Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba position Boon for Mercredi declares Winnipeg free october by Donald Campbell legislature reporter Manitoba position favouring the inherent right of aboriginal self government in the Constitution will be used to lobby other provinces Dur ing the National Unity Ovide Mercredi the National chief of the Assembly of first nations has embraced the findings of Manitoba constitutional task Force report released the document meets aboriginal de mands that the inherent right of self government be immediately entrenched in the it is a position that is a step ahead of last months Federal government which do not recognize the inherent right of natives to self gov those proposals allow for 10 years to define self government before the principle is added to the i cant use the Federal Mercredi told reporters upon arriving in Winnipeg i will have to look to other Docu ments to assist my arguments and this particular document does we will use it to great Mercredi said at least two other Eastern Canadian premiers were leaning towards the recognition of the inherent right to native self gov he said he also expects to discuss the Issue in a meeting with Canadas three nip premiers before Christ the word inherent is favored when used to define self govern ment because it refers to the traditional and cultural framework of aboriginal but it is feared be cause of its Uncertain Legal Premier Gary who has stated in the past he would prefer a definition of native self government before it is entrenched As a constitutional said this week he is comfortable with the new Manitoba Posi Filmon said he could now accept entrenching the right in the Constitution before it is defined because it is qualified by the charter of rights and but Mercredi disagreed with the premiers interpretation that the task Force report put brackets around the the substance of the report is to recognize the inherent right the brackets around it Are in Hilmons he Mercredi was so disappointed with the Federal proposals that he called on his organizations constituents to Boycott the Federal govern ments hearings on the he announced last week that he was lifting that property stand irks pleases others task Force idea makes fighting government hard for Small association claims by Donald Campbell legislature reporter Ken free press Ovide Mercredi is greeted at Airport by his Niece the provinces new negotiating position for the upcoming constitutional debate rejects the idea of entrenching property rights in the charter of rights and freedoms a move that has angered the Manitoba real estate we Are very said Harry head of the association and a prominent City real estate we feel the citizens of Canada re ally do not understand the Impact of not having property rights in it makes it very difficult for the smaller property owners to fight the but the rejection of the controversial idea has pleased some grassroots groups such As the Westman coalition of equal Good for said Paula Mal a coordinator for the Brandon based women by entrenching property you give further Power to people who own women tend not to be property owners and that would put them in a less advantageous position would make it harder for them achieve the Equality they Are looking 1 the 68page task Force report rejects the idea of entrenching prop erty rights in the Constitution by recommending no change to the exist ing charter in the present round of the Federal governments propos als for constitutional renewal re leased last month suggested that the charter be amended to broadly guar Antee the right to own Premier Gary Filmon last week indicated he supported the concept of entrenching property rights in the but stopped Short of endorsing the Federal governments saying the wording had to be a spokesman for Premier said Filmon accepts that it will have to be an Issue saved for future constitutional both opposition Leader Gary doer and 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West 6616540 annoyed task Force members jeer doers Kingmaker claims by Donald Campbell legislature reporter nip Leader Gary doers claims that his strategy brokered consensus reached in Manitoba All party constitutional package irked the tories and liberals Liberal Leader Sharon Carstairs said the claim was a Bunch of Balo labor minister Darren a member of the Al party task Force that wrote the said doer was off in fairyland some in Carstairs doer rescinded his party refusal to con Sider Senate Reform a priority to avoid being blamed for dividing the seven member following the release of the Fox decent report on Manitoba constitutional doer claimed he won Strong wording on aboriginal rights from the reluctant tories on the this was he by hold ing Back on agreeing to the Senate re form which he said he was willing to agree to All its absolute Carstairs the tories had some difficulty with the definition of aboriginal rights they will admit that quite but they the tories didst have As much difficulty with the definition of aboriginal rights As the nip had on who was joined by fellow1 tories Jim Mccrae and Shirley Ren Der on the said he could Ever describe doers scenario As an accurate i Bridge foes foiled in court bid Bozen Olijnyk Law courts reporter Charleswood residents opposed to the construction of a new million Bridge in their neighbor Hood say the clean environment commission now holding a Public review on the project int follow ing its guidelines my client is concerned about the Way these hearings Are pro said lawyer Brian pan Pannell was in court yesterday asking for an order prohibiting the commission from continuing its Public hearings on the cites environmental Impact assessment for the but Justice Scott Wright of court of Queens Bench said he was not prepared to Grant the immedi ate he said that even if the commission were eventually found to not be following its guide further hearings or some other form of Relief could be Grant Pannell said the Issue will be Back in court for full they have to follow their own he Pannell is acting for University of Manitoba professor Klaus a Charleswood Resi Dent who lives within 100 metres of the site of the proposed Wrogeman is also a member of consider a group opposed to the proposed in documents filed with court of Queens Wrogeman says the commission has failed to meet its they say the commission should have insisted the City of Winnipeg list criteria used to select the pro posed describe the pro Cess to evaluate the criteria and de scribe any alternate Sites consid ered and explain Why each was not the commission asked the City to explain by september Why it limited its Impact study to the immedi ate area of the rape convict seeks new trial after 12 years by Terry Weber Law courts reporter a 12yearold murder Case should be reopened because the court of Queens Bench jury that convicted Edwin Dennis Proctor was prejudiced by the testimony of two women he allegedly lawyer Greg Brodsky charged i didst want them i didst think it would do any thing but prejudice the Brodsky told a three Mem Ber Manitoba court of Appeal i didst think their testimony should go in at the court is being asked to Grant a new trial for who was convicted of first degree murder two years ago in the september 1979 death of Catherine Marjorie who had pleaded not guilty by reason of was sentenced to life the Appeal court reserved its ruling on the during the murder the Crown called similar fact evidence from two women who were allegedly tied up and raped by Proctor about one month after the Proctor was charged with attempted indecent assault and unlawful confinement in the attacks on the two who were then he has yet to stand trial on those one of those women testified during the murder trial that she had asked Proctor if he intended to kill her at the time of the attack and he responded the last girl i did this to didst live to Tell the Brodsky argued that testimony did Little to bolster the crowns Case about proctors state of mind at the time of the killing and Only served to prejudice the jury by implying he was capable of other horrid Brodsky also argued a new trial should be granted be cause of recent changes in the interpretation of Canadas insanity saying the test is now different to deter mine whether an accused was responsible for a Proctor had claimed at the murder trial and subsequent fitness hearings on the remaining charges that a voice he knew As the Black Angel told him to Hurt people and com Mit Crown attorney Greg Lawlor challenged proctors bid for a new saying the change in the Law change How the jury decided the Case and arguing the evidence presented by the two rape victims clearly showed Proctor knew what he was doing at the River cleanup not Worth City asserts by Bruce Owen City Hall reporter a massive cleanup of Winnipeg Rivers could Cost up to billion but make Little difference in Overall water City officials told an open House the today open House is being held to Brief Winni Eggers on the cites position going into the clean environment commission hearings next month dealing with the cleanliness of the red and Assiniboine acting Deputy mayor Doreen Demare said a two study found that a costly upgrading of sewers and waste water treatment plants would produce a minimal Benefit to the cites Demare said if the province legislated tougher guidelines for the water Bills would quadrus she said a typical residential water and sewer Bill is about a but that would jump to if the province ordered higher for the we must balance programs that pro Duce tangible benefits for the dollars invested with ongoing awareness of what Winni Eggers can afford to she works and operations commissioner Rod Mcrae said the Issue boils Down to whether its Worth spending millions of dollars to clean up the Rivers so people can swim without getting for he said million could be spent building facilities to disinfect sewer and waste a with the result being a reduction of 50 cases of intestinal that a High Price to pay for a fewer number of cases of stomach he i would really ques Tion if that a Wise Way to spend Richard the cites health said regardless of whats the Rivers would still be too dangerous to swim in because of cur murky water and Muddy he said Money would be better spent on a City wide advanced life support ambulance system that could save 50 to 60 lives a that lives that not cases of stomach flu or ;