Turner Builds Liberal Comeback Amid Party Turmoil
John Turner presses rebuilding of the Liberals after a crushing defeat in the 1984 election. He campaigns to unite a fractured caucus, defy Chretien whispers, and set new policy directions while facing internal critics and rising NDP influence.
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Brian Mulroney
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John Turner
Liberal Party
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Doug Frith
House of Commons
Jean Chretien
Pierre Trudeau
Mulroney
Chateau Montebello
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Quebec
Newfoundland
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Sheila Copps
Don Boudria
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Stornoway
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Ottawa-Vanier
Jean-Robert Gauthier
Chretien
Wilfrid Laurier University
Martin Goldfarb
Winnipeg
Angus Reid
Nunziata
Elmer MacKay
Richard Hatfield
Hatfield
Copps
Canada
U.S
Blair Williams
Concordia University
Montreal
Countries unite to fight ivory smuggling
A Buenos Aires conference seeks to curb global ivory trafficking amid rampant poaching in Africa. The piece cites ivory worth around $100 million annually, with AK-47s aiding smugglers and corrupt officials enabling export permits. The effort focuses on tightening enforcement and stopping illicit networks across borders.
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Nick Cater
Gemini
Buenos Aires
Africa
Waybill
CITES Introduces Ivory Trade Quotas and Tracking
Doonesbury notes that Argentina and other nations adopt a quota system for African raw ivory under CITES. By year end each country must set an export limit for 1986 and report it to all members. Ivory shipments will be numbered and tracked to verify documents and deter evasion.
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Argentina
Africa
CITES
Ivory trade talks form new CITES surveillance unit
A Lausanne based CITES panel plans a surveillance unit to advise on quotas and check illegal shipments and forged permits. Funded partly by Japan ivory dealers, the unit starts before 1986 and aims to curb elephant poaching as Africa holds about 1.2 million elephants while global demand nears 700 800 tonnes.
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CITES
Lausanne
Switzerland
Asia
Japan
United States
Central African Republic
Sudan
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