Tories quiet on House boycott plan
Ottawa CP dispatch says Progressive Conservatives gave no clear plan to renew their Commons boycott over government limits on debating the Crow rate overhaul. After caucus, MPs commented on Sauve ending the walkout and awaited further action. The bill would raise Crow rates from 4.89 per tonne to five times by 1991.
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Ottawa
Jeanne Sauve
Jack Marta
New Democrats
Erik Nielsen
Bill Kempling
Sauve
Kempling
Alberta
Blaine Thacker
Commons
House
Syria rejects meeting with Habib over Lebanon pullout
Damascus says it will not receive U S special envoy Philip Habib citing hostility to Arabs and says no talks with him. The move follows a U S mediated Lebanon withdrawal accord and a reported Damascus trip cancellation. Libyan ambassador recalled and Arab boycott urged. Lebanon police also report traffic blockade easing.
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Associated Press
U.S
Philip Habib
Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
Habib
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Al-Amal
Christian Phalange Party
Amin Gemayel
Libya
Medicine Hat College weighs surplus after 9.6 million budget
After approving a 9.6 million dollar budget, Medicine Hat College faced a potential near 500 thousand dollar surplus. Board chair Ken Lutes noted a ministerial request for surplus estimates and justification, while finance leaders debated spending options to avoid funding loss next year.
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Medicine Hat College
Advanced Education
Dick Johnston
Ken Lutes
Lutes
Finance Committee
al Craig
Craig
Melvin Tagg
College
Canadian unemployment rate questioned by statistics agency
Statistics Canada on Tuesday disclosed that last year’s unemployment rate averaged 12.7 percent rather than the official 11 percent. A Soviet leader criticized U S propaganda and Canadian politicians as misinformed while Poland’s church and state officials prepared Pope John Paul II’s June visit amid underlying tensions.
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Statistics Canada
U.S
Poland
John Paul II
Mackasey Charge Throws Ottawa Inquiry Into Turmoil
The parliamentary committee probing Bryce Mackasey faces disruption after the RCMP charged the Liberal MP with influence peddling and fraud. The panel debates whether to continue hearings or drop the inquiry to protect Mackasey’s right to a fair trial as charges also extend to Robert Harrison and Jean Bruyere.
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Mark Home
Quebec Company
Mark MacGuigan
Robert Kaplan
MacGuigan
RCMP
Robert Simmonds
Mackasey
David Smith
Privileges and Elections Committee
Montreal Board of Trade
Robert Harrison
Jean Bruyere
Quebec
Harrison
Bruyere
Ontario
Lincoln
Smith
Montreal
Ottawa Deficit Grows to 21.3 Billion in 1982 83
The Finance Department reports a 21.3 billion yearly budget deficit for 1982 83 up from the prior year. March saw 7.1 billion in spending and 6.3 billion in revenues, narrowing the gap to a total of 21.3 billion for the year with 75 billion spent and 53.7 billion in revenue.
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Ottawa
Finance Department
NHL Board meets on Blues sale to Saskatoon group
The NHL Board of Governors opens talks in New York on selling the St. Louis Blues to Coliseum Holdings of Saskatchewan for 13 million dollars. Approval requires at least 75 percent of the 21 team Governors. Bill Hunter leads the investor group and expects approval.
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National Hockey League Board of Governors
New York
St. Louis Blues
Saskatoon
NHL
Saskatchewan
Bill Hunter
Coliseum Holdings, Inc
Saskatchewn
Blues
Ralston- Purina
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