Edwards? Martin Questions Bias In Pulp Mill Review
New Democrat Leader Ray Martin accused Finnish firm Jaakko Poyry of bias after it was hired to assess a proposed $1.3 billion Alberta Pacific pulp mill project. Premier Getty defended the independent assessment, while a 1983 Jaakko Poyry study warned bleach-kraft mills can cause water and air pollution and affect the Athabasca River flow.
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Edmonton
Alberta
New Democrat
Ray Martin
Martin
Jaakko Poyry
Jaakko Perry
Jaakko Peyry
Getty
Ralph Klein
MPs Vote On Tax Bill Amid Protests In Commons
MPs spent hours voting on amendments to the seven per cent goods and services tax in a contentious session. The bill cleared report stage 141 to 97 and proceeds to the Liberal led Senate, while opponents launched a nationwide referendum style push against the tax with over two million votes.
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Ottawa
Commons
Senate
Pro-Canada
Tony Clarke
Campaign For
Canada
Clarke
CP Laserphoto
Parliament Hill
Getty hints at legal action over Ottawa tax plan
Alberta Premier Don Getty says the province may pursue legal methods against Ottawa over a proposed seven percent federal goods and services tax. He notes Alberta opposed the tax from the start and will examine the legality before any action. NDP Leader Ray Martin presses Getty to block the levy.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Don Getty
House of Commons
NDP
Ray Martin
Getty
McKenna urges no delayed Meech changes for Quebec
Ottawa New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna told a parliamentary committee changes to the Meech Lake accord must not be delayed. He warned Quebec against implying approval only after ratification and said changes should come promptly to avoid hypocrisy and gain broader support.
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Ottawa
New Brunswick
Frank McKenna
Quebec
Meech Lake
Canada
Meech
McKenna
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Palestinian hostages freed by Abu Nidal group in Beirut
A French woman Jacqueline Valente aged 32 a Belgian man Ferdi nand Houtekins aged 43 and their two year old daughter Sophie Liberte were released by masked Abu Nidal gunmen at the French Embassy in West Beirut. French embassy officials confirmed they were reported OK and a special Paris-Beirut flight awaited them.
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Beirut
Abu Nidal
Jacqueline Valente
Ferdinand Houtekins
Sophie Liberte
Rene Ala
Ala
West Beirut
Francois Abi Saab
Paris
Fatah Revolutionary Council
Silco
Mediterranean
Gaza Strip
Israel
Mossad Intelligence Agency
Valente
Sophie
Houtekins
Emmanuel
Col
Muammar Gaddafi
Gorbachev presses Lithuania as independence push grows
In Moscow Gorbachev signals total surrender pressure on Lithuania after the Presidential Council rejects compromise. The Baltic state faces new measures if its March 11 declaration stands. Latvia may follow and Georgia reports a 60,000 strong independence rally. Landsbergis condemns the move.
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Moscow
Reuter
Mikhail Gorbachev
Lithuania
Gorbachev
Ligorbachev Thuanian
Baltic Republic
Latvia
Georgia
Transcaucasian
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Vytautas Landsbergis
Landsbergis
Smoky Lake council backs Zarusky’s poultry plant in subdivision
Smoky Lake councillors say Conservative back bencher Steve Zarusky met privately with council to push a poultry plant for his Harvest Gold subdivision. The March 13 vote approved the plant over the town’s industrial park, with Zarusky indicating funding concerns and possible delays in provincial grants.
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Edmonton (Cp
Smoky Lake
Alta
Steve Zarusky
Edmonton
Harvest Gold
Zarusky
Doktor
Carpenter
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Kilgour
McKenna Rejects
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Tory
Stan Woloshyn
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