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Resignation not planned unless aske JASPER Alta CP Mi chael Pitfield close friend of Pierre Trudeau and Canadas top public servant said Thurs day he will not resign until asked to by Joe Clark imagine if Mr Clark feels he needs my resignation hell have it as he will from every other senior civil servant in my position he told reporters after meeting with the prime ministerelect for more than two hours The clerk of the privy council the govcmments main policymaking body flew to this Rocky Mountain resort from Ottawa carrying bundles of top secret documents to show the Progressive Conservative leader before the new minority government is sworn in Im here to brief the prime ministerelect on the burdens hell have to carry Pitfield said refusing to be more spe cific did not offer or submit dPitfield Rumors in Capital By KITTY McKINSEY OTTAWA CP Because changes in government are so rare in Canada this public service town is buzzing with ru mors that many toplevel man darins will lose their jobs as soon as prime ministerelect Joe Clarks Progressive Con servatives take over Published reports claim the Conservatives have hit list of public servants theyre going to fire that government paper shredders are working over time getting rid of in criminating documents and that there is rush to fill top public service jobs before hiring freeze that was Con servative campaign pledge takes effect Nobody know has been through government change said one public servant We dont know exactly what to expect The last change was in 1963 when Lester Pearsons Liberals replaced John Diefenbakers Conservatives The Liberals had held power for 16 years Tuesday enough to form minority government But Clark and his closest ad visers have said they will move into office slowly Sudden changes or massive firings do not appear to be part of their game plan It would be unwise for Clark to fire deputy ministers and heads of government agencies right now said political scien tist who spent more than two years studying the most pow erful public servants in the fed eral government These are the people on whom the new government must depend more than anyone else for an orderly transition George Szablowski said in an interview JIM GILLES BILL NEVILLE Key members in discussions are Bill Neville and lim Gilles former MP CP Photo auiops Camel Awarefiouse 16 VICTORIA ST 7289990 OPENING MAY 1th tho axomlger Frldgy May25 1919 Officials favor Jarvis OTTAWA CP Joe Clarks campaign positions on capital punishment gun controls and RCMP lawbreaking have scared officials and left them hoping the new prime minister will appoint moderate solic itorgeneral They apparently favor Wil liam Jarvis 49 lawyer from Stratiord 0nt who was op position spokesman on the department in the last Parliament Thev shudder when Erik Nielsen $5 representing Yukon or Elmer MacKay 42 of Nova Scotia are mentioned However both Nielsen son of an RCMP officer and MacKay are wellequipped to run the de partment Both are lawyers and both have taken strong if sometimes critical interest in the RCMP Capital punishment was abol ished July 14 1976 in free Commons vote after years of debate resignation when Clark won 136 seats Bill Neville Clarks chief of staff was asked earlier Thurs day if Pitfields resignation would be sought Even before the election cam apign senior Conservatives in dicated that top public servants closely identified with Trudeau would be purged should Clark become prime minister Chevy QIIMAION EGA Paul Sadlon Motors Home Auto Lite Business sarjeant ilr insurance lOOBellFavm Rd Barrie Ont Flll Prime Minister Elect Joe Clark meets with Privy Council President Michael Plttfield at lodge in Jasper Alberta Thursday CP Photo curi Givea Melanin Always Greatest Hits WAYLON WAYLON JENNINGS Knoclr On Wood AMII STEWART AWN CHAIRS Assorted colors Limit per customer Ifyou knew Suzi ProLite 105 COW MANURE New Kind Of Fooling ANNE MURRAY VILLAGE PEOPLE Kmart Reg Price 699 20 kg bag Limit per Customer Kmart Rog Price 444 Disco Nights lf You Know Suri 00 SUll OUATRO IIlreo Hearts BOB WElClt Breakfast In America SUPERTRAMP LP each Track or Cassettes 679 each 300 ONLY ARMOUR CORNED BEEF l2 oz tin Knotflog Price NOW LOOK HOW YOU SAVE CORDLESS PORTABLE CAMPING LAMP SET OF4 BAMBOO PLATE HOLDERS Assorted colors Inert Rog Price 109 NOW LOOK HOW YOU SAVE Track or Cassettes 679 each Assorted flavors Int Reg Price 89 LOOK HOW YOU SAVE mt wewrm KENNY ROGERS Assorted Favorite Hits Ps 498 Tracks or Cassettes 598 Big Value on Tapes Track or Cassettes 49 AEROGREEN 777 FERTILIZER Parallol linol IlONDIE 20 kg bag Limit per customer Battery operated we Price 493 mm Price 597 OPEN EVERY NIGNT UNTIL 900 PM WING entrance oft Maple Avenue SATURDAY 600 PM new 331 5676 BAYFIELD sr oowmown BARRIE Woolworth Stores Across canaua narr pLAZA OPEN MON TO FRIDAY A1510 SATURDAYS 91310 HWY 27 BAYFIELD ST BARBIE ONT 134 hH um CLAIRE n0v These car