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Jones vs. Brown (Continued from page 1) Court of Appeal, which last week handed down its decision. Although Brown‘s appeal was disâ€" missed on a procedural and jurisdicâ€" tional point‘‘ in a 2â€"1 majority ruling, the Court of Appeal recommended that the commission not proceed with the planned hearing because of potenâ€" tial bias and the appearance of unfairâ€" It recommended instead that the OPC reopen its investigation into Brown‘s performance as chief. The (§PC hasn‘t decided whether it will do that yet, and Jones says the local commission won‘t do anything until the provincial commission makes its decision, expected early in the new year. In the meantime, lawyers for both parties are contemplating an unusual decision by the court to allow requests for a time extension to appeal the preâ€" viously unchallenged Divisional Court ruling on Nov. 20, 1979. Though the case has been before the courts for more than a year since that date, the original rulng and the court‘s clarification have never been appealed. Brown now thinks he has a good case for doing that. In an interview yesterday, he said he was pleased with the court‘s ruling, saying in this case, I think I lost the battle, but won the war."‘ He said it appears the route (to take) is back to the Ontario Court of Appeal,"‘ although he said he will make a final decision after consulting his lawyers further. If Brown does appeal, he will atâ€" tempt to have the OPC report recomâ€" mending his dismissal quashed. If sucâ€" cessful, it means the local commisâ€" sion will have lost the grounds upon which it fired Brown. And, in such a case, it appears the commission would have little recourâ€" se but to return Brown to duty as chief, unless it appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada or a new twist developed in regards to plans by the OPC for a further invesâ€" tigation. The Court of Appeal noted that the Divisional Court had previously ruled that Brown did not receive a fair hearâ€" ing before the OPC because the local commission failed to produce all the evidence requested by the provincial inquiry. That evidence included a letter from former chairman Steven Harper instructing Brown to circumvent his deputies, a procedure which was one of the main criticisms of Brown by the As well, the court noted that Brown and the board were represented by the same lawyer. No evidence was produced at the inâ€" quiry that the former chief had any knowledge of or participated in the controversial raid which resulted in complaints of police brutality. In last week‘s ruling, Mr. Justice M.N. Lacourcierre wrote: ‘"In my view, the refusal to quash the OPC report at the outset was inconsistent with the finding that the report was based on a hearing in which Chief Brown had been denied natural jusâ€" Consequently, he said "even at this late stage, either party is at liberty to seek an extension of time to appeal the original court order. In an interview last week, Brown‘s lawyer, Allan Lenczner of Toronto, said he doesn‘t believe the court would invite an appeal if it weren‘t prepared to quash the OPC report. If that is done, Lenczner said, Brown would have to be reinstated as But Jones said he would personally urge an appeal to the Supreme Court "if we felt there were valid reasons for appealing‘‘ should Brown prove successful in having the OPC report However, if commission lawyers advise against a further appeal and Brown were to be returned, Jones said he would resign. The commission chairman said the courts have only considered legal proâ€" cedures used and not the merits of Brown‘s dismissal. "I would place the emphasis on the merits of his dismissal,"‘ he said, ‘‘and (tell Brown) you can‘t come back because you were dismissed vaâ€" lidly." Jones said he stands by the OPC reâ€" port which criticized Brown‘s manaâ€" gement of the force. o â€" ‘‘*He didn‘t have a good administraâ€" tive understanding,"‘ Jones said. "He didn‘t follow the chain of command. He obviously wasn‘t successful in getâ€" ting the senior people on the force backing him."‘ Jones said Brown should have reâ€" fused to follow instructions from Harper to circumvent the deputies beâ€" cause, he claimed, only the board as a body, not an individual member has the authority to issue such an order. And the chairman said he is adaâ€" mant that Brown not be returned beâ€" cause it would be enormously disrupâ€" tive." Jones has said the commission would be willing to agree on an outâ€"ofâ€" court settlement with Brown, but the former chief has declined suggestions of the offer. Meanwhile, Kitchener alderman Brian Strickland was critical of staâ€" tements to the press made by Jones last week. Jones had told a reporter he would rather stall the Brown affair for "two to three years‘‘ rather than reinstate Brown. ‘‘That statement was a little abrupt,"" he said in an interview yesâ€" terday. ‘"‘That decision lies with the jurisdiction of the court." Strickland said continual court apâ€" peals for the sake of buying time ‘‘*would be ridiculous."‘ Jones yesterday confirmed making the statement, but denied that he would urge keeping the matter tied up in the courts "without a sound legal basis." ‘"I won‘t be in defiance of the courts," he said. Last month, Strickland asked for the second time for a report on the onâ€" going costs to the region of the Brown affair, most recently reported near $350,000, including major expenses inâ€" volved in the OPC inquiry. And although he said he is conâ€" cerned about the rising price tag of the legal battle, he said he doesn‘t blame Brown. ‘"He‘s doing what he should do,"" he said. "I think I‘d take the same posiâ€" tion. But how long can we go on doing this?" Strickland said he wasn‘t sure that the return of Brown as chief would have a negative impact on the force, adding he has some concern about reâ€" cent reports of low morale among ofâ€" ficers. Brown said yesterday that his legal expenses will continue to be covered by the Ontario Police Association in any future actions that arise. The case continues. Job experience forms part of getting degree The University of Waâ€" terloo is offering a masâ€" ter of arts (M.A.) deâ€" gree in economics on the coâ€"operative system â€" the only university in Canada to do so. Waterloo has been ofâ€" fering graduate educaâ€" tion in economics for many years. Waterloo has also been offering coâ€"operative â€" education since its founding. in 1957. Now it is putting the two together. Coâ€"operative educaâ€" tion differs from tradiâ€" tional university educaâ€" tion in that students alâ€" ternate between campus studies and selected jobs in business, industry or the public service, every four months. They earn while they learn. At the same time the job exâ€" perience provides enrichment to the acaâ€" demic studies. much in the manner of an inâ€" ternship. ‘‘*We think coâ€"op econâ€" omics at the master‘s level will provide a type of education that is much needed at the moâ€" ment." says Dr. Lionel Needleman, graduate Senior citizens from Waterloo‘s Adult Recreation Centre visited Cedarbrae Public School this Christmas season to show students how they celebrated an early Canadian Christmas. Here Mary Woodhall helps eightâ€"yearâ€"old Steven Hardman cut out some hand made Christmas decorations that were used to trim the school‘s tree. officer in UW‘s econoâ€" mics department. "We can see the job market for people with masters‘ degrees in economics is expanding: at the same time the demand for people with doctorates is on the decline because of the drop off in univerâ€" sity teaching jobs. A masters‘ degree in apâ€" plied economics is eminâ€" ently suitable for a perâ€" son seeking a career as an economist in, for exâ€" ample. a government ofâ€" fice, bank. or in the inâ€" vestment department of a major corporation. On the other hand. the baâ€" chelor‘s degree has come to be regarded as insufficient ~‘Our course is specifiâ€" cally intended to equip people for the kinds of jobs that are available." Dr. Needleman says UW‘s coâ€"op program. due to begin next Sepâ€" tember. will focus heaâ€" vily on those subjects most needed by a pracâ€" tising professional econâ€" omist; that is. it will emphasize ‘"applied studies. A HELPING HAND The emphasis will be WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1980 â€" PAGE 3 on subjects such as quantitative methods (mathematical â€" techâ€" niques), econometrics (tthe application of staâ€" tistical techniques to economics), economic méasurement. _ costâ€" benefit analysis, econoâ€" mic forecasting and enâ€" ergy economics ... rather than on such areas as economic hisâ€" tory. ‘‘The students will beâ€" come familiar with a certain amount of comâ€" puter technology,"" comâ€" ments Dr. James Brox. who with Dr. Needleâ€" man has also been inâ€" volved in the developâ€" ment of the program. ‘‘"A tremendous amount of computer programâ€" ming is already availaâ€" ble to economists and the graduates from this program should be able to use it. In addition they may have to design. or work closely with the deâ€" signers of, new sofâ€" tware." He envisions no difâ€" ficulty finding work term jobs for masters‘ students. (These are the jobs the students fill four months at a time between their onâ€"camâ€" pus terms.) ‘‘We have a coâ€"op stream for undergradua:â€" te economics students now and there are more jobs than students." he says. Dr. Needleman stresâ€" ses. however, that there will be very close liaison between masters‘ stuâ€" dents‘ professors and their work term emâ€" ployers because the jobs will become crucial components of the entire program. He says that while stuâ€" dents will not be expectâ€" ed to complete masters‘ theses, they will compleâ€" te research papers with the research often conâ€" sisting of special studies they are expected to make for their emâ€" ployers while on work terms. ‘‘This means faculty members will be inâ€" terested in a conâ€" siderable amount of deâ€" tail in connection with the work term jobs ... because they will have to be at an appropriate level." says Dr. Needleâ€" man.