British Conservatives more sensible than Canadian peers
Conservatives in Britain seem more decisive as MPs in Westminster pick leaders, unlike Canadian factions. The Ottawa race shows Campbell narrowly winning with many no-hopers in the field while delegates abroad comprise mostly male lawyers and businessmen earning around 69,400 dollars a year. Canadians will judge whether this Tory pattern suits their own party.
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Ottawa
Kim Campbell
Jean Charest
Charest
Lysiane Gagnon
Quebec
Perrin Beatty
Michael Wilson
Campbell
Maggie Thatcher
John Major
Westminster
Britain
Canada
Sprout Queen of Central Saskatchewan Runs Busy Home Sprouting
Lois Thompson harvests and delivers fresh sprouts from a home sprouting closet 20 miles west of Prince Albert. She grows alfalfa and mixes with clover radish lentils and canola for about 80 pounds weekly to a dozen customers. She lectures on vegetarian cooking and aims to expand knowledge of small scale sprouting while keeping quality over scale.
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Lois Thompson
Prince Albert
Lois
Saskatchewan
Shellbrook
Regina
Saskatoon
Maggie Mumms
Woodlands
Community College
Rodney
Ila
Ryley
Reform Party candidate Lewis faces past sex allegations
The column revisits Terry Lewis a Reform Party nominee in Selkirk Red River recounting 1991 sexual assault charges stayed by the Crown and noting public debate over his honesty and election viability while stressing the presumption of innocence. The author questions party conduct and Lewiss integrity amid the partisan uproar.
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Reform Party of Canada
Terry Lewis
Steinbach
Reform Party
Selkirk Red River
Lewis
Reform
Tom Spence
Arlene Ratta
Selkirk
Lake Winnipeg
Beausejour
Lorette
Jake Epps Provencher
D.M. Chamber
Steinbach Court Office
P.K. McLennan
RCMP
Doctors, government must cooperate in policy making
A reader argues against provincial moves to restrict physician resources and slow health care reform. The letter calls for early entry to practice planning, joint government physician planning, and preserving a well established medical system while exploring options to improve affordability and access. Ronald F. Whelan, MD, FRCPC, president of the Canadian Medical Association, signs the letter.
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Ronald F. Whelan
Frcpc President
Canadian Medical Assoc
Swanson writes to support barley marketing plebiscite
Charles Swanson states that a broad coalition of farm groups oppose unilateral moves to a continental barley market and back a producer plebiscite. He lists dozens of organizations from across Canada, representing over 200000 farmers, as urging the majority's input before any market system changes.
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Eunurs
Prairie Pools
United States
Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
BC Federation of Agriculture
Uniform
Alberta
Prairie Pools Inc
Canada
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
L'Union Des Producteurs Agricoles
Quebec
Atlantic Farmers’ Council
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Cooperatives
National Farmers' Union Repres
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