Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 19, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba Worker guilty in budget leak Ottawa up a fired govern ment print shop worker was found guilty yesterday of leaking finance minister Michael Wilsons budget last provincial court judge Jack Nadelle rejected defence contentions that Brian had no Crim Inal intent when he walked out of a government printing Plant with a pamphlet summarizing the sentencing on the charge session of stolen property valued at under was postponed until 24 after Crown attorney John Pearson observed that Nadelle would have to consider a jail in an interview Pearson said he wont necessarily recommend that Mccuaig be put behind but the Law requires the court to consider the the maximum penalty is six months in jail and a but the maximum is Seldom concluding a today rebuffed claims that Mccuaig didst mean to walk off with the budget pamphlet last april and that he was too tired or drunk to realize what was happening when he passed it to a Friend late that stashed pamphlet Mccuaig testified that he stashed the pamphlet in his Duffel bag at the printing intending to read it later on a Coffee and forgot he still had it when he left after a Long evening of Beer drink ing and Dart playing at two Ottawa area the Booklet was passed to Bob a longtime Friend whose father works for Mutual life Tine of the company has acknowledged some of its employees saw the Pam but says nobody took advantage of the inside on the Crown withdrew a charge of Possession of stolen property against Johan an employee of Mutual in that meant nobody was prosecuted for accepting the leaked who was suspended without pay when police started in was fired about three weeks lawyer George House said in an the Supply and services depart which runs the printing says the dismissal was not related to the budget House would not but said the decision is under Robert another defence conceded in court that Mccuaig actions could be de scribed As probably even As but insisted they we rent Mccuaig signed a loyalty oath five years ago that included a secrecy the lawyer but that was just one of a pile of Docu ments he signed routinely when he was and several witnesses testified to lax Security at the print ing Pearson was arguing an oath is an the Public has to have Trust in its Public officials no matter How minor they Mccuaig made no mention of being tired or drunk when questioned earlier by the said he has since concocted a Story to explain away his Wilson made his budget Public at an unprecedented news conference the night of april 26 Day ahead of schedule after global television obtained another copy of the three including global re Porter Doug face trial next month on charges arising from that Sharp Pax machines Astrad comput1rs 46 Aqua tech i xv1sioh of v a a my Complete bathroom Roopi 1065 Dugald at lag Mollere 5 2338822 relaxation on tap Best prices Zvir Pittil in bed extra rails Are supplied to make up 2 single Beds ladder included bookcases All 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