Liberal MPs Short of Quorum End Bitter Ottawa Debate
The emergency Commons debate on energy and economic policy ends abruptly as the Speaker rules 19 MPs present, one short of the required 20, halting proceedings. Conservatives allege Liberal trickery while Energy Minister Marc Lalonde defends the National Energy Program amid confrontations over the Alsands project collapse.
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Commons
Denis Ethier
Joe Clark
Marc Lalonde
Lalonde
Allands
Alaska Highway
New Democrats
Alberta
Alsands
Britain keeps Falklands military push while backing UN talks
Britain vows to continue combat actions to regain the Falklands with a UN framed framework for talks. Thatcher says UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar's plan may include a ceasefire and withdrawal but no sovereignty stance.
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Falkland Islands
Argentina
United Nations
Margaret Thatcher
House of Commons
London
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Perez de Cuellar
Falklands
U.S
Alexander Haig
South Atlantic
Thatcher
Defence
John Nott
Sheffield
England
Brussels
Nott
Nursing vacancies debated as Alberta seeks binding contract
A three member arbitration board hears rival figures on nursing shortages in Alberta as United Nurses of Alberta and the Alberta Hospital Association clash over vacancies. Estimates range from about 340 to nearly 600 full time posts, while pay and scheduling demands drive talks toward a two year settlement.
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Alberta
United Nurses of Alberta
Bill Armstrong
Alberta Hospital Association
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses
Sheila Greckel
Jan Moore
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Hospital Association
Moore
Armstrong
Allands
Cold Lake
Alaska
Quebec Charter Override Sparks Constitutional Alarm
Justice Minister Jean Chretien warned Quebec’s blanket Section 33 override of key Charter rights may be unconstitutional. He said Ottawa could aid court challenges and stressed the provincial measure risks creating second class citizens by exempting sections on speech thought and religion.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Justice
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Parti Quebecois
Canada’s two largest newspaper chains ordered to stand trial
Judge J L Addison ruled Southam Inc and Thomson Newspapers Ltd must face trial on seven counts of conspiracy merger and monopoly under the Combines Investigation Act. The charges stem from the 1980 Ottawa Journal and Winnipeg Tribune closings and related asset moves.
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Canada
J.L. Addison
Southam Inc
Thomson Newspapers Ltd
Southam
Thomson
FP Publications Ltd
Bob Hubbard
Federal
Justice Department
Hubbard
Federal Consumer and Corporate Affairs Department
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Montreal Gazette
Montreal
Ottawa
Vancouver
Thomson the
Winnipeg
Thomson Newspapers
Gordon Fisher
Mike Milton
Bureau of Competition Policy
Consumer and Corporate Affairs Department
Addison
Quebec Premier Rejects Constitution Protections
Premier Rene Levesque's government rejects protections in Canada's Constitution as it awaits a court fight over who may attend Quebec's English schools. The page note indicates ongoing constitutional dispute and education rights contention.
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Rodermond Construction Ltd
Frank Webber
Rene Levesque
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