Cattlemen Protest Suffield Pasture Closure
Ranchers at a Suffield general meeting protest PFRA pasture closure after a Defence Department report claims over use and over grazing. They urge more fencing and watering holes to manage 5000 cattle, while officials defend current limits and cite emergency conditions.
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PFRA
Musgrove
Defence
Alberta
Suffield Block
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Nave Galarneau
Galarneau
Stelfox
Ottawa weighs flu shot plan amid swine influenza fears
Health Minister Marc Lalonde indicates Canada may immunize its population if a swine flu outbreak arises, possible costs up to six dollars per person in some provinces, nurses or cheaper staff may be used. Canada could produce 300000 doses by fall and may rely on U.S. suppliers while provinces would bear costs.
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Marc Lalonde
Lalonde
Canada
Gerald Ford
United States
Fort Dix
N.J
U.S
Pensioners say wage controls hurt low income citizens
Ottawa reports Progressive Conservative backbencher Bill Clarke of Vancouver Quadra warned the federal anti inflation program could limit profits for corporations and harm retirees relying on dividend income. Clarke urged consideration for ordinary pension funds mutual funds and insurance policies in second reading debates.
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Ottawa
Bill Clarke
Vancouver-Quadra
Federal
Ontario braces for floods amid thaw and rain
The Canadian Press reports heavy rains and melting snow will raise river levels across Quebec and Ontario this weekend. About 120 families near McMasterville in Quebec face possible stranding as Richelieu River waters rise, with Otterburn Park and St. Mathias also threatened.
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Quebec
Ontario
le Gohier
Que
McMasterville
Richelieu
Quebec Civil Protection Service
Otterburn Park
St. Mathias
Montreal
Hargrave backs ranchers over Suffield pasture access
Medicine Hat MP Bert Hargrave told about 100 ranchers that while he supports opening the 141000 acre Suffield PFRA pasture, Ottawa led by Defence Minister James Richardson controls the decision. He criticizes the base and defends PFRA grazing practices amid drought and possible 5000 extra cattle.
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Jim Musgrove
Suffield Community Pasture Advisory Committee
Musgrove
Dave Golarneau
Medicine Hat
Bert Hargrave
Ottawa
Suffield
Department of Regional Economic Expansion
Department of Agriculture
Department of Environmental Affairs
Department of National Defence
Hargrave
Defence Department
Defence
James Richardson
Lougheed: Alberta must curb expectations for Heritage Fund
Premier Peter Lougheed warns Albertans to temper demands and save 30 percent of oil and gas revenues in the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. He says funds are temporary from depleting resources, and spending 70 percent now risks a sad legacy for future generations.
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Edmonton
Peter Lougheed
Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Lougheed
Alberta
Canada
BC budget hikes taxes as Social Credit unveils recovery plan
Finance Minister Evan Wolfe announced a broad tax rise to fund a 3.6 billion balanced budget. Provincial sales tax rises to seven percent, corporate tax to 15 percent, small business tax to 12 percent, and cigarette taxes up four cents per pack. Medical care premiums jump 50 percent July 1, hospital charges rise, and income tax climbs to 32.5 percent July 1. Opposition calls budget vindictive.
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Victoria
Social Credit
Evan Wolfe
Wolfe
B.C
New Democratic Party
Dave
Barrett
NDP
Vancouver
Nanaimo
Gordon Gibson
Scott Wallace
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Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Jenner
J. M. Musgrove
Canadian Forces
Col
Pat Carew
John Stelfox
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Frank Webber
Richardson
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