Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 23, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press May 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Bruce Owen 6977292 couple targets former Revenue minister by Paul Samyn Ottawa Federal Cabinet min ister Herb Dhaliwal and former provincial Cabinet minister Jim Mccrae head a 21person hit list filed in a Manitoba court last week by two win nip Eggers Over the improper release of confidential taxpayer the private prosecution by Winnipeg Gers John and Suzanne Thiessen alleges that Dhaliwal and Mccrae committed several counts of fraud and forgery in what has become an escalating Battle with the Federal Taxman and Manitoba Public we know there was a crime commit said John who has spent hours preparing the Case that could Lead to As Many As 40 Dhaliwal Mccrae named in aut Opac fraud Case the Thiessens allegations will be heard by a magistrate May the mag Istrate will determine if there is sufficient evidence for summons to be issued and the Case to but the Thiessens fou year fight with aut Opac and Revenue now known As the Canada customs and Rev Enue has been backed by the Federal privacy commissioner and a provincial Crown in his annual report released last Federal privacy commissioner Bruce Phillips referred to the Case in which the Thiessens tax records were released to Mph in connection to a 1995 Accident involving John without their authorization As a serious violation of the privacy a 1998 Winnipeg police report shows that Crown attorney Murray Conklin concluded there were grounds for charges under the income tax the Thiessens private which if it proceeds will see them argue the Case instead of a Crown also names Cora and Mph employees and a Federal Crown the charges boil Down to allegations that those charged either used forged documents or made false statements in relation to what the Thiessens Saywas the fraudulent release of their tax who was the minister responsible for Mph at the said he photos by Phil h088ack Winnipeg free press Connolly left and Buchanan peer out the ports of a deck gun they plan to restore for hocs nostalgic Navy vets restoring Biggin 15tonne weapon gets overhaul in City by Bud Robertson Bill Wilson May be up to his elbows in grease As he helps restore a wartime naval gun for its a labour of they used to Call it Wilsons grinned the 75yearold Navy now an honorary Captain in the Navy reserves in theres a lot of nostalgia Here for who served As a gunner aboard an Antisubmarine ship Dur ing the second world started his naval career in Winnipeg As a fresh faced Cadet at the age of after seeing action in the North Wilson returned to Winnipeg and joined the in he was the first Seaman to take up duties in chippewas the new building on Smith maintain ing the gun was his this he and Don Buchanan called the shots for gunners aboard the hocs Parry sound in the second world he says restoration will take several chief of restoration at the naval museum of Alberta in Calgary drove to Winnipeg to help restore the 15 tonne along with a group of volunteers at the naval museum of in repaying Chippawa for what its done for said the naval Reserve moved into new quart Maat fall and the gun stands pm Piniy topside its Entrance facing Assiniboine museum treasurer Harold served As a lieutenant aboard a naval destroyer during the firing put orders to his men aboard Hes Content to let volunteers work their magic on the its going to take us several months to finish it said adding when there finished with the gun will be in like new that should fall right in line with the opening of the new they can get the rest of the nearly needed to Complete Treyve got grand plans for the including a cutaway ships Hull and a simulated seamens Winnipeg Canadian auction group unreserved government vehicle auction May 2000 f Harp my wet it f 7 Only Over 125 units m up to 188 bust 11 title is 41k vaguely recalls the Case but will not comment because it before the i looked at those issues As they were presented to me and i tried to Deal with them As Best As i Mccrae John an Mph said aut Opac did not do anything illegal and will be making that known in the courts on behalf of Mccrae and All staff we Are confident that we did nothing Douglas we will defend not Only the corporation but also our employees and it will be up to the court to determine whether there is any basis for these who was Revenue is now fisheries his former which stopped releasing information to also believes that it broke no we knew this Case was coming and it will be in the hands of the court to see if the allegations Are Emilia Cora the Thiessens say an aut Opac adjuster used unsigned authorization forms in 1996 to gain Access to five years of tax while Suzanne Thiessen was not part of the aut Opac investigation into the 1995 her tax records were also they Hope a conviction will buttress a civil Case against while the Thiessens complaints were looked at by both the Winnipeg police and the a subsequent internal investigation by Revenue Canada deter mined there was no intentional break ing of the Law and no charges Winnipeg streets feeling the sting of crack cocaine highly addictive form of Coke now As popular As marijuana by Sean Deasy police say there has never been More crack cocaine on the streets of four years marijuana was the main drug of said Bill Stewart of Winnipeg police services drug it was about a 6545 split marijuana Over now its there Are no particular neighbourhoods to single out because there Are just no social boundaries with this if youre you can get it if youre you Rob to get the women turn to kids do and the More addictive form of cocaine has become not Only More pop ular in but easier to dealers bring it to your door said youre Given a pager you Call and if they dont like your number on their Telephone Dis play or your they wont heightened popularity of crack cocaine has led to an increase in seizures of the but since Winnipeg is considered a final destination where drugs will be police know they wont be dealing with Kingpins and it is sold in weights of Quarter Gram eight Ball half ounce and ounce occasionally the drug unit will target Street level dealers but their primary focus is the Guys dealing on the Street come and if we can eliminate the the Guy who brings it it impacts significantly on an to Date the largest single seizure has been 22 on ounce packages of crack cocaine with a Street value of from a female courier who got off a bus travelling from the that con did not significantly Dent the Trade the crack cocaine keeps and for so do the the growing prevalence is that cocaine is the drug of Choice in our client said Dave a resource officer with the addictions foundation of were seeing More of both crack facts crack is a Ordinary cocaine hydrochloride powder form is concentrated by heating the drug in a solution of baking soda until the water evaporates making cracking noise hence the highly addictive crack tees of a Low temperature and is inhaled in smoke form from a heate0 i ufers claim it creates an intense b of pleasure and Ond Grange i Price in the drug con a blood Ihor eases War we Yayoi t involves depression and severe v m i self referrals and those who Are referred to us from other according to crack cocaine addicts seeking help Are distinct from most other drug users who walk through foundation there is the perception that powder cocaine user is one thing but the crack user has crossed the line and they Are further into it than recreation Al he possibly because of the extreme circumstances surrounding the the client expects extreme counsellors find the crack cocaine users seem to have less Toler Ance and less patience working with the they want results to happen very and it usually Winnipeg police have the Benefit of tracking other cities to anticipate drug behaviour in their Winnipeg is a conservative town and usually a year behind larger Canadian cities such As said whatever drug trend is there ends up 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