Alberta x ray safety crisis and minister under fire
Alberta faces a x ray safety controversy with Minister Bill Diachuk accused of stall tactics and poor accountability. Critics demand a full, transparent investigation into x ray machine inspections amid Ontario findings and potential public health risks.
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Alberta
Bill Diachuk
Diachuk
Ontario
Edmonton Journal
Excess of democracy in Italian election unsettled by two party system
The piece analyzes how the Italian general election reinforced the dominance of the Christian Democrats while punishing the Communists. It notes widespread apathy, violence in campaigns, and a ruling party unlikely to address economic ills, with smaller parties like the Radicals gaining ground as the system remains unstable.
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Christian Democrats
Italy
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democratic Party
Socialists
What does the PQ really want in Canada relation
The PQ explores whether independence and a close Canada link can coexist. Levesque insists on not being separatist and seeks a gradual sovereignty association, with a council of ministers and unanimous decisions. Critics fear unclear outcomes and regional power shifts if Quebec votes yes.
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Quebec City
Parti Quebecois
Rene Levesque
Canada
Quebec
Levesque
Sovereignty
Association
Quebec Liberal Party
Quebec-Canada
Claude Morin
Sovereignty Association
Council of Ministers
Association Court of Justice
Maritimes
West
Ontario
le Devoir
Lise Bissonnette
Quebec benefits seen in Grit defeat after May 22 vote
The author argues four gains from Quebec joining the Opposition in Ottawa. English Canada must face the unity crisis, Quebec gains leverage with a Conservative government, Quebec learns the risks of single-basket politics, and a federal leader open to Quebec’s views may emerge, reducing perceived federal weakness despite ongoing unity challenges.
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Montreal
Quebec
Ottawa
Canada
Mr. Clark
Levesque
Parti Quebecois
Clark
Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Clark cabinet reshuffle review and its early risks
A critique of Prime Minister Joe Clark's cabinet, noting unusual dual roles, cross-portfolio pairings, and junior ministers under senior ministers. The piece cautions that several arrangements may be unworkable, questions the left-leaning label, and predicts how ministers could perform in a year's time amid liberal social stances and limited faith in bureaucracy.
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Ottawa
Joe Clark
Jacques Flynn
Robert de Corret
Allan Lawrence
David MacDonald
John Fraser
Post Office
Allan McKinnon
Steve Paproski
Walter Baker
Clark
de Cotret
Industry, Trade and Commerce
Board of Economic Development
Paproski
Howard Grafftey
David Crombie
Bob Howie
Don Mazankowski
Martial Asselin
Michael Wilson
Perrin Beatty
Sinclair Stevens
Trudeau
Jean Chretien
Robert Andras
MacDonalds
Crombie
Fraser
Atkey
Grafftey
Beatty
Alexander
McGrath
Jed Baldwin
Baldwin
Pierre Trudeau
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