Clark MPs refuse home leave until postal strike ends
Opposition Leader Joe Clark announced the Progressive Conservatives will block MPs’ three month holiday until mail service is restored. He vowed to filibuster a move to send MPs home for pay raises and widows’ pensions, aiming to keep MPs in Ottawa amid a 11 day postal strike. The union sought talks with Canada Post’s future leadership and signaled flexibility on talks if Warren participates.
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MPs approve immediate pay raise for Commons and Senate
Ottawa MPs vote themselves a 23 percent salary hike and retroactive bonus of about 9600 dollars as a new pay scale for MPs and senators clears in under five hours. The package raises MPs to 40200 salary plus 14400 allowance, totaling 54600 annually, with a 9600 lump sum. several MPs refuse the raise. Prime Minister Trudeau and other leaders’ figures rise accordingly.
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U K weighs troops to curb riots amid city violence
Home Secretary William Whitelaw warned troops could patrol British cities if rioting worsens. He opposed a standing army riot squad but said soldiers might be used as a last resort, with Riot Act revival discussed to empower police. Police planned armor and equipment upgrades as violence spread in London and Manchester.
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Energy talks stall over oil sands deal in Commons
Ottawa energy minister Marc Lalonde defends fairness to provinces industry and consumers as Liberal government resists signing an energy pact with Alberta at any price. Imperial Oils heavy oil project at Cold Lake is suspended awaiting a deal prompting Tory criticism.
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Trudeau presses U S on high interest rates at Ottawa summit
Prime Minister Trudeau says Canada will press the United States for assurances that high interest rates will curb inflation, while avoiding a clash with President Reagan at the Ottawa meeting of seven nations. He notes real rates are too high and seeks evidence they will revive the economy.
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Medicine Hat Blue Jays Top Great Falls Giants 7-4
John Cerutti earned his third win of the season with relief from Glenn Gallagher as the Medicine Hat Blue Jays pounded out 13 hits to defeat the Great Falls Giants 7-4.
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Journal editors questioned by RCMP over Getty pay story
RCMP investigators questioned The Journal editor Stephen Hume and publisher J. Patrick O'Callaghan about documents underlying a report that former Alberta energy minister Don Getty earned over 120 000 dollars advising Nu-West Development Corp on Ardrossan land projects. Getty denies pressuring cabinet and condemns media scrutiny.
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Trudeau Tries Seat Swap to Elevate Coutts in Senate
In Ottawa, Prime Minister Trudeau pressed for Jim Coutts to win a Senate seat by offering posts to Toronto MP Peter Stollery. Stollery confirmed talks but resisted beyond a Senate offer, while Liberals weigh the political cost as Coutts pursues Spadina, a Liberal stronghold since 1962.
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