Broadbent Decries Budget as Unfair to Pensioners
Ed Broadbent leader of the New Democratic Party addresses about 700 municipal delegates at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities saying the Conservative budget hurts pensioners and reduces consumer spending. He criticizes tax cuts, defends indexation of pensions, calls for funding to fix municipal infrastructure and jobs.
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Calgary
Ed Broadbent
New Democratic Party of Canada
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Broadbent
Brian Mulroney
Canada
Mulroney
Parliament Hill
FCM
Neighbors, not funds, curb Canadian crime says official
Calgary deputy minister Fred Gibson urged about 700 civic politicians that communities must join police in crime prevention. He noted crime fears rising, with property crimes up nearly 20 percent and violent crimes up about 17 percent from 1979 to 1983, though rates leveled off after 1983.
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Calgary
Fred Gibson
Solicitor General of Canada
Gibson
Canada
Hart case still college concern at Medicine Hat College
Former sessional geographer John Hart, not teaching at Medicine Hat College since 1984, is cited by nine faculty members in a faculty survey on collegiality and morale. Colleagues recount Hart's nonrenewal amid disputes over hiring, procedures, and endowment fund input, while Hart seeks another teaching post.
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John Hart
Medicine Hat College
Hart
Peenys
Humboldt
Saskatchewan
Roy Wilson
Social Sciences Department
Wilson
General Academic Council
GAC
Association
Glenn Ennis
Ennis
Lorne Dick
Lorne
Board of Governors
Instruction
al Craig
Craig
Firefighters push for priority passage law across Alberta
Medicine Hat and about 3,500 Alberta emergency workers seek changes to the Highway Traffic Act to allow emergency vehicles to bypass rules when responding to calls. Chiefs say current rules endanger lives and demand protections for operators and municipalities while urging public awareness to yield to sirens.
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News City
Medicine Hat
Fire Department
Alberta
Ron Bell
Vern Hayward
Union Local 263
Edmonton Union
Hayward
Bell
East Glen
Robin Schlaht
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Werscape
Roblin Schlahit
Hart Case Still College
Margo Goodhand
Gary Colwell
Edmonton Firefighters’ Union
Edmonton Fire Department
Edmonton
Pumper
City of
Edmonton Firefighters’ Union No. 209
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