Bourassa signals wary Quebec and economic focus after Meech vote
The piece argues Premier Robert Bourassa will not push Quebec toward independence and vows to avoid future constitutional conferences. It notes a few flag burnings during St Jean Baptiste but portrays overall calm and an economic, technocratic approach to preserving Canada's unity.
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Meech Lake
St.Jean-Baptiste
Robert Bourassa
Quebec
Canada
Sovereignty Association
Bourassa
Winnipeg
Ben Johnson deserves a second chance in sports
The debate over Ben Johnson’s ban follows an inquiry by Charles Dubin into drug use in amateur athletics. Johnson seeks reinstatement to run again, arguing the lifetime funding bans are excessive and penalize him beyond his crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Johnson
Charles Dubin
Dubin
Johnson
Canadian Track and Field Association
CTFA
Sport Canada
Otto Jelinek
Ottawa
Controversy at City College Over Race Theories
Two professors at City College of New York argue competing racial theories. Dr Michael Levin claims blacks are less intelligent on average, drawing fire given Harlem location and 39 percent black student body. Dr Leonard Jeffries promotes claims about Jewish funding of the slave trade and AIDS plots. The American Jewish Committee condemns the rhetoric. Faculty Senate defends academic freedom and rejects an inquiry.
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Trevor Rowe
Southam News
New York
Michael Levin
Philosphy
Leonard Jeffries
Levin
City College
Harlem
Jeffries
American Jewish Committee
Senate
Bernard W. Harleston
CID
Lane Cove
Tasmania
Scotland
Taber
Alberta
Chretien adopts boonies strategy to let Mulroney self-destruct
Liberal Leader Jean Chretien plans to stay out of Parliament for six months and wage occasional guerrilla attacks on Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He aims to let Mulroney’s government stumble while avoiding direct confrontation, adopting a strategic withdrawal similar to Mulroney’s earlier boonies approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Jean Chretien
Mulroney
Herb Gray
Chretien
Brain Mulroney
Liberal Party
John Turner
Canada
Gray
Chretien Tries Populist Route Against Mulroney Maneuvering
The piece contrasts Jean Chretien’s strategy to meet Canadians directly with Brian Mulroney’s declining grip as Meech Lake fails. Chretien pledges dialogue and lower interest rates while Mulroney’s tactics backfire, leaving him facing a potential cabinet shuffle and a fading two majorities image.
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Chretien
Filler Column Notes From Kingston to Moscow Jokes
A humorous column recalls travel delays on a Toronto Kingston flight and a Medicine Hat luggage return. It riffs on Kingston Isle of View, press satire from Moscow, Glasnost topics, and global quirks.
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Southam
Kamloops
Air B.C
Toronto
Kingston
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Kingston-Toronto
Islands
Isle of View
Chris Young
Moscow
Russia
Eastonian
Politburo
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John A
Bill Hartley
Ben
Africa
EER Post
INE
INI
Tiananmen Square
Don McGillivray
Trudeau
Turner
Peter Massey
Gorby
Bossman
Finland
Andrei Shipilov
Vzgliad (Opinion
Glasnost
Pravda
Howard Johnson
Toronto Airport
Wellington
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