The record, 5 septembre 1996, jeudi 5 septembre 1996

WE RE STILL HERE! 4'*"—PIANOS' SINCE 1898 New and Used Pianos SALES * SERVICE • RENTALS 1506 King St.West _ _ _ _ .^SHERBROOKE 569~34Z3 The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1837 THURSDAY September 5, 1996 WEATHER, Page 2 50 cents Ü v * Plato at the pub: Champlain philosophy prof Murray Johnston discusses Plato with students at pub.See story page 4 Track record spells victory:Massé Liberal caucus touring the Eastern Townships By Maurice Crossfield SHERBROOKE - In what sounded like the beginning of an election campaign, several high-powered Ottawa Liberals spent Wednesday touring the Townships.Taking advantage of the summer recess, some 10 MP’s including several cabinet ministers and a senator crowded onto a bus for a tour which included meeting the Asbestos Committee, various mayors in the region, Townshippers Association, C-Mac Corporation and various senior citizen and community groups.At a meeting with the press in Sherbrooke, Marcel Massé said the day was spent discussing a wide variety of social and economic issues.Massé played up the successes of the Liberal government.“We are considered to be a good government,” he said.“People have been seeing results.” He said that a good Liberal track record will mean more seats will be won in Quebec in the next election, expected in the next year or so.“Quebec benefits and will continue to benefit from con- federation,” ” he said.Labor minister Alfonso Gagliano agreed with Massé.“The next federal election will be fought town by town and riding by riding,” he said.“We feel we can win the majority of seats in Quebec in the next election.” Gagliano said the Liberals have been on the right track with their financial management plan, and are able to offer Canadians a stable future.“I think the Liberals are ready to take on the challenges of the 21st century,” he said.Massé also said the government is working to try and get France to reverse its decision on banning the importation of Asbestos fibre.The ban could affect the nearly 2000 people in the Townships who are employed in the industry.“Paul Martin will be meeting with the French minister in the next few days,” Massé said.“It is a dossier where we hope to work with the companies and the government of Quebec to resolve it.But it is primarily an international trade problem.” ‘I have to live without Isabelle’: father Blanchette pleads guilty to rape and murder of Isabelle Bolduc By Maurice Crossfield SHERBROOKE - In a surprise turn of events Wednesday, Marcel Blanchette entered a plea of guilty to the July kidnapping, rape and murder of Isabelle Bolduc.Blanchette, 49, was scheduled to appear in court in Sherbrooke Wednesday, along with co-accused Guy Labonté, 29, and Jean-Paul Bainbridge, 25, to have a trial date set.But Blanchette’s lawyer André Côté entered a guilty plea on behalf of his client dispensing with the need for a trial.“I assume the consequences and put myself in the hands of God,” Blanchette told the court.Blanchette was immediately sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 25 years by Quebec Court Judge Paul-Marcel Bellavance.Crown Prosecutor Charles Crepeau said afterwards he thinks this is the first time in the St-Francois judicial district’s history that a man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder this early in the judicial process.Blanchette was convicted of I,aliclIc Hoi«u« Marcel Bolduc: The Isabelle Bolduc Foundation will act as a watchdog over the Canadian parole system.10 of 13 charges relating to the kidnapping rape and murder of 22-year-old Isabelle Bolduc, who was last seen alive in Fleurimont on the night of June 30.He also faced six charges connected with the kidnapping and rape of another Fleurimont woman shortly after Bolduc’s disappearance.Blanchette was arrested with the 24-year-old woman in his car by police in Montreal on July 10.Bolduc’s battered and decomposing body was found in a wooded area in Fleurimont on July 7.Marcel Bolduc, father of the victim, said he was pleased with Blanchette’s decision to plead guilty.“He will have to live with what he did,” he said.“I have no particular pity for him.I have to live without Isabelle.” Bolduc explained that the Isabelle Bolduc Foundation has raised over $25,000 to act as a watchdog over the parole system.At the time of Bolduc’s murder, Blanchette and Labonté were on parole.Bainbridge had just ended his parole in May.All three had lengthy criminal records.“There was someone who did not do his work,” Bolduc said.He said the foundation is setting up a committee to push for tougher parole regulations to ensure dangerous criminals remain in prison.Bainbridge and Labonte will re-appear in court September 30 for their preliminary hearings.Volunteers with the Mansonville First Responders demonstrated hydraulic shears they hope to acquire with fundraising monies.See page 3 J*' The RECORD - 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Sports ‘IVs a solid team we’re up against’ - Lindros 16 - The RECORD - Thursday, September 5, 1996 Canadian players say the real World Cup starts now By Bill Beacon MONTREAL (CP) - There were two words banned from the Canadian dressing room Wednesday on the eve of Canada’s first World Cup playoff game against Germany — favorite and underdog.“I’m not going to sit here and call anyone an underdog,” centre Eric Lindros said.“It’s a solid team we’re up against.” Single-game elimination play begins tonight (7:30 p.m.EDT CBC) when Canada plays the modest German squad at the Molson Centre.On paper, Canada and it’s star-studded roster should have little trouble with a German side with only two NHL players — goaltender Olaf Kolzig and forward Stefen Ustorf.But the Canadians learned from their narrow 3-2 win in round-robin play last Sunday against another clear under- By Grant Kerr CP sports analysis Leadership is always a crucial component for success on the ice and Sweden and the United States have been getting plenty of it at the World Cup of Hockey.The Americans have been inspired by the play of Chicago defenceman Chris Chelios and Phoenix leftwinger Keith Tkachuk, while the Swedes have looked to Colorado centre Peter Forsberg and Toronto forward Mats Sundin.Those players have stepped up in the first round of the tournament, while respected veterans on teams like Canada and Russia faltered.Chelios displayed his usual nasty temperament and keyed the potent U.S.power play from the point.The muscular Tkachuk also set a tone by consistently driving to the net to create scoring chances.St.Louis winger Brett Hull and Philadelphia forward John LeClair have also moved to the forefront for the U.S., which awaits the winner of the quarter-final game Friday between Russia and Finland.The swift Americans are displaying plenty of grit and skill.In fact, they are making a case for the theory that more talented players come out of U.S.colleges than dog, Slovakia, that they can’t take a team dedicated to suffocating defence lightly.“I know most of those guys because I played in Germany during the lockout (in 1994),” said winger Brendan Shanahan.“This is an important game for them and there’s nothing they’d like more than to beat us.” It’s happened before.The German side upset a Canadian team of non-playoff NHL players 5-1 at the world championships last spring and they took Canada to a shootout at the 1992 Olympics.German defenceman Daniel Nowak, who played junior hockey in Canada, relishes the idea of taking a crack at Canada’s best.“We have to prove that Germany is not a third-world country, but a good hockey nation that can show some people up,” said Nowak.But coach George Kingston, major junior leagues in Canada.College hockey players play fewer games, but usually have more practice time for skill development.More than half the American players, including Chelios, Tkachuk, Hull and LeClair, attended college.The Americans have also adapted to an international game of more possession and fewer shoot-ins.They score off the rush and that’s a credit to coach Ron Wilson for balancing his lines thoughtfully.Sweden, also 3-0, has the same air of assurance as the Americans.The Swedes wait and watch as Canada plays Germany tonight.Besides the winless Czech Republic, the most disappointing aspect of the tournament’s first round were uninspired performances by Canada and Russia.Where are their leaders?Wayne Gretzky of the New York Rangers has performed for Canada, 2-1, but what about Philadelphia’s Eric Lindros, Mark Messier of the Rangers and some of those other NHL team captains?Canada needs more inspired play soon, or the former Canada Cup trophy will be hoisted by the Americans or Swedes next week in Montreal.the 56-year-old native of Biggar, Sask., who has run the German program since 1994, was playing up the underdog role.“We are overmanned,” Kingston said.“Canada is very strong.“We’re here to play our best, give a good account of ourselves and earn some respect.” The Canadians were hardly impressive in round-robin play, in which they beat Russia and Slovakia and lost 5-3 to an inspired American team.That gave the Americans a bye to the third round and OTTAWA (CP) - The absentee owner of the Ottawa Rough Riders has forced Canada to play the extra game against Germany.A win would put Canada into the third round against Sweden on Saturday in Philadelphia.But Canada was known for starting the former Canada Cup tournaments slowly.“You haven’t seen the best from us yet, that’s for sure,” Lindros said.“We went through the same thing in 1991.“We tied Sweden 2-2 and it was like we’d lost the Maple Leaf, the symbol of the country.We’re not in a bad position.I’m not saying we’d rather play this than to fin- kicked in $100,000 to help the struggling club keep the Grim Reaper at bay.ish first, but it gives us an opportunity to tune up our game.” Glen Sather, Canada’s coach and general manager, also expects Canada to pick up its game now that the tournament has moved into the second round.“Our team, for the first time, is rested,” Sather said.“We’ve had an horrendous schedule and we’ve paid for it in tiredness and the injuries we’ve had.“Today was the first time we’ve had a lot of jump in practice and I hope we carry it through to the game.” Club president Jim Durrell said Wednesday that Horn Chen, the Chicago businessman who stopped signing cheques in June, was impressed with Friday’s home crowd of over 28,000 and decided to show some support.Chen is also willing to remain as a minority owner while the CFL club looks for other owners and tries to raise $1.6 million by Monday or fold, said Durrell, who is spearheading a variety of events to keep the team alive.Durrell told a news conference he’s about halfway to his self-imposed two-week goal of raising $250,000 in sponsorship, but far shy of raising $750,000 in corporate investment.The former Ottawa mayor also said the club has sold 22,000 tickets towards its Monday goal of 40,000 for remaining home games.Durrell gave the team a 50-50 chance of surviving.MARCHÉ P.S.PELLERIN (formerly Magilou enr.) 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