House of Commons Reporting in jeopardy | OTTAWA (CP) — Ontario Chief Justice Gregory Evans was attacked Wednesday in the Commons for his Ontario Supreme Court judgement purporting to imit the rights of MPs and the press to report Parliament. Evans later said in a ‘telephone interview that if MPs disagree with his ruling, made last week in Toronto, the proper place to challenge it is in the courts. Under attack in the Commons was Evans's ruling that the right of MPs to discuss infor- mation inside the Commons does not mean reporters have the right to pass that information on to the public outside the Commons, Criticism came from John Diefenbaker (PC— Prince Albert) who noted that Evans was newly- elevated to the post of chief justice and from Stanley Knowles, New Democratic House leader, who said Evans is not “as learned as we call him," Evans was made chief justice of Ontarlo Dec. 31. The controversial ruling was part of a judgment Evans made in the case of six Inquiry might call cabinet VANCOUVER (CP) — The royal commission probing British Columbia Railway affairs indicated Wednesday it is leaving the door open for the pos- sible summonsing of provincial cabine ministers including Pre- mier Bill Bennett. Commission counsel Martin Taylor said Wednesday that the commission would like to hear from anyone—~ including _ politicians— who could help with its sk, The commission’s terms of reference in- clude the study of current legislation affecting the railway and whether it should be revised, and B.C. Rail’s relationship to the economic and social . well-being of the province. RCMP not sure about burning MONTREAL (CP) — A high ranking. RCMP officer says he “can’t be sure’’ that files burnt by the RCMP last June did not contain evidence about illegal activities carried out by the force. Chief Supt. Guy Marcoux was responding to reports Wednesday that the RCMP destroyed documents here shortly before a federal royal commission was established July 6 to investigate illegal ac- tivities by the force, The reports said many of the destroyed documents were less than three years old and in- cluded evidence of RCMP wrongdoing. “T think the files were all criminal intelligence, but I can’t be sure they didn’t contain any evidence about illegal activities by members of the force,”’ Marcoux told reporters Wednesday night following a speec to the Montreal Board of Trade Associates. “Who knows what can be considered illegal these days?” He said the files did not belong to the force’s top secret security service or concern the 1972 Agence de Presse Libre du Quebec break-in. No files have heen destroyed since Solicitor- General Francis Fox ordered the practice halted when the royal commission was established, he added. “To the best of my recollection” most of the destroyed documents dated back to 1966, Marcoux said. “Most of the files that are destroyed are no more than five years old, once the process of ap- al has been exhausted,’ he said. “But when you have a na- tional security file, sometimes you don't burn it—you hang on to it for a longer period of time.” rN Taylor said Wednesday the commission has not dismissed the possibility that it will send in- vitations and, possibly summonses to in- dividuals before the commission files recommendations with the B.C. cabinet next year, Asked whether the open invitation refers to current cabinet ministers including Premier Bill Bennett, Taylor replied: “ Anybody”. Transport Minister Jack Davis, who in- dicated earlier this year that his ministry would be filing a brief with the commission, apparently has reversed himself. Taylor said Wednesday he doesn't believe Davis now will be presenting material © and a spokesman for Davis agreed, Economic Develop- ment Minister Don Phillips, the only cabinet member on the B.C. Rail board, said in an in- terview Wednesday he told the commission in September that he did not think it appropriate he should appear because he will be responsible for deliberating on the commission’s recom- mendations. ‘TI will be central to the process of applying the report and I couldn't be objective if I became a participant,’” he said. The commission earlier this year issued in- dividual invitations to former B.C. Rail board members, including for- mer Social Credit premier W. A. C. Bennett, who filed a_ written submission, and former premier Dave Barrett, who is preparing a written brief. § FOR XMAS © p DEEP & STEAM f CLEANING “LET SANTA PARK HIS SLEIGH ON A GLEAN CARPET” CHARGEX NOVEMBER SPECIAL MEAT THE RUSH CALL NOW FOR A Progressive Con- seyvative MPs who sought a ruling on a federal cabinet order which prohibited discussion of a price- fixing uranium cartel the overnment belonged to ‘in the early 1970s. They said it Hmited freedom of speech and the right to ebate in Parliament. DISCUSSION ALLOWED However, during the court proceedings, the cabinet amended the regulation, permitting discussion of the cartel in Canada but maintaining a ban on_ information about it leaving the country. Evans said in the in- terview that because of the amendment ‘I thought this was a futile expedition at the end of jhidg But he wrote iis judgment anyway after Conservatives said they still wanted one. During debate: in the Commons, MPs said the Evans judgment challenges their tradi- tional privileges and infringes upon the historical place of Par- liament as the supreme court of the land. Commons Speaker James Jerome, post- ning a decision on what urther action should be taken, backed them up by saying “there is no doubt in my mind that - the privileges, rights and immunities of members of this House are in the first place to be decided by this House and not by any other body.” Evans jater said his judgment only applied to discussion of the uranium Kitimat Mayor gives award Mayor Goerge Thom presented a framed certificate of recognition from Kitimat District Council to Kiaus Kuschke at the council meeting -«monday evening. The certificate com- mended Kuschke, 67 Dunn Street, for savin the lif of 10-year old Cha Taskinen attacked bya bear near his home October 6. The Mayor said that only Kuschke’s quick and courageious action in shooting the bear saved the boy who suffered severe scalp and ab- dominal wounds during the attack. ; PERI SEA TEER TA RAGE ER RAE ITI GE SES ERS. CHRIS'S JANITOR SERVICE & once again offers REDUCED PRICES FREE ESTIMATES 635-6588 cartel, that he has no doubt Parliament is the supreme court of the land and that his judgment “wasn’t intended to be a deliberation on the rights of Parliament.” However, he said a ruling that excused everyone from the ban made under the cabinet order would have meant anyone could bypass the regulation. INVITES TEST He said if press rights are seen to be jeopar- dized, the press should challenge his ruling in the courts also. During Commons debate Justice Minister Ron Basford said he wanted more time to con- sider the matter, but one option might be for the Speaker to appeal the ruling. Sinclair Stevens (PC— York Simcoe) said a ruling is needed quickly and that the judgment ‘indicates an MP would have to ask television cameras to stop coverage of the Commons if he wanted to mention in- formation that Evans suggested should not be conveyed outside the House. Knowles said Evans overstepped the line in suggesting limitations on reporting Parliament. doesnt survive STEWART, B.C, (CP) -~ An animal believed to be a rare dolphin, which beached itself on mud- flats near this north coastal British Columbia community Tuesday, was found dead today. Residents had kept wateh over the animal but had to leave it unattended late Tuesday when the tide came in. Vancouver aquarium director Murray Newman said Tuesday the animal could be a Risso’s or Grampus dolphin. He said the Risso’s dolphin is very rare and only a few have been seen on the B.C, coast. Newman said Alan Best, who has taken part in aquarium whale hunts, and an assistant, Fraser Heston, would fly to Stewart to attempt to save the animal. As the two were bat- thing inclement weather to to reach this com- munity from Prince Rupert, residents were securing the animal’s bod could be performed when they arrived. HAIeceTS zt so that an autopsy . in 1860 the price of a haircut in Tony Delight’s in The population of Stewart was out in force Tuesday night, battling a constant snowfall] to create a small saltwater pool to contain the animal and balk its attempts to reach the beach. The animal was believed to have been stranded on the mud and rocks at the head of the Portland canai at low tide Tuesday morning. Under instuctions from the Vancouver aquarium, volunteers rolled it into shallow water to prevent internal damage. Bob Olnyk, of the B.C. highways department, who spotted the whale early Tuesday, said it had multiple lacerations and wounds of various kinds. He said it was very sick and probably full .of parasites. Mayor Jan MacLeod said Tuesday the animal appeared to be very disoriented and kept on swimming into things. He said it was 10 feet jong, between 800 and 1,000 pounds and was greyish- white in color, Chicago, one of the famous tonsorial enterprises in America, went up from 10 cents to 12 cents. THE HERALD, Thursday. Novernber 17, 1977, PAGE 3 Beached whale Miracle healthy again VICTORIA (CP) — Medical tests show the infant killer whale Miracle has successfully fought off all infection, Angus Matthews, Sealand of the Pacific manager, said today. Matthews said the whale’s while cell blood count Monday was normal for a young killer whale, ’ “We are very happy,” he said. Qak Bay, a suburb of Victoria, has given Sealand permission to build a permanent pool for Miracle if it were shown the whale was suf- ficiently recovered. 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