Readers Digest Crime and Punishment sparks justice debate
The piece highlights troubling crime cases from Canada and the UK and questions whether courts impose adequate sentences. It cites a sex crime case in Quebec with a two year plus term extended to 42 months and a Vancouver murder case with sentences ranging from nine months to six years. The author urges stronger judicial accountability.
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Quebec Court of Appeal
Vancouver
Gary Thompson
BC Court of Appeal
Tuesday Free Press
London
Douglas speaks on New Zealand reforms and global influence
The speaker, Roger Douglas, then New Zealand Minister of Finance, outlines restructuring and government efficiency. He argues New Zealand charts a path others, including Canada, may follow, noting his unique socialist perspective and long credentials unsettling local labor groups.
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Roger Douglas
New Zealand
Canada
Douglas
Al Wong pursues straw into paper and food fibre
Vancouver chemical engineer Al Wong promotes straw pulp for paper and for food fibre in Canada. His venture Canadian Flax Pulp Ltd plans 3000 tons yearly, with markets in the United States and potential to boost bread and dairy products. Wong envisions farmers forming pulping co operatives across three Prairie provinces and supplying straw for local plants.
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al Wong
Wong
Vancouver
McGill
Pulp and Paper Research Institute
Leech Printing
Brandon
Vulcan
Canadian Flax Pulp Ltd
U.S
North America
Manitoba
British Empire
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