Montreal Catholic School Commission language policy sparks rights clash
Reader letters condemn the policy as coercive and discriminatory arguing it forces French on students in French sector schools. Critics warn it violates the Quebec Charter of Rights while supporters claim limited classroom use is reasonable. public hearings by Quebec Human Rights Commission and civil liberties union cited concerns.
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Montreal Catholic School Commission
Commission
Gisele Belzile
Quebec Human Rights Commission
Civil Liberties Union
Catholic School Commission
Canada
Quebec
Television Violence Hearings Face Political Debate
Canada’s Minister MASSE urges CRTC to hold hearings on violence in children shows but experts split on impact. Psychologists debate desensitization versus limited cartoon gore. Critics say hearings waste time since parents can simply switch off TV.
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Marcel Masse
Canadian
Radiotelevision Telecommunications Commission
Quebec
Conference of Bishops
CRTC
Washington summit yields no final deals amid friendly talk
At the Washington summit Presidents Bush and Gorbachev sign treaties and statements that advance no final agreement. They hedge on START progress and still clash over SS‑18 test flights while promising to pursue strategic arms limits by year’s end.
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Washington
Dan Quayle
Mikhail Gorbachev
Bush
Gorbachev
Leaders clash over arms talks and trade amid Cold War tensions
President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev face four major sticking points in Washington. They differ on including the Backfire bomber in START and whether unified Germany should join NATO. Trade ties MFN status to immigration and Lithuania, while Open Skies verification stalls. Gorbachev seeks MFN and a broader trade pact, but U.S. linkage lanes keep progress slow and imbalances clear.
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Bush
Gorbachev
Germany
NATO
Soviet Union
U.S
Lithuania
Congress
Jackson-Vanik
Moscow
Washington
Israel
Gaza
West Bank
China
Tiananmen
Wolves Rights Debated In Congress About Reintroduction
A columnist argues over a proposed bill to reintroduce wolves in the Rocky Mountain West noting past wolf eradication and weighing cattle interests against animal rights. The piece discusses potential releases into Yellowstone and central Idaho pending Sen. James McClure's push.
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Congress
Rocky Mountain West
Sen
James McClure
Idaho
Alaska
Canada
Yellowstone National Park
There's one born every minute in city council turmoil
A local council session reveals Ald Friesen Hirsch and Kelly vote for a 25 percent salary hike. Sauer leads the restructuring panel. the mayor scolds him. The piece rails at leadership, questions Sunday shopping, and notes MP Bob Porter and doctors clash over abortion bill amid regional politics.
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Ald
Julie Friesen
Jim Hirsch
Graham Kelly
God
Aldren
Sauer
Carlo Lorenzini
Ted Grimm
Silver Fox
Hirsch
Medicine Hat
Peat Moss
Bob Porter
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North America
Leonard Larsen
Scripps
Howard News
Oice
Mountain West
Peter Massey
Wayne Craven
Jeff Welling
Council
Welling
Fred Ammann
Porter
Wayne MacNicol
Alta Medical Assoc
Bob
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