City council yields power for a arts centre in Medicine Hat
Ian C. MacDonald argues the mayor and council sacrificed municipal fiscal autonomy to fund a cultural centre, warning the move erodes Medicine Hat’s independence and diversity while increasing provincial control over taxes. The piece laments loss of downtown asset and regional appeal to attract talent and enterprise.
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Medicine Hat
Ken Sauer
Canada
Pierre Trudeau
Alberta
Arts Centre
Medicine Hat College
Medicine
Red Deer
Grande Prairie
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Calgary
Ottawa
North America
Ted Grimm
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Open City Council Meeting Sparks Democratic Concerns
A Social Studies educator argues the June 17 open meeting on relocating Medicine Hat’s cultural centre was undemocratic. He alleges late notice, in-camera decisions, no public comment and calls for plebiscite or compromise to restore trust in representative government.
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Canada
The
Arts
Sauer
M.C.R
Citizens of
Medicine Hat
Militarism and socialism in Western Europe warned by Telegraph
The piece argues left wing defense policies would militarize politics and threaten NATO and American security. It weighs Finlandization risk, Western Europe's shrinking military, and a potential shift to independent deterrents amid rising American nationalism and possible Soviet pressure.
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Napoleon
Soviet Russia
America
Western Europe
Western
Europe
Moscow
United States
de Gaulle
Wedgwood
NATO
Soviet Union
Benn
Great Britain
Britain
Brezhnev
Daily Telegraph
Charles Lynch on a possible cover up in Canada security report
A columnist argues the Trudeau government will censor the McDonald inquiry report to shield security concerns. The piece recalls the Mackenzie Pratte Coldwell findings urging civilian control and warns ongoing push to curb RCMP powers amid Quebec separatism.
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Ottawa
Commission of Inquiry
Trudeau
Robert Kaplan
Canada
Royal Commission On Security
Quebec
FLQ
Parti Quebecois
Rene Levesque
Max Mackenzie
Yves Pratte
CCF
M.J. Coldwell
RCMP
Commission of
Mackenzie Commission
David McDonald
Donald Rickerd
Guy Gilbert
McDonald
Mackenzie-Pratte-Coldwell
Federation
Mackenzie
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