Liberal plans to press Trudeau for fall election revive
Ottawa sources say top Liberal organizers privately reset strategy to urge Prime Minister Trudeau to call a fall vote though he reportedly prefers next spring. The move comes as Trudeau, away in the West, faces renewed pressure from cabinet allies and party veterans. Ontario MPs prepare for a Sept. 6-8 caucus meeting to gauge voter mood and confirm steps ahead of an election window.
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Trudeau
Vancouver
Margaret
National Liberal Caucus
Francis Fox
Quebec
Liberal House
Allan MacEachen
Joe Clark
Tings
Clark
Horner outlines potential relief and pipeline talk
Former Conservative MP Horner now in the Liberal government warns of relief measures for farmers and the need for a stricter animal import act. He cites a severe southern Alberta water shortage affecting farming and warns that a Canada United States Alaska Highway gas pipeline without favorable terms could be disastrous. He doubts Canada could build the pipeline alone, noting an estimated 12 trillion cubic feet of reserves required for viability.
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United States
Alaska
U.S
Hargrave pushes meat import act to aid Canadian cattlemen
MP Bert Hargrave says Canada should model an import act on the U S to curb offshore beef. He cites 1976 NZ and Australia imports and calls for quick action, warning current laws slow relief for drought hit cattlemen. He also notes possible tax deferral for farmers and predicts wage price controls may end before 1979 election.
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Bert Hargrave
Medicine Hat
Jack Horner
New Zealand
Australia
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Horner
Alberta
United States
U.S
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Final homage to Elvis Presley at Graceland tomb
In Memphis a white cross from his former wife and daughter stood by Elvis Presley’s crypt as hundreds of mourners arrived from dawn. Flowers filled the mausoleum lawn with 3,116 displays while visitors lingering outside photographed the building where the coffin rests behind concrete and marble.
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Memphis
Presley
Lisa Marie
Priscilla
Manitoba talks resume as guards strike nears four days
Negotiations resume today between the Manitoba government and striking prison guards and juvenile counsellors after a late Thursday session. Bill Jackson, president of the Manitoba Government Employees Association, expressed optimism that talks would continue as long as progress is made to end the four day old strike affecting about 500 workers.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Manitoba
Bill Jackson
Manitoba Government Employees Association
Jackson
Language clash as 20 parents protest Quebec Bill 101 outside hotel
About 20 English speaking parents from Quebec and Hull gather outside a St. Andrews hotel as Canada’s premiers meet to discuss language policy. A compromise proposal aims to affirm French language rights nationally with possible educational council input.
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Canada
Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations
Quebec
Richard Hatfield
Réne Levesque
Campobello Island
Heward Robichaud
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
Montreal
Hull
Laurentian
Audrey Strutt
Parti Quebecois
Levesque
Allan Blakeney
Saskatchewan
Expected appointment slammed as CRTC choice sparks bid debate
Ottawa reports say Pierre Camu of CAB may replace Harry Boyle as the CRTC chair on Sept 16. Critics from the National Anti-Poverty Organization call him pro industry, while supporters note his cautious, low profile leadership and background in economics and public service.
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Ottawa
Pierre Camu
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Majorie Hartling
Anti-Poverty Coalition
Camu
CAB
Humphrey Faces Terminal Cancer Battle
Minnesota Democrat Hubert Humphrey with an inoperable pelvic tumor after surgery for a blocked intestine. Dr. John Najarian says the cancer is malignant and cannot be removed. Humphrey hopes to be back in the Senate by September if stable.
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Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Minnesota Democrat
John Najarian
University of Minnesota
Senate
Najarian
Margaret Trudeau Optimistic About Reconciliation
Margaret Trudeau voiced optimism for a full reconciliation with her husband during a Vancouver interview at her parents home. She stressed they have been pursuing the path and hope for renewed unity while continuing her photographic career and seeking a North American TV contract.
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B.C
Margaret Trudeau
James Sinclair
Justin
Michel
Kluane National Park
Yukon
Sacha
Vancouver
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