Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 5, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free december 1981 1 photo Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa tells unionists the polish government is destroying prospects for Poland drawing Battle line Warsaw a Solidarity Mem Bers mounted pressure on the polish unions National leadership yesterday to Call a general and a Hartline communist party member urged the government to take extraordinary measures to head off Solidarity Warsaw still on strike Alert Over a police raid that ended a protest at the firefighters Academy in the capital published a list of de mands it said the communist govern ment must it said it would not come to terms with the regime without an end to a new Trade Union Law and economic democratic elec improved food an inde pendent economic watchdog panel and Access to radio and although such demands have been the subject of talks it was the first time such a list appeared in the form of what amounted to an Ultima observers it put new pressure on Solidarity National who threatened thursday to Call a 24hour general strike if parliament enacted a pro posed strike ban and one of indefinite duration if the government tried to enforce Tadeusz who Heads the party in told the daily reality which supports the Hartline cause we know that the conflict has not been that the crisis has been aggravated Many times Over and that All the perils facing this including that of have not vanished but extraordinary measures Grabski said that the current Situa Tion demands extraordinary Mea sures to head off Resolute action is the interrupting for a time of All strikes and the stamping out of he it is necessary to reanimate the Law on the Liquida Tion of illegal activities aimed against the state and its i believe that the so called silent majority of our nation would approve the taking of extraordinary we Are facing the ultimate Poland latest crisis erupted wednesday when 500 commandos stormed the firefighters Academy in Warsaw and ousted 320 cadets who occupied the building for eight Days demanding civilian status and inclusion of their school in a new academic Reform the now before Parlia severely restricts police Access to campuses and gives students broader Power to elect about students have been occupying buildings at 71 of Poland 91 universities for demanding Pas Sage of the Levesque scorns Chretien pm Leader says Trudeau Justice minister work against Quebe cers continued from Page 1 prime minister Trudeau said the pm would Issue Strong but it dare Levesque yesterday was scornful about Trudeau and Justice minister Jean referring to them As two eminent Quebe cers who auth ored the pact with the nine English speaking premiers without Quebec and against for All Quebe cers one time for All this will have to be the end of their he Levesque was hustled into his party eighth annual convention provincial who kept away about 500 angry they were Loyal party members protesting a recent budget among other has made Quebec gasoline prices the highest in North the Quebec Premier attempted last night to shift the focus of his party away from its desire for ind Epen saying Quebec position in Canada is but one of two major Chal the economic crisis is the gravest and deepest we have seen in 50 he improving the Quebec Economy will require using All the instruments and All the resources at our he said Quebec economic problems Are based on a mixture of North american economic factors and Feder Al which he claimed is designed to keep Quebec subservient to Ontario and the Call for Independence he said Quebec two problems will More than Ever require imagination and Good Faith to at the same it must be a free and rigorously democratic society which is he delegates to the pm convention Dis cussed a plethora of resolutions calling for outright there is a move afoot to weaken Levesques control of the party by making him a spokesman for the legislative Wing of the a party Vic president would become the chief spokesman for non elected other resolutions Deal with every thing from abolishing All englishman Guage schools to removal of provincial sales taxes on feminine Hygiene prod progressive conserva Tive senators in Ottawa offered an Olive Branch to Quebec suggest ing it be allowed to opt in to All minority language education Guaran tees in the new and a former Nova Scotia Premier warned that Quebec separatists will have a new weapon in their fight to pm Calls Levesque irresponsible for signing away Quebec veto Ottawa up prime minister Trudeau sent a terse letter to Quebec Premier Rene Levesque accusing him of being aberrant and irresponsible for signing away the pro Vinces veto Over future constitutional changes april at the same Trudeau refused a formal request sent by Levesque wednesday asking for a delay in adoption of the constitutional Resolution before parliament until the courts Rule whether Quebec still has the Power to veto such in reply to your telex of let me remind you that it was you who signed the premiers Accord of april in so you abandoned a veto for Quebec in the constitutional amending Trudeau letter that a Premier of Quebec sub scribed to such an affirmation will seem aberrant Irres Ponsi especially when one remembers that the Federal formula i proposed to you contained a right of veto for que when Trudeau first unveiled his constitutional proposals in both Quebec and Ontario would have had a right to veto All future constitutional Levesque opposed the proposals mainly because of Trudeau charter of rather than the amending for and in signed an agree ment with seven other provinces say ing the Constitution should be Patriate with no other changes except a new amending consent required that formula required the consent of parliament and seven provinces representing 50 per cent of the country population to ratify no one province would have a the basics of that formula were adopted in the agreement signed 5 Between Trudeau and All the premiers except the Quebec Premier says he agreed to the april formula Only because it provided for fiscal compensation to a province opting out of any Constitution ally entrenched the no vember formula gives compensation Only when opting out of educational and cultural Levesque now wants his veto Back and has asked the Quebec court of Appeal to Rule whether Trudeau can Patriate the Constitution without que becs the Patria Tion package is to be adopted by the Senate tuesday evening and immediately shipped to great Brit Westminster is not expected to give final ratification before Gebru Trudeau sent a More detailed letter to Levesque tuesday explaining Why he believes Quebec no longer has a veto and cited a supreme court of Canada judgment saying unanimous consent of the provinces is not required to Amend the break up Canada if the Constitution is sent to Britain in its present As the Constitution debate in the Senate moved into its second que Bec senator Arthur Tremblay presented an amendment on minority an Guage rights that the conservatives had planned to present in the com opposition Leader Joe Clark backed Down on his say ing it is useless to offer1 concessions because Levesque is being chief conservative adviser on the Constitution and said the province has shown in the past More generosity in dealing with its anglophone minority than other prov inces have demonstrated toward their francophone senator former conservative Premier of Nova urged the upper chamber to support an amendment to extend fiscal compensation to provinces opting out of any future constitutionally entrenched pro this if will help to avoid giving a weapon to the separatist cause and will help to Advance the cause of those in Quebec fighting the cause of Canada he the package now limits compensation to education and cultural the Lone holdout of a pro Vincia Federal Accord has made extended compensation one of his three key Points for resumption of talks with unfriendly act Smith said the amendment is aimed at preserving Many Quebe cers see commons approval wednesday of the Constitution As an unfriendly act and the Senate has the responsibility to destroy the pro Vinces feeling of Smith Duff the former tory pre Mier of Manitoba who introduced the said it would be a step toward Canadian the Senate has agreed to vote on All amendments and the package tues within the new Constitution will begin its trek to London for approval by the British by Glen Mackenzie the jobs of hundreds of Sherritt Gordon mines limited workers in Northern Manitoba May be on the a company statement from Toronto yesterday said it appeared certain some layoffs will be made in mine personnel Early in but that no firm decision has been the statement said management officials have been instructed to can Vass All alternatives to minimize the inevitable losses if Copper prices fail to company officials be miners facing layoffs reached yesterday for further com Manitoba Energy minis Ter Wilson Parasiuk said in a statement yesterday he and other Cabinet minis Ter would meet in the near future with Union and company representatives to discuss the we want to know exactly what Sherritt Gordons intentions their expectations for the Manitoba mines and the options for action by the pro Vince we also want to make sure that the businesses and others who May be effected Are informed and the statement Al United steelworkers of America staff representative in Lynn said yesterday Sherritt Gordon employs about 800 workers in its rut Tan mine at Leaf rapids and about 400 in the Lynn Lake the firm May reduce operations at both mines or close one he Plaskett said he had no idea How Many workers might be Laid Sher Ritt Gordon recently Cut staff by about 30 through he he said the firms Board of directors in Toronto rejected a budget proposed by management officials this telling them to come up with something less costly within the next couple of Plaskett said the Price of Copper is now about 80 cents a Pound a Hudson Bay mining and smelting company official said in july the Price was ranging from to a a Pound in the first Quarter of the reduced prices have Hurt Sher Ritt Gordons net the firm reported a first Quarter profit this year of just Over compared with an ill million first Quarter profit in nip pledges rent interest Aid continued from Page 1 week at Hecla the entire 34 member caucus will set a Date next Friday for the resumption of the legis Pawley said none of his party promises will fall by the Wayside be cause of the constraints the projected 1253 million deficit May have on pro Gram we Are not a government that is going to hide behind Neo conservatism and feel that we must hold Back or withdraw from positive commit he the Premier said his party firmly believes government cant afford to be passive during times of economic de we will have to proceed with More but As far As major commit we Are going to proceed with he Pawley said tax increases wont necessarily be required to raise enough Money to pay for the interest rate Relief Manoil and other Campaign rather than tax i see the most important initiative that is required right now is to turn the Economy the promised programs should Stim ulate provincial revenues rather than Drain he Pawley said his Cabinet colleagues Are already at work trying to make Good on the party other Campaign they will have to take a Back seat to the More immediate concerns of rent controls and interest Energy and mines minister Wilson who chairs a fou member is looking at ways to implement the party pledge to expand or revitalize the Manitoba forestry re sources Plant at the Pawley told agriculture minister Bill Ruskis top priority is the implementation of a beef producers income subsidy pro Pawley while the proposal to create a Public Oil exploration firm called Manoil Doest demand immediate Pawley said he still stood by the Pawley said it has not yet been determined whether to implement first contract legislation despite the High Hopes of Boeing of Canada work who recently ended a walkout at two Winnipeg the Premier said a representative of the Manitoba government will be As signed the Job of educating politicians on the problems of the Garrison Pawley said he would be on his Way to Ottawa after Christmas to hold talks with the prime minister and other the Premier refused to say what the purpose of his trip would in compliance with another Campaign Pawley has requested All his Cabinet ministers to file a list of their properties and financial hold the Premier said he Hast decided whether the information should remain in his hands or be made Public when conflict interest legislation is Intro evidence secrecy ordered continued from Page 1 judge Solomons confidentiality made at about yesterday was served on the free press at 2 along with a covering letter from Hughes saying he trusts the news paper will abide by its the courts file concerning in eluding his was removed from the usual filing Cabinet and placed in a court of Queens 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