Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 8, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba A12 Canada / world Winnipeg free press thursday july 8, 2004 Anonymous donor offers to assist afghan boy by Stephen Thorne Kabul ? an Anonymous donor in Canada has come Forward with a pledge to pay All Hospital expenses incurred by a Young afghan boy facing life saving heart surgery in Ottawa say officials. Doctors at the children a Hospital of Eastern Ontario have waived their fees in the Case of Djamshid Djan Popal a nine year old Village boy with terminal damage to three valves in his heart but other medical expenses could amount to $200,000. That a far More than sponsor Saddiqui Khan or the Hamilton Muslim association which has been fundraising on the child a behalf had counted on before the donor came Forward yesterday. The association had targeted $100,000 and received Many pledges but has so far collected Only $10,000, Khan said in an interview. Yesterday Khan offered Money to bring Djamshid smother Sohaila to Kabul from their isolated Mountain Vil Lage 3 1/2 hours Northeast of the afghan capital so she could talk to her husband and son daily. After arriving at the children a hos Pital of Eastern Ontario last Friday Djamshid a condition deteriorated before he rallied tuesday. The emaciated 48-Pound child has been on a Respirator and is receiving antibiotics and intravenous feedings. He had been constantly asking for his Mother and wanted to go Home where Doc tors say he would surely die within weeks. Doctors suspect Djamshid a heart was damaged by a virus but they re Uncer Tain of the source. They were exploring a treatment plan which could involve valve replacements if the boy is Strong enough to withstand open heart surgery. Khan said he expects doctors to make a decision by weeks end. Donations to a fund for Djamshid Djan Popal can be arranged by contacting Saddiqui Khan at ? Canadian press election finance Law Boon to nip bloc we have never raised As much Money by Joan Bryden o Ottawa ? the bloc sub Cois and the nip will be Able to afford another election Well before the ruling liberals have restocked their depleted War Chest thanks in Large part to Canadas new political financing Law. The financial advantage for the two parties propping up prime minister Paul Martins minority government puts the liberals in an even More precarious position and could add fuel to demands for amendments to the controversial Law. Its even sillier than i thought it was said Stephen Ledrew the former presi Dent of the Liberal party who once called the Law dumb As a bag of the legislation introduced during Jean Chr Tien a final year As prime min ister Over the objections of Many Liber als went into effect in january. It prohibits corporations and Trade unions from donating any Money to Cen trial parties while restricting them to a yearly maximum of $1,000 to local candidates or Riding associations. It also Caps annual contributions by individuals at $5,000 per party. To compensate each party is entitled to an annual Public subsidy Worth $1.75 per vote gained in the last election. The liberals Are widely believed to have spent the most and gone the deep est into debt during last months Campaign. The Law has been a Windfall for the bloc ? which has always relied almost exclusively on individual donations ? and the new democrats for whom the Public subsidy More than compensates for the loss of Union donations. We have never raised As much Money in our history As we have in this Campaign said Eric Hebert the Dps assistant Federal Secretary who bears responsibility for party finances. The newly merged conservatives have their own financial difficulties hav ing inherited a $3 million debt when the progressive conservatives joined the Canadian Alliance late last year. But party spokesman Yaroslav Baran said the tories Are in a stable Finan Cial position having stayed within Bud get during the Campaign and having a stronger base of individual donors on whom it can rely than the liberals. Liberal party spokesman Steven Mackinnon said its too Early to say How deeply in debt the election has left the ruling party but predicted everyone will be in similar Straits. Many liberals had hoped a $2.9-Mil?Lion surplus left from Martins Leader ship Campaign last year would Clear the party a debt before the Spring vote. Instead the party revved up its election machine almost immediately after mar nip Leader Jack Layton has reason to smile new party financing rules will give a $900,000 boost to the nip after last months elec Tion. Tins leadership Victory in november and ended 2003 still $500,000 in the red. No party even if willing to risk the Wrath of voters will be Able to afford to plunge the country into another election this year because the new political financing rules make no allowance for a minority situation in which there might be two elections within the same year. Donors who contributed their yearly limit during last months Campaign will not be Able to give any More Money this year. Moreover the Public subsidy to each material to american counterparts with by Jim Bro skill out clearly spelling out that the information must not be shared with others Ottawa ? the ramp broke one of its the ramp report shows. Own policies when passing some info the newly released document is the mation to . Officials about Ottawa res latest piece in the puzzling Case of How ident Maher Arar an internal probe by and Why Arar spent months behind bars the mounties reveals. In Syria after being deported by . The National police Force provided authorities. Andrew Vaughan / Canadian press archives party was doled out for this year Only in one Lump sum at the Start of the year based on the 2000 election results. Both the liberals and conservatives having lost votes in the june 28 election will now have to repay a portion of their subsidies for the last half of the year about $260,000 and $750,000 respectively. The bloc and nip having gained votes will each get additional sums of $250,000 and $900,000 respectively. ? Canadian press probe finds mounties broke own policies in Arar Case to foreign Law enforcement agencies stipulating that they not be Given to any one outside the intelligence Community of the receiving Clement was satisfied the inconsistencies did not result in the improper divulge nce of information nor the Exchange of inaccurate material. However she added that the investigation did not reveal what action . Authorities took As a result of the information provided by the the wording raises the question of whether the absence of caveats in some instances resulted in . Police or intelligence officials passing Canadian information about Arar to syrian authorities. ? Canadian press conclusions of the internal probe were relayed in Early april in a letter from Ghyslaine Clement an ramp assistant commissioner to Shirley Heafey chair woman of the commission for Public complaints against the ramp. Heafey had initiated a complaint against the ramp on the Arar file last october amid persistent allegations the mounties provided information to the americans that helped determine his Fate. The internal ramp investigation found a few instances where the exchanges of information were not consistent with the Force policy on the use of caveats. 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