Mulroney faces critique over Meech Lake secrecy
The piece condemns Prime Minister Mulroney for excluding the public from Meech Lake talks and using 19th century secrecy to push an 11th hour deal. It argues the approach risks public backlash and questions his claim the conference would be held in early June. It urges greater public involvement in constitutional change.
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Brian Mulroney
Meech Lake
Mulroney
Provincces
Canada
Globe and Mail
Confederation
Waters foresees slow path to Canada’s elected Senate
In an interview before his Senate appointment Waters warned he might not live to see an equal Senate. He hailed the historic appointment as first elected Canadian senator and urged precursor reforms. Mulroney defended Meech Lake guidelines and signaled summer hearings with a year end meeting.
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Senate
Stan Waters
Waters
Brian Mulroney
Canada
Mulroney
B.C
Bill Vander Zalm
Alberta
Ontario
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Quebec
Mulroney Signals National Policy Push After Meech Lake
The Canadian prime minister told Parliament of a plan for a series of national policy initiatives to boost unity and address economic needs. The Meech Lake signing has renewed discussion of reforms, including trade, constitutional negotiations, and taxes as a fresh start theme echoes 1986.
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Ottawa
Brian Mulroney
The
Commons
Meech Lake
Mulroney
Newfoundland
Baloney
U.S
Quebec
Mulroney Faces Falling Polls and Tax Policy Strains
The Canadian prime minister rides a wave of political trouble as the GST faces Senate delay, high interest rates bite, and regional alienation grows. Meech Lake fallout strains Quebec ties while Western reform signals and tax reform rumors shape his fall agenda.
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Mulroney
Senate
Alberta
Quebec
Lucien Bouchard
Meech Lake
Washington pay equity drive bogs down state workers
Washington state efforts to narrow the pay gap between male and female workers have raised costs and caused unintended effects. Female dominated jobs have seen wage gains but refuse promotions, while some male dominated roles face underpayment. The plan has triggered layoffs, wage scale violations, and lawsuits, with officials and union members calling for overhaul or termination, echoed by economist Mark Killingsworth comparing it to Prohibition.
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Providence Journal Scripps Howard News Service
Washington
State Employees’ Union
Rutgers University
Mark Killingsworth
Meech Lake Accord Faces Ten Day Decision in Several Provinces
The Meech Lake accord prompts Newfoundland Manitoba and New Brunswick to decide within ten days. Premiers Wells Filmon and McKenna face limited time to hold referenda or hearings as Quebec’s stance looms large. Opinions split on national unity and Quebec ratification impact.
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Newfoundland
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Clyde Wells
Gary Filmon
Frank McKenna
Samuel Johnson
Quebec
Two Nations or One Canada The Meech Lake Debate
The piece argues against the Meech Lake distinct society clause creating two classes of Canadians. It contends Quebec gains power to shape laws and preserve French Canadian identity, while other provinces may lose parity. It concludes better ways exist to address Quebec fears without fracturing Canada.
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Quebec
Canada
Meech Lake
Supreme Court
Confederation
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