Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 10, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free jury a9 Harris to air smog question at meeting Canadian press t Toronto therell be no Chest beating or Finger but in a diplomatic pre Mier Mike Harris plans to lobby Sev eral state governors this week on a key Issue for Ontario smog that kills an estimated people in the province every half the air pollution drifts Over from the United states and Ontario wants americas Industrial heartland to raise its Industrial emission Dards to the provinces its not on the official Agenda for the great lakes state governors meeting in today and but who was invited along with Quebec Premier Luden plans to raise the smog question during informal discussions behind closed aides nobody pointing theres no blame to be said Don the apr Sash Here is trying to find common what can we do together to reduce a problem that All of us suffer from governors from Wisconsin and Ohio Are Bouchard is the first Quebec Premier to attend and he plans to promote his provinces exper use in Job training and soil an aide Ontario government is trying to take a softer line on the smog Issue with believing the More antagonistic approach of previous administrations did Little but raise environmentalists say any lobbying is bound to backfire they Ontario own record under Harris is so Canada made the same mistake when it pressed the United states in the 1980s to combat acid rain before cleaning up at Home said Lois Corbett of the Toronto environmental americans used it As an excuse to take no action and the cleanup was probably slowed by she its very the United states has looser Dards than Ontario for two key ingredients of smog Ozone from Industrial plants and other sources and microscopic dust parti cles covered by harmful chemicals that get sucked Dee into sailors Fate in hands of Ottawa Canadian press Halifax the Fate of four filipino sailors who say they witnessed the killing of three romanian stowaways at sea now lies in the hands of Federal Ariel Esmeraldo Juanito Ilagan and Rudy former crewmen from the Container ship Maersk want to remain in they claim they will be killed if they return Home after accusing seven Tai wanese ship officers of murdering the stowaways during two voyages last on the final Day of a refugee hearing lawyer Lee Cohen argued his clients made a political statement when they refused to keep quiet about what they they stood up for what they believed and that Why the Case changed from a criminal to a political he the Board has been told a group is providing 24hour armed Security for the sailors wives and children in the we feel we have shown the refugee Board that each of the claimants has a Well founded fear of Perselu said taiwanese prosecutors Are investigating the Mur Der allegations and want the four filipinos to go to Tai wan to testify against their former the former crewmen have also been called to testify in a wrongful death suit against the Dubai Yang Ming in filed by the families of the three Stow the four have said they will not testify in either Cohen said he was told the romanian families Are seeking settlements rang ing from million to tory merger cockamamie idea Canadian press Regina a pro posed merger Between the liberals and conservatives in Saskatchewan is dead unless theres a groundswell of support from grass the provincial Liberal Leader said and Jim Melenchuk said the idea was crazy in the first place just an Effort by the tories to destabilize the this whole cockamamie merger is their a Complete no starter and i think basically it was designed to destabilize our Melenchuk met with the Liberal caucus for about three hours in the first such meeting since news of merger talks became pub Lic last some members from the two parties including Melenchuck and tory Leader Bill Boyd held very preliminary discus Sions about joining forces to present a United opposition to the governing new who have a huge majority in the legis but the idea has found Little support among who have 11 seats in the legislature compared with five for the the new democrats have one of the things that has come of this is How Des Perate the pcs said one Liberal legislature Gerard quit the caucus Over the saying he was upset the party would even enter Tain the idea of a Melenchuk said hell work with Aldridge to bring him Back to feds Lack Unity plan Filmon by Paul Samyn legislature reporter Premier Gary Filmon said yesterday its Clear Ottawa still has no National Unity strategy As the country premiers prepare for their annual meet ing next there is no plan in Filmon said after talking with Federal intergovernmental affairs minister Lions phone Call to Filmon was part of a series of Pri vate conversations he has been having with the coun try provincial a Veteran of constitutional debates through but Meech Lake and the Charlottetown said Dion didst ask him to Lead any National Unity charge at the premiers conference in new Alberta Premier Ralph Klein said earlier this week he will act As messenger if business leaders want to Send a request to provincial leaders to recognize Quebec As a distinct the business Council on National issues has said provinces should recognize Quebec As unique to help the National Unity Fumon said Dion is fully aware that Manitoba remains committed to recognizing Quebec distinct but that commitment does not stand Manitoba also wants Quebec uniqueness to be considered within the broader Canadian context and recognizes the Equality of our aboriginal heritage and multicultural Filmon he said his support for distinct society status for que Bec is shared by Klein and Saskatchewan Premier Roy Filmon said he and Dion also discussed a number of other issues expected to be on the premiers aph As a National review of social a nation at highways program and inter provincial it was a Good he open season a Fisherman on the Ginnetter Tami Chelle reels in his first catch during the commercial season opening for Sockeye Salmon yesterday on the Eraser River near fisheries officials estimate the Sockeye run to be Over one million woodworkers sue Greenpeace Canadian press Vancouver forestry workers have made Good on a threat to sue Greenpeace Over a logging blockade on the Central the Wood and Allied workers of Canada has filed a claim in supreme court seeking dam Ages of nearly for lost wages for workers affected by a blockade on King the suit names Green environmentalist Lamara Stark and two nut Alk natives who took part in the Twenty four people were arrested at the blockade site last month after stopping Interior logging Crews from working for 20 if they decide and Stop our members from working and it costs our members wages and benefits then were going to go to the courts and get our members Darrel pres ident of Iwa local said the which represents mainly coastal filed suit last month seeking More than for a blockade in May at Roderick about 60 Kilometres Northwest of King save save loonie Dayson specials 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