13 Dec 1979
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1979
Page
1
In Qom four grand ayatollahs held talks amid a rising rift seen as risking civil conflict. Hundreds of thousands protested in Tabriz for regional autonomy and a new constitution curbing Khomeini’s power.
The Conference Board in Canada reports a sharp fall in business confidence for 1980 with 67 percent of senior executives predicting worsening conditions, up from 18.5 percent a year earlier. Only 7.5 percent expect improvement, while unemployment is seen rising to 8.3 percent.
Dennis McDermott of the Canadian Labor Congress announced the union federation will pull from three major government links citing the budget as evidence Prime Minister Clark is politically immoral. He said affiliates will be asked to authorize withdrawal from the government’s projects task force and the National Economic Development Conference planned for January.
The Supreme Court ruled Quebec 1977 Official Language Act and Manitoba 1890 act restricting French language rights overstep provincial powers BNA Act languages in courts and legislature. Court avoided broader ruling, potentially forcing remedial legislation to validate French language provisions.
In southern Colombia the quake left 133 dead and up to 2,000 injured as rescue teams searched six coastal towns. The Red Cross declared a disaster area near the Ecuador border. President Turbay ordered the army into relief efforts.
Prime Minister Clark cancels a Windsor trip to Kitchener and Waterloo to return to Ottawa for tonight's non-confidence vote. Flora MacDonald returns early from Brussels. All Liberal MPs and NDP Leader Ed Broadbent pledge party-wide votes on the NDP sponsored nonconfidence motion.
Britain ends trade sanctions on Rhodesia at midnight as the rebel colony reverts to colonial status. Lord Soames arrives as governor with near dictatorial powers, signaling a cautious return to legality amid disappointment and defiance.
A 23-year-old man from St. Leonard faces assault charges after punching bus driver Gilles Pelletier when a door slammed on the rider’s nose on St. Lawrence Boulevard. Pelletier required three stitches to a cheek wound and police arrested the suspect nearby.
Social Credit Leader Fabien Roy said his five member group will abstain from a key non confidence vote, risking an election. The move leaves the Clark government vulnerable as Liberals and NDP push to defeat the budget over a 18 cent gasoline tax increase and other measures.
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