Abortion compromise predicted in Canadian debate
Robert Horner predicted a bill granting first trimester abortion rights while unborn rights would be limited after 24 weeks. He cited public hearings and a possible MPs committee to study the legislation after intro. The remarks come amid long running fights between anti and pro choice factions and a Supreme Court ruling on abortion.
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Commons Justice Committee
Robert Horner
Horner
Progressive Conservatives
Brian Mulroney
Chantal Daigle
Daigle
Montreal
Supreme Court of Canada
Quebec
Quebec Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
Boston
Toronto-area
Mississauga West
Triton's volcanic wonders eclipse Neptune in Voyager 2 flyby
Voyager 2 skimmed Neptune at 4905 km altitude and then passed closest to moon Triton five hours later. Rich Terrile hailed the encounter as a landmark exploration of new worlds and described Triton’s terrain as dynamic and striking.
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Pasadena
Calif
Neptune
Triton
Rich Terrile
Terrile
Earth
Mulroney predicts Tory win in sales tax fight
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney told about 4,000 Conservative delegates that opposition attacks on the nine per cent sales tax will fail to sway voters. Finance Minister Michael Wilson warned of a tough fight ahead and said he would not sugar coat the challenge.
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Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
Michael Wilson
Mulroney
Wilson
Reid
Canada
Canadians oppose national sales tax in Angus Reid poll
An Angus Reid survey for Southam News shows 76 percent of Canadians oppose the national sales tax set for 1991, with 42 percent less likely to support the government. The poll of 1,512 adults, Aug 14–21, also finds 70 percent distrust Finance Minister Wilson, and broad opposition to tax exemptions and rebates.
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Southam News
UAWA
Michael Wilson
Angus Reid
Brian Mulroney
Seized loot used to lure drug barons in Colombia
In Bogota the government amid a four year state of siege demands owners of $200 million in confiscated property come forward to claim restitution. Police and military units have seized hundreds of mansions ranches offices and businesses while attackers strike with bombs and arson. Defense officials value the seized goods at about $200 million.
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Bogota
AP CP
Virgilio Barco
Defence Ministry
Contempt charges after PCB unloading dispute in Quebec
In Baie-Comeau a Soviet ship captain and about a dozen company and Hydro-Quebec officials face contempt of court for defying an order to delay unloading 15 containers of PCB tainted oil. They must appear Sept. 28 to answer and defend before sentencing. A potential permanent ban on moving the PCB waste is under consideration amid weekend protests at the wharf.
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Baie-Comeau
Que
St-Basile-le-Grand
Hydro-Quebec
Paul Corriveau
Quebec
Pear
Corriveau
Own
Nielsen buys yet condemns abortion in memoir excerpt
Southam News reports former deputy prime minister Erik Nielsen reveals paying for his mistress Debbie Kelly’s abortion and denounces abortion as the destruction of human life. He recalls a 1960s extra marital affair, a later pregnancy, and estrangement from his son, with his publisher declining comment.
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Southam News
Ottawa
Erik Nielsen
House of Commons
Canada
Nielsen
Debbie Kelly
Hansard
Kelly
Sean
Macmillan of Canada
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