bees: mininter ’ Alastait' Gillespie’ ‘atone re federal money for a coal. project eight months, * before. thédatehe told Prime. Minister. Trudeau 2 eo 1 Lactszaty ‘PARLIMENT Victoria , vay 124 VE LIBRARY ‘BUILDINGS | Be Ce , | v By KEITH ALFORD 7 Herald Staff Writer | TERRACE— Most of the Mills Memorial ' Hospital Board: meeting” was’ taken up _ discussing various ways of keeping its i in- mw camera sessions secret. - OTTAWA (CB) _ Confidenilal” dociiments paged. Wednesday. show. Finance. Minister y' ‘yee is Lalonde War briefed: “oil: emer donee he’ ‘learned of, the: plan. Cy 1 ' ‘The 300 pages of ‘docurhents. ‘were tabled in the Commons" by.’ “Energy _ Minister’Jean ~ Chretian only 45 niinutes after. Prime Minister. Trudeau shocked {he House into-silence with a of the project in. January, 1931. “The documents - also. ‘show that: Treasury, Board ‘officials opposed ‘the proposal becaiise: they. ‘suspected ‘Gillespie's involvement ;¢on-. trayened ‘Trudeau’ s guides against conflict, ‘of interest: :, lLalonde rejected. ‘apposition calls‘ ‘foe his “yesigontion, and told reporters: later. he: did not: vi remember his involvement in efforts, to. get. $1 a jillion ‘i ‘in: government: money for Gillesple's - plan: to liquefy . Cape Breton coal into, motor fuel. . ; who was assigned. to find documents thal would prod. his’ memory, had overlooked sorié “key pers atid found them on'a second searc “massive copying Job, involved. New Democrat | ‘and. "Progressive. ‘Con: : * servative MPs say Gillespie-and Lalonde broke - 1's guldes against conflict of- interest for purtint'and - former ministers” ‘because’ ‘the tiegottations: took ‘place within two--years: of . * Gillespie’ ‘a. Jiine, 1979, departure from, cabinet . ; ‘and thie: government.” When: the. allegations first hit the Commons Init week; Triideau said Lalonde. told hii: he: Sep. - did. not learn of Gillespie's: project ‘unti - tember, 1981, when he signed: an n agreement to “fund it. oo - Buta January 1s 1S, 1981, meno’ to: Lalonde, "thet energy minister, from Micky Cohen. his ' :” deputy minister, outlines the project in-detail. plan evéh “guidance” on ‘participation in: Gillespi e's . * VANCOUVER: (cPy — Jim’ Kinnaird wad ; “motiented Wednesday ds a man who. dedicated | “hls life to -the achievement - of trade, tunton ; "solidarity in Canada. ” . statement thal Latonde had admitted he knew, ‘He gaid Paul Tellier. “deputy: energy minister ‘the . earch. . le documenis, tabled inthe aftertioon, were ‘delayed for release to reporter's because of the. ~ to Trudeau, “was, firat elected: lo: Parliament:i in Cohen’ says | al the beainnlig hig. mema ‘ie’ * * ‘Lalonde, which then goes. ‘on. to ‘digeuss funding ws alternatives for the deal. (5 | “A‘later memo from ‘Cohen told. Lalonde his = ed on. the final agreement —.. ‘¢insider, resigning — under. signature was’. because the project did not. meel the criteria . used for the fund Gillespie. wanted to lap = an . oil-aubstitution fund established by Ollawa but. ; manag! jointly with Nova. Scotia. las ; One ition MPs will use ‘the papers today, to . --back drguments as they debate a motion which |: : — in-an unusual: move forthe two parties’ mee, : NDP Leader Ed Broadbent: and Conservative. Leader Erik Nielsen’ planned to. introduce: to". ‘force a vate’ of ‘non-tonfidence in, the’ Rovern- : “ment. : 7 When the subject ofa resignation surfaced at a news conference, Lalonde said in part: © “Tf Ehad any question in my ‘conscience about this, I would resign tomorrow. - : -“T have made’ my career on 1 the basis of ; personal integrity and. I certainly would hot these _cir- cimatances. Moy . Lalonde, 53, a lawyer | and foriner chief aide 1972; He represents the swank “Montreal. viding '. of Outremont and i is‘one of, the ‘most Poyjerful . enbinet members. a He was involved before in a eoittroversy over tt possible conflict of ‘ittterést’ when he flew to * in an ‘attempt to influence the: timing of a “The. memo ‘indicates Lalonde knew. of :the™. before then and asks Lalonde, for, “* And those who spoke at a packed memorial LS ‘Thursday of the B.C, Federation of Labor " president said the-finest tribute to the-S0-year: “ald union leader woiild . be continuing . his struggle for labor unity, : setvice to mark the unexpected parsing ‘last, -. - total solidarity that unfortunately did not. come 7 Kinnaird died of an apparent heart attack: _ “:No dne worked harder’ than Kinnaird: to * resolve the split bétween the country’s -bullding trades . unions ‘and the. Canadian‘ ‘Lobor Congress, said Roy Gautier, B.C. Ba Trades Council president.: ~ “In order to pay full tribute to Jim Kingaitd; A we must dedicate ourselves to re-unitiig the, “ . Braid movement in Canada," Gautier’ tald 1,700 | iW ben: her who attended the service. . judgment on students charged. in- the 1969, destruction of Property, at Sir ‘George Williams University, . . Trudeau's “guides say. former’ ministers, : _. within ‘two yeai's of leaving office, must not.” . Jobby’o on behalf ifof other Persons. or ‘Sorporations i : ‘hat has bean: sccorapiished, Jim Kinnaird’s Hife- will have its proper memorial.” - Dennis MeDerinott, . Canadian | Labor we ingress president, said Kinnaird left a rich | “ legacy “of courage, compassion, a very. real’ sense of justite, love of: the: total lakér ‘movement and of ‘the ultimate fulfillment ‘of ¢ about: in his lifetime." °° ” “Tiede are the’ principles he stood. for, and t think the greatest tribute we can pay. him is to... continue to pursue these ideals." ..-: ‘Jack Munto,: ‘iriternational. Woodworkers’ of “America regional ‘president, referred té Kin-* ° 7 naird’s presence. on & new -CLC. conimillee: ° “struck. to investigate: -bringivg. non-affiliates into the. Congress. He said Kinnaird worked. to expand labor unity in Canada. - : “His last days.were devoted tc brltigings ‘Into . "the house: of labor those who ate on the outside. 7 “that ‘Gillespie » was not chen bev and: therefore-” oe did not break the guides? They say Lalonde also. adhered te the guides | because he did nothing to . Rrovide grounds | for -allegations of privileged . atcess or preferential treatment. ; . “The. documents released by Chretien show a that Gillespie met Cohen'to discuss his proposal on May 27; 1980, less than a year: after he’ left: his. cabinet: job... “An April 14, iba, meme front J A: Walsh, - » seniol advisor, coal;in the Energy Depaitinent “to K. ‘Whitham: the ‘departiient's: assistant ~ deputy : minister: for? conservation: “aiid: -non- “petroleam;: describes the: objections . of J. . Schiale, a 9, Treasury. Beara afficial: . ” Schulte was ‘eoygerned ‘abot’ Gillespie" Ss daily: consultant fee. of ‘$600 anid, the $30,000-per- - year retainer. for: “his ‘company, ~Alastatr Gillespie. and. Associales: “There, is also. a: question, of: “whether “Mr. Gillespie's partiéipation is -in ‘variance’ with . conflict ‘of interest guidelines,” Walsh’ said. . The documents do hotmake clear how-~- or if = the concerns about conflict of Interest were | ., overcome. But a clatige was added ta the final >, agreement stipulating thai: Gillespie’ ‘8 money” - could: not. come from-\he government funds. «Gillespie stands 40. make’ $750,000 if his. ve partners — Petro- Canada, Nova Corp., ., Nova - 'Israel.in 1974.0n a jet owned by. the huge _ . Seagram company of, Montreal, “And in 1976 Lalonde was antong: three federal ae! “ministers named by a Quebec Superior. Court’: me . judge who complained ‘they’ had attempted. tore. "interfere with cases before the court: ae ‘Lalonde was said to have visited a judge 7 _ while serving as Trudeau's prinelpai secretary Scotia . Resources.,- Ltd... Cape | Bréton- Development Corp. and Gulf Canada Products Co. — decide to buy him out and wo ahead with the project. "For his work on the project i in 1 Jawivary, 1981, ” Gilléspie submitted a bill —-included in the. released documents: — ‘for .$4,297.50,. plus | another. $450 in expenses. For February that year, he-claimed $4,900 plus $327 in expenses. . The: documents’. chronicle ‘intricate * negotiations and plans, that! began as early as’ ‘October, 1980, when. Gillespie .reached a. ° memorandum of understanding ‘with his” partners and which ended in ‘September, L9aL, if when Lalonde signed the final Agreement. Jim's death is a grievous blow to*our labor ' movement, and yet he would not have us spend our time in mourning. There is still 80. much lo ‘be dorte.” * "Those attending the! simple 45-minule. service included federal NDP: Leader’ Ed Broadbent, 7 provincial’ Attorney General’ ‘Allan’ Williams, ; ‘Norman Spector,. the premier’s deputy, Van- “oliver Mayor Mike’ Hareourt; “former CLC:- “president Joe Morri8, many members of the - “NDP's: provincial caucus and ‘wade union leaders from ‘across’ B.C. . . Provincial ‘NDP - Leader ‘Daye. ‘Barrett recalled Kifinaird’s “steady, “gare, Ihe, curly wave over his broad. forehead, thé: measured. words and qulet voice, with ins -By touch. + burg. i rae ’ am “Jim ‘Kinnaird was: a peat. British: Colum- _bidn, @ proud Canadian.” ‘ania Farrel. “We. have lost 4 arent human’ ins. oo : ‘ Mags > Shinitra>sesaldns witout "tie A proposed | oath of office for hospital trustees. was -presented containing the a. sentence, ‘business. will be held’ confidential’ by Ioyself and. not made’ public.” . - Bob Cooper stated that he assumed the *. oath taken by both municipal and regional district appointees to: the board would “I. further. pledge. in-camera cover the hospital cath: ‘Brad Van Zant was the most critical - board member, asking where the impetus for such an oath was coming from. The . answer was administrator Bob Finlayson had proposed the oath. Van Zant sees the. oath as “demeaning” and asked if the. hospital's chief executive officer would . . -_ have to swear it and what its tegal basis was. Mary Little responded. by. saying that anyone who violated the oath would’ ‘be asked to resign. ‘She also stated that the - _ oath: "grew out of: troubles earlier this term. mo. ‘The only alleged violations of confidentiality in the last 18 «months + concerned'ex-municipal appointed trustee: -- Marguerite Clarkson. . She publicly disagreed. with: the’ hospital's: advertising ‘ for-extra workers during an expected — . strike, and more recently made public the © fact that Alderman Gordon Galbraith sent ” a- letter’ to’ the hospital -board_ stating remarks made by, a trustee ata social gathert « SA, : The oath was: tabled. until. the: ‘next: meeting pending - clarification that - the’ a oe act covers # ach ‘tems: already. being | covered by the proposed “oath, Van. Zant was again critical: of this concept.’ He warits “some control’ from “ someone putling-aniteminto anin-camera }- ~ session just because he wants to.” trustee noted that according to the policy ; The at least ‘six board “members could do so - the - president, the administrator, and _ every committee chairman. He also said “that “too much goes into in-camera sessions," and noted that the guidelines for this. proposed ‘policy came from School District 68 and the Regional Distritt of - ' Kitimat-Stikine. Van Zant added that “if ] want to raise a stink about something, I want it known (that I’m doing it).” ‘Little argued: that incamera items should never” be discussed. ~ Cooper wanted ‘the board chairman to have - some perogative in- placing items in-. camera, ands noted that at the Terrace city ~ hall. it is the mayor wha makes the ~ States, - a te Seonsent of the board’ was dropped. as’ decisions on what the agenda items are. Cooper added that items.could always be taken out of a secret session, but Van Zant... noted that any questioning concerning the!” "appropriateness of such items would then wk ’ take place behind closed doors. 9. - The policy. was sent back - to’ ‘the. —_ committee for redrafting, At present it: “the board will decide which mattérs will be addressed if-camera, In . particular all the undernoléd matters will ' "be discussed in-camera: legal business ¢ or opinion; salaries,. conditions of service, efficiency, discipline, retirement and. _ Inedical . condition of ‘any hospital employee. or “medical practitioner; any information’ relating to ‘past or present © patients: of the - hospital; . and any ~ information’ regarding. members of . the medical staff. In addition to the above items, at the discretion of any committee. _ chairman, additional- ‘material. may be: dealt with at an-in-camera session.” <2) ° _ Like the school board; ‘Mills Memorial is: .: ’ -also looking at its policy. oa policies. Little - - stated that it’should be looked-at annvally _* (as shouldall policies), ‘but this one hadn't . heen reviewed for years, “+ aa 7 Asa whole the Mills board is dissatisfied . “with the state of its policy manual. Little - stated that it took her‘a half-hour to locate a ‘specific policy. :The manual is. about. three inches thick and contains at least 135... policies for the nursing: department alone. There are 13 department: heads. A new. system of indexing policies was approved - and the’ policy policy was ‘adopted. : Union contracts were also discussed at ' Wednesday's meeting. There are. four unions at the hospital. All are working.on- extended: or: expired contracts, + Hospital, Labor Relations Association, ‘the ; bargaining. unit. for: ‘provincial hospitals; - The The director: of! ‘nursing: that “12 medical. ‘surgical beds will be closed as of April I and three practical: nurses have been served layoff notice. It will be-mid-June before ‘bumping’ rights have been exercised and final layoffs done," is added. The ‘hospital wants to develop an emergency plan if. the Sande Street overpass is. closed due possibly to an explosion of some .of the dangerous. _ ‘material being transported by CN. Rail underneath it. The increased number of trains scheduled to move through Terrace, and the resulting decrease in crossing time _ at such places as the -Kenney Street - erossing are also of concern, - It was stated that ambulance drivers want any future garage located ‘in the horseshoe area, but Don Dunster noted thal even if they then could get toa patient, ‘they could not get ‘that patient to the _ hospital under some conditions, has ratif ad tleast 3 union contract that’: “Saudi Arabia seeks cut. RIYADH (AP)-—. Saudi - Arabia and. fout. -other“ Persian Gulf oll: producers . are urging thelr petroleum . exporting partners to avoid potential chaos. in the | Guif states are considering marketplace .by: joining them ina uniforri. price cut. ‘Saudi. Oil . Minister Shelk ‘Ahmed “Zaki -Yamani sald Wednesday the decision to ‘reduce:prices was made by “Saudi. Arabia, the United ‘Arab’ Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Jraq... . .. The amount of. the: price cut was not. disclosed and would be the likely foctis of discussions if all. 13 -mem- bers of the. Organization of - Petroleum. Exporting ; Countries agree. to a proposed ; meeling . next week. One: OPEC member _ Nigeria. - — broke_ranks Norway.. Yamani ‘sald ‘the | cut’ envisioned by the five Gulf producers has: been _en- dorsed. by ‘Indonesia, ‘another.- ‘OPEC ‘member, and by Oman and Bahrain, whieh. do: not: belong - to: OPEC. if the other seven ‘OPEC ‘members do not agree to a collective pee cut and a-~ new’ market-sharing for- mula, Yamani said, the Gulf producers would “interfere . ‘with all! their weight," - possibly unleashing a price war. Some reports said the a cut of up to $7 in the $34-a- barrel base, price if no, OPEC-wide Ygreement is’ ‘reached. Sources sald Saudi Arabia would prefer a unified $4 cut — which would bring the price into line with new British, Norwegian and Nigerian prices. | ; a As part of {he Gulf states’ ° efforts te keep the price cuts “under. control, Yamani and ‘Kuwaiti Oif Minister Sheik - Ali. Khalifa met, late Wed- ; nesday ‘with Libyan Oil Minister Kamel Hassan Maghur in Riyadh. - Libya has been in contact with Iran, Algeria and Nigeria, which countered price cuts by Norway and Britaln by slashing its crude . oil price by $5.50 to $30 for a. 145.Slitre barrel. ' Venezuela, another OPEC member,. said its oil minister, Humberto ‘Calderon Berti, would. | arrive in Riyadh today to join the discussions. Classifieds . INSIDE ‘Local world sports with OPEC last: weekend | ' ‘ and lowered. ite crude oil, price to. match~ cuts an-\ nounced by ‘Britain. ‘and! Comics, horoscope pages 485 pages 8&9 » " page 6 C * - WHY BUY NEW? -. 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