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 All 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 All mortgage Relief 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 i have issued instructions today for Legal advice to be obtained in that re he adding that it May not be necessary to pass legislation 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 proposal Calls for eliminating intermediate Range missiles in Europe Chicago Sun times Washington in a sweeping Ges president Reagan yesterday urged the soviet Union to agree to eliminate the most important Interne Diat Range nuclear weapons from a Europe suffering from a growing Case of nuclear in a speech televised live in the and in an unprecedented move to Many european Reagan also called for talks in 1982 on reducing strategic nuclear weapons and conventional armed forces to equal and verifiable the soviet Union swiftly dismissed the Reagan proposals As a propaganda ploy designed to stalemate the forthcoming Geneva talks on medium Range using charts and speaking directly to said that to symbolize his desire to go beyond the so called or arms he decided to Call the proposed strategic arms talks Start strategic arms reduction proposal Brilliant he also said that to reduce the risks of Surprise attack he was renewing a proposal for a conference to develop effective measures against such a the president described his arms which lie said have been presented to the As a program for preserving peace in Europe and said they contain equitable pro but he also warned europeans that we cannot reduce arms unilaterally and any rash departure from nato policies would endanger the longest european peace in this with soviet we substantially reduce the dread threat of nuclear War which hangs Over the people of Reagan like the first foot step on the would be a giant step for Reagan proposed j cancelling natos planned deploy ment of Pershing ii and ground launched cruise missiles in Europe if the soviets dismantle their and ss5 missile g opening negotiations on strategic arms As soon As possible next year with an Eye to achieving substantial reductions in nuclear arms which would result in Levels that Are equal and verifiable let us see How far we can go in achieving truly substantial reductions in our strategic arse d acting to achieve Equality at lower Levels of conventional forces in eur Reagan said the defence needs of the soviet Union hardly Call for maintaining More combat divisions see soviets Page 4 with loss of fir nov Flint a raid lir ask larger deficit in on a Shin term i think should work Tow sri fiscally in he said Pawley said his party is not committed to a massive construction Campaign such As to Vii pc onily launched by the Lyon application Tor Pii Wity said the n0 my a 50io partner in he also reiterated gradually bring in other pair As extended coverage care and Dent care an modified 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 out native rights and leaves women rights sections subject to provincial 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 rights which meet several demands of the pm and others in Levesque has been saying his prov Ince would be penalized under the earlier version and its citizens taxed double they faced fiscal retribution for instituting cultural and Edu cation measures to protect the status of their francophone islet in the sea of English speaking North 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 Trudeau would not say which prov inces opposed what rights in talks re suiting in the weakened constitutional Reagan treats jitters 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 Buchanan were instrumental in weakened rights of sexual in Premier elect Howard Pawley said Manitoba new nip Ern ment will push to have women rights without provincial override Well As native rights include see Pawley Page 4 police i offered excess she by Kevin a Winnipeg p o have used excess and wounded a near the occident 111 ij78 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 and the a title lust month Ems the judges a was i prison Afir Moil assault and dangerous to the Don said would Apical in us Imir would big Meh u in Niri 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