Inquiry into Medicine Hat lead poisoning plant dismissed
Occupational Health Minister Peter Trynchy says no public inquiry is needed into lead poisonings at the Alberta Recoveries and Rentals plant in Medicine Hat. The plant remains closed for cleanup as the total contamination cases rise to 16 including six children.
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Edmonton
Peter Trynchy
Ray Martin
Trynchy
Martin
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Earl Howitt
Howitt
Meech Lake Accord faces hurdles as provinces balk
Quebec and Newfoundland leaders oppose the Meech Lake accord though Alberta's Horsman defends it. Manitoba and New Brunswick have not ratified, and unless all provinces approve, the accord may expire June 23. Wells seeks a referendum if Newfoundland withdraws support amid strained Ottawa relations.
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Wells
Newfoundland
Horsman
Meech Lake
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Jim Horsman
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Canada
U.S
U.S. State Department
Henry Kissinger
Parti Quebecois
United Nations
Joe Clark
British Columbia
Bud Smith
Clyde Wells
Burnaby
B.C
Smith
Robert Bourassa
Supreme Court
Bourassa
Gary Filmon
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Ottawa
Edmontons Perrin faces firing over Gingras escape
Corrections official Fred Perrin, Edmonton Institution operations co ordinator, is under threat of dismissal cited as no longer able to perform duties. Perrin has appealed, case to go to Public Service Commission if no agreement is reached.
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Edmonton
Correctional Services of Canada
Daniel Gingras
Fred Perrin
Public Service Commission
Ontario and B C Join GST Drive Despite Holdouts
Don Blenkarn says all 10 provinces will back the federal goods and services tax by 1995, with Ontario and B C as last holdouts facing elections. He notes Quebec will sign a collection deal within two weeks, while provinces resist the seven per cent GST and turn to co operation for efficiency. Alberta declines to participate.
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Toronto
Quebec
Commons Finance Committee
Ontario
B.C
Don Blenkarn
Blenkarn
John Turner
Finance Committee
Commons
Michael Wilson
Alberta
Don Getty
Alberta expands aid to Third World nations
Alberta will spend about 2.1 million on direct foreign aid this year with funding to Red Cross and church groups. Economic Development Minister Pete Elzinga cites humanitarian grounds and public support, while Dick Johnston criticizes Ottawa's 195 million Caribbean aid as misdirected, prompting New Democrat Ray Martin to defend Canada’s aid role.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Pete Elzinga
Elzinga
Dick Johnston
Ottawa
Red Cross
New Democrat
Ray Martin
Canada
Johnston
Martin
Canada rejects CASB air safety warnings despite controller shortages
Transport Minister Doug Lewis rebuffed the Canadian Aviation Safety Board alarm over unsafe conditions from a controller shortage. The CASB urged hiring, faster training, incentives, shorter shifts, and curbing overtime. Lewis defended safety and said steps are underway, while industry groups called for a large funding infusion and more hires, noting about 400 more controllers are needed to reach 1,800.
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Mark Kennedy
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Transport
Doug Lewis
Canada
Lewis
Canadian Aviation Safety Board
CASB
Gordon Sinclair
Air Transport Association of Canada
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Moscow
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Jim Brimacombe
John Weir
Sepp Tschierschwitz
Wanda Lee Woodward
Blenkamn
Safety Board
Carl Fisher
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Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
Sinclair
Fisher
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