Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 17, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba 11 Winnipeg free press local october John Douglas 6977292 features Buzz Currle email a3 i Phi free press Nicolaou left and Ciancio fuel pricing policies and tactics produced a Lively debated Over dinner fast a real Handson debate by Bill Redekop staff reporter just by hand Long time foes Costas Nicolaou and Rocco Ciancio make convincing a University of Manitoba economist and critic of Canadas Oil met with who is touring the nation for Petro Canada to defend Oil Una Una a toasts an to their shared Mediterranean translation from italian one one then they get Down to the the two were brought together by the free in a romantically lit restaurant overlooking win Nipges night to discuss whether Manitoba Gas prices Are too too or just Ciancios hands seem to be win Ning at they make a circular motion in front of fold touch All five fingertips in a geodesic and then one hand bends regulation worst fuel pricing experts agree after Lively discussion Back the Index Finger of the other painfully to illustrate a then its Nicolaus he spreads his flips his wrist Palm flips it Palm chops the Waves one hand As if to wave away an annoying Points in the jabs a Finger not quite at Ciancio but just enough to Wing spreads his folds his and Waves away another imaginary take we charge 32 cents for a litre of the rest is we dont charge 60 and 32 cents is a says weve scaled Down 40 per cent of our retail weve Laid off you had too Many says we didst have enough Cus Ciancio wholesale Gas prices Are 26 per cent lower in inflation adjusted prices than in he since pump prices in adjusted for Imperial measure and currency have equated those in the minus this argument that people Are getting hosed at the pump is any thing but Ciancio there have been five inquiries in the last theres never been any evidence of were very not says Canadas Oil Industry charges up to five cents More per litre on wholesale Gas prices than Ameri can he much of the reason is because the United states has Gas pipelines run Ning and that provides Canada has limited pipeline infrastructure by compari and therefore less Nicolaou maintains the strongest Oil company in a province sets and the rest those who dont follow suit can get Hurt by the big companies who can drop prices to cause them How come overnight prices Rise and magically everyone prices Are the same at which Point Ciancio threw Down his Serviette in that predatory pricing that against the Law have you got Evi Dence in a cautious Nicolaou replies Nicolaou also contends the mar Gin of profit for retailers has risen in recent from three cents per to four Ciancio rebuts the Oil Industry return on capital is just four to six per at least they both agree Regula Tion would be the worst and would result in much higher Gas they also agree about their its in the Nicolaou no action recommended against judge twaddle says his Choice of words was invited misrepresentation by Alice Krueger legislature reporter the Canadian judicial coun cil wont be recommending disciplinary action against Manitoba court of Appeal Justice Kerr twaddle after hearing an explanation from the judge about his controversial remarks in a sexual assault at Issue was a May ruling in the Case of Dean James who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 12yearold in handing Down his ruling on behalf of the court of Appeal that Bauder serve his nine month sentence in the Community rather than go to twaddle had suggested the 12yearold victim could Well have been a willing participant in al activity with her his remark sparked Public outrage at the including six formal com Kerr twaddle plaints to the councils judicial conduct but in a july 29 letter to complainants released the Council said it has no authority to review a judicial decision for the Pur pose of determining whether it is right or it is up to the supreme court of Canada to deter mine if it Grants leave for an making a decision that is wrong on the facts or in Law is not a basis for undertaking an the Council the Council has closed its file on the noting that twaddle himself recognizes his Choice of words left something to be desired and invited in his letter of explanation to the twaddle said the court of Appeal decided to allow Bauders Appeal because it was of the View that serving his sentence in the Community posed no when i came to express the reasons of the i did so poorly and used language which invited he he said he referred to the girl As a willing participant based on the fencing judges acceptance of the Vic Tims behaviour As like the sentencing i recognized that consent could not be Given by an underage in referring to the victims participation in the sexual i Aid not intend to minimize the offenders Cul m in a Glass but Only to indicate a circumstance favouring the View that his service of the sentence in the Community would not pose a safety he said his reference to the victims degree of sophistication and the tasks which she performed was an inadequate attempt to explain the diary relationship which we were told had developed Between the Vic Tim and the he noted As Well that no victim Impact statement had Ever been but twaddle also referred to other charges against the offender if he said would undoubtedly have affected the outcome of the he noted that charges of uttering threats Ana dangerous Dri ving were not proceeded with by the were not admitted by the offender and in those circumstances were not s the court could Erly Crown Calls racemes attackers coldblooded killers1 by Leah Janzen Law courts reporter Eric Vargas and Quye fifi Raceles were shot like fish in a Glass bowl by coldblooded a court heard during her closing Crown attorney Sheilla Linburd described the victims As two alive and decent Young people whose Fate was sealed As they sat in their Linburd wrapped up her Case Ter Day in the second degree murder and attempted murder trial of Christo Pher Leo Robert Bruce Dmytruk and Kristopher Michael the three Are on trial for the ing death of Vargas and the wounding of Raceles behind Chalmers nity Centre on july Linburd told the jury All three men had gone to the club for a planned gang they decided to show a rival gang How Tough they she they wanted to get but i question whether they know what the word encouraged shooters she said who didst Actu ally pull a trigger in the armed the men with guns aged them to join him in the without Sawatzky giving them the Vargas would probably be alive 1 today and Raceles be scarred for she if How erics dad must now hang on the word now that his Only son is once the three accused realized the rival gang want going to show they turned their attention to the Cou ple in the she the troubling thing is that they saw the two we rent gang members but they didst they just blasted them Linburd said Raceles knew Ragot from school and pleaded with him to Stop the How that tiny woman mustered enough courage to get out of the car and confront Ragot after her Boyfriend had already been i dont she had to be shot she knew Ragot and he knew she had to be he pointed the at her and pulled the trigger and shot her Point Blank in the reminded the jury Dmytruk had admitted to police he shot Vargas the Day after the he confessed to killing Plain and he is a coldblooded relying heavily on the eyewitness testimony of Linburd asked the jury to listen to the Only voice who was there the Only other voice will never speak All three accused sat motionless by the prisoners Box As Linburd painted a graphic picture of the murder defence lawyers will make their final arguments today and the jury will begin their deliberations on 98 escort 1x2 s8f150 wf15q per cab 98f1mi we i service hours monday saturday 7 9 Mcphillips Lincoln Mercury 2420 3399251 toll free 1 ;