Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 12, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday a gust 12, 2006 b1 paying the Price brazilian firm joins bidding War with All Cash offer City business for Inco. City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 i business b8 aboriginal Justice nothing to celebrate i had a bad Day yesterday. Not that you care. Not As bad a Day As Winnipeg police chief Jack Swatski whose Testi Mony at the commission of inquiry into certain aspects of the trial and conviction of James Driskell has persuaded the Man at the Centre of it that Swatski should resign. Not As bad a Day As the Mother on social assistance who was weeping on my voice mail because her fridge quit and she has no food to feed her kids. No my Day melted Down in a differ ent Way. But it culminated with a phone Call to Harvey Pollock the lawyer who acted for the family of the late native Leader . Harper. Today is the 15th anniversary of the aboriginal Justice inquiry which Harper being shot by a Winnipeg police officer precipitated. I wanted to know if Harvey knew How Many Mani Toba aboriginals had been shot and killed by police since then. I was wondering in part because of Matthew Dumas the Young aboriginal Man whose death last year was Back in the news this week. Harvey thought there had been four or five Manitoban aboriginal people killed in police shootings since the Aji reported in 1991. Then seemingly out of nowhere Harvey got angry and began chastising me for a three week old column objectivity is a euphemism for sitting on the Fence july 20. It centred on an email from a Winnipeg woman living in Israel who Felt the free press was biased in its cover age of Israel a attempts to Battle Hezbollah in Lebanon. In the column i alluded to trying to stay open minded about the Complex matters surrounding Israel and pales Tine. But i also wrote that i understood that Israel wanted peace and Hezbollah wanted the destruction of the jew ish state. Harvey did to read it that Way. cycling Sleuth cracks Case woman rides Bike to track Down stolen car sorry did i Cut you off Back there is there a reason by Sean Moore j Why you Are following me the Driver asked. The Only thing i could think was what if he has a Illian Brown used her new Bike to get her old weapon what if he a dangerous ? Brown said. Car Back. A screwdriver switchblade and exact knife sat on Brown 26, was feeling deflated last wednes the passengers seat next to him but Brown could to see Day night after her car was stolen monday night. Them. She has no self defence training Only self prefer so she Rode her month old Bike along the River walk vation instincts. To relax. But instead of exiting the path at the Legisla i Shook my head and said i was Fine. Tive building on a whim she decided to go up the Bank he started to Roll up his window and drive away and exit at the base of Donald Street. And in desperation i said wait i need to borrow a cell that a when she saw her 1997 Blue Toyota Tercel sit phone do you have a cellphone i Don to know Why i Ting four blocks away from her Kennedy Street apart asked. I was just trying to stall ment the crime scene. The Driver Shook his head and drove away turning the car started to drive away. The Magazine editor North on front Street. Brown went after him until he peddled furiously to catch up. She could see the Dri stopped again at Broadway rolled Down the window vers eyes looking at her in his rear View Mirror. Blocks and again asked what she wanted. Later he pulled Over on Assiniboine Avenue rolled Down his window and politely asked her if everything was continued All right. Please see car b2 ;