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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1981
Page
1
The Alberta legislature will adjourn by December 17 after a motion by Attorney General Neil Crawford to limit debate on Heritage Fund estimates and appropriations. The move aims to shorten opposition filibustering over a $400 million project slate and related auditor general oversight.
The filibuster began Oct 21 focusing on capital estimates as government bills on resource revenue share 30 percent to the fund are discussed. Crawford gave notice he will introduce a motion Monday to cap debate on the estimates at five days including passage day, with three days for first reading and related steps.
A Medicine Hat bus saves energy this week while other transit options reduce consumption. The report appears on page 3 of the edition.
In Ottawa, maverick Tory MP Tom Cossitt was ordered out of the House after accusing Housing Minister Paul Cosgrove of misleading MPs over a newspaper ad tied to the Nov. 12 budget. The Speaker ruled the charge unparliamentary and a motion for expulsion passed 134 to 71, with NDPs supporting the government. Cossitt claims evidence shows ad material reached an agency days before the budget and the ad was circulated just before the budget delivery. He said Cosgrove lied and will return to his seat Friday if he chooses.
Ottawa reports the constitutional package will fly to London Tuesday with a February approval timeline in Parliament. Thatcher spoke with Trudeau amid debates on provincial consent, Senate passage, and royal assent while Quebec seeks a court ruling on its veto.
Federal Progressive Conservatives insist they are united despite 17 Tory MPs leaving the party during the constitutional vote. The 14 month debate exposed fissures in Liberal and NDP ranks and raises questions about Tory cohesion, though officials say there is no need for self reflection.
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen said more budget changes are likely, possibly before Christmas, after a two hour Liberal caucus session. MPs raised concerns over pension and investment deduction proposals, with some leaving satisfied and others upset. MacEachen defended postbudget tweaks and rejected claims of poor planning, noting past and future adjustments.
Former agent Larry Clark claims in an exclusive Southam News interview that Canada’s forces routinely monitor diplomatic conversations in Ottawa using the Canadian Forces Supplementary Radio System. He describes Leitrim Ontario as a key listening base and notes U.S. equipment and U.S. training support.
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