Alberta ministers urged to enforce Clean Air Act
Opinion piece criticizes the Lougheed government for weak enforcement of the Clean Air Act. It highlights 83 vinyl chloride leaks at Diamond Shamrock Alberta Gas Ltd in seven months and questions potential health and economic motives. It calls for stronger action and timely enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lougheed
Alberta
Fort Saskatchewan
Diamond Shamrock Alberta Gas Ltd
Diamond Shamrock
U.S
Bill Diachuk
Diachuk
Syncrude
Suncor
Robert Briggs
Environmental Protection Services
Environment Council of Canada
Environment Department
MacEachen urges banks to curb loans for foreign acquisitions
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen asked Canadian banks to limit loans to firms converting to US dollars for foreign purchases with one exception for PetroCan. He claimed control while rates climbed and the dollar weakened. He then left Ottawa for a holiday, leaving critics to call it a hit and run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan MacEachen
Pierre
MacEachen
Mr. MacEachen
PetroCan
Canada
Ottawa
Princely weddings start early for eight year old Belinda
In 1993 Belinda now twenty, engaged to Norton Weatherbee a plumber's apprentice, the Smith family plans a royal wedding with a defrocked Moose Jaw Archbishop as minister. Parents Chuck and Di push fantasy over reality in this humorous nostalgia piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Smiths
Belinda
Chuck
Norton Weatherbee
D & D of
P&c
Charlene
Billy
Norton
Prince Charles
Moose Jaw
Archie Bishop
P.O
Royal talk, tabloids, and the throne’s timing in Canada
Allan Fotheringham recalls historic royal coverage by Douglas Letterman and Joyce Davidson, notes Prince Charles's aging path to the throne, and contrasts British abdication moods with Canadian media's playful scrutiny. The piece surveys monarchy perceptions and the fragility of royal succession amid public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth
Canada
Douglas Letterman
Leiterman
Doug Leiterman
Patrick Watson
Laurier Lapierre
CBC
Joyce Davidson
U.S
New York
David Susskind
Victoria
Prince Charles
Fleet Street
Dolly Parton
Bo Derek
Anthony Eden
John Turner
Buck House
Buckingham Palace
Charles
Britain
Mr. Letterman
Juliana
Netherlands
Beatrix
Inflation and monetary policy in Canada and the United States
The piece argues that Canada must keep higher interest rates to attract capital while inflation remains higher than in the U.S. It cautions that welfare spending, government borrowing from the Bank of Canada, and inflation psychology drive rising prices and calls for a shift to a realistic, fiscally prudent order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
la Presse
United States
Canada
U.S
Bank of Canada
Alberta confronts Ottawa over national energy policy and oil control
A provincial columnist argues Ottawa's centralized energy strategy harms Alberta's oil industry. He warns of reduced investment, potential relocation of oil activity, and the clash between provincial rights and federal control amid the national energy policy.
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By the
Way
Allan Fotheringham
St. Paul's
Luxembourg
Times
Sub Rosa
Prince of Wales
Southam
Andrew Snaddon
Sam
Trudeau
Sarnia
Supreme Court
Calgary
Imperial Oil
Eastern
Peter Lougheed
Peter
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