Medicare malady stalls medicare revival calls
The federal plan to revitalize Canadian medicare faces doubts after a meeting with provincial ministers. Ottawa proposed bans on extra billing user fees and premiums, but provinces pledged only to study the ideas while funding cuts and jurisdiction issues limit action. Co operation and adequate funding are seen as the only path to restore medicare’s principles.
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Ottawa
Monique Begin
British Columbia
Ontario
Alberta
Yukon
Begin
Dave Russell
Feds
Pope John Paul II heals rift in Britain with ecumenical visit
The Pope’s first UK tour sparked initial hesitation but drew praise as he urged Christian unity. Protestants and Catholics alike welcomed his peace message, while acknowledging obstacles such as papal infallibility and church stances on contraception.
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John Paul II
United Kingdom
U.K
Britain
John Paul
Pope John Paul II
CDC Debacle Shows Liberal Westward Ambition Fails
Vancouver opinion piece traces the Canada Development Corporation saga from its Ottawa driven Westward flirtation to a Toronto centered operation. It chronicles cabinet moves, board reshuffles, and the eventual plan to sell off, criticizing Liberal priorities and regional representation.
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Sellers
Ontario
Vancouver
CDC
Ottawa
Bob Andras
Toronto
Trudeau Leadership in Crisis Hurts Liberals Across Canada
Ottawa reports show the Liberal government under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau suffers deep disarray with only 24 percent national and 23 percent Quebec satisfaction. Cabinet members including Allan MacEachen and Marc Lalonde face criticism as internal leaks and resignations loom amid calls for Trudeau to quit and John Turner to take over.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Lester Pearson
Liberals
Quebec
Southam News
Finance
Allan MacEachen
Marc Lalonde
Justice
Jean Chretien
Trudeau
Robert Kaplan
RCMP
Clifford Olson
Yvon Pinard
Erik Nielsen
Paul Cosgrove
John Roberts
U.S
Jean-Luc Pepin
Mirabel
Pepin
Liberal Party
Liberal Caucus Committee
Montreal
Ian Watson
Versailles
Langevin
John Turner
Turner
Offshore resources dispute pits Newfoundland in Supreme Court
Newfoundland argues over sovereignty and continental shelf rights as Ottawa and provincial leaders clash. The case centers on whether Newfoundland was a sovereign state in 1949 and what offshore resources, including Hibernia, it brought with it. Legal and political tensions loom as the matter heads to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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St, John’s
Nfld
Newfoundland
Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
John Crosbie
St. John’s West
Crosbie
House of Commons
Jean Chretien
Newfoundland Supreme Court
Confederation
Hibernia
Canada
International Law Commission
United Nations
Joey Smallwood
Britain
Joe Clark
Clark
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Alan Poirier
John A. Weimer
J. W
Bud’ Miller
Pope
Allan Fotheringham
West
Canada Development Corporation
Western Canada
Gordon Gibson Jr
Bay Street
Tony Hampson
Upper Canada
Hampson
Bank of Montreal
John Ellis
CDC Board of Directors
Ellis
Winnipeg
Frederick W. Sellers
Winnipegger
Maurice Strong
Zitch Sellers
Paul Martin Jr
Halifax
William Mingo
Liberal
MacEachen
Mary Lamontagne
Defence
Gilles Lamontagne
Aileen McCabe and
Jim Travers
Grits
Lalonde
Cabinet
Mr. Fixit
Allands
Oracle
Herb Gray
Gray
Foreign Investment Review Agency
Mark MacGuigan
al Haig
E. Kaye Fulton
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