Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 9, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free july a9 commanders court martial kept quiet by John Ward Canadian press Ottawa a senior Canadian officer who tried to break up a new years eve traffic Jam in Haiti by brandishing a borrowed pistol has been quietly Courtman trialled and during an unpublicized trial at Val on june Koch Lacroix pleaded guilty to a charge of Premier agrees to be Beni envoy Klein backs off on Unity charge by Reg Curren Canadian press Calgary Alberta Premier Ralph Klein will pack along a Canadian Unity initiative from one of the country most influential business groups when he Heads to next months premiers Klein said yesterday Hes Happy to carry a Unity message from the Busi Ness Council on National issues to the new Brunswick though he continued to say he wont Lead the charge on solving the Quebec in not shying away from Klein i will participate in a but i dont think in the one to Lead that the Council moved quickly yester Day to take up kleins offer of a Day earlier to present its proposals to other Council president Thomas Daquino said his group Hopes to have its Unity package in kleins hands within when a Premier publicly says that Hes prepared to take your advice to other first you just jump on that and take full advantage of said we take the invitation very Klein said he will take the councils proposals to new Brunswick and give them to Premier Frank who will be chairman of the premiers meet what happens after that i really dont said suggestions wanted Daquino will include in his package some recommendations for a process to resolve this if that proposal includes a recommendation for a process then i think its Worth consideration and should be passed on to the people who rightfully should Lead the charge and that the National the councils package will stress re balancing of Powers Between the Federal and provincial Equality of the provinces and meeting the deeply rooted symbolic need of Quebe cers for recognition of their Dis Daquino the group would like to see recognition of Quebec unique culture and civil but it is not advocating formal recognition of the province As a distinct the position is totally consistent with what Klein has added balancing act weve taken the View that we think the advocacy of distinct society right now is not a winning Klein supports recognition of que Bec As distinct so Long As it does not Confer extra Power on the province or take away Powers of other he is also a Strong supporter of fed eral tory Leader Jean who supports distinct society status for Klein met Charest yesterday in Cal Charest avoided reporters after his meeting with the conservative Alberta but Klein said the two leaders discussed Paquino said his consisting of top business is keen on Klein As a Unity Leader for several they include his Folksy approach to complicated his chairmanship until August of the premiers his recent reelection and general popularity in the he has a very Good record of government and Hes highly said he has demonstrated in some of the things that he has said that he is pre pared to go beyond the Borders of Alberta in trying to reach out to try to be a positive Force on the Unity the business group also believes it Best that an initiative for Reform come from outside Central Daquino Quebec Liberal Leader Daniel John son welcomed kleins offer and said Hes not surprised by his willingness to get involved in recognizing Quebec and its distinct he said Klein has always been up front when it conies to the importance of the committing an act to the prejudice of Good order and he was fined and Given a severe repro Guy the chief military trial found him not guilty of a second charge of negligent use of a the unheralded trial came just five Days before the Somalia inquiry issued a report urging that military Public affairs work reflect the principles of transparency and Laeroix was abruptly yanked from command of a battalion in the Canad an peacekeeping Mission to Haiti in january with the vague explanation that his performance did not reflect the leadership standards expected of an officer of his the military cited the privacy act in refusing any further explanation and made no formal announcement about which it turns out were Laid in Ralph Coleman of the Public affairs directorate in Ottawa said the failure to publicize the trial was a Lacroix commanded a battalion of the 5th Light artillery regiment assigned to the Haiti peacekeeping Mission and was Deputy commander of the Overall Canadian the specifications read into the record at Lacroixsr court martial show that he and other officers went to an informal dinner in Porta Prince last new years Lacroix had two Beers and about half a bottle of on the drive Back to a minivan and a truck carrying the canadians ran into an enormous traffic Jam involving 70 after scouting out the Lacroix returned to the borrowed a 9mm pistol from the Driver and brandished it in an Effort to Clear the 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