Alberta teachers strike action disrupts Medicine Hat Catholic system
Alberta teachers in Medicine Hat and across the province protest with an Alberta Teachers Association strike, affecting Catholic district students. Ministers warn of possible back-to-work orders under Labour Relations Code as talks lag and pay demands rise.
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Medicine Hat
Ray West
Alberta Teachers’ Association
ATA
West
Clint Dunford
Dunford
Lyle Oberg
Oberg
Alberta
Hatter
Joan McNutt
Bailey Williams
Chelsey Nick
Williams
Darcy Radke
Youth Criminal Justice Act Clears Final Hurdle in Parliament
After seven years of drafts and 160 amendments the Liberals push the Youth Criminal Justice Act toward royal assent. The act lets provinces lower the youth sentencing age to 14 for serious crimes and allows publication of names for certain adult or youth sentences. Critics split over whether it is too soft or too harsh.
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Ottawa
Martin Cauchon
The
Commons
Senate
Canadian Alliance
Chuck Cadman
Canada’s political shifts and notable anniversaries on Feb 5
History notes mark 1963 no confidence defeat of John Diefenbaker leading to Lester Pearson minority government, 1841 union of Upper and Lower Canada, 1945 Bob Marley birth, and 1987 Perrin Beatty policy on women in combat roles in the Canadian military.
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John Diefenbaker
House of Commons
Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Union of
Upper and Lower Canada
Bob Marley
National Defence
Perrin Beatty
Canada
Wit and Wisdom Folded Money Adage
The quotation presents a cautionary guard in a witty line about doubling money by folding it and keeping it. It attributes the idea to an anonymous source.
Hat council debates long term funding for housing plan
Medicine Hat council approved a 2002 03 housing plan from the Medicine Hat Community Housing Society based on over 1.2 million in provincial and federal funding. Aldermen warned the city could face future costs if external funds dry up and demanded assurances that the plan would not bind the city to direct funding. The plan includes a housing co ordinator, an emergency youth shelter, public project proposals, and an ombudsman for landlord and tenant issues with concerns about balancing the ombudsman role and ensuring fairness.
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Medicine Hat
Ald
John Amill
Cathy Smith
Bill Cocks
Wayne Craven
Hamill
The
Housing Society
South Ridge
Craven
Council
Peter Wilde
Ombudsman
Klein sticks to debt free Alberta goal despite slump
Premier Ralph Klein argued that a debt free Alberta by 2005 remains within reach even as oil and gas prices slide. He spoke at a conference seeking future ideas, noting the 100th anniversary of Confederation and a slim $12 million forecast to balance this year. Alberta’s debt, though reduced, stands at $6.3 billion by 2001-02.
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Red Deer
Ralph Klein
Alberta
Klein
Canada
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