Chretien weighs fall or spring election timing
Ottawa observers note prime minister Jean Chretien may seek a fall vote or wait until spring around his 1997 election anniversary. Supporters argue a fall election could curb the Canadian Alliance and end a lacklustre Commons session, while a spring vote would permit a fresh platform focused on tax cuts and social spending amid surpluses.
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Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Canadian Alliance
Tom Long
Finance
Paul Martin
Public hearings begin on B C smoking ban
Public hearings start today as British Columbia resumes debate over the province s tough anti smoking rules. Smokers and bar owners say the policy is already drafted and protest possible, with critics highlighting bans in bars restaurants casinos long term care facilities and jails.
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B.C
Vancouver
Provincial Workers’ Compensation Board
Dave Crown
Liquor Licensees and Retailers Association of
North America
Workers’ Compensation Board
Feds Fund Stripper Research At University of British Columbia
A three year federal funded study at UBC will explore the history of erotic entertainment in Vancouver from pasties to lap dances. Sociologist Becki Ross seeks stories from former strippers, viewing burlesque as an art form and noting the shift from big costumes to minimal wear as TV changed entertainment.
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Vancouver
University of British Columbia
Becki Ross
Ross
UBC
San Francisco
Josephine Baker
Lili St. Cyr
Gypsy Rose Lee
Orange Club
Pamela Lee
Courtney Love
Bon Jovi
Ross Philliponi
Penthouse
Sammy Davis Jr
Lena Horne
Philliponi
Legion marks 75 years with Halifax parade
Royal Canadian Legion veterans parade in downtown Halifax in a steady rain to celebrate 75th anniversary with about 4500 marchers. Deputy minister Larry Murray addresses crowd as 114000 paper poppies flutter from the ceiling and Nova Scotia schoolchildren create remembrance pies.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Legion
Legion
Canada
Larry Murray
Veter
Ans
Nova Scotia
Fred MacLeod
Abbotsford
B.C
Prince Floris
Netherlands
Beatrix
Klein attacks Mulroney over Alliance success in West
Premier Ralph Klein criticized former prime minister Brian Mulroney for paving the way for the Canadian Alliance in the West. Klein noted Mulroney’s role in fracturing the federal Conservative party and suggested Mulroney’s popularity waned due to his policies.
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Iberta
Ralph Klein
Brian Mulroney
Canadian Alliance
Western Canada
Mulroney
Preston Manning
Klein
Conservative Party
Federal
PC Party
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