Barrie Examiner, 5 Nov 1977, p. 7

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Billy Diamond left rear Grand Chief of the Cree Indians grins as MP5 Ian Watson ILaprairie centre holding stick and Roger Young lLNiagara Falls wait for their dinner of goose and moose being prepared by two Cree women in teepee in Val dOr Quebec Thursday night The dinner was held in celebration of the federal proclamation of ExRCMP canstables testimony Moose and goose celebration started ball rolling in 1976 OTTAWA lCPl Lets say that at certain time com mitted break and entry with certain members of the Queblecholice force as well as the RCMP Do you want more etai That March 1976 testimony by former RCMP constable Robert Samson during his trial for an unexplained at tempted bombing of Montreal supermarket executives home set off shock waves that are still being felt it opened Pandoras Box filled with alleged and acknowledged RCMP dirty tricks that included surveillance of at least one legitimate political party breakins theft and arson all carried out in the name of Prime Minister lmdeaus expanded mandate to the force in the early 1970s to concentrate more on domestic subversion The national police force specifically its 1900member security service faces the most rigid public scrutiny in its more than lottyear history federal royal commission and three provincial inquiries are looking into RCMP activities Revelations from the Que bec inquiry examining the Montreal breakin which Sani sons testimony revealed add fuel to the Commons dailv llltSiltMl period lltllSiilSlLNNiIi The omnions was stunned this week when Progressive Conservative Leader Joe Clark said bug had been found in his office telephone and Elmer MacKay one of the Con servatives most informed spy critics announced that listening device had been found in chair in his office An inquiry is trying to determine who placed them Some of the key elements of the issue mittiil participation along with Montreal and Quebec the settlement of the James Bay treaty that granted specific rights to the Cree and Inuit peoples The women Edna Mathews and Hannah Packens were flown in from Fort George to cook The geese can be seen hanging above the fire but the moose is baking beneath the fire and embers CP Photo The three police officers from each of the three police for ces have already appeared in closed door trials pleaded guilty and been let off without penalty The existence of special fivemember RCMP dirty tricks squad in 1972 and 1973 in Quebec used against sub versives The force known as G4 was described in testimony before the Keable inquiry as being so secret other police forces involved in antiterrorist work knew nothing about it The theft of financial information and membership lists from Parti Quebecois office in January 1973 Solicitor General Francis Fox said this was authorized by Starnes Revelations during an Alberta inquiry headed by Justice James Laycroft about secret 1972 informationswapping agreement between the RCMP and the federal revenue department That inquiry was told information obtained by the RCMP bugging was turned over to the tax men There is also an indication the tax men gave information to the RC MP violating the income Tax Act which says tax forms must be secret Both the Laycraft inquiry and the Keable inquiry have been hampered by SolicitorGeneral Francis Foxs refusal to turn over certain documents on grounds of national security There have been host of other allegations during the last few months suggesting the RCMP security service has been involved in much more NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says the force may have broken into its offices in 1972 and it has been alleged that federal intelligence agencies kept file on Broadbent and gathered information about his personal life Chretien star of fundraising dinner TOHUNTU UP Cabinet ministers re resenting all areas of Cana spoke Friday at Liberal fundraising dinner but only Finance Minister Jean Chretien brought the 1400 per sons to their feet cheering Billed as Confederation din ner with theme of Strength in Unity the $125aplate affair raised $125000 for the Liberal coffers and provided forum for discussion on Quebec sepa ratism Chretien lawyer from Sha winigan Que got the ovation when he said It is not impor tant that am the first franco phone to become finance minis ter but it is important that being francophone didnt pre vent me becoming finance min ister Chretien also repeated that inflation is the most important issue he faces as finance minis ter Until we beat inflation we 53 FOR CAMPING COTTAGE OR BACK YARD BUILDING BUY NOW AND SAVE bave $30 00 now wand pruning gobs easy ltometitedealer NOW and Cut down costs at tirewood brush clearing BUIld camp cottage out door furniture Homelites powerful light weight chain saws make all your woodcutting Stop in at your partiCipating cannot compete in the world markets he said This is my country and Im proud of it And for one will keep fighting until all our prob lems are solved WILL NOT RUN Chairman of the dinner was John Turner former Liberal nance minister who said in an interview he does not plan to be candidate in the next federal election In his introductory remarks Turner said Canadians are 10s ing faith in their future and in their country He said the election of the Parti Quebecois has given Can ada chance to rearrange its constitution The issue of national unity now is out in the open and Quebec Premier Rene Le vesque did it for us Judd Buchanan minister of public works from London 0nt said there must be re 00 off l6 bar right on saving XL1 Automatic Save $30 00 on the Homelite Chain Saw powerful enough for protessmnal lightweight and sale for the weekend woodsman Simplex twolinger starting system for last easy dependable starts Comes in 12 16 and 20 bar Sizes Suggested Retail Price 5199953 Until October 315i 1977 ONLY $16995 Milde Trmr Mk0 HOMELITETERRY nutm sud run the examiner Saturday Nov 1977 examination of all federal ex penditures We must move from univer sal liberalism to selective liber alism he said adding it is sad situation that Ontario does not have meaningful second language program Romeo LeBlanc fisheries minister from New Brunswick said his province is an example of how minority and major ity can work together MUST ACCOMMODATE LeBlanc said no government can govern without making ac commodations to all people Justice Minister Ron Basford from British Colum bia made one of the few references to the RCMP squab ble in Ottawa when he said the Progressive Conservatives are trying to ride to power on the backs of the Mounties He said the problem of na tional unity must be faced be cause the Parti Quebecois problem wont go away by wishing Turner said in introducing Jack Homer minister of trade and commerce that the last time he introduced him was at roast where Homer was rais ing money to pay off expenses incurred in running for the Con servative leadership Now due to some mys terious process am in troducing him as Liberal cab inet minister Turner said Homer began by saying 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