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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1990
Page
4
Canada's abortion bill sails through a final vote but its vague standards raise court-led challenges. Doctors in Alberta halt most abortions, cites reduced access and cross-border options as Medicine Hat shows only one procedure since January.
The memo allegedly crafted by two junior bureaucrats is denied by Ontario Premier David Peterson who says he had no knowledge. The document is criticized as cynical and divisive, while authorities argue the Meech Lake accord remains unacceptable without amendments of constitutional rights. Maine Premier Frank McKenna warns against rushing ratification.
A study funded in part by the EPA suggests modest warming could benefit U S farmers by boosting plant growth through higher CO2 levels, offsetting reduced rainfall in some regions and potentially lowering farm subsidies.
In Ottawa crowds respond to Mikhail Gorbachev with admiration abroad yet mixed feelings at home. Louise Gutauskas, a French Canadian married to a Lithuanian Canadian, says his steady presence conveys courage and peace amid domestic unpopularity. The piece notes Canada’s leaders often feel more popular abroad than at home.
The piece notes Christopher Young praising Canadians while Gorbachev faces a sharp Baltic independence stance and Yeltsin’s rise in Russia signals a major test for Gorbachev ahead of a Washington summit. Ottawa talks between Mulroney and Gorbachev struggle over NATO unity and Baltic independence.
Ottawa scholars weigh the cost of failure with views ranging from higher interest rates and weaker dollar to regional disruption. Atlantic, Ontario, and Quebec economists warn of lost living standards and capital flight, while others see potential for a new provincial relationship and no breakup.
Dale McFeath ers mocks the Bush Gorbachev summit by detailing a playful, satirical home mock summit. An entourage tours the White House stairs, disrupts streets, exchanges Russian gibberish, and stages a mock signing ceremony with a list of goofy dishes and pompous gestures.
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