Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 23, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free june 1987 deterrence fails to swing pm on death penalty continued from Page 1 notion unacceptable and abhor rent in a civilized this is More than a matter of conscience it is a matter of How we see ourselves As a nation and How others see us among the nations of the Mulroney the prime minister said everyone feels sympathy for the relatives and friends of a victim of he said he was not persuaded by arguments that the death penalty would deter murder or that it could be justified As an appropriate penalty for taking a it is wrong to take and i can think of no excepting to justify he Mulroney said in the 10 years after the death penalty was abolished in 1976 the murder rate reached a 15year last the murder rate declined by 20 per while first degree murder charges have dropped 25 per cent in the last two he said the highest murder rates can be found in the jurisdictions with capital in the state of the Mur Der rate has increased 30 per cent since restoration of capital punish he Mulroney said one of the most abhorrent aspects of the debate was the possibility an innocent person could be executed and he quoted former prime minister John Diefenbaker As saying from my sex Perince at the i say anyone who says an innocent Man cannot go to the Gallows is because i know it is a frightful thing when a Man you believe to be innocent and whose attitude dont worry about me god will not allow walks to the Gallows and months later the truth comes Mulroney said everyone knows the Justice system is we know also the Scales of jus Tice can weigh More heavily on the poor and the these imperfections would loom Large when human life is at we must admit to possibility of of executing an innocent wrongly accused and wrongly Mulroney for this is unacceptable and abhorrent in a civilized Holtmann said he was impressed by the prime ministers oratory but not convinced by his in expressing the views of the majority of Holtmann there Are some people in this society who dont deserve to Epp said he could appreciate Many of the prime ministers argue but said nothing would Dis Suade him from the View the state has a responsibility to administer the death he said his View is based on his religious beliefs and he quoted romans 13 As his main source of inspiration on the Epp said it is not a priority that the death penalty Issue be dealt with he said he will remain True to his elec Tion Promise to support reinstate seven of Manitoba 14 maps Are opposed to the death the provinces Liberal and new demo crat maps Are joined by two tories Lee Clark Brandon Souris and Jack Murta Lisgar in the seven remaining tories favor Mulroney speech comes As the government and opposition parties continue to bargain on whether to hold a vote on a Resolution to establish a commons committee to con duct hearings on the question Over the opposition questions carneys assurances continued from Page 1 thing the government says on this or any other matter after this information Liberal House Leader Herb Gray How can Canadian Farmers be Lieve the assurances of the minister that marketing boards and the Cana Dian wheat Board Are not included in free Trade negotiations when the american administrator says they Are Liberal agriculture critic Maurice Foster Carney replied the Auto pact is not on the adding Ottawa would not take action to undercut the wheat Board or marketing the Auto pact is not on the it has not been put on the Canada will not put it on the table and Why wont the opposition accept Carney told the referring to Carney said i have no idea what stories Are circulating on the Side of the Border i can Only assure the member of what is happening on this Side of the on our Side of the we Are not discussing measures which will undercut our suppl management the a copy of which was obtained from says agriculture is on the table but there Hast been much Progress on the the administration will address Canadian Dairy and poultry quotas and discriminatory practices of the Canadian wheat it it also deals with the effect the wheat Board has on the americans Are seeking Access to the Canadian Market on behalf of the Large american the memo notes Beer must be brewed in a province if it is to be sold there without the High taxes assessed on this provincial restriction has led to ubiquitous Small breweries in each the memo it then suggests the wheat Board has compounded the problem by charging a High Domestic Price for Barley used in making the Canadian wheat Board has added to the problem by forcing up Barley which reduces the breweries ability to compete against thus encouraging the provinces to maintain High protective the memo the memo suggests can Ada would be willing to address the problem provided it is granted a Long adjustment period and can be allowed Federal in an Foster said there is no doubt the memo raises new fears about the effect free Trade could have on All these Guys american officials have been we dont mind you having marketing boards As Long As they Are just for health control and but Treyve made it Clear they want to have a free Trade of agricultural commodities across the Bor he the wheat Board and marketing boards control imports and protect Domestic producers from foreign for Canadian Bakers must use Domestic which is priced about a Bushel above the world noting that Carney has denied Ottawa would undercut the wheat Board and marketing Board sys Foster said she might be playing with words there and saying were not negotiating those but we Are negotiating to remove Border of that the very basis on which suppl manage ment and marketing boards Are con motives questioned in mass dismissal continued from Page 1 there is a reluctance to support those institutions seen As the responsibility of the the government has heeded the foundations repeated Calls for a new radiation but the organizations recommendation that it be installed at Boniface Hospital has prompted some com Desjardins he refused to who served on the Board for 20 said that recommendation resulted in Desjardins appointing an and hoc committee last january to study the he said his May 27 dismissal no Tice is the Only response he has received to a letter he wrote to Desjardins april asking him to Speed up the Milne said the much needed equipment cant be ordered until the location is known and will Tajch 12 to 18 months to these machines Arent stocked on the he they have to be installed and As a treatment hours have been it is not a cheap he in a letter to Desjardins earlier this Milne questioned whether the dismissals were linked to the Board members urgent concerns re Garding delay in the development of he said Desjardins had never at tended a Board meeting nor notified the Board of any it want because Mem Bers were nonpolitical in their Deli Milne characterizing the dismissals As a Jack who described himself As a labor representative on the said he got a on paragraph notice from i dont know the said a 15year Board former president of the Ca Nadian cancer said he was Given no but who knows what the motive is he i was hardly an replacement postal workers ind Little to do police Lead picket in Handcuffs from main Post removal of names t puzzles Mother continued from Page 1 what i said founder of victims of child abuse Laws the Glen Lea woman son and daughter were added the list after a child and family services Agency investigated an allegation about the brother and the investigation began in Jan uary 1985 after Susanne talked to children and workers at the nor Bert childrens Hilaire has said that shortly after the investigation Susanne told her she i wanted to prove beyond a doubt my childrens this Regis Ter convicted them before they had any kind of a hearing or it was Only through a childcare workers accidental mention of the registry that she discovered her son and daughter were she i still dont know Why they were put on the list in the first in in still hoping for a Public apology from child and family ser but i guess that might be expecting too she also found it puzzling that John director of child and family decided to remove the names of the Hilaire children june 4 Days before their Case was due to be heard in i think its quite easy to figure out they were trying to shut me she that Way they could continue to abuse their excessive Power and no one could Stop Carr ruled Hilaire would be allowed to Challenge the regardless of whether her children remained on the Alain Hilaire said he believes Ross was trying to postpone a decision on the anal the director said they had a review and decided to take them Hogue noting the director is not empowered in legislation to conduct such a if he has that it is even More dangerous than you could be on the list one Day and then not on it the next without Ever know Hogue said the decision could affect other government As it is the first time a Manitoba judge has interpreted the Charters guarantee of right to Liberty and Security of the a list of acquired immune deficiency syndrome carriers or the police departments list of offenders will Likely have to be considered in Light of the Hogue continued from the cites residences had Skrumeda said More than 50 per cent of the mail got out but Campbell said there was hardly any mail fifty per cent of what Camp Bell theres hardly any mail in there at Dale president of the Cana Dian Union of postal workers Winni Peg said inside workers were sweeping floors and dusting for Lack of replacement who moved into three marshalling areas at about Dawn complained of Little to its been really said a Man who refused to give his name As he walked out of his but the Job is so easy and the is too i wont pass it he the Man said he and 25 other workers sorted mail under a circus tent at 1214 Fife theres nothing to it its a this is great he adding he was paid an he said he was not Given a Security there hiring people off the you should see some of the Guys going in there they look like they belong in motorcycle Skrumeda refused to say How Many replacement letter carriers and Drivers worked courier firms were cashing in on the scrambling to keep up with the increased workload they attributed to the weve got 16 phone lines hop said Barry manager of red River messenger and trans Fer an inside postal worker said he was led on a wild Goose Chase Early yesterday by a bus loaded with replacement Kevin Coontz said he and his also an inside were leaving the main depot at 7 after finishing their shifts when they spotted a school bus that appeared to be carrying Coontz said the couple decided to follow the we went from to fort to Back through downtown and right out to Garden he at one he the bus attempted to drive up to a postal station on Pembina i honked on the Horn and screamed that they were scabs and the letter carriers started jeering and linking arms and then the bus veered off and continued Down Pem he about two hours after the Chase he the bus pulled into a doughnut shop on Mcphillips Street and about 20 replacement workers and two guards from can West investigation and Security trooped into the he said about 30 minutes his truck was blocked by two can West vehicles that arrived at the i feel these can West Guys were totally any authority they might he they cant Block my Ches can West general said he was unaware of the but confirmed Canada Post has hired his firm to provide Security for replacement minister Albert a Bill continued from Page 1 Alberta countered by saying it would not allow Manitoba to break existing Supply contracts with which Are supposed to run until Alberta introduced legislation giving Power to retroactively set conditions on Gas removal Gas leaving Alberta must have such per Masse told the convention of producers it was not within Albertas jurisdiction to change removal per i am troubled by the suggestion provincial removal permits could be used to establish floor prices for natural Gas and to limit consumer Purchase he i recognize that the producing provinces have Broad responsibilities with respect to the development of their natural these measures should not and cannot include an extraterritorial reach to manage Gas markets in the consuming provinces by denying the benefits of competitive pricing to certain customer Masse refused to set a deadline for the provinces to reach he recognized that Manitoba was within its jurisdiction to nation Alize the distribution network but added it was shortsighted and coun Harry pc summer Sale starting today Harry has a selection of his summer dress ties and sportswear ready for tie reductions Are from 15 to while its All current there Are limited so Harry suggests you pop in Harry Rosen cd Montauk Pix Park 7862368 ;