Auditor blasts Alberta lottery funds and tax records
Alberta auditor general criticizes use of lottery revenue as a political slush fund and sloppy bookkeeping on softwood lumber charges. The report urges directing lottery income to general revenue, cites welfare overpayments, and flags health claim verification and Heritage Trust Fund asset misstatements.
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Donald Salmon
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Quebec caucus issues ultimatum on Meech Lake pact
Quebec MP Jean-Pierre Blackburn warns of choosing between becoming a distinct society or a distinct country as the Meech Lake accord nears its June 23 deadline. Lucien Bouchard tells MPs to weigh options if ratification falters while Quebec conservatives push for solidarity and ratification across provinces.
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Jean-Pierre Blackburn
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Lucien Bouchard
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Bouchard
Premier hopeful of Waters selection
Premier Don Getty says he is optimistic Alberta’s Senate nominee Stan Waters will be appointed before the June 23 ratification deadline for the Meech Lake accord. A February 27 letter from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to Getty says no decision has been made on Alberta’s vacancy and will be announced in due course.
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New Brunswick
Frank McKenna
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Edmonton
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Alberta
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Mulroney
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RCMP seeks to avoid Cogger whitewash probe
RCMP Commissioner Norman Inkster asks for an independent external review into two alleged sting operations against Senator Michel Cogger. The inquiry aims to ensure justice is seen to be done while evaluating potential criminality or unethical conduct by RCMP members.
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Michel Cogger
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Oe Dependen
Inkster Committee
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Mounties
Rene Marin
Pierre Cadieux
Paul Vidosa
Vancouver
Montreal
Pierre Ducros
Senate
Teen coerce death case stuns Lethbridge community
In Lethbridge Alberta police probe three teen suicides amid fears of occult activity and coercion. Mothers and psychiatric officials link coercion to death by own action while autopsy confirms Chilton Thor died by his own action with no drugs in system. Authorities also question adult involvement and a possible pact among youths. The case follows two March suicides of Wayne Townsend and Ashley Merrick and a farm house burned after youths gathered there.
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Alta
Rhea Thor
Chilton
Thor
Wayne Townsend
Ashley Merrick
Davies
Sarah Marco
Merrick
Banks to collect goods and services tax in Canada
Ottawa will have major banks and trust firms collect the GST to simplify payments for about 1.6 million businesses. Otto Jelinek said banks will process GST returns with forms small enough for bank handling. He noted higher costs, with $300 million in extra transition costs and $111 million already spent this year, on top of $260 million forecast.
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Otto Jelinek
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Lorne Nystrom
Michael Wilson
Peace drive persists after Israeli coalition collapse
The United States says it remains committed to Middle East peace talks despite Israel’s government breakup. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir fired Labor leader Shimon Peres over plans for Cairo talks, triggering resignations and a push by Likud and Labor to rally religious parties for a no confidence vote.
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Shimon Peres
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Margaret Tutwiler
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