Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 10, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Winnipeg free february Alliance Quebec head haves lobby group to Host radio show up photo Montreal up Royal who has been at the Centre of Ian As the oo1u co Ter Day he is quitting the English lobby group to become the Host of a radio talk said he was not stepping Down because of the current storm Over minority language it had not been my intention to renew my presidency which ends in Orr two years is who spent a year As a radio Host for Csc in Quebec will begin his new Job at one of the cites most popular English radio in he made the announcement hours after returning from Fredericton where he appeared before hearings of the new Brunswick legislature t into the Meech Lake constitutional v under fire in he came under fire v from francophone groups who said Quebec does not speak for p them when it defends minority rights because the English minority Quebec has advantages not enjoyed by francophone minorities in the rest of the i intend to continue to be very involved with Alliance he told reporters adding he wont skirt the language Issue on his talk show nor does he intend to bring it up very the daily broadcast draws be tween and the Factor in my decision was that its a great Job anyway you slice its a great the fresh faced who was born and raised on a Dairy farm in the Eastern townships Region of Quebec and later studied theology in Hamil was the Centre of Contro Versy following a fire at Alliance Quebec downtown offices on dec filed libel suits French newspapers and a to Sta Tion quoted unnamed police sources who claimed Orr was the 1 suspect in the Orr filed libel suits totalling 000 As a result of the this Montreal police announced that they had no suspects in the deliberately set fire and were closing their Alliance Quebec in turn is being sued for by Paul a former front de liberation do que Bec and student activist Hans Marotte for comments Orr made after the he urged que Beers not to adopt Radical positions like the two orrs decision to resign As presi Dent of Alliance Quebec did not come As a Surprise to other directors of the weve known for several months that Royal would not stand for an other term As said chairman Peter this is an charges failed to Stop work Royal Orr in radio station where he will Host talk Volunteer position and we All have to make a who is married with two Young would not say How much he will make in his new Job although it is estimated to be about a1 who became head of Alliance Quebec in also worked part time As a program coordinator for the Eastern townships regional school Board while president of the lobby Alliance which claims a membership of will elect a new president at a convention in late Blaikie said he wont i did my Volunteer stint a few years ago As the unpaid president of the National conservative party and that was enough for another distinct society urged Fredericton up Public hearings in new Brunswick on the Meech Lake Accord have heard an other Call for another distinct so a representative of the Yukon government asked new Brunswick to reject Meech Lake if it cannot be changed to reflect the distinct society of our position is not contrary to recognizing Quebec As a distinct said Yukon Justice minis Ter Roger our position is Only that the native people Are a distinct society and the Yukon deserves its place at the its not the first time the new Brunswick legislature committee holding the hearings has heard such a new Brunswick acadians also want their distinct society protected by the the Meech Lake Accord recognizes Quebec As a separate and distinct but theres no Spe Cial recognition of French speaking canadians outside Quebec or of a Kimmerly said that if the Accord cannot be amended to protect native and changed to make it easier for territories to become prov then it should be its Clear the rest of the prov inces Are holding firm that any change scraps the whole agree Kimmerly told reporters after presenting the Yukon Brief to the if that is their Posi Well then it is our position that the Accord should be Kimmerly took a firmer stand than representatives of the North West territories who appeared be fore the committee two weeks government members from the territories said that while they would like to see Meech Lake they dont think it should be torn up if changes Are the territories and the Yukon were left out of talks that led to the Deal and there not invited to participate in any future first ministers conferences on the both territories believe the Accord would make it difficult for them to become provinces since it would require the approval of All 10 prov inces and the Federal Christopher National spokesman for the native Council of echoed territorial com plaints about the Mccormick told the committee Meech Lake is a disaster because it halted years of constitutional Progress on aboriginal self govern we knew the government wanted Quebec in but we never suspected the Price for Quebec a Price exacted As much by the other pre Miers As would be to condemn the North to perpetual Servi to mount a direct Challenge to the fundamental rights of aboriginal Peoples and put an end to our pro Ottawa up firms owned or operated by individuals who made illegal donations to Michel gravel continued to get work from the government after the tory my was charged in 1986 with accepting a Public works department offi Cial was Able to identify at least four architectural and construction companies that received contracts from Public works after the charges were former my for the now defunct Montreal Riding of was sentenced monday to a year in jail and fined for accepting in bribes and trying to secure another none of the individuals making the payments or their companies were ramp spokesman Denis Deveau said wednesday he didst know whether any had been offered immunity in return for co operating with after a consultation with the Crown attorney it was decided not to proceed with any other charges against any other de Veau Crown attorney valmont Beau lies Secretary said he comment the largest contracts signed since the charges were Laid against gravel were awarded by the Canada museums construction for work on the new National gallery in Ottawa and museum of civilization in Public works spokesman Gerald Mcduff said briton masonry of Hull won contracts Worth Mil lion in that gravel was charged with accepting a total of from Franco general manager of the Trinci has denied giving the my according to the charges against was meant for the conservative he has said the other Money didst bring him any advantage in getting government the other contracts since 1986 identified by Mcduff were d in 1987 to consultants Mon Ter Egiens of Hubert for consulting work on a Road at Canadian forces base Saint gravel accepted or sought a month from Florian Toutant of consultant Mon d in 1988 to Langlois it Blair of for architectural work on a nursing station on the Indian nation Valere a partner in the was named by police As one from whom gravel took or tried to take a and from whom he obtained Worth of appliances and a trip to d in 1988 to Verval of Gatineau for Interior glazing at the museum of gravel took from Denis Labelle of Verval and Marbel enterprises of Gatineau and an Public works records also show consultants Monter Egiens received a contract for mechanical design in a Federal building in la in in Langlois it Blair got two contracts on place do Portage phase ii and minor unspecified work total Ling file opened to Exma Yor Ottawa up a former mayor of is entitled to see a file compiled on him by the ramp but not to find out who complained to the mounties about the Federal court of Appeal in a unanimous 30 judgment re leased the court upheld a previous ruling that Neil mayor of Vernon from 1979 to has the right to examine his but the ramp has the right to delete any information that would identify informers who alleged he had participated in illegal and unethical citing a 1983 ruling by the supreme court of Justice Mark Macguigan declared the prac Tice of keeping the names of police informers secret is a Legal Rule of Public order by which a judge is Davidson contends that he was told by a senior ramp officer the Force had investigated him for Ille Gal and unethical based on allegations that turned out to be maliciously charges were never when Davidson demanded to see the ramp the Force denied him it cited an agreement be tween Ottawa and that forbids disclosure of information gathered while performing police go with take your on the take the maximum route to youll save up to when you use a maximum Coupon every time you fill up at a participating pet Ocanada each of the six coupons May be redeemed to save you on your minimum 25litre Purchase of maximum or on your minimum 25litre Purchase of maximum plus or maximum or on your minimum 25litre Purchase of regular leaded test drive gasoline created to help you get the 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