British MP warns of patriation delay
Edmonton CP reports British Conservative MP John Watson warns Canada may not have its constitution approved and in place by summer. He predicts delays in Westminster with possible autumn or October 20 introduction, and notes Parliament debates over resources and provincial rights could slow the process. Watson travels to Quebec and Ontario, keeping an open mind.
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Canada
John Watson
Supreme Court of Canada
House of Commons
Ottawa
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Commons
House of Lords
Watson
North Yorkshire
Supreme Court
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Peckford
Peckford Warns Ottawa Aims To Mold Federal Power
Newfoundland Premier Brian Peckford urged Calgary listeners that Ottawa seeks to entrench central Canada’s authority via a revised constitution and a national energy policy. He warned the plan could seize resource control from provinces and create a quasi socialist state, while rejecting secession and urging action within the system.
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Calgary
Canada
Newfoundland
Brian Peckford
Peckford
Ottawa
Edmonton RCMP will not work to rule over salary package
Edmonton and Calgary-area RCMP said they will not join a weekend work to rule protest over the federation salary package. Howard Cox said officers are angry yet will remain professional and carry on with duties. A report of 400 northern Alberta RCMP refusing to ticket was denied by officials. Sgt Randy Smith noted the package is unacceptable but not a work to rule action.
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Calgary
RCMP
Federal Treasury Board
Howard Cox
Alberta Rcmp
Randy Smith
Southcentral
Alberta
Calgary hostage drama ends as wifes pardon sought
Report summarizes the five day Calgary hostage crisis concluding with a concession from Alberta Attorney General Neil Crawford to grant amnesty for his wife. The paper notes city residents react to changes in the proposed cultural centre while Harvie Andre comments on the oil price power struggle. Ambassador pick Paul Heron Robinson named. Marian Stastny plans to defect from Czechoslovakia to join brothers in Quebec Nordiques coverage. Weather page hints cloudy with cooler temps.
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Alberta
Neil Crawford
Calgary
Stastny
Quebec Nordiques
Marian
Czechoslovakia
Peter and
Anton
Quebec
Broadbent mission challenges U S El Salvador stance
Ed Broadbent’s trip to Latin America and Washington fails to shift U S policy on El Salvador. He and Socialist International head Willy Brandt plan pressure tactics, including lobbying Latin governments and Congress. Broadbent will brief Prime Minister Trudeau and seeks stronger Canadian action against U S policy. Elections in 1982 83 deemed a travesty by Broadbent.
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United States
Ed Broadbent
New Democratic Party
Socialist International
Broadbent
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Social Democratic
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Trudeau
el Salvador
Latin America
Washington, D.C
Halifax calm as police strike enters second weekend
Halifax remains largely orderly as the police strike enters its second weekend with 200-officer walkout still unresolved. Mediators’ plan for binding arbitration was rejected by both the city and the union, while picket lines and downtown marches continued. About 50 motorcyclists arrived from distant areas, raising concerns for officers but easing as the night wore on.
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Halifax
Ken Streatch
Halifax Police Patrolmen’s Association
Ron Wallace
Streatch
Joe Ross
Trudeau denies cabinet minutes hidden in uranium cartel probe
A Trudeau spokesman dismissed claims that minutes of cabinet meetings were withheld from a combined inquiry into a uranium cartel case spanning 1972 to 1975. The inquiry, led by Robert Bertrand, faces possible charges against uranium producers, Liberal ministers, and civil servants as Attorney General Jean Chrétien weighs public disclosure only if charges are laid.
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Trudeau
Privy Council
Robert Bertrand
Combines Investigation Branch
Patrick Gossage
Warren Allmand
Canada
Australia
France
South Africa
Rio Tinto Zinc
Britain
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Riot at Matsqui Prison Over Sleep Outside Barracks
Tense atmosphere persisted at Matsqui federal prison after inmates clashed with staff over plans to sleep outside in tents. The 15 hour uprising damaged about 40 percent of facilities before RCMP retook control. Prisoners demanded indoor sleeping in the academic centre due to heavy rain, then were to be moved to army tents in the recreation compound. A prisoners committee leader blamed months of grievance buildup and perceived staff favoritism in food rations for the riot.
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Matsqui, B.C
Matsqui Federal Prison
RCMP
Stewart
John McKeoff
Fireman Committee
Japan auto deal seen as Trojan horse for Canada
Evidence grows that Japan’s export limit is offset by a large inventory buildup ready for Canadian buyers. Ottawa cites a first quarter surplus of about 11,941 cars, suggesting inventories may boost imports, while critics call the pact a gesture masking rising Japanese car sales in Canada.
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Japan
Campbell Stuart
Canada
Stuart
Auto Industry Task Force
Tokyo
United Auto Workers Union
Bob White
NDP
Ian Deans
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