Chretien rejects Commons bid as Liberal leader charts course
Ottawa report says Jean Chretien refuses to seek a Commons seat in an early by election. He plans six months focused on fundraising, naming a transition team, and unifying the Liberal Party after the leadership race.
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Commons
Liberal
Brian Mulroney
Chretien
Saturay
St. Maurice
Montreal
Oshawa
Eddie Goldenberg
Goldenberg
Jean Carle
Eleanor McMahon
Manon Pepin
Quebec
Mike Robinson
Paul Martin
Scott Sheppard
Sheila Copps
Herb Gray
Province hires trade negotiator for self reliance plan
Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine names Simon Reisman a new special adviser on international trade to push a self reliant post Meech strategy. Reisman, famed for the 1988 US Canada free trade deal, will help Saskatchewan attend upcoming GATT talks in Belgium.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
Simon _ Reisman
Devine
Reisman Reisman
United States
Reisman
NDP
Bob Mitchell
Belgium
Trade
Grant Schmidt
Ottawa
Saskatchewan tornadoes blister farmland near Saskatoon
A line of funnel clouds and hailstorms tore through farmland south of Saskatoon, creating a 75 kilometre swath. Farmers Ken and Ruth Baker watched as their silo roofs were hurled away and their barn destroyed, while Vansecoy suffered vehicle and building damage. Witnesses described dust, spinning clouds, and hail like bullets as residents fled or watched the terrifying storm pass.
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Vanscoy
Sask
Saskatoon
Ken
Ruth Baker
Vansecoy
Truckers vow more blockades after dollar high
Federal Transport Minister Doug Lewis unveils a task force to study trucking costs and U S competition and to crack down on illegal U S carriers in Canada. Independent truckers vow Canada wide border blockades as they blame high Canadian interest rates and a strong dollar for driving firms out of business.
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Ottawa
Doug Lewis
Lewis
U.S
Canada
Wayne Whitney
Ontario
Quebec
Kenneth Maclaren
Canadian Trucking Association
United States
Bank of Canada
Tobin Apology Over Nazi Analogy Sparks Ottawa Debate
Ottawa MP Brian Tobin apologized after likening the government to Nazis and fascists amid criticism of shelving Hibernia oil legislation. The remark drew condemnation from B'nai Brith Canada. Separately, MPs urged rewriting extradition laws to speed removals and curb court delays, citing Charles Neg’s California murder case.
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Commons
Tobin
Hibernia
Newfoundland
Meech Lake
League For Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada
Commons Justice Committee
Canada
Charles Neg
California
Bill allows higher RRSP contributions in Canada
Ottawa report says a bill received royal assent raising the RRSP annual limit to 15 500 by 1996 from 7 500. The change primarily benefits wealthy and self employed individuals while the average worker with a company pension sees smaller gains.
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