Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 20, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba J 12 Winnipeg free August 1988 nation Blai Grenier allegations caucus ponders ejection of Ftp up Suzanne Blai Grenier want at a Quebec tory caucus meeting yester but her allegations that kick backs have been exchanged for government contracts Hung Over the meeting like a Cloud and May Lead to her expulsion from the my for Rose Mont who resigned from Cabinet in was among the first topics of discussion when the caucus met be Hind closed doors to discuss strategy for the upcoming Secretary of state Lucien Bouchard unless Blai Grenier comes up with some proof of her allegations before the meeting wraps up she May find herself kicked out of the Federal we discussed it and we will address our recommendation to the prime said who momentarily forgot Bla Isgren hers name during a news Confer prime minister who visited towns around St Hyacinthe had no comment on whether he would expel the former environment minister from Blai Grenier rocked the conservative party earlier this week when she said kickbacks Are routinely paid in Exchange for Federal govern ment explicit requests she said she had no proof of kick and she did not attend the meeting despite explicit requests from party officials that she be the ramp interviewed her yesterday afternoon in Ottawa and found she had no proof to Back up her said ramp staff George we asked her to come to caucus to apologize and retract what she but she said Gilles provincial caucus presi he added Blai Grenier haunt attended a caucus meeting in two the controversy Over Bla Isgren hers statements stole the spotlight at the news called to announce that Quebec conservatives had adopted a voluntary system of grassroots the Quebec caucus unanimously agreed not to accept donations from corporations and other groups while capping individual contributions at the tories had hoped the news conference would be a Chance for the party to claim the moral High ground Over the two opposition a similar system of grassroots financing was introduced in Quebec by the parti quebecois in Only Quebec conservatives will follow the Money already collected from corporations and other groups will not be returned and the Quebec tories will still be Able to spend some of the million the party has in its National Campaign Canada seeks visas for Royal immigrants Toronto up the Federal government has retained a lawyer to secure exit visas and passports for seven former princesses of a de posed ethiopian Royal family who want to come to Waterloo my Walter Mclean says the ethiopian lawyer was hired to Speed up the immigration process in the african who returned from a diplomatic trip to Africa last said thursday he urged ethiopian officials to hurry the he said it appears the ethiopian government wont deny the princesses exit and a proposal for release of three imprisoned former princes is under Active consider he the relatives of the late emperor Haile were Uncertain of their plans when first released from David Mac Canadas former ambassador to said they later told officials they wish to come to Canada which has promised them commons approves Bill enabling natives to regain Indian status it a it i a inf 1 f 111q re q aft if a Tow Tipp Fly p Ottawa up the commons gave final approval yesterday to a Bill that will fix a technical error in the Indian act and allow All natives the right to regain their status As in the problem is the so called death part of a 1985 amendment to the act that restored Indian status to native women who married Nonna children of such marriages can become status entitling them to funded medical care and other social but under two sections of the children seeking registration could be denied if their parents died before april and applicants for band membership could be denied if their parents had died before june the native Council of Canada Esti mates As Many As natives Are affected by the death under an Al party the Bill to remedy 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