Opposition blocks Phillips privacy commissioner nomination
MPs from the Liberal and New Democratic parties challenged the Mulroney era choice, Bruce Phillips, with an unprecedented vote to fill the privacy commissioner post. Critics argued his partisan background as former communications chief would taint the watchdog role, while supporters defended his integrity and competence.
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Ottawa Citizen
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Brian Mulroney
Privacy
Bruce Phillips
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Phillips
Mulroney
Bob Kaplan
Kaplan
Police quit falls search for kayak plunge victim
Niagara Falls police suspended the search for Jessie Sharp a 28 year old Tennessee man who plunged over Horseshoe Falls in a red kayak marked Rapid Man. Divers could not enter the lower river due to danger and authorities would continue monitoring for a body.
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Jessie Sharp
Ocoee
Tenn
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Niagara Parks
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Jeff Latham
Parks
Chattanooga
Tennesee
U.S
Saskatchewan Credit Rating Downgraded By S and P
Standard and Poor cut Saskatchewan long term debt to single A from double A minus citing rising tax supported debt and deficits. The agency notes weaker transfers from Ottawa and ongoing economic pressures in agriculture and mining while calling the rating investment grade and warning of potential higher borrowing costs.
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Eric Beauchesne
Southam News
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Standard and Poor
New York
Joseph O’keefe
Pawley to teach political science at University of Windsor
Former Manitoba premier Howard Pawley will join the University of Windsor as a one year visiting professor starting in August. He will teach Canadian government and federal provincial relations and provide insight into the Meech Lake accord. Pawley, 55, led Manitoba from 1981 to 1988 after helping draft the accord in 1987.
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Manitoba
Howard Pawley
University of Windsor
Pawley
University of Manitoba
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