Tax Debate Keeps MPs Up All Night on Tax Hill
Opposition MPs camped on Parliament Hill to stall the goods and services tax a day after the Conservative majority aimed to push through legislation. They brought blankets pillows and pizzas as they maintained counter moves and rhetoric through the night.
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Ottawa
Paliament Hill
Conservative Committee
Don Blenkarn
Winkin
Blinkin
Blenkie
Rodriguez
Blenkarn
Finance Committee
Commons
Jean- Yves Couillard
Farmers’ Union
GST data centre bid ruling delays tax timetable
In Ottawa, Judge Strayer ordered the Public Works Department to reconsider two lower bids for Revenue Canada’s GST data centre lease after finding unfair rejection of bids. The $9 million five year deal with Seltzer Ottawa Realty Associates may be delayed as Assaly Corp. and Glenview Corp. bids are reexamined. The case delays the start of GST collection slated for January 1.
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Stephen Bindman
Southam News
Ottawa
Barry Strayer
Federal
Public Works Department
Revenue Canada
Seltzer
Ottawa) Realty Associates
Strayer
Thomas Assaly Corp
Glenview Corp
Mounties remove Hill protesters amid new rules
Father Tony Van Hee and Hull businessman Glen Kealey were dragged from Parliament Hill by Mounties enforcing a new order restricting demonstrations. Arrests sparked outrage as critics accused the government of a police state while Government House leader defended the cabinet order banning loud disturbances and literature within 50 metres of the Commons.
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Tony van Hee
RCMP
Parliament Hill
van Hee
Hull, Que
Commons
Peggy Curran
Montreal Gazette
Ottawa
Hull
Que
Glen Kealey
NDP
Nelson Riis
Guelph
Ont
Kealey
Government House
Harvie Andre
Board of Internal Economy
Order-In-Council
Parliament
Lithuania Says Kremlin Signals Hard Line in Baltic Crisis
Lithuania's president says Moscow is taking a tough initial negotiating stance by ordering Soviet enterprises in Lithuania to resist alleged takeover efforts. Soviet warnings include not erecting customs posts, introducing a new currency, or taking over Moscow-run factories, with troops and jets observed near Vilnius amid Lithuania's bid for independence. Estonia's election results show Popular Front momentum as independence support grows.
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Moscow
Lithuania
Kremlin
Vilnius
Soviet Union
Estonia
Latvia
Soviet Congress of People’s Deputies
Popular Front
Erik Truuvali
Meech compromise progress cited by Mulroney
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney says progress is being made on Meech Lake and a side deal may be outlined this week. Premier Peterson reports talks with Mulroney and other premiers aim for a supplementary agreement. Trudeau counters with a new book attacking the accord as a political tool.
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Brian Mulroney
Meech Lake
Midantine
David Peterson
Mul
Roney
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Meech
Quebec
The
Toronto Star
Peterson
Mulroney
Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau
Charles Taylor
McGill University
Barbados
Caribbean leaders hail Mulroney aid pledge tour
Caribbean leaders praised Prime Minister Mulroney after Canada unveiled a 195 million assistance package. The plan forgives 182 million owed by 11 states, cancels Official Development Aid debt, funds the University of the West Indies, Airport upkeep, and a Caribbean trade office in Ottawa. Jamaica’s Michael Manley called it an act of statesmanship.
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Julian Beltrame
Southam
Bridgetown
Barbados
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Barbadian
St. Kitts
Michael Manley
Canada
Erskine Sandiford
Caribbean
Sandiford
Mulrone
University of the West Indies
Otwa
Three Alberta public workers fired over Liberal campaign ties
Liberal MLA Percy Wickman alleged on Monday that three provincial Public Works and forestry staffers were dismissed for political involvement with Liberal campaigns. The workers named were Dennis Holowaychuk, Don McMann, and an unidentified Public Works employee. Ken Kowalski denied government involvement or political motivation.
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Edmonton
Percy Wickman
Wickman
Ken Kowalski
Dennis Holowaychuk
Don McMann
Alberta Forestry
McMann
Holowaychuk
Public Works
Redwater-Andrew
Kowalski
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