Senate perks spark protest over airport parking
Canadian senators, angered by a loss of free Pearson Airport parking while MPs keep theirs, push back as housing allowances raise their pay. The Senate economy committee notes a new 181 dollar daily perk for turnout in Ottawa and argues the token change leaves senators undercompensated. Airport official Steve Shaw says only elected MPs gain free parking. senators are reimbursed for parking.
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Canada
Senate
Toronto
Pearson
William Kelly
Steve Shaw
Shaw
Midland Walwyn Manager Supports 1.26B Acquisition
Blaine Kunz, manager at Medicine Hat Midland Walwyn, says Merill Lynch acquisition of Midland Walwyn for 1.26 billion gives Canada’s last major independent brokerage access to banking services. The deal enables competition in mergers acquisitions and debt financing.
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Medicine Hat
Midland Walwyn
Merill Lynch and Co
Midland Walwyn Investment
Blaine Kunz
Midland
Canada
Midland Walwyn and Merrill Lynch Agree to Tie Up in Canada
Midland Walwyn and Merrill Lynch announce a merger deal to create a larger Canadian securities presence. The agreement, expected to close this summer pending regulatory approval, aims to offer more global research and products with few layoffs and maintained independence for Midland Walwyn staff.
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Kunz
Merrill Lynch
Canada
Midland
Medicine Hat
PM quells spending spree amid Asian crisis warnings
Prime Minister Jean Chretien seeks to curb expectations of a large federal spending spree after a cabinet retreat. He warns the Asian financial crisis will slow Canada's growth and reduce the 1999 budget surplus, insisting the government must reassess expenditures including health care.
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Ottawarime
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Alberta Boreal Forest dwindling wild state report says
An Alberta Environment Department study warns that only about 9 percent of the Boreal Forest Natural Region remains pristine. It estimates 10 percent of the 350 000 square kilometre area is truly wild, amid farming, logging, oil and mining activities. The report, led by ecologist Richard Thomas, likens damage to the Amazon, while Alberta Environment cites 51.7 million spent in 1997 on reforestation and related projects.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Environment Department
Richard Thomas
Amazon Rainforest
Bob Scott
Alberta Environment
Ottawa Accepts Ruling on Same-Sex Pension Benefits
The federal government will not appeal a Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that extends the same tax benefits to same sex couples under private pension plans. Finance Minister Paul Martin announced Ottawa’s decision as Justice Minister Anne McLellan noted the meritless appeal, signaling a potential shift toward equality for gays and lesbians in pension coverage.
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Paul Martin
Ontario Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Canada
Anne McLellan
Reform Party
Commons
Martin
McLellan
John Fisher
EGALE
Equality For
Turtle Sledges Through Unusual Shell Repair
In Thunder Bay Ontario a turtle received an emergency caesarean section and a fiberglass epoxy patch to its shell. Vet Tricia Alderson removed six obstructed eggs with help from a referral vet and a 10 centimeter strip of auto fiberglass mesh supplied by Breeny's Auto Body Shop owner Terry Zuliani.
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Ont
Tricia Alderson
Terry Zuliani
Breeny’s
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