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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1992
Page
1
Vice President Dan Quayle led a spelling bee at Rivera Elementary School in Trenton New Jersey and misspelled potato while correctly spelling president. He praised a student after the boy added an e to potato, drawing reporters and chuckles from the crowd.
The last two Westerners held in Lebanon were released to a joint Syrian Lebanese security committee after captivity by Shiite extremists. They spent 1127 days in custody and were to meet a German envoy in Beirut for handover.
The Fraser Institute reports Tax Freedom Day fell on June 10 as Canadians pay 44 percent of income in taxes, sparking debate over methodology and the burden across federal provincial and municipal levels. Critics call the date propaganda while supporters cite rising government spending and data revisions.
New Democrat Leader Ray Martin alleges NovAtel Communications issued noncollateral loans of up to $2 million to 1 400 U S cellular licence owners during 1988 while AGT controlled the company. He says the program aimed to capture the U S market and that taxpayers faced potential losses.
Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells denounces federal pressure over Senate reform as unfair to his province and signals support for a national plebiscite on a unity deal. Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark warns that Newfoundland may face Ottawa backed plebiscite on the issue.
The government defeated amendments to extend public service pension and survivor benefits to gay and lesbian couples, a move seen as an early sign of Conservative leverage on gay rights. The vote 112 to 62 drew support from Liberal and NDP MPs but was opposed by Justice Minister Kim Campbell and included comments from MP Svend Robinson.
Ottawa reports a sweeping reform to the Immigra tion Act introducing three streams for entrants. Stream 1 fast tracks certain relatives refugees and rich investors, Stream 2 covers grandparents parents and government assisted applicants, while Stream 3 bases merit on occupation or entrepreneurship. The annual quota sits around 250000, with expanded ministerial powers to assign trades to regions.
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