Public inquiry urged into Ottawa CCI bailout loss
Ottawa faces pressure for a public inquiry into the 125 million bailout of Consolidated Computer Inc. Opposition MPs press for details of Ottawa's CCI support since 1971. Heritage minister Herb Gray signals potential hearings as Ottawa discloses 91 million in losses plus 34 million in liabilities and the 65 percent stake sale to Nabu Manufacturing for one dollar and a 100 thousand payment.
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Ottawa
Consolidated Computer Inc
Herb Gray
Gray
DCI
Ontario
Nabu Manufacturing Corp
Michael Wilson
Commons Finance Committee
Wilson
CCI
Nabu
Ottawa’s
Tario
Financeco Limited
Knowles Watches Historic Vote from Rehab Center
Ailing New Democrat MP Stanley Knowles watched the constitutional vote on TV from his recovery facility after brain surgery. His son David said the 73 year old remarked that Trudeau had waited long for this, noting there would be emotional risks if he attended in person.
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Ottawa
Stanley Knowles
Trudeau
Bail money sought in Guatemalan adoption case
A Guatemalan court seeks about 10000 Canadian dollars to secure release of four Quebec women accused in the illegal adoption of five children. One woman faces falsifying documents while three are charged with complicity. The case also involves Edmund Mulet-Lesieur the Guatemala lawyer who arranged adoptions locally.
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Montreal
Quebec
External Affairs Department
Lise Francoeur
Diana Werminlinger
Monique Magown
Francoeur
Simone Bedard
Guatemala
Edmund August Mulet- Lesieur
Jean Francoeur
Inquest Scheduled in Diplomat John Watkins Death
A December 21 inquest will probe Canadian diplomat John Watkins death after RCMP security officers questioned him in 1964. Watkins, Canada’s first ambassador to Moscow, died of a heart attack in a Montreal hotel following interrogation. The inquiry will assess if the interrogation influenced the death.
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Montreal
John Watkins
RCMP
Stanislas Dery
Watkins
Canada
Moscow
Leslie James Bennett
Harry Brandeis
Justice Department
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Southam News
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Kelly
Knowles
Commons
David
Parliament Hill
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AMAC
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Brandeis
Quebec Justice Department
Australia
The
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Balder Hudson
Halifax
Hudson
Sable Island
Health and Welfare Canada
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