The record, 8 mai 1991, mercredi 8 mai 1991

ift a» âà 40 cents CLOUDY Citizens’ Forum: Canadians want democracy, unity "They do not listen to their eonsti- ven Canadians a taste tor a more direct say in how their country is WEDNESDAY May 8, 1991 Births, deaths .12 Classified 10 Comics 11 Kditurial 4 Farm & Business 7 Living 6 People 5 Sports 13 Townships 3 WEATHER Page 2 OTTAWA (CP) — Canadians are paying $27 million for a picture of themselves and preliminary sketches unveiled Tuesday portrayed a grumbling, slumbering people who came reluctantly for a taste of democracy.The finished portrait will be unveiled July 1 in the report of the Citizens’ Forum on Canada’s Fu ture.now trying to pull together the diverse views of 300.000 people who took part in the innovative commission.But after meeting for four hours in a downtown hotel, commissioners and key regional organizers gave a good impression of what to expect.Beneath the hawklike gaze of Keith Spicer, the forum's chairman.they described a climate of distrust of political institutions, ignorance about national issues and a lack of understanding of neighbors in far-flung regions "They recognize that they don’t know nearly enough about their fellow Canadians.” said Louis Arsenault.who co-ordinated the to rum’s events in Quebec."W'e heard a plea across the country for more information.” said Helena Zukowski.a commissioner from British Columbia."There is a complete lack of trust in our politicians at all levels.” said David Hyndman, who oversaw events in Nova Scotia.tuents.” Organizers described the public suspicion that greeted them when they began work, but said the attitude waned as word of fruitful discussions began to spread through communities.Maureen Mitchells talked about hitting "an absolute brick wall of cynicism" when she first tried to organize events in Manitoba.Part of the blame was laid at the feet of the media criticized for its coverage of the toruin and.in a more general ua\ for its reporting oi other news.But speaker after speaker said the forum, created Nov 1 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.has gi run "I feel we’ve tapped a source ol democratic energy.” said Maurice Demers a co-ordinator from On tario.The forum also tound that Cana dians want their country to continue as a united nation."Pm amazed by how deeply and how personally people are prepa red to go to some distance to keep this country together." said commissioner Fil Fraser, head ot the Alberta Human Bights Commission.Although the forum has been marked by acrimony and internal sparring, there was little evidence of discord during the meeting.Commissioner Carole Corcoran, a native leader from British Columbia.expressed some pessimism about the forum's work, but said perhaps people simply needed to talk Spicer pronounced the forum a success and said he hopes he can issue a unanimous report for the government to consider as it makes plans for constitutional reform "We certainly did have some part in improving the sour and bitter dialogue, or lack of dialogue, that was evident last November.” said Spicer Bourassa: Canadian deal could postpone referendum QUEBEC (CP) — A referendum in October 1992 could be postponed if no constitutional deal has been struck with the rest of Canada.Premier Robert Bourassa suggested Tuesday.Under questioning from Parti Québécois Leader Jacques Parizeau.Bourassa said it’s up to the Quebec legislature to make the final decision.The questions were prompted by remarks Monday by Joe Clark, federal minister for constitutional affairs, who said an October 1992 deadline for a referendum is "impossible.” "I'm not going topretend that we can do in a short time everything that we need to have done.” said Clark.“It is just impossible.” Bourassa told Parizeau on Tuesday not to "worry uselessly or at least prematurely."The commitment of the government is that such a referendum w'ill take place in the fall of 1992.But the legislature will remain sovereign." Bourassa then reminded Parizeau that a bill setting out a timetable for the referendum is being drafted and must be tabled in the legislature before May 15 to be adopted before the end of the current session.But Parizeau told reporters later that even if the law is passed, he suspects the majority Liberal government would have no qualms about amending it or scrapping it altogether later on."Even though the law would have been passed here, they will try everything they can to put off a referendum.” Parizeau said."It obvious Bourassa will try anything to avoid it.It might mean a postponement, it might mean a referendum on another subject, it might mean an election.Anything, anything at all."It’s all for one very simple reason,” Parizeau said."Mr Bourassa has said quite clearly.‘My first choice is Canada.’” Both the Bélanger-Campeau commission which reported in March and the Liberal party's Allaire report call for a 1992 referendum.It would be on a new federal offer for constitutional change or on sovereignty if there is no acceptable proposal.Chrétien backs away from ‘politically stupid’ OTTAWA(CP) —Liberal Leader Jean Chrétien continued to back away Tuesday from his recent suggestion that Canada could reach a new constitutional deal without Quebec's approval.His remarks set off a political storm in Quebec that saw Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa accuse him Monday of "political stupidity” that threatens national unity.Chrétien insisted his remarks Sunday in Quebec City were quoted out of context.And he said he has no hard feelings against the Quebec premier.if he (Bourassa) knows what 1 said he cannot disagree with w hat I'm saying,” Chrétien said after a speech to high school students from across Canada."Me too, sometimes I was not nice to Mr.Bourassa.Me too, I’m not nice with everybody at times.” The federal leader said constitu tional changes should be endorsed in a national referendum with majority support from each of the four regions — Ontario.Quebec, the West and Atlantic Canada.Chrétien said his earlier remarks referred only to the current amending formula which requires the support of seven provinces representing 50 per cent of the population.Under that formula, it is theoretically possible for amendments to be approved without Quebec, he said.IT IS THE LAW "That’s the law of Canada,” said Chrétien, adding that Gil Rémil-lard.the Quebjec intergovernmental affairs minister has made the same observation.“I said the Constitution could be amended without Quebec, but I didn t say I had the intention of doing that.” he said.Chrétien also said Ottawa must meet Quebec’s deadline of next fall for a new offer from the rest of Canada.That’s w hen the province plans a remark referendum on its political future Joe Clark, the constitutional affairs minister, said Monday that the deadline was too tight for the complex job of constitutional reform.“I’m afraid, for me.I disagree with him.” said Chrétien."Quebecers want to have a firm answer from English Canada.” During his speech.Chrétien said the current uncertainty is damaging the country economically.“This instability that exists it Canada is killing Canada." he said.“The economy of Canada is paying a big price because of this instability.” And in a moment of personal reflection he said that while political life can be rewarding, sometimes it is tough."Sometimes you wake up in the morning you wonder why.” said Chrétien, who has been at the centre of controversy several times since his return last year to federal politics.in.uuinn Wi : ® mÆ/ WW-mmi mmâ ü m mm ËPlK & -a* ¦ ,* .olunteers needed l/mi Ascot tree fanner Lewis Downey points to a prave robbed by vandals at an abandoned cemetery in Albert Mines.Downey says the neglected cemetery is a disgrace and he's trying to do something about it.Along with the Lennoxville-Ascot Historical Society and other willing volunteers, he's planning a cleanup bee on Saturday.Lor the full story, turn the page.Ki l l IKDC,RANT SIMHON Oka report: Both sides must take more responsibility By Bob Cox OTTAWA (CP) — The Oka crisis last summer was an avoidable tragedy that natives, governments and everyone else involved should take more blame for, says a parliamentary report released Tuesday.“Neither side to the dispute has taken much responsibility for ensuring history does not repeat it self,” says the report by the Commons committee on aboriginal affairs.Mohawks By Jack Branswell MONTREAL (CP) — An independent inquiry into the Oka crisis is an excellent idea, say Quebec Mohawks, but they won’t hold their breath waiting for Quebec to participate.A Commons committee report called Tuesday for a full-scale judicial inquiry into last summer’s 78-day standoff between Mohawks, police and the Canadian Forces.The report says the federal government should “invite” Quebec’s participation in the probe.Davis Rice, a band councillor at the Kahnawake reserve south of Montreal, called the inquiry ”an excellent idea provided Quebec participates.” It says all parties must reevaluate their actions so native leaders and governments can work to avoid another such confrontation."The critical lesson we learned is that the relationship between natives and non-natives in this country must be changed,” said Ken Hughes, the Alberta Tory MP who chairs the committee.But main Oka participants immediately repeated they weren't to Quebec declined to pa rticipate in the committee’s hearings saying the crisis wasn’t representative of relations between natives and nonnatives in the province.But Rice saw Quebec's response in another light.“I don't think provincial officials will want to go, because they are uncertain about who is willing to take responsibility," for their actions last summer, including the botched provincial police raid against a Mohawk barricade.ALSO CONCERNED Andrew Delisle Jr., a spokesman for the pro-Warrior Nation Office at Kahnawake, also was concerned about Quebec participation."I am pretty leery about what role the Quebec government could blame for the armed standoff that developed in Quebec over a Mohawk land claim and led to a police officer's death and a blockade of a major Montreal bridge.Indian Affairs Minister Tom Sid don answered "no" when asked il he would do anything different il faced with a similar situation.Billy Two Rivers, a band councillor from the Kahnawake Mohawk reserve south of Montreal, said Mohawk actions were justified be have,” he said.“I think they would have a lot of things they would want to cover up." If the investigation is set up un der the federal Inquiries Act, as suggested by the committee, Quebec officials could be subpoenaed to testify.In Quebec City, the inquiry proposal met with a cool reception.Christos Sirros, Indian affairs minister, would not comment unt il he has seen the whole report, which also made several other recommendations involving Canadian natives.Claude Ryan, public security minister and member of the legislature for the Oka region, says a recently announced Royal Commis sion into natives affairs would suf- causo they were only looking aftei their families and territory.NOT GUILTY "I cannot accept the statement by thi' committee that we arc all guilty." said Two Rivers."It we re guilty, we re guilty ol defending ourselves ” The all party Commons commit tee recommended Ottawa esta blish an independent judicial inquiry inviting Quebec to participate into events at Oka.fice.“There are those who want to make an industry out of holding commissions — that’s not my preference," he said, Ryan said calls for an inquiry to find out who ordered the July 11 police raid are useless because "everyone knows it was a decision taken by the SQ (Sûreté de Quebec, the provincial police) themselves." But Delisle said a full-blown inquiry could be helpful in showing what role Tom Siddon.the federal minister ot Indian affairs, and Bill McKnight.then-minister of defence.played in the crisis."It would be good at least to see somebody being accountable for what took place," he added.The inquiry also would look at native justice issues in Quebec and other conflicts affecting native and non-native communities in the pro vince."We have perhaps a bit ol the story, but not the whole story,” said Ethel Blondin.the Liberal aboriginal affairs critic "1 think we have to take the next step.” Blondin said Quebec has had time to set the record straight, but has refused to call its own inquiry Davis Rice, a band councillor at the Kahnawake reserve south ot Montreal, called the inquiry "an excellent idea provided Quebec participates," "I don't think provincial officials will want to go.because they are uncertain about who is willing to take responsibility.” for their ac tions last summer, including the botched provincial police raid against a Mohawk barricade.Andrew I)clisle ,1 r .a spokesman for the pro Warrior Nation Ollice at Kahnawake, also was concerned about Quebec participation."1 am pretty leery about what role the Quebec government could have." he said "I think they would have a lot of things they would want to cover up,” Claude Ryan, public security mi Ulster and member of the legisla ture tor the Oka region, says a re ccntlv announced Royal Commis sion into natives affairs would suffice."There are those who want to make an industry out of holding commissions —- that’s not my preference." he said.But Delisle said a full-blown inquiry could be helpful in showing what role Tom Siddon.the federal minister ot Indian affairs, and Bill McKnight.then-minister of defence, played in the crisis."It would he good at least to see somebody being accountable for what took place,” he added.The report makes other suggestions that Ottawa already is acting on It suggests a royal commission study constitutional reform, self-government.Ottawa's responsibilities to natives, aboriginal youth and land claims A commission was announced last month, but its mandate isn't set yet.other recommendations include an independent land claims commission, which the prime minister has promised, \nd the government is working to resolve the land claim by Kahnc-satake Mohawks at Oka and settle internal government disputes there, areas the report says must be addressed.Ml’s also suggested reviewing the National Defence Act to re- Sec OK A RKPOKT:.page 2 want inquiry if Quebec is there 2—Th*» — •'l' -*¦ ¦ «A-.» * Mother nature and vandals have wrought havoc on this quiet hillside cemetery.' Cv», Montjoye: Three lawyers are no closer to a payday By Steve Meurice SHERBROOKE —- Lawyers for the jailed owners of the Montjoye ski resort were told by a Quebec Court judge Tuesday that they should be paid for their work.But they weren’t told exactly how that should happen.Lawyers Jacques Blanchette, Lawrence Corriveau and Richard Corriveau haven’t been paid for any of their work since their clients were arrested 11 Vi months ago.Blanchette says he is already owed $70.000.Judge Gabriel Lassonde said during a preliminary inquiry for the three accused charged with possessing assets acquired with the proceeds of drug trafficking — that the lawyers have a right to be paid.He even spelled out the rates they are entitled to.ASK THE TRUSTEE But the judge said it was up to Claude Sauvé, the court trustee managing the resort, to figure out how to pay them.The ski hill, a marina and several houses were seized last May after their owners were arrested on charges of smuggling drugs into the U S.Michel Chouinard.Pierre Dover and Jean Bouthilier are in custody in Montreal where their extradition to the U.S.is being appealed.The Crown originally froze their assets but the properties are now being sold to pay off Montjoye creditors.The judge said about $400,000 should be set aside to pay the three lawyers for the entire legal proceeding.The lawyers are opposed to the sale of all the assets, but in April they asked that some minor ones be freed up to pay them.Judge Lassonde ruled Tuesday that it wasn't up to him.Lennoxville bridge closed SHERBROOKE The Fairview Bridge in Lennoxville will close lot-repairs three weeks starting today, Transport Quebec announced Tuesday.The bridge across the Massawip-pi River will be closed as of 8:3(1 a.m.to reopen, at 4:30 p m.on Fri day.May 31, a Transport Ministry communiqué said Routes tun aim i U Queen Street will closed from Winder Street in Lennoxville to the intersection of Route 147 in Ascot.Residents along both roads will of course be allowed access to their homes, said the news release.From the traffic lights in Lennoxville, vehicles “with three or more axles” t ravelling west should detour on Route 108 east Route 251 south, Orr Road and Route 147 north Cars, bicycles and motorcycles travelling west are advised to take Winder Street and Route 147 north.Eastbound travellers take the reverse paths of these detours.This is the second closing for repairs this year for the Fairview Bridge.Blanchette said in an interview afterward that the lawyers are no closer to being paid than they were before the ruling.SAME AS BEFORE “It all rests on the shoulders of the administrator,” he said.“We’re in the same position as before when it comes to how we ll be paid.We thought Sauvé should have come to court to explain how it would happen." Bids for the purchase of the ski hill and the marina are being accepted until Friday.Blanchette said he may petition the court to block the sale because it would violate his client 's presumption of innocence."The sale of any of the assets can't be seen as an admission of guilt in any way whatsoever," Blanchette said.He said the sale shouldn't go ahead until its legality is settled.The preliminary inquiry, which is expected to last several months, heard its first witness Tuesday.Sheila Sturdy, wile of one of the accused, testified all day.Judge Lassonde ordered a ban on publication of any testimony BONELESS SIRLOIN STEAK SPARE RIBS TOUPIE HAM Boneless FRESH CANADIAN LAMB CHOPS QUEBEC CHEDDAR CHEESE mho kg 9.68 lb 4.39 *g 4.39 ib 1.99 kg 4.17 lb 1.89 kg 13.12 lb 5.95 kg.7.47 lb.3.39 FRESH GREEN BEANS kg 3.06 Ib 1.39 , M0R0C ORANGES si» too 4 tor 1.05 LOCAL FIDDLEHEAD GREENS t .b package 1.49 RAINBOW SOFT MARGARINE t .b tub .89 GRANULATED SUGAR 2 «, 1.78 ROUGEMONT GARDEN DELITE 233 mi 3 lor .99 PICNIC ORANGE JUICE 341 ml __ __________ _ 135 Queen, Lennoxville -1—Th«* KKC'OKI *—W rdncsrt a >.Ma> H.I!WI Editorial Itccdrd The Voice of the Eawtern Townships since 1897 ?ft, Recyclers aren’t getting the picture Forget bilingualism, some Eastern Towns-hippers have enough trouble grasping the mea ning of pictogranis.The problem is most obvious in the city of Sherbrooke, where residents have been clogging clearly-marked recycling bins with the wrong kind of trash.< Kerflowing bins filled with glass, metal and plastic are signs of people who have wholeheartedly embraced the environment.Good for them.Unfortunately, some of those same people are dunderheads who suffer from pictogram illiteracy.It's hard to believe people so concerned with the environment — as they obviously are — can act as if they require a refresher course in Pictogram 101.It can't be that difficult to distinguish between a picture of a newspaper and that of metal can — can it?Sherbrooke's recycling program has reportedly been responsible for the collection of more than 150 tonnes of newspaper in the first three weeks of operation.But the success of the program has been marred by those who dump their trash into the wrong bins when others are full.Smart move, people.If it’s kept up.incorrect mixing of recy-clables will lead to higher costs because of the need to hand-sort "contaminated'' waste.That will lead to higher taxes, or — who knows perhaps the cancellation of the service.The city of Sherbrooke asks recyclers to take their garbage back home if the appropriate bin is filled.WHAT?Take it back?I can hear it already: lugging a stack of newspapers, getting your hands dirty and maybe throwing out your back is no fun.especially if the whole procedure has to be repeated on the trip home.But that’s plain laziness.And laziness, folks, got us in this environmental mess in the first place.And then there’s this other problem.It seems recycling zealots from surrounding municipa-'qies — God bless their hearts for their good intentions — have been hauling their trash into Sherbrooke.Well-intentioned though the act may be.the extra garbage overloads Sherbrooke's capacity to handle the stuff.Sherbrooke recycling co-ordinator Raynald Roy is right to give people heck.Don't bring Sherbrooke your trash, he says, tell your town councillors to start their own recycling program.Lennoxville (on June 1) and Rock Forest hours a week.You also deplore the fact that your president was ( •viciously") attacked "by a community newspaper".If the same editorial appeared in a national paper, the Gazette for instance, would it be less vicious?More vicious?I fail to see what difference that would make.One thing 1 am starting to believe is that you d like the "community paper to endorse w hat you're doing for your community when the paper happens to agree with it.and to refrain from criticism otherwise.What about editorial independence?Journalistic objectivity?Or should we go for double standards?Again, there was nothing vicious in the editorial published in the Record last April.If you believe otherwise, you're kidding yourselves into a total-Iv unwarranted "sense of outrage".PAUL H.BEAUDOIN North Hatley District of Bedford CSR Prot.ranks 124th out of 140 hoards Sir: Terry Scott's letter to the Record ol April 26 points out that The District of Bedford School Board will have spent about $1 million in the last few years on offices for their bureaucrats.One might also observe that the "good old boys" occupying these million-dollar oil ices have one of the worst educational records in the province.Certain final examinations written by students in Level V (grade ID are uniform across the province and are the same for both English and French school boards.In l!)f)().nine of the exams in English were in this category.Resul1softhe.seexams can.consequently.be compared for all school boards in Quebec.This comparison is made by the Ministère de I education in a 75-page booklet entitled "Provincial and School Board Results for the June ItitM) Ministry-Prepared Examinations." The introduction to this booklet states".the Ministère plans to reach a broader segment of the population — parents, students, educators, and the public at large — by publishing some of the most significant results of the June 1990 examinations." One can be certain that the District of Bedford bureaucrats won't be passing out copies ol this booklet, so I shall mention just a few of the salient points to pique your interest.II you like to explore the subject more thoroughly.Pm sure you can borrow the booklet from your school commissioner (assuming hc/she cares enough to have acquired one.) Results of all Uniform Examinations — Both French and English School Boards District of Bedford CSR Prot.ranks 124th out of 140 boards.While this is about as close as one can get to the bottom, there are indications that trend is yet downward.It is interesting to note that La CS Davignon, the French board which shares the Massey-Vanier buildings with Bedford, ranked 18th out of the same 140 boards — very near the top.One of the Uniform Examinations.English Language Arts 516.is usually only written in English boards.Results — English Language Arts 516 English School Boards Only.District of Bedford CRS Prot.ranks 31st out of 34 boards.Over the past five years.1986-1990.The District of Bedford has consistently produced average marks and success rates below the provincial average.I'm sure the District of Bedford bureaucrats and school commissioners wdll tell you that these figures are not meaningful.The ministry actually provides two pages of pre-prepared excuses for these individuals to use when their schools show up badly.Believe them if you want to — parents and taxpayers have been believing them for years and are now reaping what they sowed.The sad thing about these figures is that they are only published for grade 11 (Level V) exams.You can be sure that these students don't degenerate in one year only.At what level does the rot start?Answer the question for yourselves.What can one conclude?Are the children in the Bedford schools the stupidest in the province?1 don't think so.Are the Bedford teachers the most incompetent in the province?I don’t think so.Are the Bedford teachers the most incompetent in the province?1 have no reason to believe that they are.It couldn't be that the commissio- fa COfi&T.L ^ ’ inn ® |3 ©p St 7/7 fj ners and administrators spend too much time slinking about their million-dollar offices and not enough time seeing that the schools are properly run.Could it?Yours truly.JOHN CHAPMAN Dunham Leaving Quebec Mr.Ryan seems to think it’s a joke that so many English Canadians are thinking of leaving Quebec in the next few years, but he will find out there will be a lot of older English leaving when they are being humiliated for speaking English, and cannot post a English sign outside.It s about time that people did get out and leave them to stew in their own soup when they are on their own.I hope they will be happy.I wonder where they will get the money to pay all the pensions they now enjoy.Signed, D.ROY Rock Forest Mountie recalls his role in Canada’s biggest budget leak By lan MacLeod Ottawa Citi/en < ITTAWA (CP) —The infamous 1989 federal budget-leak case showed Rick Jordan for the man many colleagues always believed he was — a model Mountie.Despite intense pressure to lay criminal charges against Global TV reporter Doug Small and two others.Jordan stuck to his ethical guns.He believed charges were only an attempt to pacify angry politicians.As chi cl investigating officer on the case, he refused to lay them.In a candid interview, the 42-year-old said he's no renegade.He simply acted knowing he couldn't live with himself had he given in to the pressure.I simply reached the decision be forehand that I simply couldn t live with myself il I didn't follow through and do what I felt I should do and had to do The London.Ont.native joined the RUM P in 1970 after majoring in philosophy at the University of Western Ontario He became a uniformed offi cor in Cape Breton and was later a bodyguard to then prime minister Pierre Trudeau.He also did work for the force s security service.In 1978.at age 30.he was moved to the Ottawa region s commercial crime section.The RUM P enrolled him in the University ol Ottawa's law program in 1985.and he graduated with honors In 1988.he was put in charge ot the commercial crime section's fraud squad.Whi'ii Small broadcast details of the federal budget on April 26.1989.the eve ol budget day.Del.Jordan was assigned to get to the bottom of the biggest budget leak in Canadian Ins tory I A IDEM E WEAK \ month later Jordan completed Ins investigation He told senior HUMP ol I leers the evidence was weak and he would not lay charges, He was removed from the case and a junior officer signed the charges.I was completely open with my colleagues and superiors and 1 told them exactly what I was going to say Hater in court)." he said."I knew that there was going to be hell to pay.there's no question of that." The RUMP agreed to the interview with the Citizen provided Jordan did not repeat his courtroom testimony, single out individuals for comment or talk about the internal administration of the force Jordan went by the book.While a judge found no evidence of direct political interference, he accepted much of Jordan's reasoning for refusing to lay charges and held that the RUMP pursued Small with an "unfairness and vexatiousness " that was "inappropriate to criminal proceedings." Jordan called it a just ruling."The system is a great system when it works and people stand up and lake responsibility.In this case, every element worked and came through to a just conclusion." Jordan is quick to point out his explosive courtroom comments that he believed charges were intended to please the RUMP's political masters were offered only in response to questioning from lawyers.I was under oath and I answered the questions honestly and it happened that some ol the questions dealt with matters ol opinion.It wasn't anything that I was looking to do or wanting to cause trouble.I'm not a renegade." He also stresses his remarks were never meant to suggest he had evi deuce of direct political interference in the case.It was not a question of alleging that someone had interfered from the top down It was one ol motivation." He used the words "to please elec ted officials" in Ins testimony to describe a perception ol what was wanted- Whether that had an effect or not.I was offering an opinion " Jordan’s darkest days came when crown attorney John Pearson dropped another courtroom bombshell by suggesting Jordan had lied while testifying.Pearson later withdrew the remark and apologized.But by then, the damage was done."It was like a physical blow, it was stunnipg." said Jordan."There are many things that I wouldn't want to be accused of and perjury is close to the top of the list." His wife.Susan, heard the perjury accusation on a radio news report."It was horrible for her.I think the hardest thing from a personal standpoint was for my wife.I had years of background from this sort of thing but to her.it was an unknown process.” said Jordan.Countless letters from people across Canada helped him immensely.he said."Everything that came to me was fully supportive and that makes a very big difference when you’re sort of standing alone in a situation like that.I just marvelled at it.that anyone would sit down and take the time and say."Yes.your values are my values'.It's reassuring" RETURNED TO UNIT After testifying.Jordan returned to duties with the commercial crime unit But he reportedly had an office with no telephone and went to work with little or nothing to do while the force determined what todo with him.He will not comment on how he was treated when he returned to work tin (1er the cloud caused by Pearson s al legation.More than a month passed before Pearson retracted the accusa tion."Any differences I have with the force is being taken care of within the administrative framework of the RUMP and I can't go outside of that.But I in a person who insists on being treated properly and within the la and any remedies that are there.I'll pur sue them."I'm sure there are some people in the force who don't appreciate what I did." he said.But “among the rank and file, it s been full support and that's very gratifying." Jordan is now assigned to the BUM P's Professional Standards Branch in Ottawa, responsible for upholding the force's code of ethics.He moved to his current post in November.following a brief stint in an administrative job.BOSS PLEASED "I'm happy here in these duties." he said.I hey re not trying to drum me out of the force, there's no question of that and.if they were, 1 would he resisting." His boss.Supt.Lowell Thomas, is "quite pleased with the work he's doing here.He's doing a great job." In return for the RUMP's putting him through law school.Jordan agreed to remain with the force for at least four years following graduation.He has one year left."One has to leave the force someday.certainly I will at some point.Someday I 'd like to complete my legal education " Does Rick Jordan consider himself a hero?"I don't know that that's the right word.I know in my own unit at the time, there were a lot of people who were my subordinates and I wanted them to see that someone could go through that process and survive."When it comes to the laying of a • charge), that's a decision of great importance and they'll have a great effect on the lives of the people who are being investigated.If they (police offi cors) are not convinced and they're swearing an oath that they are convinced then they shouldn't do it and there's no lawful order that can make them do it.I hope there's been that example."I also hope that they look and they see that Em not a ruined person or that I was plagued by horrible selfdoubt and now I can't face the world "That 's not the case I want them to see that yes.you can do that." I I h»- KKCOKD—U rdiM'sday.May 8.1991—5 A country auction with a difference EATON CORNER — When Sawyerville auctioneers Harry and Janis Graham organized last Saturday's sale at the Ward farm near here, they were also taking a close look at their roots.Janis was born and raised on the farm along with her sisters and brother.Raymond Dinty' Ward, who now owns the four-generation family homestead.Sister Kay Harding lives in nearby Sawyerville.Betty.Joyce and Gladys are in Ontario now.Another sister died a few' years ago.and a brother died in infancy."We’re a very close family." says Janis."We don't all live here now .but we keep in very close touch." Dinty.who divides his time between Eaton Corner and Lennoxville.has been winding down his farm work for several years.He had been putting off the inevitable, but decided to go ahead with the sale after some troublesome vandalism last winter.Auctioneer Harry sold his way through piles of objects of every kind.' irting as usual with the 'shed stock’ — much of it bits and pieces of old hand tools, horse harness and scrap iron.Then it was on to the minor ¦household effects’, followed by the furniture, old doors and windows.:: stock’, including everything from stacks of raw lumber to feeders for cattle, sheep, chickens and horses, and the farm equipment and machinery.The latter category included an ancient four-seat buggy, a beautiful handmade sleigh, an iron-wheeled McCormick-Deering Far mall Model B tractor from the 1920s — the big hit of the day with machinery buffs — and a slightly less-used Massey-Ferguson 35.Saturday's chilled crow'd included dozens of serious buyers — junk healers, antique ‘pickers’, dealers and collectors — and dozens more • dy.friends and neighbors.Country auctions are social events as well as business.With a farmer’s characteristic faraway look in his eye, Dinty quietly followed the sale.Sister Kay was inside the house, separating the stuff tor sale from what the family wanted to keep.Janis took another tack, excitedly explaining the f amily background of this object or that, as they went under Harry's hammer: “All of us were born in that." she said, pointing at a homemade wooden crib.“That was grandfather's daybed.He'd rest there between chores."Oh.we had so much fun on this sled when we were kids.“Oh my goodness.Don't put THAT in the newspaper." ‘- N Ml ÎÏ V V .# .^ : % - It Story and photos By Charles Bury .'V auctioneer iNcmm » Ill i m :m ?.À.À; liifÉ " > - i .n.iji.^ té m m Janis Graham, Dinty W ard and Kay Harding, with their I armall Model B.Ë VSt" khm M ¦mmm p -jj b .M, i H—The KKC'OKD—V\ertn.May H.IWtl Living t »_ racora Informing you about English health services A series of public information meetings begin next week to make hnglish-speaking Town shippers more aware of the availability ot English health care services.The meetings, to be held in English.will be organized by Le Conseil régional de la sanie et des sen ires sociaux de l'Est rie (CHSSSEi and will be convened b\ Tnwnshippers’ Association These meetings will be open to the public and will be held in vu t tous towns so that people will increase their awareness of the exis ting services in health care institu lions offered in English.The people will also have the opportunitv io meet representatives from the various institutions.Community The first meeting will Ik- held in Kichmond on Monday evening.May l.'t at 7 in St.Francis Elementary School, for people in the As bestos Danville.Kichmond.Melbourne.Windsor areas On Wednesday evening.May 1.7 at 7.another meeting will be held in St.Paul's United Church Hall.211 Pine Street.Magog, for the Mem pllremagog region On Thursday evening.May Hi at 7.the meeting will be held in St.George s Church Parish Hall.8-1 Queen Street.Lennox ville, for people from Ascot Tow nship.Fleu-rimont.Lennoxville.Watervillc.and Sherbrooke East.These sessions are the highlight of a campaign to inform the En- Social notes gllsh speaking community.Each meeting will provide information about theCKSSSE«regional health council'.CLSCs and other health care institutions.A new English brochure about the services will also be distributed.You may have seen the posters advertising this event.They read."In Estrie.health and social services means caring in English too'" Come and Imd out exactly what this means.Those who attended this year's Spring Fling had a wonderful time The banquet was delicious, the Es-trie Singers received a standing ovation, and the music had eve- Toil-free number for women with me me and re plie on breast implants Benoit Bouchard.Minister ol National Health and Welfare announced today that women with the Même or Replicon breast implants can call a toll free num ber: l-800-2(>7-12.58 to obtain some factual information The number will be staffed from 8 am to 8 pm from Mondays through Fridays Education Best wishes Birthday wishes Kay Taylor of Magog is not leel ing too well.Her relatives and many friends extend best wishes for a quick recovery Happy Birthday Il./ J occasion i Happy birthday to Frank Koyea ol Knowlton who will be 81 years old on May 8.Have a good da\ Family and friends Congratulations and best wishes Sarah Kogerson of Centre ¦il.Cowansville on the ol her ttsth birthday on May 18 .loin members of the fami-l> and Iriends in the area are a number ol others in Western Cana da who w ill he thinking of her spe ciallv and washing her a verv dav.ryone dancing.Special thanks go out to the folio wing for the contribution of door prizes: Jean Coates Antiques.Comme Ci.Frances Dewar.Dyson and Armstrong.Warren Grapes, l-e Cafe Fine Gueule.The Homestead.Logopro.Papeterie et Impression Lennoxville Inc .The Pig gery Theatre.The Stanstead Jour nal.and the Wool Shop.In other community events, the Yamuska Literary Council is holding a literacy workshop to teach the Lauhach method of teaching adults basic reading and writing skills.The dates are May 9 — 11 at Massey-Vanier High School For more information, call (51H 2ii billion — w ill be concentrated in the 1990s.That's mainly for projects such as sewage-treatment plants, smoke-stack scrubbers or toxic-dump cleanups.Another $24 billion would be spent in the next decade ending in 2010.Spending in the first decade will boost economic growth by one per cent, he said.Economic growth by the end ol ?(’.' .t.,; i.t .iod would be about hall a percent less than without the green plan.« Corporate profits would lessen and the trade balance would worsen Mining, pulp and pa per.oil refining.coal and chemical companies will be among those lacing the greatest cleanup costs Sonnen said the green plan will require a restructuring of the Canadian economy on the same scale as the free trade deal or the introduction ol the goods and services tax That will also mean a bonanza for firms which get contracts to build more environment ally friendly plants, factories and utilities.“We are basically talking about a plumbing operation here." said Sonnen."The plumbers are going to he happy ." Power Corp.looking for new acquisitions By Allan Swift MONTREAL (CTi — Power Fi nancial Corp.is flush with cash and actively pursuing more acquisitions.particularly in Europe, the chairman of the holding company said Tuesday.“I can't begin to tell you the number of companies we re looking at." Paul Desmarais.Jr.said after his first annual meeting as chairman.He took over from Janies Burns last May.Desmarais said the new acquisitions will be largely in the industrial sector in Europe.Power Financial owns 25 per cent of Brussels-based Pargesa Holding S.A.It signed strategic partnerships with other holdings in 1990 to get control of Pargesa.as well as gain a large voting block in Compagnie Financière de Paribas.of Paris Power President Robert Gratton said Pargesa has si (i billion Cdn.in cash after selling minority stakes in several European groups.Because ot the wide holdings ol its affiliated companies.Pargesa has unlimited opportunities for investments.Desmarais said It is looking mainly in Belgium.France and Switzerland, “and the United Kingdom is a possibility." Desmarais also said Power Financial has just about as much cash as debt, as a result ol selling off Montreal Trust in 1989 and its share in Power Corp.'s sale of Consolidated Bathurst the same year.The annual report lists Power Fi- nancial cash and short term inves tments at $141.3 million PROFIT DOWN Desmarais also announced a drop in first-quarter earnings, to $3(i. million compared with $40.8 million in 1990.The decline is mainly because ol lower interest rates paid on its cash.The net income at its Great-West Lifeco subsidiary dropped to $23.3 million from $27 million.The Investors Group unit remained stable at about $11 million, while its earnings from Pargesa doubled to $10.7 million.Power Financial owns 80 per cent of Great-West Life and 74 per cent of Investors, both based in Winnipeg Power Corp of Canada holds Oil.4 per cent of Power Financial.Power Financial's georgraphic base changed as a result of its investment of another $170 million in Pargesa during the year; 40 per cent of holdings now are in Europe.30 per cent in Canada and 23 in the U.S.Pargesa.and two affiliated hoi dings.Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ot Brussels and Parlinanee S A.of Paris, hold interests in a broad range ol companies, m sectors like bricks, floor tiles, tobacco, electri cy, gas.insurance, merchr-' banking.radio and television, id 21 per cent ol Brussels based Petro-fina.In December.Power Financial increased its stake in 111) international to (iti per cent of that London-based international equity investor.Asian immigrants help economy: expert By Lindajoy Fen Icy GUADALAJARA.Mexico (CP) — Immigrants from the Pacific Rim arc a boon to Canada's future, says the president of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.“Nothing is more important for the long-term economic growth of Canada than the sustained relocation of Asian businessmen who are moving their headquarters across the Pacific." Graeme McDonald said Monday at a forum of the Pacific Basin Economic Council.The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is a non-profit, nongovernmental group whose aim is Canada adds By Christine Courtney HONG KONG (CPi—It's just after midnight when Sally Ho sits down at her bedroom desk cluttered with Canadian tax forms and a bottle of headache tablets.The 29-year-old assistant assessor for the Hong Kong government Inland Revenue Department is studying to become an accountant with Canadian qualifications.She juggles a six-day work week with 15 hours of homework and a two-hour lecture under the Canadian Management Accountant program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.It comes naturally in this British territory, many of whose residents fear China 's scheduled takeover in 1997.“1 joined the CMA program in September 1989." Ho says, "because I wanted to learn management accounting skills and understand Canadian taxation to prepare an avenue of professional insurance in light of the uncertainty of the fast-approaching 1997." Many people in Hong Kong seek the right to live in foreign countries as "insurance" against a major disruption during the transition.Career to increase Canadians' understanding of the Asia-Pacific region.Its programs focus on business, education.culture, media and information.McDonald, speaking in a session on the cultural challenges in economic integration, said his foundation "is determined to make Canada an attractive destination, not only lor investment but for investors." More than half of all new immigrants to Canada in the last few years came from Pacific Rim countries.McDonald said.Most of the new immigrants arc Chinese, with Vietnamese and Koreans in up for Asian The Hong Kong Institute of Personnel Management found in 1989 that 79.8 per cent ol accountants said they planned to leave before 1997.The Society of Management Accountants of British Columbia saw a need in 198(> to attract accoun tants from Hong Kong.Society member Stephen Yam returned to Hong Kong and foun ded the CMA program, which began in 1987 with 50 students.This year, the non-profit society expects to train O'M) Hong Kong students from 25 to 40 years old.An accounting program offered by the Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada through the University of Hong Kong has also attracted a large enrolment.PROSPECTS DIM Although the Hong Kong Society of Accountants doesn't recognize Canadian designations, employers are more willing to accept such credentials."Private companies in Hong Kong are looking for individuals who can adapt, rather than what designation they hold." said Bill Lau at the Hong Kong branch of Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co.CONTROLLER Yvon Blais Inc.is one ofthe leading Quebec based professional publishers.Our ambitious strategy for future growth has created the need for a permanent part-time controller to take charge of our finance, computer and operations departments.Additional responsibilities will include providing commercial advice to the President.You will have an accounting qualification, first rate computer and administrative skills and will work out of our Cowansville office.Please submit applications by May 24th to: Yvon Blais l,es Editions Yvon Blais Inc.C.P.18» Cowansville, Quebec J2X :iii(> second and third place.There are about half a million Chinese-C'anadians in Toronto and about 3(i().()()() in Vancouver, the Edmonton native said.The Asia-Pacific region has become important to Canada for other reasons.Last year.Japan surpassed the United States as Canada's largest buyer of both public and private debt.McDonald said CULTURE CITED He told an audience of more than too businessmen that Canada may not necessarily offer greater finan eial advantages to immigrants than other countries.But there are accountants Lau moved from Vancouver recently under generous contract terms that reflect the need tor qualified accountants in Hong Kong.The recession in Canada has hurt job prospects there.A study by Technical Services Council, a Toronto-based placement organization.reports that vacancies for accountants.engineers and other executives dropped by 43 per cent in the last year.cultural reasons tor choosing Canada as a destination.Canada's multicultural tradition as opposed to the "melting pot” style of the United States allows for easier social adjustment, he said.McDonald, who was first .score tary l cultural and scientific affairs at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in the ini(l-l!i7iis.said that immigration tothe West from that part ol the world is a sensitive issue.Noting that it is important for Hong Kong to remain economically strong, he said he did not want immigration to undermine that so-'ty as the British colony returns Chinese rule in 1997.Ie also said that the Asia Pacific Foundation is not cultivating a regional "brain drain." Its jot) is not to encourage people from the region to immigrate, but to convince those who decide to move that Canada should be their home.They not only bring capital, they also firing business know-how and ideas as well as a network of buyers, suppliers and lenders, said McDonald, who has managed Northern Telecom s Asian arm.FARM AT The Real u n a c u S s P 0 (?L % ABC 1 I OH yj Rin oitr coiii|»lrt