Gay rights bill passes in Ottawa after decade long fight
The House of Commons approved Bill C-33 by 153 to 76, adding sexual orientation to the Canadian Human Rights Act. Support came from most Liberal Bloc Quebecois and NDP MPs, while Liberals and Reformers largely opposed or abstained. Prime Minister Chretien defended MPs voting conscience over party lines amid heated debate. Svend Robinson, the first openly gay MP, called the result a long and tortuous journey and warned the struggle continues.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
John Fisher
Bloc Quebecois
New Democrat
Commons
Calgary
Jim Silye
Bloc
Pierrette ‘Venne
Jean Charest
Elsie Wayne
Jean Chretien
Svend Robinson
Jan Brown leaves Reform to sit as Independent in Commons
Calgary MP Jan Brown quits the Reform caucus saying the party cannot accommodate her views and that leadership under Preston Manning lacks confrontation. She cites weak caucus push and calls for cautious Reform voters in Ontario to watch developments as dust settles.
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Ottawa
Jan Brown
Reform Caucus
Brown
Calgary
Preston Manning
Reform
Reform Party
Bob Ringma
David Chatters
Ray Speaker
Reform House
Manning
Speaker
Juror accepts mental disorder verdict in Joudrie case
Dorothy Joudrie, 61, found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder for shooting her estranged husband Earl Joudrie six times on January 21 1995. The jury of 12 acquitted on criminal responsibility while detailing the acts and sentencing steps begin with psychiatric treatment.
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Calgary
Dorothy Joudrie
Earl Joudiie
Jaadine
Dorothy
Noel O’brien
Joudrie
O’brien
O'Brien
Dorothy Joudiie
Earl Joudrie
Teens in Florida band crash and murder linked to Lords of Chaos
In Fort Myers a band director warned teens suspected of vandalism. Hours later he was shot dead. Police tie the slaying to a self described teen militia, which within weeks committed arson and armed robbery. The group also planned crimes against Disney characters. They burned a supermarket trailer and a Baptist church and set a thatched aviary on fire.
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Fort Myers, Flaigh
Mark Schwebes
Schwebel
Lords of Chaos
John McDougall
Disney
Radio duo broadcast naked to settle bravery debate
London reporters note two disc jockeys argued over which sex is braver by broadcasting nude on air. Gregg Upwards joked about Helen Purcell staring at his bald head as Severn Sound in western England aired the scene. Purcell said their show aimed to be memorable.
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London
Reuter
Gregg Upwards
Helen Purcell
Severn Sound Radio
England
Seeyetting w 12 See weather map
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Ann Landers
Canada
Davis
Doonesbury
Gallagher
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