Quebecers Show Shift Toward Sovereignty in New Poll
A Leger and Leger poll of 1031 Quebecers from Feb 15 to 19 finds 58.4 percent in favor of sovereignty, 26.7 percent against, with 44 percent undecided and 10.5 percent non responsive. Supporters expect positive economic impact, Meech Lake accord views split with 46.2 percent in favor and 25 percent confident of ratification.
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Leger and
Leger
le Journal de Montreal
Television Quatre Saisons
Quebec
Sorecom
Sovereignty Association
Meech Lake
Meech logjam persists as Quebec invasion meets resistance
In Winnipeg the Meech Lake supporters from Quebec and other provinces were rejected by Manitoba leaders. Premier Gary Filmon urged a first ministers conference as the deadlock over ratification nears, while Bourassa warns of national political rupture without Meech passage.
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Winnipeg
Quebec
Manitoba
Gil Remillard
Meech
Meech Lake
Gary Filmon
Robert Bourassa
Filmon
Wilson defends GST plan amid Alberta tax sell protests
Edmonton reports Finance Minister Michael Wilson argues the visible goods and services tax benefits Alberta with a 2.75 percent income gain while facing protests led by the Pro-Canada Network. Opponents forecast tax hikes and higher hidden levies if the GST passes.
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Edmonton
Michael Wilson
Lucien Royer
Alberta
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Michael Walker
Vancouver
Ottawa
Walker
Liberals clash at Vancouver leadership forum
In Vancouver, Liberal leadership contenders clashed over Mulroney while courting delegates. Jean Chretien attacked the prime minister as a symbolic crisis in leadership, Paul Martin pressed for broader economic reforms, and Sheila Copps touted an environmental platform. The forum highlighted policy battles ahead of the party’s national race.
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Brian Mulroney
Quebec
Sheila Copps
Mulroney
Vancouver
Paul Martin
John Crow
Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Canada
Washington
Toronto
John Nunziata
Tom Wappel
Martin
Copps
United States
Chretien
Mulrone
Montreal
Pacific Forum
Soviet Voters Back Reforms in Three Republics
Partial results from polls in Moscow and the Russian Federation Ukraine and Byelorussia show many voters backing reform moves ahead of perestroika. First multi movement elections may need a second round as no clear majority emerged. Boris Yeltsin wins a seat in Sverdlovsk. Sergei Kovalyov also appears to win a Moscow seat.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Soviet Union
Sergei Kovalyov
Andrei Sakharov
Urals
Sverdlovsk
Boris Yeltsin
Communist Party
Pulp mill postponement shakes Alberta community divide
The Alberta governments hold on the 1.3 billion Alberta Pacific pulp mill splits Prosperity and Athabasca residents. Emil Zachkewich hails the review process while Grant Latimer forgives future jobs frustrations and local shopkeepers urge listening to locals over urban environmentalists.
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Alta
Alberta
Alberta-Pacific
Athabasca
Emil Zachkewich
Edmonton
Zachkewich
Chamber of Commerce
Grant Latimer
Mike Cardinal
Wayne Schinkinger
Nuclear plant worker arrested in heavy water contamination case
The Point Lepreau reactor employee was arrested after eight workers received elevated radiation exposure from a cup of heavy water placed in a plant cooler. RCMP withheld details until court appearance in Saint John. plant officials stress rapid detection proves effective safeguards.
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Point Lepreau
N.B
RCMP
Saint John
Colin Nichols
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Nichols
Atlantic Canada
NB Power
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