Women voters and Canadian politics in a topless era
The piece analyzes female voters shaping Canadian and U S politics, naming Kim Campbell Audrey McLaughlin Sheila Copps and Sheila Carstairs as potential leaders. It discusses campaigns memoirs and sex life disclosures as modern political weapons, compares Madonna's revelations and Audrey’s book, and notes coverage of Mulroney’s history with Peter Newman and John Sawatsky.
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Hillary Clinton
U.S
Ottawa
George Bush
Anita Hill
Brian Mulroney
Kim Campbell
Jean Chretian
Sheila Copps
Paul Martin
Audrey McLaughlin
Presto Manning
Lucien Bouchard
Madonna
McLaughlin
Audrey
Tommy Douglas
J.S. Woodsworth
Fergie
Dion
Sheila
John Crosbie
Kim
Sharon Carstairs
Lloyd Axworthy
Dave Barrett
Marilyn Quayle
Washington
White House
Richard Darman
John Sawatsky
Referendum Debates Spark Canadian Press Satire
Fred McGuinness surveys Canadian media reactions to the referendum result. Editors from Gravelbourg to Indian Head offer sharp takes on politics, public mood, and leadership as the nation divides. Strong voices from politicians, workers, and editors frame national reaction and humor.
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Rivers Gazette
Accord
Charlottetown
Canada
Gravelbourg Tribune
Blue Jays
Herbert Herald
Gravelbourg
Jake Epp
Yorkton
Lorne Nystrom
Enterrise
Wolseley News
Carillon
Steinbach
Carlyle Observer
Shaunavon Standard
Brian Mulroney
Devon Dispatch
Mulroney and Company
Brooks Bulletin
Daily
Harlingen
Texas
Rural Manitoba neglects mental health care demands
Peter Warren reports that mental illness remains underprioritized in health policy while sports medicine and cancer groups receive attention. In Manitoba rural areas, only 13 of 122 psychiatrists practice outside Winnipeg, with Selkirk Mental Health Centre at risk. Aboriginal and farm communities face stigma, underfunding, and insufficient access, prompting calls for MLA pressure and premier engagement. Leaders like William P. Ashdown urge education and better outside-city treatment options.
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Alzhiemer
Winnipeg
Selkirk Mental Health Centre
Manitoba
Selkirk
New South Africa
William P. Ashdown
Mark Lander
Health Sciences Centre
Ashdown
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Churchill
Sir Winston
Fareas
Prosperity Group report omits small business needs
The Prosperity Group's action plan for Canada's economy emphasizes big business while sidelining small firms. It critiques GST, cross border shopping, and the underground economy as critical issues, notes neglected tourism, and questions the creation of new councils after eliminating prior bodies. The piece warns the federal government may adopt only some recommendations.
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Canada
Prosperity Group
Federal Govern
Economic Council of Canada
Eye on the Dom Manitoba's session exposes party posturing
The Manitoba legislature opens with loud questions and denials as opposition MLAs challenge the government. Sharon Carstairs leads a Liberal party in limbo as leaders clash over leadership, while the NDP under Gary Doer seeks credibility by criticizing the Filmon government and economic indicators.
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Manitoba
Sharon Carstairs
Liberal Party
Carstairs
Grits
NDP
Progressive Conservatives
Crescentwood
Avis Bray
Jim Carr
Winnipeg Free Press
Tories
Portage la Prairie
Brian Pallister
Omnery
Ed Connery
Gary Doer
Filmon
Gary Filmon
Doer
Winnipeg
Japan
China
Junket
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Society For Depression and
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Harry S.maroon
Doom and Gloom
Great West Life Assurance Company
Russell Banner
P.O. Box
Russell
Main Street
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Man
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