Ottawa Leaders Move by Cavalcade Threatening Public Life
A Liberal MP complains as a minibus is halted for the prime minister and the Ottawa scene shifts from streetcar era to armored limousines. The piece notes security increases, RCMP weapons, and the disappearing visible public figure amid motorcades. The author recalls Laurier and Trudeau in contrast.
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Ottawa
Don Boudria
House of Commons
Wilfrid Laurier
Louis St. Laurent
Pierre Trudeau
Brian Mulroney
Parliament Buildings
Government House
U.S
RCMP
Harare
Robert Mugabe
Bobby and the
Wailers
Ottawa debates security gates and a broader trade clash
Ottawa column argues government security actions at Government House reveal a democratic identity crisis amid debates over arms control and VIP security. It outlines ITC trade rulings on steel forks, lumber subsidies, and looming U S investigations affecting Canadian exporters, framing a broader dispute over protectionism and national interests.
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National Capital Commission
RCMP
Government House
Lord Byng
Shee
Mile Circle
Ottawa
ITC
U.S
Alberta Labor Act sparks picket violence in Edmonton
Shocking scenes outside the Gainers plant reveal anger over Alberta labor law. Critics say allowing termination of collective agreement rights during strikes fuels temporary workers kept on or fired union members. Comparisons to Quebec and Manitoba show different approaches, but political resistance to change remains.
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OST
Quebec
Alberta
Manitoba
Clint Mellors
Canada’s CSIS debate sparks call for CIA like agency
Critics argue Canada should expand intelligence gathering abroad to counter foreign officers on Canadian soil while preserving neutrality. They warn an aggressive, CIA like force could threaten Canada’s non interventionist stance and global standing.
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RCMP
Canada
Quebec
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Great White North
CSIS
Ronald Atkey
CIA
India
Activists Question Cuban Soviet Reactor Plan
The Detroit News reports activists in Cuba applauded Soviet designed reactors planned for a southern coast power plant. The article notes ignorance about safety housing and draws wary comparison to the ill fated Chernobyl plant. Winds trend north to Florida.
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Idel Castro
Cuba
Chernobyl
Florida
Gulf Coast
Detroit News
Reagan faces stalled arms control drive amid SALT tensions
Marshall Shulman of Columbia University says the Soviets are eager to negotiate but the United States under President Reagan shows nationalism and distrust. He notes no major arms control deals are likely this term, despite Soviet disarmament proposals and a precarious path to any Geneva talks.
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Reagan
Marshal D. Shulman
Columbia University
Advanced School of Soviet Studies
Soviet Union
Shulman
United States
Mikhail Gorbachev
New York Times
Gorbachev
Inter
Europe
NATO
Halifax
U.S
Canada
Joe Clark
George Shultz
Reagan Administration
Shultz
Pal
Southam News
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Robert Bourassa
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Commerce
Malcolm Baldridge
John Turner
John R. Walker
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