Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 12, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba Montreal police arrest apartheid protestors up police said 22 anti apartheid demonstrators were arrested yesterday and charged with assault by trespassing after they forced their Way into downtown offices rented by Alcan aluminium the incident began when 50 demonstrators streamed into the de Mai Sinneue Street offices to protest Means links with a South african firm which they said manufactures materials for that country armed while 100 fellow activists marched the protesters climbed a fire escape to the top of the buildings garage and then took elevators up to the seventh despite efforts by two female employees to keep them the protes ters forced their Way into the offices when the door was opened to allow an Alcan employee to an Alcan who would not give her said the company had been warned that something like that would Jeanclaude one of the organizers of the announced to office staff no one will get we Are Here to make a Laporte said Alcan was selected because the company has two directors on the Board of Hulett aluminium of South he said one of huletts biggest customers is a firm buying materials for the South Afri can government and its Laporte also said Hulett exploits Black Semard manager of Media relations for confirmed his company has two directors on the Board of and added that Alcan owns 24 per cent of the but we have no say in hiring and Dayton Lay said to our Hulett is involved in the fabrication of alumni num extrusion and building Materi asked if Hulett manufactured material for the South african Leclerc said not that we know the crowd of protesters in the Alcan office started to dwindle when about a dozen Montreal police called by Alcan arrived in the seventh floor about 20 were carried out by police haul protestor away from Montreal Alcan appreciation Sale thank you Winnipeg we just finished our Best year Ever its you the customer that makes us number one natures own blend Duvet 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guarantees j to mercantile Ottawa up prime minister Brian Mulroney threw a smoke screen around the governments involvement in the mercantile Bank situation refusing to say whether Ottawa has guaranteed Cash infusions the country eight largest Bank six major chartered the prime minister was pressed repeatedly in the commons by new Democrat Leader de Broadbent who cited Media reports indicating the government gave its guarantee to the support package to spell out the details of any the mercantile Bank has con firmed it is having difficulties with funding and has made an arrange ment with other the Montre Aliased financial institution blames its problems on the uncertainty created by the collapse of the Cana Dian commercial Bank and the Northland Bank last Broadbent asked the prime minis Ter to clarify the Federal govern ments saying that when Public funds Are being expended or used As a the people of Canada have a right to know he quoted Bank of Nova Scotia Vic president Andrew Bison As saying on television that the government had Given its Mulroney indicated he had heard bosons made on radio and noted that the banker said the government was acting a but the prime minister did not say what specifically the government is Mulroney say the Bank of Canada is actively supporting the but this in itself is not the Bank of Canada routinely acts As a Lender of last resort to All Canadian the government of the Bank of has ongoing arrangements with All which change from time to time and which the prime minister the main thrust of the activity of the Bank of Canada in these Circum stances is to sustain Confidence and the Strong feelings of support that people have in regard to our banking actions defended Mulroney said the Central Banks actions Are appropriate and details will be divulged in due he suggested the proper place for such questions would be at the Judi Cial inquiry of Justice Willard Estey which resumes but Broad Bent pointed out that Estes Man Date is to investigate the Circum stances surrounding the collapse of the Northland and Canadian com the inquiry he refers to has absolutely nothing Roxlo with the mercantile Estey was asked by Mulroney to find out Why the Canadian Commer Cial and Northland Banks collapsed and who was Masse to get Job Back when cleared in probe Ottawa up prime minister Brian Mulroney said yesterday he will reappoint former communications minister Marcel Masse to Cabi net the moment he is cleared by an ramp investigation into his 1984 election be assured that it would be with pleasure and Pride that i would ask Masse to return to Cabinet the instant the inquiry is Mulroney told a news i take for granted that he will be completely a source close to Masse said thursday he has been told by ramp investigators that they Hope to finish their inquiry by the end of next searched office Masse resigned abruptly 25 after the ramp searched his Frontenac Riding office in Thetford following up on allegations that in spending was unaccounted for and that he exceeded the Legal limit during last years Masse said he expects to be exonerated but could not remain in Cabi net with his name under a one other re Mains up for John Eraser resigned 23 amid the Contro Versy Over his decision to overrule his departments inspectors and re lease for Sale canned tuna that had been labelled unfit for human con neither minister has been permanently Deputy prime minister Erik Nielsen has assumed Fraser Job temporarily and Secre tary of state Benoit Bouchard is filling in for asked about filling the fisheries said he Doest plan any change in the next while were he leaves monday for the Commonwealth Summit in the Bahamas and travels the next week to new York to speak to the United nations and meet other major Western Lead including president Ronald he will Only return to Ottawa 24 or group halts million Foo Market Montreal up seven Resi dents of suburban Lasalle have succeeded in halting the construction of a shopping by a Quebec Superior court Justice Jeanmarie Brassard yesterday annulled a bylaw modifying use of the ground the new super carnival Foo Market is being built seven area residents challenged the switch from Industrial to com Merical use of the saying Citi Zens were not Given enough notice or information on the the judge but the project already is a Forest of steel Lasalle councillor Bob who opposes the said the Legal setback could mean an expensive lawsuit for the and it May have to be torn but the projects owner has no such contacted at his Toronto Joseph chairman of la Ferine carnival said he feels his Type of store fits into either zoning landlord and tenant legislation review submissions to advise the minister of housing on possible changes to both the landlord and tenant act and the residential rent regulation a review committee is accepting submissions from interested individuals and the comprised of representatives of both landlords and tenants As Well As department has been asked to review the and administration of the landlord and tenant act and the residential rent regulation submissions in writing Are requested no later than october this deadline is to make possible a report by the review committee in Early please Forward your submissions to review committee of the landlord and tenant act and residential rent regulation act Manitoba housing 2100185 Smith Street Manitoba r3c3g4 submissions other than in writing May be accepted in special please Contact 9458217 for further Manitoba John housing minister ;