INTERVIEW WITH LEADER Knives were out for Turner SATURDAY, JULY 8th ONLY - 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M The Prince George Citizen — Friday, July 7, 1989 — 5 lowing allegations of irregularities in expense claims filed by Argue. “We want to make it absolutely clear that there is no way you can get away with anything,” said a senator who was not identified by the newspaper. A recent independent audit of Argue’s travel expenses since 1980 ordered by the Senate’s internal economy committee detected problems in more than 100 of his claims. Details of the audit have been handed over to the RCMP for further investigation. OTTAWA (CP) — Senators face tougher reporting requirements on their travel expenses in the wake of the controversy surrounding Liberal Senator Hazen Argue, the Ottawa Sun reported today. New travel expense claims now require senators to detail their itineraries and provide original receipts for all expenses claimed. A copy of the new expense claim form was obtained by the newspaper. It cautions senators that “incomplete forms will be returned unpaid.” Senate spending tightened Previously, senators were asked only to provide general information about their travel expenses. Member of the Senate’s internal economy committee confirmed the new measures are intended to tighten procedure fol- tinct society within Canada, and the issue split the party. “Some of it was genuinely philosophical and a genuine expression of Canadian Liberal opinion; some of it was a shield behind which to nail me,” he said. Turner intends to return to practising law, his first career and still the one in which he feels most comfortable. He has had discussions with law firms in Toronto and Vancouver and “I’m assessing my options.” Tanned and looking fit from exercises to help his recovery from serious back surgery in Januarv, he said he wants to return to law in its usual sense and not become a lobbyist. He hasn’t ruled out any type of client. “Even polluters need some good environmental advice,” he said with a grin. He still has not decided how long he will remain as MP for Vancouver Quadra and plans to take the summer to think it over. Turner also said Prime Minister Brian Mulroney lacks the leadership to bridge the widening gap between English Canada and Quebec, despite the Meech Lake accord and the perception that it will bring Quebec willingly into a closer partnership with the rest of Canada. He said Mulroney has resorted to threatening Canadians with dire consequences if Meech is not ratified by the deadline of June 23, 1990. OTTAWA (CP) — John Turner’s enemies within the Liberal party used opposition to the Meech Lake accord as a shield to stand behind while they plotted against him, he said this week in an interview. The Liberal leader, speaking frankly about his tribulations as leader of a fractious party, said his successor will find it hard to quell dissent as long as the party is out of power. Turner, who plans to step down before the party’s leadership convention next June, said there were only a few malcontents who never accepted his victory at the convention to replace Pierre Trudeau. “There were relatively few Liberals who didn’t accept the democratic decisions of the party in 1984 when I was elected leader and 1986 when I was confirmed,” he said. “But a relatively few well-placed Liberals can cause you damage, particularly when our friends in the media resort to anonymous source journalism, to which I strongly object.” His successor, he said, is in for some challenges. “Discipline is more difficult to impose in opposition,” he said. “There are no carrots and no sticks, no rewards and no punishments. “ In shirtsleeves on a sultry day in the manicured garden of Stornoway, the Opposition leader’s residence, Turner said he thinks there was an orchestrated campaign to depose him. Embalmers adopt new safety rules EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta Funeral home workers afraid of catching AIDS and other diseases from the corpses they handle now have a set of government regulations to protect them from infection. The regulations call for embalmers to wear eye goggles and surgi-cal-style gloves and masks while working, to prevent them from coming in contact with infected body fluids and hazardous embalming chemicals. Robert Greschuk, president of the Alberta Funeral Service Association, said there haven’t been any cases that he knows of of funeral home workers catching an infectious disease while embalming a body. The regulations were put in place because of a “general concern” among funeral home workers and operators, he said. To the Ministry of Forests on the opening of their new centre in Prince George. We are pleased to have been chosen to do the cleaning of the building. PROFESSIONAL WORK . . . . . . THE WAY YOU WANT IT DONE! tcgeorge’s fjanltor Service Commercial and Industrial 562-8737 2705 Hollandia Dr. Prince George TURNER But he wouldn’t reveal what he knows about who was behind the various plots, such as one in April 1988, in which 22 caucus members signed a letter calling for new leadership. “It seemed more than coincidental,” he said when asked whether the dissension was directed by high-ranking Liberals. Asked about the Liberal plotters who plagued him, Turner said they used unease among party members about the Meech Lake constitutional accord to their advantage. Turner supported Meech Lake, which recognizes Quebec as a dis- ■' ; ■ , ■ : . ' " ■ \-:r. 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