Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 9, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Breakfast Ort Garry Call 9428251 Winnipeg free press March 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 crusader May Call taxpayer to stand Rich family tax break at Centre of court Case by Paul Samyn Ottawa the Federal government offered yesterday to disclose All Docu ments and information involved in a billion tax break that is being opposed by Winnipeg activist George Harris All except the name of the taxpayer who got the the was made with the permission of the unidentified tax payer in came As the govern ment appealed a Federal court of Canada ruling requiring the release of the name to Harriss but Harriss Michael continued to push not Only for disclosure of the but also the possibility that the mystery taxpayer May be called As a witness in what would Likely be a closed court hearing to protect the taxpayers our submission is that this is not a Mere fishing Conner told surely the taxpayer has relevant knowledge we submit they could be a key witness into the wrongdoing by the Revenue crusade its the latest chapter in Harriss Cru Sade against a government decision granting a wealthy Canadian family favourable the decision allowed the family to Transfer a Trust fund out of Canada a trial challenging the Transfer is scheduled for Harris and his lawyer Are arguing that the identify of the family widely believed to be the Bronfman is key to helping build their Case that a Covert Deal and preferential treat ment by a Mulroney government min ister in 1991 allowed a tax the ruling remained secret until the auditor general blew the whistle in but Federal lawyer Peter Kremer continued to maintain that the Case involves the fundamental right of taxpayer Pri which Harris does not have the right to he is not allowed to see the taxpayers information because he has not alleged that the taxpayer did anything Kremer Kremer said the Federal government is prepared to provide documentation and correspondence with All references to the taxpayer it will protect and preserve the Iden Tity of the taxpayer and yet still provide the plaintiff Harris with information to ask Kremer Kremer also said Harris has failed to allege the kind of wrongdoing which would justify identifying the taxpayer in Conner countered there is an important Public interest integral to main Taining Faith in the tax but Conner appeared to get a rough ride from the Trio of judges who will release their ruling in Justice Barry Strayer wondered if the court would be opening the floodgates to a quizzing of taxpayers by others if the identify were Jeff de body Winnipeg free press towering project growing up around the legislature scaffolding lets masons inspect damaged the venerable building will be a project that includes covering the nakedness of the Golden boy with a weatherproof enclosure As workers apply new Gold police must release report on Stoppel file soph now commissioner wants lawyers to have Access to candid internal review by Leah Janzen a candid internal police review of the Barbara Stoppel murder investigation must be seen by All involved in the Thomas soph now commissioner Peter Cory ruled there can be no doubt the report is a former supreme court of Canada said from Toronto via a video linkup with lawyers in Winnipeg and they Are the foundation of this an essential product for those whose reputations May be at Thomas soph now spent almost four years in prison for the 1981 murder of 16yearold Barbara Stoppel before he was released by the he was exonerated by police chief Jack Swatski in june 2000 after a 1998 review of the file by John one of three reports under consideration at yester Days lawyers for the police service and the province argued releasing Bur chills report to inquiry lawyers might derail the ongoing investigation into the new suspect in the i dont think theres been a week gone by where i Haven asked for the John Burchill said commission lawyer Richard the critical Point of the inquiry what has the re investigation of the murder turned up we need to know that and i believe it is contained in the Burchill police lawyer Marvin Samphire said the report was always meant to remain an internal audit and does not contain information crucial to the he argued that the report was written in a Frank and candid Way to allow investigators and the chief of police to have a Clear picture of where they May have gone Samphire said to make it part of Evi Dence would muzzle future col Case in the people in the position of Burchill will be fearful of being can did or of feeling free to put Forward their comments to the chief of he that would be an awful but after hearing submissions from All Cory ruled quickly that the report must be released to All parties at the inquiry within yesterdays special sitting of the inquiry Marks the second time in As Many weeks that the Winnipeg police service has attempted to put up a Road Block for the on police asked to have the entire proceedings halted because they feared an inquiry might Compromise their ongoing investigation of Terry a convicted murderer currently being investigated As the prime suspect in Stoppels the second phase of the inquiry aimed at uncovering what went wrong during the investigation and conviction of soph now is to begin March fort Garry school taxes up by Nick Martin fort Garry homeowners will get Wal loped with a per cent increase in school taxes an extra on the average House assessed at school Board chairman Brent pooles said yesterday that trustees decided they justify slashing staff and programs to hold Down in pooles said Treyve added for additional though they wont necessarily be direct replace ments for the teaching positions chopped a year the two High schools will each get three new As there will be spent to boost services and resources for Spe Cial needs the division will run a deficit that will have to be made up next were budgeting an additional for Centra next so theres a double pooles the division lost about in taxes when the University of Manitoba negotiated a reduced assessment with the City on its fort Garry Campus that reduced assessment has to be made up by the Divi Sions other property who will pay higher taxes to cover the an arbitrator last summer made fort Garry teachers the first in Manitoba to have their employment insurance topped up to 90 per cent of regular salary for the first 17 weeks of maternity a fit that will Cost per teacher on maternity and the school Board decided to improve evening maintenance at schools because there so heavily latest meningitis Case fails to raise alarm by Alexandra Paul another person has been diagnosed with bringing the total number of Manitoba cases to seven since the had been at a Sleepover recently where teens from Grant Park High school shared lip gloss with another girl who went on to be diagnosed with Public health officials said late the additional Case does increase the urgency for a vaccine pro Gram for Winnipeg the provinces medical officer of Joel said last because Beningo Coucal bacteria is contagious its expected the disease would spread with the kind of close con tact teens share at a it Doest have a major Impact on consideration for a vaccine this reflects interaction Between not virulence or propensity of cases in a Gen eral Kettner Public health officials Are continuing to closely Monitor the fre location and pattern of cases As they evaluate the need for such As a vaccine doctors thought the girl in the most recent Case didst have meningitis because the first tests didst show the subsequent Dan How showed the bacteria was present in her spinal fluid and she suffered mild but classic symptoms of the disease which inflames the lining of the brain and spinal doctors believe the second girls meningitis was initially missed because she had been Given precautionary antibiotics in a bid to prevent the spread of the disease among nearly 24 persons 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