Fisheries talks resume as snags appear in Ottawa Washington
Negotiators in Ottawa resume Canada U S fisheries talks and face a clash over reviving the interim 1978 accord versus pursuing a comprehensive four boundary settlement. U S envoy Lloyd Cutler hopes for early resumption of reciprocal fishing while Canada seeks full agreement and may push for arbitration on unresolved issues including Georges Bank boundaries.
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Ottawa
U.S
Lloyd Cutler
Marcel Cadieux
Romeo LeBlanc
Canada
Cutler
Georges Bank
Namibia talks resume on Western plan for black majority rule
Ottawa reports talks to resume within two weeks on a Canadian backed transition plan for Namibia. SWAPO demands progress on key issues including Walvis Bay while Western powers keep the plan intact. South Africa accepts the package, UN oversight planned, and troop reductions to 1,500 outlined.
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Bob Douglas
Ottawa
Namibia
Pete Manning
Black South West Africa People’s Organization
SWAPO
Walvis Bay
Canada
South Africa
Don Jamieson
Manning
Angola
South-West Africa
United Nations
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Doctors urged to focus on patients health habits
Dr. W. J. Corbett told the CMA annual meeting that physicians should assess lifestyle factors when deciding how often to perform physical exams. He noted many Canadians no longer need annual checkups and that habits like smoking alcohol use and birth control for women should guide periodic examinations.
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Marlene Orton
Winnipeg
W. J. Corbett
CMA
Corbett
Post Office plans job cuts despite assurances
Ottawa reports reveal eastern Ontario could lose 269 postal jobs over four years with 16 per cent cutbacks for mail processors and 13 per cent for counter staff. Internal letters urge managers to identify reductions, despite Postmaster General Lamontagne insisting no jobs would be lost.
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Southam News Services
Ottawa
Gilles Lamontagne
Ontario
Fach
Ottawa Post Office
J. Real Sabourin
Sabourin
Lamontagne
Commons Transportation and Communications Committee
Vancouver
Post Office
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
CUPW
Jean Claude Parrot
Parrot
Pipeline advantages explained in oil hearings
Ottawa says expanding a oil pipeline into the Maritimes should be weighed against extending natural gas markets. Ontario officials urge economic analysis of alternatives to gas pipelines as the National Energy Board reviews oil supply and demand.
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Ottawa
Maritimes
Ontario Energy Department
National Energy Board
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Montreal
Quebec
Immigrant loses round in bid to sue sponsors
Russian immigrant Ilya Trest lost in his six year fight to have sponsors liable if they fail to meet obligations. The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed his appeal about there being no legal contract between immigrants and sponsors. Trest and his family arrived in 1972 under the Canada-Russia reunification program and faced disputes with sponsor Albert Kokotow.
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Jim Poling
Ottawa
Ilya Trest
Supreme Court of Canada
Trest
Toronto
Soviet Ukraine
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Albert Kokotow
Kokotow
Canada
Quebec Referendum Bill Faces Possible Autumn Passage
After months of study the Parti Quebecois may not secure approval for its referendum legislation before summer. Opposition objections to a 30 hour committee study limit could delay the bill until the session resumes in September. The bill aims to enable plebiscites on independence and other issues and requires electorate approval for laws in certain cases.
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Quebec
Parti Quebecois
National Assembly
Assembly
Justice
Marc-Andre Bedard
Rene Levesque
Fernand Lalonde
L—Marguerite- Bourgeoys
MPs to debate Husky Oil deals in Commons
New Democratic motion urges federal and provincial action to develop Husky Oil Co heavy oil sands with Petro-Canada in cooperation with affected provinces. It frames this as preventing foreign control and urges Canada to keep major resource developments under Canadian influence. Recounted bid battle with Occidental Petroleum and concerns of collusion driving Husky share value.
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Ottawa
New Democratic Party
Husky Oil Co
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Petro-Canada
Canada
Occidental Petroleum of
Los Angeles
Husky Oil
Calgary
United States
Husky
T.C. Douglas
Nanaimo- Cowichan
the Islands
Occidental
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