Marchand Withdraws Racism Remarks in Commons
Transport Minister Jean Marchand withdrew his charges of racism against opposition MPs after Robert Stanfield called them absurd. He later said his gut feeling still says racism exists, while critics question his motives and health amid cabinet shuffle rumors.
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Southam News Services
Ottawa
Jean Marchand
Commons
Robert Stanfield
Marchand
Mr. Stanfield
Stanfield
Treasury board seeks prosecutions over PSAC strikes
The Treasury Board applied for consent to prosecute about 500 PSAC members alleged to have participated in illegal selective strikes. PSAC leaders vowed to escalate action nationwide, with talks and possible back to work legislation under consideration. Air services faced disruptions in Halifax Saint John Regina and Montreal amid ongoing pickets and slowdowns.
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PSAC
Treasury Board
Ottawa
Public Service Staff Relations Board
Bernard Dixon
Halifax
General Labor and Trades Group
Dixon
Toronto
Maurice Punshon
Jean Chretien
Regina
Saint John
N.B
Montreal
Dredging contract fraud charges hit 14 people and 12 firms
RCMP charged 14 individuals and 12 companies from Montreal to Vancouver with conspiracy to defraud the federal and Ontario governments over dredging contracts tied to the Hamilton harbor scandal. More than 4 million dollars is involved as defendants including Marine Industries Ltd. and executives from several firms face provincial court arraignments.
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Montreal
Vancouver
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Hamilton Harbor
Marine Industries Ltd
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Ontario
Hamilton Harbor Commission
Gerard Filion
St. Bruno
Que
Louis Rochette
Bruno Desjardins
Baie d’Urfe
Jean Simard
Spectators killed in Moscow youth hockey crush
A staircase crush after a Soviet and Canadian youth hockey game in Moscow left at least three dead. The 7000 seat Sports Palace crowd spilled onto ice covered steps when lights went out, witnesses reported.Police and ambulances responded. a commission will probe the incident, with officials blamed for the disorder. The Barrie Co-op midget club and Soviet Nations tied 3 to 3.
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Reuter
Ice Hockey Federation
Sokolniki Park
Moskovskaya Pravda
Sports Palace
Barrie Co-op
Kissinger Reaches Aswan for New Sinai Talks
U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger returns to Aswan for discussions with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on a Sinai disengagement plan. He had just met Israeli leaders in Jerusalem and declined to forecast the mission’s duration while noting other duties in Washington.
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United States
Henry Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Sinai
Kissinger
Jerusalem
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
U.S
Washington
Trudeau reaffirms Canada support for Britain's EEC entry
Prime Minister Trudeau reiterates Canada’s belief that Britain joining the EEC is a forward looking move. He avoids direct comment on renegotiation terms while meeting Parliament members and discussing the issue with British leaders. He also notes no reason to expect Britain to leave the EEC.
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Canada
Britain
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EEC
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United Kingdom
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Dublin
Former cabinet minister questions farm income program costs
Herb Gray said the federal budget for farm income stabilization dropped from 301 million in 1974 75 to 261 million in 1975 76 and warned consumers may bear hidden costs. Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan defended the forecasts noting supplementary estimates can raise total spending.
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Herb Gray
The
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Eugene Whelan
Whelan
Liberal candidate joins five way Hat Medicine race
In Medicine Hat Redcliff Liberal Dave Wilkins filed his nomination late creating a five way contest for the March 26 provincial election. Incumbent Social Credit MLA Bill Wyse PC Jim Horsman NDP Bill Hartley and Independent Conservative Hilary Sorochan also seek the seat. In Cypress a late Independent entry Margaret Dragland joins a four way race against Barry Bernhardt Alan Hyland and Allen Eng for Harry Strom’s vacant seat.
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Jim Horsman
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Dave Wilkins
Liberal
Social Credit
Bill Wyse
Bill Hartley
Cypress
Margaret Dragland
Maleb
Harry Strom
Barry Bernhardt
Foremost
Alan Hyland
Bow Island
Allen Eng
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Marine Industries
McNamara Corp
J. P. Porter Co. Ltd
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C. A. Pitts Engineering Construction Ltd
Dillingham Corp
North Vancouver
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Hamilton
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Harold Wilson
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