Notley Defends Opposition Role in Alberta Debate
NDP leader Grant Notley urged that opposition members must remain watchdogs in the 75 seat legislature despite six members. He criticized the Lougheed government for treating critics as bogeymen and warned against secrecy and risky economic deals including Syncrude and Heritage Fund subsidies.
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Edmonton
NDP
Grant Notley
Lougheed
Notley
Hugh Horner
Environmental Conservation Authority
Alberta
Heritage Trust Fund
John A. MacDonald
Quebec walkout ends with conflicting views on success
Thousands walked out across Quebec in a one day protest backing Pratt and Whitney of Canada workers. Louis Laberge claimed 120,000 participants, while police put the figure at about 14,000 with Premier Bourassa calling it a flop. Police arrested several activists attempting to mobilize workers in Ste Therese and Dorion.
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Montreal
Louis Laberge
Quebec Federation of Labor
QFL
Pratt and Whitney of Canada Ltd
United Aircraft
Longueuil
Quebec City
Robert Bourassa
Mr. Laberge
Bourassa
Laberge
General Motors
Ste. Therese
Dorion
PC focus four issues as Trudeau spending probe starts
Ottawa Conservatives press four topics as Commons studies the prime minister and privy council offices expenses. They seek witnesses from Michael Pitfield and challenge secrecy claims, while Trudeau resists linking Pitfield to the prime minister.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Conservative House
Gerald Baldwin
The
Commons
Privy Council
Mr. Trudeau
Michael Pitfield
Canada
Pitfield
Drapeau confident about the Games
Lausanne reports Mayor Jean Drapeau insists he is not worried about Montreal hosting the 1976 Games despite IOC scrutiny. He plans to depart for Paris then Montreal, saying contingency plans are unnecessary though some delegates remain cautious about labor problems and site readiness.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Jean Drapeau
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Montreal
Paris
Drapeau
Rhodesia expelled from IOC over discrimination ban
The International Olympic Committee voted 41 to 26 to expel Rhodesia from IOC membership and Olympic participation for failing to conform to the ban on racial discrimination in sport. IOC president Lord Killanin led the motion, based on a commission report from Rhodesia last year.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Reuter
Rhodesia
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Olympic Committee
Monique Berlioux
Lord Killanin
Grant Stuart
National Olympic Committee
A. A. Ordia
Nigeria
Supreme Council of Sport In Africa
Posties may get sick as CUPW pressure rises
Ontario and Western Canada postal workers plan sick calls on Friday as CUPW presses government negotiators. Local leaders report possible work stoppage but national officers have not confirmed. Atlantic region sick calls already underway while Letter Carriers stay on duty.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canadian Union of
Postal Workers
Ken McLeod
Medicine Hat
Atlantic
Oil business a risky but key energy element says minister
Energy minister Donald Macdonald called Petro-Canada a risky yet essential part of Canada's long term energy strategy to ensure adequate supplies for national needs. The comment framed Petro-Canada as a crucial element in planning.
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Calgary
Donald Macdonald
Petro-Canada
National Petroleum Company
Canada
Canadian Societies of Petroleum Geologists and Exploration Geophysicists
Macdonald
Petro- Canada
Meat tainted for Expo sold by Montreal firm
Meats salvaged from dead and ill cows were stockpiled from 1966 and resold to concessionaires at Expo 67. Andreo Arcand testified he saw tainted meat dyed to hide charcoal marking and used at the Man and His World site. He warned of threats, with police protection announced.
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Bill Fox
Southam News Services
Montreal
Andreo Arcand
Quebec
Arcand
Commission
Jean Dutil
Mr. Arcand
Jacques and
Francois Perone
Terrebonne
Dutil
Andre Picard
Vic Cotroni
Reggio Foods Limited
Picard
Massey
Cotroni
Reggio Foods
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Killanin
London
Ont
James Sandall
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Liberal Party
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