Calendar and constitution push MPs to rapid action
Ottawa report says the calendar and the constitution are pressing MPs as the government seeks to push through new energy taxes. In May all Commons parties agreed to finish the constitutional debate in two days after the Supreme Court rules on amending and patriating the British North America Act. The court has not set a date, but government expects a judgment by June 23, a deadline with broad support, while Prime Minister Trudeau in Winnipeg said he still hopes for July 1.
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Trudeau eyes constitutional patriation and energy taxes debate
Canada plans to patriate the constitution by the national target date as Parliament prepares a two day Commons debate followed by Westminster approval. Ottawa faces Western protest over an energy tax package aimed at oil and gas with eight percent wellhead levy and a 30 cent per thousand cubic feet gas tax amid a tight security period.
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New Brunswick Teachers End Strike Return to Class
About 8 000 teachers ended a two day disruption in New Brunswick and returned to classrooms after a tentative contract was reached by the Treasury board and the New Brunswick Teachers Federation. Details will be released after ratification within the next 10 days to two weeks.
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