Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, August 17, 1988

Issue date: Wednesday, August 17, 1988
Pages available: 114
Previous edition: Tuesday, August 16, 1988

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 17, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba C773 Bissonnette quits Federal politics up amid re ports that conservative party officials were nudging him from former Cabinet minister Andre Bis Sonnette said yesterday he will not be a candidate in the next Federal i leave with my head held said the darkened Bissonnette who made the announcement six months after he was acquitted of criminal charges arising from a complicated land flip in his Stjean news of the real estate deals in january 1987 led to prime minister Mulroney firing Bissonnette As Junior transport the land was eventually bought by Swiss arms manufacturer Oer Likon which built a Plant everyone can of Fokd Good taste test proves it in a taste test at red River Community Manco Vanilla ice Cream was preferred equally in texture and Colour to Blue boy Brand French but on average 4 litres of Manco ice Cream Cost less than 2 litres of Blue enjoy the Quality of Manco ice taste for yourself Why it makes a 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another 50 off the original 50 off each thursday another 75 off one color ticket will indicate which group of clothing is another 75 off the original 50 off color charts Are posted throughout the clearance Center indicating which color ticket is 50 off on tuesday and 75 off on come and shop for these extra special savings available in both of our locations 75 off the ticketed Price All mens shirts 75 off the ticketed Price All mens pants the great downtown store lower main level phone 7832112 hours to tuesdays and to wednesday thru 75 off the ticketed Price All childrens tops 75 off the ticketed Price All ladies skirts parking warehouse store an Sargent the Bay warehouse store at Sargent Berry phone 7832112 447 hours to monday thru Friday to saturday closed sunday Winnipeg free August 1988 19 up photo on the but a self made millionaire dubbed the Chicken King because of his lock on a Large piece of Quebec broiler Chicken said the Oer Likon affair had nothing to do with his he said he was not seeking another mandate because he wanted to spend More time with his family and business there has never been a scandal in he told a news Confer there have been people who wanted to write about a scandal but i can say that Oer Likon has been a Blessing for the people of there have been reports that top conservative party officials told Bissonnette and two other Erminis ters who left Cabinet in controversy not to bother running again because they had no Chance of reentering Suzanne former environment and Michel Cote Are the other people reportedly on the firing conservative party officials could not be reached for but Bissonnette said he had been asked by Mulroney and former Prin Cipal Secretary Bernard Roy to run in the next in convinced that this is just gossip that has nothing to do with the prime minister or his Bis Sonnette referring to the re former minister of regional Industrial was kicked out of Cabinet for failing to disclose that he had accepted a loan from a Quebec City contrary to the governments conflict of interest Marcel Federal Energy minister and Mulroney Quebec said he spoke to Cote and Bissonnette some time ago about their political futures but did not suggest they leave i never suggest that to Masse said in an interview in Otta but the question has been discussed what Are the problems what has been said what is the perception in an Blai Grenier said the Story about her being asked not to first reported by the abcs Bissonnette and wife leave news conference in French language was but an old an aide to Blai Grenier later denied the minister had confirmed the the Luc said Blais Grenier had never been approached by anyone in the conservative party about stepping in the Blai Grenier acknowledged tory organizer Jean Carol Pelletier is making it difficult for her to win the pcs called assassins Over limit on debate Ottawa up the conserva Tive government is murdering democracy by moving to allow just four More Days debate on its free Trade opposition maps charged they Are parliamentary Assas sins because they Are making a mockery not Only of but they Are democratic nip House Leader Nel son Riis told the commons during debate on a government motion to limit earlier Deputy govern ment House Leader Doug Lewis moved the Tim allocation motion to allow just two More Days of debate on amendments to the free Trade legislation and two More on final approval of the 153clause Liberal Trade critic Lloyd a worthy told the commons the government has said All along it wanted the Bill passed by next week regard less of what the opposition parliament is being Tram pled our voice is being snuffed Axworthy Trade minister John Crosbie ear Lier told reporters the Bill could be sent to the which must also approve the by next the Liberal majority in the Senate has agreed to a request by Liberal Leader John Turner to hold up the Bill until after an election is if the tories Turner the Senate will let the Bill go both the liberals and nip say Canada will give up sovereignty under the Trade which is sche a Surprise gift to you with this Coupon when you develop and print your next film at scoters the Clever photo stokers that let oui pictures because we love having you As our customer offer Good until too 31 soot cars own 3001 of Atkins a Kossl Anaim Tosh Al you ruled to begin phasing out Trade barriers with the United states on Mirror legislation has been approved by the House of representatives and is up for approval by the Senate next but Crosbie said his government wont be railroaded into calling an election and he wants to test the Mettle of the Liberal i would think a month would be a More than reasonable time for the Senate to Deal with this he said when asked How Long he would give the subversion what Well need to know of Are they going to Deal with it or Are they going to obey the House of commons Leader Turner in his attempt to subvert the Constitution Crosbie agreed the government cant do much if the Senate refuses to Lewis tried to negotiate an agree ment with the opposition on the time needed to debate the legislation in the but the liberals and nip came Back with a joint proposal for a total of 350 legislative which could take two years to both parties tried to argue yester Day that Lewiss Tim allocation motion was out of order because he haunt Given proper in a Subtle twist that Lewis called the liberals and nip also said his motion was improper because he had read in the commons their joint letter calling for 350 Days of they said that constituted agree ment by the majority of parties in the commons on the time for which made time allocation impossible under awkwardly worded parliamentary speaker John Fraser up held the government in the Crosbie said the government has faced nothing but obstruction from the opposition since it introduced its free Trade legislation last when we propose to con clude consideration of this Legisla those that have done nothing but obstruct say they want More time 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