Meech Lake talks spark cautious optimism on Senate reform
Premier McKenna warns Meech Lake is a roller coaster as ministers tentatively back a plan for a federal provincial Senate reform commission. The accord would study an elected upper chamber while four western provinces and Newfoundland gain four seats if talks fail. Quebec's consent remains doubtful and Manitoba faces opposition from rivals, keeping the deal fragile and contingent on legal texts.
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Clyde Wells
Summit Sees Trade Pact and Nuclear Cuts Amid German Unification Talks
After the four day meeting Bush and Gorbachev reached agreements on trade enabling Soviet entry to the international economy and on reducing strategic weapons by thirty percent. They also discussed German unification with no final resolution.
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Meech madness grips Ottawa and wider Canada
A satirical report declares Meech Lake drinking water causes a form of political insanity known as Meech madness. It notes outbreaks since 1987, concentrated in Ottawa near Government Conference Centre and Parliament Hill, with spread to MPs senators and journalists nationwide and rare in the United States.
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Detroit
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Mike Wilson
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Meech madness infects Canadian politics and Senate pay
Christopher Young mocks Meech waters and a political fever infects Canada. He argues Brian Mulroney and Mike Wilson worsen the crisis with risky decisions while senators vote a new pay scheme for days worked, amid calls for reform and ongoing economic anxieties.
Comparing Roosevelt and Gorbachev in an American frame
Scripps Howard columnist Thomas Lowell draws parallels between Mikhail Gorbachev and Franklin D. Roosevelt, noting shared dynamism and risk taking while highlighting differing economic contexts. He argues both faced downturns and crises, but warns that Gorbachev’s success hinges on Soviet reform and a stable framework, not external aid alone, and questions the longevity of his tenure compared with Roosevelt or Reagan.
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