Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 19, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A12 saturday free july Brian Cole 6977044 editorials Lbw Iff of Region unfinished business if there seemed at the end to be a certain Quality of inevitability to the conclusion of David Mil guards Long quest for that in no Way detracts from either the drama or the significance of the it reflects the fact that Many canadians had already come to believe Milga Ards relentless claim that he was in fact inno cent of the crime of which he was accused and con and for which he spent 23 years in the crime was the murder in 1969 of Gail Miller in Molgaard was convicted in 1970 despite Many attempts to reopen the it was not until 1992 that the supreme court ordered a new trial and he was released from for 28 Mil Gaard has maintained his and this week a Dan test proved that he could not have been the through the whole of his Long he had the unwavering support of his Joyce and a few his Resolute refusal to admit guilt and his Moth ers tireless Campaign gradually convinced Many people that there might be something seriously wrong with the Way in which this Case was Molgaard is now unquestionably but he has paid a terrible Price for this miscarriage of Justice that robbed him of so much of his Twenty three years in prison is a hard punishment for a guilty person for someone who is innocent it is pain beyond the finality of the Dan test puts a close to Milga Ards part in this Case although the question of compensation for the wrong done to him will certainly need to be dealt with but there Are issues involved in it that remain one is the question of who did kill Gail Miller another is How did such a thing happen when the supreme court freed the Saskatchewan government refused to Call an inquiry into the it cannot in Good conscience refuse such an inquiry Milga Ards Case is the second in two years in which a person convicted of murder has been proved inno cent by Dan and the inquiry now under Way into the Case of Guy Paul Morin in Ontario has revealed a frightening pattern of what can most charitably be called Gross mismanagement of the investigation by has paid for the right to an inquiry with 23 years of his have a right to know what led to that wrongful not Only so that Justice May finally be but in the words of Joyce Mil to ensure that future David Milga Ards do not suffer a similar adm arrives shareholders of United Grain growers decided this week to hitch their Grain handling firm to Foo processing giant Archer Daniels mid land rather than let it fall into the hands of Canadian Farmer owned Grain the decision gives adm an elevator network to gather Canadian Prairie grains for shipment to the and it ensures that Manitoba Pool elevators and the other Prairie pools will still face the Tough competitor they tried to the transaction leaves ugg with million in new capital to improve its which now accounts for 17 per cent of Prairie elevator storage the company previously raised new capital in 1993 by issuing publicly traded shares and spent million improving its Grain handling adm is one of the worlds largest processors of oilseed and the firm last year pleaded guilty to Price fixing in a livestock feed it has been increasing its presence in Canada since taking Brian Mulroney on to its Board of directors after his retirement As prime adm would be in a position to Export Prairie farm products or build and operate Mills to process them adm will be the dominant minority owner of holding 45 per cent of the shares with an option to buy the adm and ugg management swing equal weight on a Grain operations committee whose decisions must be with less than half the adm has half the management Power within the move will put pressure on the Prairie pools to meet the Competition raise find rebuild diversify and improve services to it May Sharpen debate about the future role of the Canadian wheat Board if adm uses ugg to push for erosion of the boards for the Transfer Means that another of the City head threatened with absorption by has instead become the Canadian head office of a multinational Winnipeg free press Winnipeg free press est i Winnipeg Tribune is 1990 Rudy Redekop publisher email Ca Nicholas editor Brian Cole editorial Page editor directors Harry Krown circulation sales and marketing Laurie advertising Verne Kalichuk human resources Glenn Williams finance and administration 1997 Winnipeg free 9 division of division of Thomson Canada limited published sewn Days 9 week at 1355 Mountain Minte Fea b3k pm 977qflq 4 member of the Manitoba press Cornell vol 125 no 192 7 fair winds for Winnipeg straws in the wind More of a free Gordon Pri vate client corporation poll Are More optimistic than we were and More of us Are More optimistic than when the Previ Ous poll was conducted six months baseball promoter Sam Katz agrees to a package presented by the City which will permit private sector Money to build a modest baseball stadium on the Edge of the Exchange the owners of Eaton the province of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg All agree to a million package Over three years which will see Eaton continue to occupy three floors of its building on Portage thereby giving new Hope to those who wish to see a revitalization of the the bad news is that inflation is slightly higher in Manitoba than in much of the rest of the country because of the Pace of economic you definitely get the impression that Manitoba is the place to i could add the weather to my list of straws in the wind and then a list of activities that Are really Worth attending the Folk Festi another Road Side attract the fringe country jazz evenings at the Nicholas hint Winnipeg Art gallery to name an incomplete there is a feelgood Atmos phere around and when i drive past some of the renovated houses on Furby Street or elsewhere in the area we have dubbed murders it is sible to believe that even the cites worse social problems Are on their Way to being its not True of As any trip through the area after dark will Tell but neither Are the ills of Winnipeg worse than most other Canadian cities inner what worries me sometimes is that straws in the wind Are As ephemeral As the cliche i for How much of the feelgood Atmos phere is created by our own coverage of of the wonderful spirit that battled the flood and by general sense of optimism in the Media generally is the free press guilty of boosterism if you take the Story today about what is happening in the agricultural equipment Sec we can hardly be accused of but if you look at what is happening to House prices you might be less enthusiastic about the economic recon in most Price ranges Are but there is no sense of in a that is but for people wanting to move up in the mar or being transferred out of it can be a salutary experience to learn that most of the Benefit of the improvements youve made is that you enjoyed them while you lived it is not so much that we Are concentrating on the Good the Good news is becom ing there is More Good economic news than there is the news is More com it is great there Are real signs that the downtown looks to be getting the Type of help it but doubts Over whether there is a significant improvement in crime and an underlying truth that the social ills that afflict our intercity May be As far from being understood As they Are from being tempers the growing optimism that Many of us May it is instructive to note that in the Gordon private capital poll it was those who earned the most who were the most it is far easier to be optimistic when you Are doing than if you Are Down and i wonder whether people Are just generally More optimistic in the summer than they Are in the the festivals of summer Are a Celebration of being outside in for a few Short months seems like the Best climate in the the activities of Winter the regular seasons at the sym phony or the theatre Are More like respite from the you go despite the not because of but while the Sun we May also be of sunny the test of the straws in the May yet come in the win when the wind that blows them is cold we will look inwards and decide whether we got carried away with the Good or i life in Manitoba is better than it has been for some Nicholas Hirst is editor of the free his column appears on a yanks guide to Canuck ism Montreal if the hordes of american tourists now visiting Canada for the first time want tips on How not to inspire their hosts to clout them with hockey they could do a lot worse than consult the protocol hand Book that folks in Denver used during the recent Summit of the the Section on canadians says the most common greeting among us a firm handshake along with a How Are you1 the implication Here is that canadians dont warm to the two handed handshake really an or wrestling or other exuberant greetings from Yankee we Are More the Guidebook but also More More formal but More were and especially those of us whose ancestry is Dis inclined to wave our arms while canadians main Tain approximately two feet of personal space when speaking with keep your if All this makes us sound like creatures in a movie called zombies from beyond the Arctic Cir the handbook does acknowledge that certain topics of conversation May arouse us from our com alike and turn us downright dangerous avoid National issues such As those that involve Quebec desire for Independence the fact that the Colorado Avalanche hockey team came from Quebec and is doing so Well May also be a sore Point that astute but it Doest go far americans who Cross the undefended Bor Der this summer should also avoid saying the following everyone knows Jokey was invented in on new years that a historical since you canucks Call hockey your National Why Are the nil teams f Radhi Canadian cities so while the ones from our cities Are Superb american track Star Michael Johnson is still the fastest Man in the world because Canadian track Star Donovan Bailey could not possibly have clocked such amazing speeds without Downing illegal that a scientific medicare proves Canada is a socialist Canadas 400metre mens relay team won a Gold medal in the but All four run ners were on they never have beaten our most canadians would rather be Lang is an the Blue jays have won the Odd world but so what the players were All Good old boys from the of Why do Rich cities like Van Couver and Toronto have such Lousy National basketball association teams Peter Gzowski is an he built a splendid career As the Ultra Canadian of the to americans think Peter gov ski was born in the but he was actually born in Day and has never Given up his Only an american could be such a Good the absorption of Canada by the is its part of our Manifest whats a dead Leaf doing on your Flag it american culture is the worlds Best and will soon become the worlds Only the world will be have you read the hand maids tale by that Superb Amer ican Margaret Atwood the Best prime minister you canucks Ever had was Brian he was smart enough to join Ronald the great est statesman of All in singing when Irish eyes Are canadians who favour stiff gun controls Are Karen Kain is an you abolished capital punish ment that you must have a pretty Sissy country up Here you gotta Fry your or Gas hang Poison or shoot Alice Munro is from ten youve got Nice but Canada is dead on its to make your Economy you need not Only american know but a healthy dose of Yan Kee Michael Ondatje is an Ameri no Canadian could write a novel As Good As the English while we americans were win Ning both the great world wars of this what were you folks doing i bet you just stayed Home and reaped the benefits of our sacrifices and its still Midsummer Why Are you bringing that we key Stiek out of your garage Harry Bruce is an editor with the issues ;