Heroin Addiction Debate Questions Compulsory Treatment Plan
A Vancouver seminar panel voices opposing views on BC proposed compulsory addiction treatment. Dr. Thomas Szasz downgrades heroin seriousness, cites willpower as cure, while Dr. Guy Richmond argues addiction cure is spontaneous, not imposed. Concerns include confidentiality, due process, and police role in assessment.
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Richmond
B.C
British Columbia
Thomas Szasz
New York University
Syracuse
N.Y
Szasz
Guy Richmond
Britain
Canada
John Conroy
Abbotsford
French language hangs by thread in Maillardville’s shrinking francophone core
In Maillardville Coquitlam the French speaking community declines as aging parents pass language to few children and grandchildren while new residents sustain it. Local leaders warn the language may fade without newcomers. 1971 to 1976 census shows a sharp drop in French mother tongue speakers in nearby Coquitlam.
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Coquitlam
B.C
Maillardville
Vancouver
Wilfrid Dicaire
Quebec
British Columbia
Fraser Mills Co
Dicaire
Romeo Paquette
Caisse Populaire
Credit Union
Haney
Surrey
Canada
Alberta cannabis reform push spans criminal code, releases
The Alberta legalization committee urges removing cannabis offences from the Criminal Code and seeks immediate prisoner releases while pushing for consumer protections. Resolutions target Prime Minister Trudeau and key federal leaders and involve chapters in Edmonton Calgary and Camrose.
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Camrose
Alta
Alberta
Food rules lauded as world model at Edmonton conference
Joseph Hulse of the CI DR Centre in Ottawa praises Canada"s food and drug regulations as a supreme model guiding many nations. He notes misinformation about nutrition and argues overconsumption is Canada"s main issue while agriculture has fallen to four percent of GNP. He urges leaving the table ten minutes earlier for better health.
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Edmonton
Canada
Joseph Hulse
Canadian International Development Research Centre
Ottawa
Hulse
Abortion Fight Grows in British Columbia
The Pro-Life Society of British Columbia expands activities to restrict abortion access. It reports 4 235 members, a 30 000 dollar budget, and 34 allied groups. It pursues hospital trustee elections and anti abortion lobbying while funding disputes involve Planned Parenthood and Health Ministry scrutiny. Bill Vander Zalm links funding stance to abortion politics. The group also targets other women’s groups and seeks to amend Canada’s Criminal Code to outlaw therapeutic abortions.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Pro-Life Society of
B.C
Vancouver General Hospital
Bill Vander Zalm
Planned Parenthood Association of
Pro-Life Society
Dorothy McWatters
Planned Parenthood
Bob McClelland
MceWatters
World Health Organization
Man electrocuted while clearing gopher pipe near Bow Island
Dennis Clark Lane, 22, died Friday night on his Bow Island area farm when an irrigation pipe he used to flush a gopher contacted an overhead power line. Police say he stood the pipe upright after attempting to flush the burrow with water.
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Lethbridge (Cp
Dennis Clark Lane
Bow Island
Lethbridge Rcmp
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Medicine Hat News
Peter Stein
Provincial
Alcohol and Drug Commission
Stein
Donald Sorochan
B.C., Corrections Association
Frank Webber
the Canadian Press
Calgary
Office Professional Employees Union
Plumbers Union
Bricklayers Union
Carpenters Union
Millwrights Union
Painters Union
Victoria
Forest Products Ltd
Mexico
Port Renfrew
Vancouver Island
Fort Landgley
RCMP
Transport Canada
Winnipeg
San Francisco
Robin C. Moore
Moore
University of Manitoba
Clear Lake
Man
Ken MacMaster
Renewable Resources
Manitoba Wildlife Federation
MacMaster
John Langley
Langley
United Brewery
Nordegg
Red Deer
A.G. Hall
Forces
Institute of Food Science and Technology
International Union of Food Science and Technology
Gardner Motors
Medicine Hat
YWCA
YMCA
Sat
Sun
F. Scott Manufacturing Co. Ltd
14Th St. S.W
Stee
Irvine
Heather Court
Sam Stone
St. S. E
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