By whose standards should Canada frame its laws
The Liberal caucus in North Bay debates standards for same sex marriage. The piece questions who sets law and argues for Biblical but historical Canadian standards over court-imposed rights. It cites Parliament’s 3 year ago stance of one man one woman and warns of drifting toward aimless judicial standards.
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North Bay
Ottawa
Canada
Netherlands
Britain
France
Dissent in the church tested by Lundrigan case
The Newfoundland case of Father Paul Lundrigan warns clergy across faiths that public dissent on church policy risks reprimand. Arch bishop Brendan O Brien insists pastors must preach official teaching, while supporters argue dissent spurred reform in church history and Scripture supports open challenge.
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Paul Lundrigan
Lundrigan
Newfoundland
Vatican
Brendan O Brien
CBE
O’brien
Colleen Brophy
Federal PC nomination meeting set in Dauphin
The Dauphin-Swan River- Marquette federal PC Association will hold a candidate nomination meeting on Tuesday Sept 2 2003 in Dauphin. Tory MP Inky Mark is unopposed for the nomination and will be acclaimed. Special guest speaker Peter MacKay PC Leader visits rural Manitoba for the first time. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Parkland Recreation Complex with membership registration at the door.
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Dauphin-Swan River- Marquette
Federal
PC Association
Dauphin
Tory
Inky Mark
P.C
Peter MacKay
Manitoba
Parkland Recreation Complex
Manitoba Proclaims Expanded Fire Ban Across Provinces
Abnormally dry conditions drive extreme fire danger across Manitoba regions. An 8 am to 8 pm campfire ban covers all provincial campgrounds and Crown lands with open fires prohibited except approved pits. Backcountry travel discouraged. burning permits restricted. Industrial forestry restricted 11 am to 7 pm. Over 1,050 fires burned 375000 hectares.
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Interlake
Manitoba
Manitoba Conservation
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