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st january29 3 weekender excllsrvt mp recall idea has failed before renagalanis correspondent the idea of constituents being able to oust or recall their member of parliament is not one that was concocted out of the recent controversy sur rounding mp jag bhaduria say political science university professors the province of alberta experimented with recall legis lation in the 30s and passed it ian greene political science professor at york university said however that legislation was eventually rescinded when the provinces premier who had supported the law was one of the politicians recalled currently there is no legal recourse constituents can take to oust an mp and force a by- election also section 3 of the charter of rights and freedoms states that every canadian citizen has the right to be qualified for membership in the house of commons or legislative assembly greene said five years ago nova scotia mla billyjoe maclean who had been convicted under the criminal code during his term in office used that right to pro tect his seat he added that right could also protect photosjoerd witteveen markham whitchurchstouffville mp jag bhaduria explains the documentation he brought with him in an exclusive interview with the week ender staff including from left reporter roger belgrave editor in chief jo ann stevenson and correspondent mike ruta bhaduria defends law designation mike ruta correspondent jag bhaduria said on friday he never told the liberal party he was a lawyer bhaduria said the designation ll b int which appears on his resume indicates a partial completion of his law degree the bracketed letters standing for intermediate this desig nation he said is an accredit ed qualification given by the university of london the liberal party said bhaduria never asked him about this and therefore ho did not misrepresent himself the university of london could not be reached at press time but councillor and lawyer dave tsubouchi said the desig nation is not in the blacks law dictionary and that hes never seen it before you either have a degree or you dont he said its like being pregnant bhaduria said he is expecting a fax from the university which will indicate his correct use of the designation at no point in the past 20 years have i represented myself as llb he said mp prepared to sit as independent from page 1 done nothing wrong he said i categorically deny any falsifi cation of documents has been done he added although he would not identify them bhaduria said he dis cussed the matter with high- level party officials withdrawal from the caucus was a mutual agreement it was not forced on me he insisted i did not want uncalled for embar rassment to my leader bhaduria explained despite the pre sent political cli mate thoughts of resignation seem far from bhadurias mind bhaduria said he was given a man date by the voters and is still compe tent enough to rep resent them within the laws of the parliament i am representing the people he continued i have done nothing illegal for people who need me to speak on their behalf i am still available and will be available for the next four years he plans to remain in parlia ment as an independent back bencher this will allow him to work in parliament free of politi- jag bhaduria was jubilant at his victory reception after the federal election in october cal strings he explained as a backbencher he intends to speak out much more forcefully according to bhaduria high- ranking members of the liberal party have been well aware of his background for some time copies of the letters were mailed to party officials last september he discussed the documents with officials prior to the elec tion i was told to campaign and win the riding he said he concedes the letters were an error in judgement but insists they were never meant to be threats bhaduria feels he and his fami ly have been persecuted by the toronto board of education now a trial by media has been based on insinuation the ontario court of appeal is still scheduled to hear bhadurias wrongful dismissal case against the board in a press release sent out late yesterday bhaduria defended his credentials the release was faxed to various media organiza tions which had been anticipat ing a news conference all day mp bhaduria if he was forcibly removed from membership but the reform party will continue to rally for the institu tion of a recall law and is work ing in conjunction with the other parties to do just that said the ridings reform party candidate joe sherren in a telephone interview york university political sci ence professor reg whitaker said he doesnt think such a provision would be legislated because its contrary to the whole tradition of parliamen tary government the notion that constituents could pull back their elected representative is something the government in ottawa would be loathe to do whitaker said potentially that kind of power could be used to have a party lose their majority its not law now and it isnt likely to be bhadurias wife ran for trustee as dr pam power julie caspersen staff reporter markhamwhitchurch stouf- fville mp jag bhadurias wife ran in the last municipal elec tion using the name pam power but was included on the voters list under both names pushpa bhaduria vied for the seat of public school trustee in markham wards 4 and 6 but did not attend any allcandidates meetings or talk to the press about her campaign the mp told the weekender yesterday his wife felt persecut ed and wanted to distance her self from the bhaduria name after being turned down for jobs and promotions at work she has applied for more than 1200 to 1500 applications she has not got a job bhaduria said she tried for four years to get an interview with the york region board of education superintendent of education he said his wife legally changed her name to pam power some years ago because of the stigma attached with his name i know the reason she has not got a job is because shes mrs bhaduria the trouble makers wife bhaduria said she said t wash my hands of you 111 change my name the town of markham clerks department confirmed this week that pushpa bhaduria was list ed as a homeowner at 4 west moreland ct on the initial vot ers list pam power was added to the supplementary list of vot ers compiled closer to the november 1991 election powers address is also 4 westmoreland ct and is categorized as the owners spouse a call to the house thursday was answered by bhadurias daughter she told the week ender that no one named pam power lived at the address and she had never heard the name even the people the weekender contacted who had signed powers nomination form said they had never met anyone with that name although they admit ted knowing jag bhaduria harry ramnarine said he cant recall anyone named pam power but added he signed so many forms for him bhaduria parakash khanna had no clue about powers identity i dont remember anything she said town of markham clerk bob panizza said it will never be known if pushpa bhaduria voted twice all the records were destroyed after 90 days including the voters list and the ballots he said panizza said a complaint of double voting can only be lodged within 90 days after an election the clerk also confirmed that jag bhaduria is listed as powers financial officer who wit nessed her statutory declaration stating that she spent less than 2000 on her campaign powers opponent bill crothers who won trustee seat said pushpa bhadurias actions during the campaign were inap propriate ifs a complete disre spect for the whole process ifs very very dishonest qfr gwrsb kids earn extra money become a carrier today call 6402100 stouffville wwswsawtw attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyen for at httie at u a piece so far this i veer we hare delivered 1920200 flyen doortodoor in i markham unionville milliken stouftville uxbridgej claremont diduon hill loeuit hill cormier goodwood i victoria square brougham hagerman comen box grove cedar grove 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