The American way better way for selecting judges
A column contrasts U S televised Supreme Court hearings with Canada’s secretive process. It argues Americans demand public scrutiny for nominees like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, notes Reagan and Bush era picks, cites Anita Hill, and asserts the American process is superior to Canada’s behind closed doors system.
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United States
CNN
Canada
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bill Clinton
Supreme Court
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Brian ‘Mulroney
Clinton
Byron White
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Clarence Thomas
American Civil Liberties Union
Senate
Anita Hill
Ginsburg
Baltimore Sun
Teddy Kennedy
Ruth Ginsburg
Brian Mulroney
Canadian Bar Association
Open Letter to Minister Mayer on Rural Prairie Needs
Fred McGuinness urges Minister Mayer to address small communities issues on the Prairies. He calls for better communication, targeted funding for rural business loans, training, and value added research while criticizing Ottawa favoritism and Canada Post delays.
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Charles Mayer
Canada Post
Canada
Carberry
Ottawa
Newsworld
Prairies
Fred McGuinness
Manitoba youth crime debate stirs public fury and reform talk
A Winnipeg reader criticizes the youth justice system as ineffective after an 8 year old offender’s spree of thefts and car thefts. The letter cites Ontario restitution cases and Manitoba legislative debates, noting resignations and by elections shaping the next session. The writer links juvenile justice to broader political shifts and polls showing weak NDP support.
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Justice
Winnipeg
WPD
Manitoba
Ontario
Clearwater Bay
Jaiten
Kenora
Ont
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Ontario Court
Court House
Water St
Serenity
Canada
Can you afford to be a senior letter to the editor
A citizen argues that a Personal Care Home rent of 87.7 percent of after tax income pressures seniors. Using 1992 assessments and 1993 earnings, the piece shows daily charges from 26.50 to 46.04 and yearly costs around 9,672.50 to 16,804.60, highlighting perilous shortfalls for those with investment income and the erosion of capital reserves to cover basics like clothing and dentures. It contends that seniors on Old Age Security and supplements face insufficient funds for personal expenses and fear the capital drain will erase their financial security.
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Orchard
Residents urge MLA to oppose punishing rates
Voters are urged to contact their MLA to voice concern over penalties described as punish rates. The appeal is supported by the Resident Council Support Group of Bayside Personal Care of Killarney and members including Dorothy Edwards and Dorothy Finnen of Killarney MB ROK 160.
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Bayside
Killarney
Dorothy Edwards
Dorothy Finnen
MB Rok
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Rossmere
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Cheema
British Columbia
Mr. Alcock
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Dorothy Dobbie
Filmon
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