Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 1, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Canada Winnipeg free press wednesday november 1, 2006 Layton targets clean air act nip threatens to Call vote of non Confidence Harper to be Given five options he formally served notice in the com by Alexander Panetta Mons late tuesday of five potential o motions which his party must pick from Ottawa ? the tory government during its scheduled opposition Day is being threatened with a Possi thursday. Ble non Confidence motion As the speaker was Given a list of Early As thursday unless it allows oppo motions one of which was that the sit Ion parties to rewrite its clean air House condemns the government for its act. Refusal to take serious action on the envy nip Leader Jack Layton served notice Rosment. And therefore the govern tuesday that a motion to topple the ment has lost the Confidence of the minority government is among five options hell table in the House of com the other possible motions Are less Mons on thursday. Dramatic one Calls for $4 billion in sub he warned that prime minister sides for the Oil and Gas Industry to be Stephen Harper could be slapped with transferred to Green technology. Aneth the motion of censure unless he agrees to or Calls for an environmental Bill of negotiate major changes to his climate rights. And one demands More generous change plan. Veterans benefits. All of the options Are there Layton Layton said the prime minister has said. The final decision is wednesday until wednesday morning to agree to his regarding the proposal at which Point the nip caucus Layton said he wants the governments will decide How to proceed during its clean air act sent to a legislative com weekly meeting. Mittee where he says it will be Exten the nip will officially file its motion at sively revised by opposition parties. 11 . Wednesday and Layton will pub it should be permitted to have a Thor Lily announce his decision at a 11 30 . Ough and Complete rewriting Layton news conference after consulting his maps. Said. ? it would face comprehensive but he did to sound optimistic after amendments and really a fundamental meeting with Harper late on tuesday change to the afternoon. The plan has been lambasted by All i a a Little disappointed Layton said. Opposition parties who criticize its fail that sense of urgency does to seem to ure to set greenhouse Gas reduction tar be gets before the year 2050. The plan does the bloc has already said it is ready however Promise to negotiate Mandato to topple the tories Over their clean air by emissions cuts with Industry Over the act and would have the votes to make it coming year. Happen if joined by the nip and about after a meeting tuesday Between two thirds of Liberal maps. Harper and Layton the prime ministers Layton is no stranger to the role of Par office expressed a willingness to talk but Liam entry Kingmaker ? and of govern made no promises. Ment killer. Harper spokespeople said the prime he rescued the Liberal minority in minister will be consulting with his col Early 2005 by extracting $4.6 billion for leagues and an answer will be fort com nip priorities like housing and Tion under a hastily revised government if Harper refuses the offer Layton budget. Says All bets Are off. ? Canadian press by Dennis Bueckert Ottawa ? Canada is liable to penalties and International censure for failing to respect its commit ments under the Kyoto protocol says a Legal opinion made Public tuesday. A Little noted article in the Kyoto treaty required countries to show by 2005, that they had made Demon Strable Progress in meeting their commitments under the protocol but Canada has not done so. I conclude therefore that Canada is in current violation of article 3.2 of the Kyoto protocol says the opinion written for friends of the Earth Canada by Roda Verheym a German specialist in International Law. Should Canada choose to remain a party to the protocol and also choose not to comply with its six per cent reduction targets the enforcement Branch of the Kyoto protocol would Canada May face Kyoto penalty have to apply Legal under Kyoto Canada is commit Ted to cutting its greenhouse emis Sions six per cent from 1990 Levels by 2008-2012. Verheym noted that actual emis Sions have risen 27 per cent since 1990, that measures to reverse the trend Are lacking and that the government is openly stating it can to meet the targets. The Kyoto treaty does not provide fines for non compliance but Canada can be penalized with heavier emis Sions cutting requirements in the next phase of the treaty. Canada could be excluded from Selling credits in the International emissions trading system and required to put Forward Domestic policies to prove Good Faith. But the main Cost perhaps would be to Canadas global reputation. ? Canadian press around Canada immigration doors open Ottawa ? Canada plans to admit Between 240,000 and 265,000 Immi Grants next year. Citizenship and immigration says that a up from a Range of 225,000 to 255,000 for 2006. The department expects the num Bers for 2006 to be in the upper end of the Range. Among the anticipated newcomers the government plans to accept As Many As 30,800 refugees in 2007, Down from the upper limit of 40,300 this year. When thieves fall out Edmonton ? Albertas former chief parliamentary counsel was sentenced tuesday to 10 years in prison for theft and fraud for his part in a massive scam in the United states. Michael Ritter 49, pleaded guilty last week to stealing $10.5 million us from Wall Street Energy trader Dan Gordon. That Money was part of the $43 million Gordon had embezzled from his employer Merrill Lynch. Gor Don had used Ritter a company new port Pacific financial group to hide the Money in a Swiss Bank. Remarks dog Spector Ottawa ? opposition maps called on Media organizations tuesday to fire a former Brian Mulroney aide for refer ring to Belinda Stronach As a Bitch. New Democrat my Dawn Black said it was shocking that anyone would use Norman Spector As a political commentator and columnist after his remarks. Spector told a Vancouver radio talk show that Stronach a Public breakup last year with Peter Mackay As Well As a role she is alleged to have had in the marital problems of former Toronto Maple Leaf tie Domi Means she is a Bitch sewage in the or Vernon . ? staff frustrations at the need for upgrading at Vernon .?s Jubilee Hospital Are being High lighted after overflowing toilet sewage washed into emergency and Medica Tion rooms. Oncologist de Hardy says he was checking on the status of a cancer Cen tre patient when the leak happened. He says contaminated water poured into the rooms ;