Seniors protest Conservative pension cuts and privatized care
A letter accuses the Conservative party of betraying seniors by not mentioning pension reductions during the campaign. It highlights women as the most affected, warns about a California owned Canadian private hospital firm operating in Wetaskiwin, and questions profit driven nursing homes and foreign ownership of health care.
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Canada
Ottawa
Weiner Centre
Defence
M.L.A
Alberta
California
Vancouver
Wetask Twin
Ad against religious freedom funding in education
Duane Roset of 74 4 St. S.W. submits a letter denouncing SPE for opposing private school funding in Canada. He defends religious freedom, argues public funds support diverse schooling, and questions the cost of private alternatives while urging better public education and private subsidies.
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SPE
Canada
United Nations
America
Duane Roset
St. S.W
Post office needs competition says reader urges private rivals
A letter from June 18 1985 argues Canada Post should face competition to curb postal hikes. The writer notes a $1.38 special delivery for a Vancouver letter postmarked June 14 1984 from New Westminster British Columbia and questions the value of costly expedited service.
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Vancouver
New Westminister
B.C
Canada defends Bruce Curtis case amid justice concerns
Lorraine Peever writes amid calls for fair process as Bruce Curtis, a Nova Scotia youth, is jailed 20 years in New Jersey on testimony the State later said it doubted. A government observer found no irregularities at the 1984 appeal, prompting a protest over democratic rights and liberty.
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Bruce Curtis
Nova Scotia
New Jersey
U.S.A
Bruce
Scott Franz
Pilate
Mussolini
Italy
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Hitler
Poland
Abraham Lincoln
Manitoba bilingual laws spark cross language backlash
The Supreme Court of Canada ruling forces Manitoba to translate 96 years of laws into French, a move seen as outdated and costly. Critics warn of minority and populist backlash as taxpayers may cover extensive translations and new bilingual services amid political tensions.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Manitoba
Trudeau
John
Mulroney
Immigrant Years seeks Canadian oral histories 1946 1971
Barry Broadfoot invites Canadians who arrived from Britain and Europe during 1946 to 1971 to share personal stories for a new oral history book. Readers are urged to write to him at 3996 Morningside Road Nanaimo British Columbia V9T 1N5.
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Britain
Europe
Canada
West
Ry Broadfoot
Morningside Road
Nanaimo
B.C
Barry Broadfoot
Morningside
Bow Island St Michaels' School celebrates 25th anniversary
Bow Island St Michaels' School marks its 25th anniversary on July 13 14, 1985. For more information contact Terry Ell at 545-2069 or mail to 25 Anniversary P O Box 99 Bow Island AB.
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Bow Island St. Michaels’ School
Terry Ell
P.O. Box
Bow Island
Stop the one worldists says Alberta reformist
A provincial writer laments youth disdain for governance since 1867 and warns against a one world government. He cites democracy, world wars, and Lincoln while warning such unity would bring political and economic slavery under a 350 member body with representation by population. He notes Canada’s rising debt and urges caution.
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Canada
Edmonton Journal
Reader Letters Policy For The News
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