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The Greenpeace Foun-

dation has been informed |

that the Supreme Court of
Canada has granted leave to
appeal in the case resulting
from. charges of unlawfully
sealing on a Sunday against
three Newfoundland sealing
captains and a former
Newfoundland cabinet
minister.

The charges were laid by
Greenpeace President Dr.
Patrick Moore following the

-1978 seal hunt. They allege

that captains Morrissey
Johnson, Ulf Snarby, Jim
Gillett and former
Newfoundland cabinet mini-
ster John Landrigan violated
Section 15 of the
Newfoundland Seal Fisheries
Act by killing harp seal pups
on the “front ice” omMarch
12, 1978.

The case has now been
through the Supreme Court
of Newfoungland, and the
Appeal ourt of
Newfoundland where the
court found against Moore i in
bothi instances.

At issue is whether or not
the federal Seal Protection
regulations can override the
provincial Seal Fisheries
Act. The seal protection

regulations are Orders in
Council, i.e., cabinet

decisions, whereas the Seal

Fisheries Act is a law passed
by the entire ‘Newfoundland
legislature.

John Lundrigan’s in-
volvement in the case stems
from his publicity stunt of

dressing up as a seal hunter

in order to confront late U.S.
Congressman Leo Ryan and
Congressman Jim Jeffords
who accompanied
Greenpeace to the ice floes
on the opening day of the
1978 seal hunt —. Sunday,
March 12, 1978. °

Lundrigan claimed, in
front of the TV. cameras,
that he had killed 100 seals
himself that morning. His
clothing was visibly stained
with blood.

The Newfoundland Seal
Fisheries Act came _ to
Greenpeace’s attention
during preparations for the
legal defence of Dr. Moore,
Greenpeace photographer
Rex Weyler and Greenpeace
legal counsel Peter Ballem,
all of whom were charged
with offences arising out of
their activities during the
1978 seal hunt.

Dr. Moore was

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convicted of
“interfering with the seal
hunt” because of his act of
sitting on a seal to protect it
from hunters on March 18,
1978. Weyler and Ballem
were both acquitted of the
charges against them.

“It is our understanding
that this case will now be
fully aired before the
Supreme Court of Canada
some time in the fall”, said
President
Moore. “A _ favourable
decision in this case would
be a strong moral victory
against the Newfoundland
seal hunt.”

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