MPs vote on constitution today in Ottawa
The House of Commons plans to pass a history making resolution calling on Britain to send home Canada’s constitution. Indications show Liberal and New Democrat MPs in favor, with possible Conservative support, while Quebec presses for veto rights and compensation.
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Canada
House of Commons
Britain
Senate
Quebec National Assembly
Parti Quebecois
Trudeau
Quebec
Louis Duclos
L-Montmorency
Que
Jean-Robert Gauthier
L-Ottawa-Vanier
New Democrat
Svend Robinson
Commons
Rene Levesque
National Assembly
House of Commons of Canada
Trudeau Rejects Quebec Veto Claim in Patriotation Letter
Ottawa notes Prime Minister Trudeau states no legal or constitutional basis for Quebec to veto constitutional patriation or amendments. He cites the Supreme Court ruling granting Parliament power to patriate without provincial consent and says provincial approval needed only a substantial measure. Levesque to respond amid hints of a legal challenge up to the Supreme Court.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Trudeau
Rene Levesque
Canada
Supreme Court
Levesque
Supreme Court of Canada
Jean Chretien
AEC wildcat plan expands operations
Alberta Energy Co. begins a major new exploration push with Gulf Canada Resources to spend about 100 million dollars in a joint venture. The 133 million wildcat drilling program targets Alberta and British Columbia, signaling a broader move into conventional oil and gas.
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Calgary
Alberta Energy Co. Ltd
Gulf Canada Resources Inc
Alberta
British Columbia
AEC
Dave Mitchell
Primrose
Suffield Military Ranges
Suffield
Gasoline control blasted in Alberta sales practices
Keith Raddatz of the Automotive Retailers Association of Alberta told a federal inquiry that major oil firms control gasoline marketing and use predatory pricing. He leases a Calgary self-serve station from Imperial Oil Ltd. and accused the companies of selling gas cheaper to their own outlets than to dealer operated stations. He cited a Calgary Imperial station selling gas four cents a litre below wholesale last March.
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Norma Greenaway
Edmonton
Keith Raddatz
Automotive Retailers Association of Alberta
Raddatz
Calgary
Imperial Oil Ltd
Imperial
Public forum discusses juvenile abuse at home
A public forum at Medicine Hat College Tuesday night focused on juvenile victims of child abuse, noting most incidents happen at home and not with strangers.
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Medicine Hat College
Alberta arts mecca proposal pledges 125 million package
A 450 page Alberta cultural change manifesto urges blending public and private funds to make the province a national arts hub. It calls for a 125 million spending plan including a 10 million provincial arts development fund and 10 year capital support with regional centres, plus 7 million annually for non government venues and 400 thousand for art acquisitions.
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Alberta
E. Les Usher
Southam News
Usher
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Calgary
Fort McMurray
Grande Prairie
Lethbridge
Mary LeMessurier
Peter Lougheed
No more free rides study recommends for Alberta halls
A 450 page study for the Alberta government urges Jubilee Auditoriums in Calgary and Edmonton to end free parking and add a $1 per car fee and 50 cent coat check to reduce annual deficits of over $500,000 per venue.
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C. Les Usher
Calgary
Usher
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Canada
Vancouver
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Hamilton Place
Toronto
O'Keefe
Home ownership not a right says Trudeau in Commons
Prime Minister Trudeau rejected the idea that citizenship guarantees home ownership, arguing no government can assure every Canadian can own a house. He defended the economy amid a four percent quarterly drop, countering opposition claims and noting housing measures in the budget.
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Trudeau
Canada
Commons
Jake Epp
Epp
Allan MacEachen
Statistics Canada
Michael Wilson
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Rick Pape
Roddy MacDonald
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Stelco Inc
Pavel Kozak
Bose Pk Agriculture
Ann Landers
Bridge
Charles Lynch
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Jim Coleman
Lloydminster
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