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Eric Cline
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Eric Cline
Evidence that
Justice Minister Eric Cline is just another dishonest lawyer
August, 2003: We ran into Cline
a couple times this summer. He told Angela Geworsky that he would
not be in the province for the month of September (when the Klassen/Kvello
lawsuit and the Stonechild Commission of Inquiry will be convened).
May 30, 2003
Ms. Angela Geworsky
P.O. Box 1627
OUTLOOK SK S0L 2N0
Dear Ms. Geworsky:
I am writing in reply to your
letter dated May 5, 2003.
My officials advise me that
you have, for some time now, been working to assist Richard Klassen
in the bringing of the lawsuit that your letter mentions. That
of course is your right and I mention it only to say that from
that I assume that you will have a great deal of knowledge about
the facts that underlie the lawsuit, and the process that the
lawsuit has gone through to date. Therefore, I do not intend
in this letter to seek to lay out any of those facts to you.
Likewise it is clearly your
right to participate in the sorts of campaigns that your letter
speaks of so long as in the process of doing so, you do not breach
any laws. I will, therefore, not make any attempt to try to dissuade
you from standing up for your beliefs, even where we may disagree.
The lawsuit about which you
write has in fact taken quite some time to resolve and clearly
the opposing litigants have been able to agree upon a resolution.
As a result, and as your letter observes, it is scheduled for
a trial in September 2003.
It is always unfortunate if
people cannot work out solutions to their disputes between themselves,
but one of the reasons we have courts in our society is to deal
with those situations when they arise. For the Government Defendants,
I can assure you that we have worked diligently to try to find
a reasonable resolution to this dispute without the need for
a trial but that we now consider that to be unlikely. While you
may know much about what has passed between the parties regarding
such solution possibilities, the confidentiality requirements
of the process prevent me from speaking of them specifically
with you.
Thus, it seems unlikely that
it can be settled by agreement and likely that we will all need
to await the decision of a judge following a trial of the issues.
Having satisfied myself that the Government Defendants have taken
all reasonable steps available to them to avoid a trial, I must
contend to let the trial process run it's course.
Sincerely,
Eric Cline, Q.C.
Minister of Justice
And Attorney General
Honourable Eric Cline, Q.C.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Room 355, Legislative Building
Regina, Saskatchewan
CANADA S4S 0B3
Telephone: (306) 787-8824
Fax: (306) 787-1232
Letter to
Cline from Angela Geworsky
May 5, 2003
This letter is written with
the intention of addressing only a few issues that need to be
raised in relation to the justice department in this province.
The NDP has done there best in covering up the actions of their
Government although there have been major issues raised such
as Spudco, John Popowich, etc. One issue that has not been resolved
is the Klassen lawsuit, which still lingers in the courts. The
pre-trial for this lawsuit was held on the 1st and 2nd of May
without a resolution. The trial is scheduled to commence September
8th 2003. It has been made very clear through the media coverage
on this case that Richard Klassen is standing strong in his lawsuit.
Now the Government and others involved had their opportunity
to rectify their mistake and obviously have chosen to take their
malicious actions further by continuing on with the trial.
The comments made by the Government
lawyer for the defendants, which were published in the Special
Edition of the Star Phoenix on November 2nd, 2002 "Klassen's
await there day in Court" were appalling. Mr. Donald McKillop
Q.C., council for some of the defendants stated that "inconsistencies
in the testimony was not necessarily an issue, rather the task
of having the children re-tell their stories, was."
This comment was a deliberate attempt to once again leave the
impression with the public that the Klassen's were in fact guilty
of these most bizarre crimes against these three children. I
didn't think that the guilt or innocents of the Klassen's was
even an issue at this point.
There is no doubt with the
evidence that has been brought to the publics attention through
the CBC program The Fifth Estate, newspaper articles, etc. that
the then accused are, and always have been innocent of the allegations
that lead to their charges eleven years ago. Furthermore I do
not think that it is, or should be questioned as to the deliberate
and at the very least, negligent acts of the investigating police
officer, therapist, and prosecutors involved in having these
individuals charged. It is now time that the Saskatchewan Government
be held accountable for the many wrongs which have been done
to these people as well as many others in our province.
The only question that lingers
in my mind is how the government and others involved are going
to correct this most horrendous injustice that was inflicted
upon these individuals. As far as Michelle and Kathy Ross are
concerned, there is nothing that could compensate them for the
destruction that was allowed to happen to them at the hands of
their brother and the officials that were there to protect them.
I must add that trying to rectify a situation would involve the,
prosecutors, therapist, and the investigating officer, having
to admit to their mistakes and take responsibility for their
actions, realizing of course that I use the term "mistake"
loosely.
Mr. Dueck, now Superintendent,
states in the article mentioned above that it has been very difficult
for him as well as his family and that things have been done
to them as well as the Police Department which border on the
"INSANE". I, as a member of the public, would like
to know if the defendants named in this action, would not consider
knowingly allowing two little girls to be violently raped by
their own brother and charging sixteen innocent people for these
very crimes that they knew were inflicted by the boy that they
continued to place these girls withis in fact "INSANE"
to say the very least? My definition of this would be "CRIMINAL".
Richard Klassen as well as
the other plaintiffs in this case were counter sued by the defendants
Matthew Miazga, Sonja Hansen and Richard Quinney for defaming
them in relation to this case. Now it seems that the only counter
suit still standing is that against Richard Klassen, the rest
have been withdrawn. Brian Dueck and Carol Bunko-Ruys had Richard
charged criminally for this very thing, where he was found to
be not guiltyThe evidence is clear that the defendants
knew that the girls were being sexually abused by their brother,
and did nothing to protect them, therefore allowing it to happen.
Matthew Miazga stated in the
preliminary hearing of the Ross, Ross and White (the Ross children's
natural parents) that he had lost faith in his case against the
accused, yet they continued on in their pursuit for a conviction
ignoring the evidence before them. On the CBC program the Fifth
Estate, a clip was played of Matthew Miazga after the stay of
the proceedings against the Klassen's. In that segment he asserts
to the public that the grounds for the stay of proceedings is
merely due to the fact that the children were too traumatized
to continue. This, in light of the evidence, should have been
considered defamatory against the plaintiffs and now, eleven
years later, this very prosecutors council, Donald McKillop Q.C.
has confirmed his clients statement, implying to the public that
it was not a lack of evidence but rather the state of the children
was such that they simply could not re-tell their stories, Once
again suggesting the guilt of the Klassen's and others accused.
There has been NO justification
in this case. There is NO justifying the damages that have been
done, and continue to be done even today, to the then accused.
There is NO justifying the destruction that was allowed to happen
to Kathy and Michelle's lives. I cannot imagine what it must
have been like for these two girls to ask for help and receive
nothing from the very people that were to protect them. I cannot
imagine what it must be like to be accused of these unspeakable
acts that the Klassen's were charged with, having the charges
stayed with absolutely no exoneration. The audacity of the defendants
to actually claim that they in fact are the ones that
have been defamed is simply ludicrous and makes me afraid to
live in this community.
The Klassen's will forever
be known as "once suspected child molesters." This
is the way they wake in the morning and this is how they go to
bed at night. Twenty years from now, they will still be known
as "once suspected child molesters." What brand do
you go to bed with at night? This could have just as easily been
you, or a member of your family. If things haven't changed, and
society is never informed of the mistakes and the steps taken
to rectify these most blatant errors in our justice department,
Society will go to bed at night wondering who will be next.
There was obviously no knowledge
gained by the seemingly deliberate errors made by the officials
in the Klassen or Popowich case. John Popowich received 1.3 million
dollars and an apology from the Justice Minister Chris Axworthy,
but in the same breath Chris Axworthy stated that it was of no
fault of the prosecution, Bruce Bauer and Leslie Sullivan. There
is no doubt that John Popowich deserved the compensation that
he received, but my question is why was he compensated if there
was no wrongs done in the "botched" Martinsville case?
What exactly, if this was not considered negligence at minimum,
was that compensation for?
The people of this province
and this country deserve answers. We as members of society deserve
to know how these cases are being dealt with, and what has changed
to ensure that this NEVER happens again. What exactly is being
done to rectify the Klassen case, which is still lingering in
the courts, and WHY is it still there? Chris Axworthy stated
that the other cases would be dealt with; I would like to know
what his definition of this is. How can the government and the
other officials involved in this case justify their continuation
in defending the destruction that was caused by their very own
hands?
Donald McKillop Q.C., once
stated to Richard Klassen "if you scream loud enough the
politicians will pay you to shut up." Believe me when I
say that we will scream. The public will scream, and the public
will finally know exactly what this Government is all about,
if they haven't already got the full picture.
I wish to take this opportunity
to inform you that as I am writing this letter, I along with
many others, are organizing a campaign to go door to door on
the east side of Saskatoon to overthrow the NDP Government. Further
we are organizing a campout to take place on the front lawn of
the legislative building in Regina, equipped with posters, pickets,
and pamphlets and will stay until answers are given and the Klassen
matter is dealt with FAIRLY. If the NDP Government is not willing
to answer to this, then perhaps another party will be.
Yours truly,
Angela Geworsky
P.O. Box 1627
Outlook, Saskatchewan
S0L 2N0
Telephone: (306)-867-9295
Facsimile: (306)-867-9260
From NDP caucus website
 Eric
Cline, MLA
Saskatoon Mount Royal
Legislative Office:
312 Legislative Building,
Regina, SK S4S 0B3
Phone: 787-6059 Fax: 787-6055
Constituency Office:
1627- 29th Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7L 0N6
Phone: 384-7200
Fax: 384-4280
ecline.mla@sasktel.net
Justice
Attorney General
Industry and Resources
Eric Cline was born and raised
in Saskatoon. He received his early education at Estey School
and Mount Royal Collegiate, and went on to earn degrees in Political
Science and Law from the University of Saskatchewan.
Mr. Cline has been a member
of the Saskatchewan Bar for over twenty years. He has been involved
in several organizations including the Saskatoon Bar Association,
the Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation Section, the Canadian
Bar Association Legislation and Law Reform Committee and numerous
other community and professional organizations.
Mr. Cline has also been involved
in the publication of reports for the Law Reform Commission of
Saskatchewan.
Eric Cline was first elected
in 1991 and re-elected in 1995 and 1999. He was an active member
of the Legislative Standing Committee on Public Accounts, serving
as Vice-Chair from 1993-1995. He was elected as the caucus member
on the Cabinet Legislative Review Committee from 1991-1995.
Mr. Cline was appointed to
Cabinet November 22, 1995 as Minister of Health. In July, 1996,
he also held the portfolio of Minister of Labour. Mr. Cline became
Minister of Finance on June 27, 1997. He has presented five budgets,
including the Saskatchewan Budget for 2000-01, which contained
sweeping changes to Saskatchewan's system of personal taxation.
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