How Supreme Court procedure works judging the Canadian constitution
In Ottawa nine top jurists work behind closed doors to decide a pivotal constitutional dispute. Chief Justice Bora Laskin guides post hearing conferences and seeks consensus while recognizing possible dissents. Beetz Martland Ritchie Estey Dickson and others may craft majority or dissenting opinions shaping Canada’s federal balance.
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Ottawa
Canada
Supreme Court
Bora Laskin
Empire Club
Toronto
Laskin
Senate
Ronald Martland
Jean Beetz
Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau
Beetz
Martland
Roland Ritchie
Willard Estey
Brian Dickson
Estey
Dickson
Southam
Admiral Gorshkov Transforms Soviet Navy Into Global Ocean Power
Adm. Sergei Gorshkov, praised in Parliament by Keith Speed, led the Soviet Navy for 25 years turning it from coastal force to a blue water power. He expanded submarine fleets, launched the Typhoon class, and promoted sea power as a tool of global influence through strategic writings and relentless modernization.
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Moscow
Sergei Georgevich Gorshkov
Navy
Keith Speed
Peter the Great
Perseus
Nikita Khruschev
Khruschev
Adm
Gorshkov
Tsushima
United States
Russia
America
Kremlin
Nelson
Beatty
Naval School
Black Sea
Danube
Speed
Red Fleet
Vladil Lysenko
Sweden
KGB
NATO
Norway
Lofoten
Soviet Union
Daily Telegraph
London
Fact and fantasy in a global village of knowledge
The essay surveys birding as a window on a world where travel and media bring vast knowledge of distant creatures and public figures. It contrasts progress with fantasy, noting how the globe’s reach fosters both curiosity and danger in modern society.
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el Salvador
Guatemala
Central America
John James Audubon
Mississippi
Audubon
Australia
Peru
Chicago
Siberia
Newburyport
Mass
United States
Massachusetts
Ross
Hawaii
New York City
Liverpool
England
John Lennon
Cold facts behind the OPEC freeze
The article argues that OPEC price restraint stems from a temporary global oil glut and not West aid. It notes Saudi Arabia acts from self interest, needing stable markets, and cites Minister Yamani warning against driving the West to seek alternatives. It concludes Western overconsumption hinders oil price stability.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Mideast
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
West
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Moskoi Sbornik
John Erickson
Edinburg University
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M.R. Montgomery
Philir
Chicago Sun-Times
Arab Oil Cartel
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