Grits reject Queen's role as head of Canada
Ottawa MPs clash over a constitutional clause on the Queen head of state status. Justice Minister Jean Chretien says the government will keep the Queen as head of state and resists a referendum altering the office. Conservative MPs accuse the government of steering toward republicanism.
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Justice
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Epp
Trudeau
Manitoba
Provencher
Jean Lapierre
Shefford
Lapierre
Provinces refuse control of trade clash in Ottawa
In Ottawa the federal government vows to oppose NDP amendments granting provinces more control over international trade while backing provincial powers for interprovincial trade and resource levies. NDP leader Ed Broadbent debuts at Parliament's constitution committee amid cross party pressure.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
New Democratic Party
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Trudeau
Broadbent
Justice
Jean Chretien
Jake Epp
Epp
Newfoundland
Chretien
Licence ruling sparks turmoil across provinces
Ottawa reports say a Supreme Court ruling declares driving with a suspended licence not a criminal offense. Police and Crown prosecutors shift to provincial traffic charges, with Alberta pausing cases and considering new charges under motor vehicle acts. Some offenders may face six month limits on new charges. Ontario and other provinces face similar timing rules.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Alberta
Daniel Abbott
Attorney-General’s Department
Abbott
Ontario
Supreme Court
Willard Estey
Day care plan starts with 7 million inEdmonton
Alberta cabinet approves a 7 million special warrant to fund a new day care assistance program. Centres meeting staff child ratio and space goals will receive monthly per child grants of 50, 35, or 17 dollars, plus 5 dollars per child for space compliance, with rules and timelines outlined for September 1982.
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Edmonton
Social Services
Bob Bogle
Bogle
Warner
Premiers to meet in Montreal over constitution plan ruling
Premiers of six provinces opposing Ottawa constitutional patriation and rights charter plans will gather in Montreal on Monday. They aim to review the Manitoba Court of Appeal ruling that Ottawa can proceed without provincial consent, potentially shaping the agenda for the talks.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Rene Levesque
Manitoba Court of Ap
Peal
Quebec
Manitoba
Medicine Hat centres earn high improvement status for day care
Hat centres rate as high improvement areas under new provincial standards and qualify for top allowances. The $7 million day care fund will provide up to 50 dollars per child monthly for high improvement centres plus five dollars for space-compliant sites.
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Medicine Hat
Bob Wanner
Wanner
Bob Bogle
Bogle
Med Hat group homes zoning debated depoliticize effort
Medicine Hat MPC weighed a social planning report proposing to permit group homes in all residential districts without MPC approval. Proponents led by Bob Warner argued for depoliticizing the issue and treating homes as regular residences with two adults and six dependents. Opponents warned of legal and regulatory gaps and possible appeals to city council. The plan was tabled for further discussion.
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Medicine Hat Social Planning Department
Commission
Bob Warner
Medicine Hat
Link
Crescent Heights
Crestwood
Development Appeal Board
Wanner
Sharon Kalinka
Community Resource Centre
CRC
Lorne Thompson
Public Works
Planning Commission
Thompson
Social Planning Department
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