Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Canada / world Winnipeg free press monday july 12, 2004 searchers for girl follow tips from native elders visions by Bob Weber Regina ? the family of a five year old Regina girl missing for nearly a week welcomed news that police Are Fol lowing up suggestions from the dreams and visions of aboriginal elders. That makes us feel better said Eleanor keenness Tamra keenness a aunt. We believe that. That a our Indian Way. That a the Way we were brought earlier Regina police spokeswoman Elizabeth Popowich acknowledged that police have been acting on such guidance. We have received All sorts of information and yes some of it comes to us that Way she said. Because Tamra is an aboriginal child any information that comes to us through the first nations Community ? whether it is through something like a vision or through some tradition ? we re going to take that information and follow up on Tamra has not been seen since last monday night. Dozens of police trained civilian searchers and canine teams have searched a 100-Block area of East Cen trial Regina without Success. Police Are considering this a missing persons investigation until they Are Able to completely Rule that out said Popowich. However optimism is fading As time passes. Popowich acknowledged investigators Are considering the possibility the girl was snatched by someone cruising the nearby Hooker stroll where prostitutes Are stationed on Street Corners by 10 . There is also a Halfway House for prisoners in the Vicinity. Scott keenness Tamra a Uncle and Eleanor a brother said he suspects foul play but said the family is holding up fairly Well. Tamra a family has returned to their Home after it was searched by police. No signs of forced entry or struggle were found in the Home. Virtually the entire Regina police Force is helping in some Way Popowich said. Its the City a most extensive search in recent memory. The search was expanded again yesterday to a Rural area on Regina a Southeastern outskirts but Popowich said Crews Are increasingly aware that the massive Effort can to go on indefinitely. ? Canadian press pm to fill High court seats with help of maps officials legislators role unclear tightness of deadline in to that would normally mean the Suc by Jim Brown o censors to Arbour and Iacobucci should be in place by August said Ottawa ? prime minister Paul Derek Lee the Liberal chairman of Martin will fill two vacancies the commons Justice committee in the on the supreme court of Cana last parliament. A in time for the fall term and give but anything would be better than maps a role in the nomination process leaving the spots vacant said Lee. Government officials say. We be got to have those seats filled. But exactly what kind of role ? and Given the nature of the upcoming whether it will include Public question Agenda at the court they want a full ing of the candidates before they take their seats ? has yet to be determined. Officials Are trying to devise an it also appears Martin is shaving the appointment method that will bring deadline for decision unusually close the court up to full strength As Quick leaving the new judges Little time to Lyas possible yet allow Martin to keep prepare for an autumn sitting that his Promise of Reform. Begins the first week of october. The two candidates and details of our perspective is that we want to the review process should be have those positions filled by septem announced relatively soon said Ber ? some Point in september at Denise Rudnicki an aide to Justice least said Scott Reid a spokesman minister Irwin Cotler. For the prime minister. She cautioned however that the Well have to do two things now process could Well be an interim one Over the course of the summer. We re tailored to meet the pressing i ? have unexpectedly stepped Down. Going to have to identify candidates. Timetable. That left the court with just seven and secondly we re going to have to what is put in place for the appoint members facing a fall term in which put in place a process for review of ment of these two candidates May or one of the first items on the Agenda those May not become the formal future will be a landmark hearing on same the selection of judges for the process for All candidates said Rud sex marriage. Supreme court has been the sole Nicki. But whatever it is it will Martin has promised to wait for an responsibility of the prime minister include parliamentary advisory opinion before trying to since the court was created in 1875. Lee said he a like to see an and hoc revamp Federal marriage Laws. But a Martin promised before taking panel of maps struck to review the can ruling by less than a full Bench ? office to Reform the process and give dilates. He suggested the makeup of especially if its a close split ? could maps of All parties a say in it but was the panel could be decided in discus be of Little help in guiding legislators. Vague As to How he would do so. Sions among the prime minister and the recent practice has been to he thought when he took office in the House leaders of the four parties name judges about two months before december there was no Rush to Iron in the new minority parliament. They take their seats giving them time out details. But since then two judges to ease into their new duties. ? Canadian press ? Louise Arbour and Frank Iaco buc contentious judicial pay review looms recently re elected Irwin Cotler. He Gest ions that the judges act be Amend by Jeremy Hainsworth was out of the office for several weeks de to relink maps and judges salaries. As he ran for re election in his mount when judges get a raise so do Vancouver ? Superior court Royal que., Riding former prime min maps she said. There a no appetite judges pay increases will be one of the ister and Justice minister Pierre to give maps a raise at this first issues facing the my who prime Trudeau sold constituency. The federation agrees with such an minister Paul Martin installs in the min the minister has to looked at it or amendment. Ister of justices office later this month. Made a decision As to whether it will that might be something they but As the report on those pay be released to parliament said could do Winchester said. We increases must be approved by Par Denise Rud weren to too keen on the pegging it to lament its a contentious Issue for when judges Nicki the min judges salaries idea in the first place. Maps to be voting on As their salaries ister a director the real conflict of interest is when get a raise so Are linked to those of the judges. Of Communia you have parliamentarians voting on the report from the quadrennial do maps. Tons. Their own pay raises. Getting it out of judicial compensation and benefits Rudnicki their hands is an important there a no commission suggesting the judges said the the federation has suggested an receive a $10,000 salary boost to appetite to judges act escalator or a wage Index be put into $226,300 a year has been sitting on the give maps a allows the gov my pay regulations to match increase ministers desk since May 31, the Ern ment up to is across the country. Raise at this Canadian press has Learned. Six months to in that last salary review the judges but says the Canadian taxpayers time comment on had asked for a raise of $47,000 or 26 federation there a a Clear conflict of ? Denise Rudnicki the report. Per cent. Interest Here. Office of Justice Canada s they Are represented by the Canada because parliamentary salaries Are minister Irwin Cotler 1,056 Superior Superior court judges association linked to the judicial salaries there a court judges and the Canadian judicial Council. A great Deal of pressure not to go for want a 17.2 per cent raise or almost Yves Fortier of the Montreal Law the full increase because it would have $38,000 a year. They currently make firm Ogilvy Renault is handling the translated into about an $18,000 or $216,000 a year plus benefits. That judges submissions. He could not be $17,000 increase in the base wage for Rose from $178,000 in 2000. Reached for comment. An my and then up through the line Ottawa has suggested a salary of the salary increase would cover All for All the other positions in the House $226,300, up has Learned from the federally appointed judges on the of commons federation research judges final submissions. Provincial and territorial supreme and director Bruce Winchester said. Rudnicki could not confirm that Fig Appeal courts. It would not apply to that base rate for maps is $141,000. Ure. Justices on the supreme court of the prime minister makes almost Dou the government had initially pro Canada or to provincial court judges ble that with Cabinet ministers falling posed an increase of 4.48 per cent. The who Are appointed and paid by their in Between. New offer is an increase of 4.6 per cent. Respective provinces. The current Justice minister is but said Rudnicki there Are Sug Canadian press ;