Alberta legislature to open with new seating after PC landslide
Alberta's new session will feature a redesigned seating plan to fit the Progressive Conservative majority won in the March 26 election. Premier Peter Lougheed's Tories claimed 69 of 75 seats, prompting reintroduction of pre-election bills and a May 30 budget, with the throne speech opening a six to seven week session.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Government House
Lou Hyndman
Peter Lougheed
House
Social Credit
NDP
Grant Notley
Gordon Taylor
Taylor
Social Credit Party
Notley
Legislators to Review Year‑Start Items in Catch‑Up Session
Hyndman says legislators will hold a catch‑up sitting on items brought in during the first part of the year. After reintroduced bills and the budget pass, the session will adjourn until fall. He noted energy talks in Ottawa and that significant new legislation likely won’t be introduced until autumn.
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Wir. Hyndman
Hyndman
Ottawa
Alberta Budget Aims For Gas Price Regulation And Elderly Aid
Alberta plans to pass legislation this summer to regulate domestic natural gas prices. The pre election budget highlights a $23 million guaranteed income for seniors and a 28 percent cut in provincial income tax effective January 1, 1975. Hyndman says enabling law for the income plan will come soon after the budget, likely the first week of June. Premier Lougheed says the federal guaranteed income supplement for residents over 65 could be topped up to about $235 to $250, with changes not expected to be major.
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Alberta
Lougheed
Hyndman
Barrett on taxes the rich can afford it speech
New Democratic Premier David Barrett told 250 U S socialists in New Rochelle that taxing the rich heavily is proper because they can afford it He praised British Columbia as having the most progressive social legislation in North America and urged wealthy supporters to embrace Judaic Christian sharing as a weekly principle.
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New York
David Barrett
British Columbia
New Democrat
U.S
Barrett
Bernard Riklin
Labor College
New Rochelle
N.Y
North America
Ottawa faces provincial clash before second communications meet
Provinces and Ottawa clash over control of permits and content for radio and television while keeping federal oversight of broadcast frequencies. Quebec aims to share jurisdiction and possibly revise the constitution as ministers plan for a two day conference in Gatineau.
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Ottawa
Gerard Pelletier
Gatineau
Quebec
Pelletier
CITES
Jean-Paul L'Allier
L’allier
Sinatra offers $1 million over hotel punch claim
Frank Sinatra says he will pay $1 million if The Star photographer Lex Panhuyzen proves he was punched by a guard at the Royal York Hotel. Panhuyzen says he was punched in the chest but declines the money. Sinatra denies any punch.
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Toronto
Frank Sinatra
Lex Panhuyzen
Royal York Hotel
Panhuyzen
Sinatra
Mike Howard
Peter Goddard
Star
Howard
Energy board approves Canadian Fertilizers project in Medicine Hat
The Energy Resources Conservation Board backs a 300 million dollar ammonia-urea complex for Medicine Hat subject to Alberta cabinet approval. It grants a 15 year permit for up to 34 billion cubic feet of gas annually, with possible extension, and notes the project would boost Alberta's economy with an estimated 552 million dollars in net provincial benefits and increased employment.
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Gordon Pollard
Energy Resources Conservation Board
ERCB
Canadian Fertilizers Ltd
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Western Natural Gas Ltd
HERCE
Medicine Hall
EEC eyes Canada trade pact with broader powers
Brussels sources report the EEC commission drafts a treaty with Canada on trade and expanded cooperation. A joint EEC Canada commission would analyse economic ties and exchange tech and scientific data, potentially granting the bloc access to Canadian minerals and forest products.
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Brussels
European Economic Community
EEC
Canada
Commission
Ottawa
Council of Ministers
West Germany
Netherlands
Britain
Quebec Labour faces strikes across construction, docks, and post offices
Workers walk off 25 major construction sites including Olympic projects to protest government reforms. Dockworkers refuse to back down amid court rulings ending a six week strike. Post office staff reverse limits on negotiations and back CUPW leadership as disruptions threaten 1976 Games deadlines. Louis Laberge and Jean Cournoyer to meet on union trusteeship.
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Montreal
Cliche Commission On
Labor Unions
National Assembly
Quebec Federation of Labor
QFL
Louis Laberge
Jean Cournoyer
International Longshoremen’s Association
Trois-Rivieres
Quebec City
Bryce Mackasey
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
CUPW
Joe Davidson
Mackasey
Transport funding under Ottawa scrutiny as debates loom
Ottawa C P reports over 1.08 billion dollars of Transport Department spending for 1975 76 will be debated by the opposition this week The topic covers East Coast ferries CN service and hotel rail operations while Transport Minister Jean Marchand faces pointed questions about his department amid prior apologies and criticism The two day session proceeds with no risk of blocking passage under Liberal majority and a separate Friday treasury board debate also passes without a vote.
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Ottawa
Commons
Transport Department
Canadian National
Jean Marchand
Marchand
Transport
Air Canada
Treasury Board
New Democrats
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Energy Board
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