Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 8, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Winnipeg free March 1991 Premier urged to leave minister quit Over principle by Gerard Young the Canadian press Victoria Mel Couvelier said yesterday he had no Choice but to resign As finance despite the harm it could do to Premier Bill Vander Palms ailing social credit Couvelier resignation wednes the Lith since Vander Zalm became Premier in comes with Vander Zalm under investigation for conflict of interest and party for tunes steadily Couvelier said Vander Zalm should not sit in the legislature while he is under he said he suggested to Vander Zalm that Dep Uty Premier Rita Johnston take Over the premiers legislative duties until the investigation was by virtue of not receiving the agreement of the Premier on that what i considered to be a critical Point i very reluctantly submitted my he Ted the provinces first conflict interest is reviewing whether Vander Zalm breached any of his own conflict guidelines in the Sale of his biblical theme Park to a taiwanese billion Couvelier said he was surprised to learn when he returned from an economic conference in Australia last week that Vander Zalm recalled the legislature for monday even though Hughess findings were not expected Vander forcing his Trade Mark defended his weve had our Tough times in the past and Well overcome them each and every he said outside Vancouver Cabinet people recognize Good i oper ate Good under the pressure has been the party was hit by other resignations this week amid talk of forming another free Enterprise party in time for the photo Couvelier says he had no Choice but to quit six nominated social credit Candi dates have announced they wont run in the next Donna one of the major organizers of a bid to Force a review of Vander Palms resigned As pres ident of the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows constituency nip Leader Mike Harcourt said Vander Zalm should Call an elec i think the people of British co Lumbia have to be asking themselves who left to run the ship of he who left Are the Dregs of this caucus to run the Vander Zalm must Call an election by this Couvelier was replaced by inter National business minister Elwood a staunch Vander Zalm sup who was sworn in yester despite sharing the reasons for his Couvelier was unwilling to say whether he thinks Vander Zalm should in not willing to make com ments this morning that would dam age any further than my resignation and i know that does damage in Couvelier Couvelier said Hughes interviewed him last week for More than an hour and he supplied him with ministry he also acknowledged the finance ministry real estate division is reviewing the relationship be tween Vander Zalm and Faye the premiers real estate agent and former director of a sister company to the one that bought his fantasy gardens theme Park for a former Victoria area was considered a Vander Zalm he supported Vander Zalm during the 1986 leadership race after dropping off the Vander Zalm rewarded the 60 year old father of three with the finance so reds currently hold 43 seats in the legislature and the nip have the other prison officials record sanitized in Gingras affair by Jim Brown the Canadian press Ottawa the Federal prison service agreed to sanitize the employment record of an official who took Early retirement following the escape of a convicted an internal document the made Public yesterday by Liberal my Derek shows the correctional service at first wanted to fire Fred Perrin after the escape of Daniel who was doing time for received a Day pass to celebrate his birthday at West Edmonton mall in he escaped from the mall and was convicted of two More murders during the time he was at who had held the title of coordinator of corrections opera fought the Effort to fire him and was eventually allowed to move to a special assignment Job for three he then agreed to leave quietly when his new Job was a two Page settlement was signed by a representative of the correctional and a representative of the Public ser vice Alliance of As part of the the prison service agreed to remove from per ring personnel file any mention of the previous threat to it also agreed to remove any and All references to the appellants role or involvement in the Gingras of Lee characterized the Deal As a coverup or Whitewash of employee records in relation to the Gingras he also questioned the role of corrections commissioner Ole Ingr the Boss of the prison who has testified under oath that he had no knowledge of any deletions from the Lee did not mention details of the Perrin Deal when Ingstrup appeared at the commons Justice committee last but he asked in general terms whether any employee records had been altered or information re i suppose i ing Strup this would be a highly unusual step to he went on to caution the commit tee i cannot Promise that strange things have not things out of the the commissioner promised to Check he was not available for comment Bob the conservative chairman of the Justice said he would like to hear More about the matter before reaching any but he added it does not give me much Confidence that the right things were done in this the Justice committee has been haggling for months with Ingstrup and solicitor general Pierre Ca Dieux Over a related com piled for the prison service by Edmonton lawyer John a heavily censored version of that report was released in Cadieux and Ingstrup have re fused to give an uncensored copy to the Justice citing provi Sions of the Federal privacy act that require the deletion of personal in it has been that Weir recommended Early retirement for Perrin and for Sepp the Warden of Edmonton institution who approved the Day pass for Tschie Schwitz was transferred to a desk Job in Saskatoon soon after the he took retirement under a Deal reached in May for a limited were broiling Steak Rembrandt bring your palate to the Keg for Steak of the Art come As you Are for reservations Call Garry Street Keg 115 Garry 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Robert Sutherland said Martin would receive a psychiatric assessment before his next court police say a female mall Security guard who was a Vic Tim of the Bat swinger was assaulted by another Man later in the the woman decided to finish her shift despite the morning ordeal and was called to an afternoon disturbance in a mall police said when she attempted to use her Walki talkie to Call for a male Patron tried to Knock it from her smacking her in the when an of duty police officer came to her the Man punched the officer in the March 9 estimated Jacki Manitoba making Ujj Ixl things happen factory prices Brand new Brand new Brand new Brand new Brand new 91 Topaz with air stereo Power mirrors much 7 to choose As Low 91 escort1 4 tinted interval wipers much 4 to choose As Low As so Doc 9w3u 91 Aerostat 7 cassette much 10 to choose As Low As s18495 91 Sable air Power windows cassette 7 to choose As Low As 91 grand Marquis air Power am pm Power cruise 9 to choose As Low As 90 4 with air 8 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