Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Winnipeg free january Filmon attacks Federal plan to subsidize Plant Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon has complained to Ottawa about reports that it is planning to spend million to subsidize construction of a potato processing Plant in Prince Edward the Premier said he believes such a move would threaten two Manitoba potato pro Messing plants and violate the free Trade you would have to take a look at the potential of Mccain and Filmon said of the two Manitoba no one is suggesting they both close but it will make their operations a lot More difficult and potentially could Lead to Job according to the plan which was to have been discussed by Cabinet members at Meech Lake Calls for million in Federal subsidies for an million Plant in news reports indicate the Plant will be run by Cavendish which is owned by Irving the Aid package is also believed to include an aeronautical training school at Canadian forces base proposals to launch various secondary industries in the and a massive Aid program for the hardhat the base was one of 14 Mili tary bases targeted for closing or downsizing by the government last also on the list is cab Portage la Filmon said he lodged his opposition to the potato processing plan with a Federal Cabinet who he did not As he has spoken with new Bruns Wick Premier Frank who is also and has drafted a letter to the Federal government outlining Manitoba con it will have a dramatic Impact on the not Only in producing excess but by making us now subject to countervail from the which would be Filmon Archie Vic president of Mccain foods also criticized the it sounds insane to he said from the company new Brunswick head Mclean said the subsidies would open up the new Plant and the entire Canadian Industry to attacks from the United states As unfair under International Trade rules and the year old free Trade i heed More but it sounds like a crazy he Manitoba Liberal Leader Sharon car who raised the Issue in the Legisla Ture said Hilmons letter writing Campaign int Good i would have liked him to pick up the phone and talk to him prime minister she said of Carstairs said the potato Plant was an example of excellent negotiating on the part of that provinces Joe High court moving faster reforms Speed proceedings by Gerard Mcneil the Canadian press Ottawa three years the supreme court of Canada was mov ing so slowly that the country lawyers expressed now they Are having trouble keeping up with the Treyve shaved 18 months off the time it takes to get a Case says Ottawa lawyer Henry whose firm Cowling Strathy Hen Derson acts As agent for people Tak ing cases to the supreme in the Winter session that begins the court will hear All 55 appeals on its for the first time since the late there wont be any carryovers to the Spring ses the change results largely from reforms pressed on the court in 1987 by the Canadian bar Why is it important that the court is hearing and deciding appeals More quickly Brown says hundreds of people convicted of constructive murder they didst kill but because they were engaged in a serious crime when the murder took they could be found guilty affected when the court ruled in 1987 that the constructive murder Law was Hie ruling was handed Down three years after leave to Appeal was granted and a year after the Appeal was it opened the Way for appeals by others convicted of constructive but Brown says they All had to spend time in prison awaiting the they All spent much More time in prison than they would have if the court had been working at today that is a real he said in an delay also twists Justice if another trial is ordered after a Long everyone memory is three years people move out of the witnesses cant be Brown youre going to have people who Are acquitted because memories Are or people who Are convicted because memories Are Quick hearing Brown says that a couple of years ago he would Tell clients they might have to wait three years for hearing and judgment once their Appeal was on the list of cases to be now Only the knot est cases take much longer thar six months for and cases that get on the list this april will Likely be heard before Hull lawyer Robert a member of the bar committee that urged Reform of court procedures in said obviously the court has caught and now its up to the lawyers to catch up with the earlier in the deaths and illnesses of a flood of charter of rights and freedoms cases and the borrowing by Ottawa of Justice Willard Estey to look into Bank col lapses had slowed the court to a because the court was often Short the workload on the remain ing judges was they tried to ease it by granting leave in fewer but by 1987 they were handing Down fewer than 100 rulings a the bar suggested in desperation that a separate court be set up to hear criminal but the supreme court flatly rejected this pro but did implement other changes suggested by the the most effective was the time limit 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