Leaders of patience in Canada described by Allan Fotheringham
Allan Fotheringham argues that patience shaped Canadian leaders. Bourassa, Romanow, Harcourt, Wells, Chretien, Mulroney and others waited years for power, performing to secure Ottawa talks and provincial bargains. The piece links their restraint to current national calm.
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Saskatchewan
Robert Bourassa
Roy Romanow
Canada
Bourassa
Meech Lake
Patience
Rene Levesque
Parti Quebecois
Europe
Sovereignty Association
Harvard
Quebec
Romanow
Roy McMurtry
Jean Chretien
Ottawa
Chretien
Romanov
Allan Blakeney
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Trudeau
Prairies
Stength
John Turer
Brian Mulroney
Joe Clark
Clark
Mike Harcourt
Vancouver
Harcourt
Bob Rae
Clyde Wells
Charles de Gaulle
Wells
Mulroney
Allan Fotheringham
Maclean's
Canadian teens try video contest. royalties halt win
Kari and Corina Hiebert, ninth graders at Gronlid School, submitted a Great Canadian Video Challenge entry on My Canada Is. They filmed a Maple Leaf on the flagpole, wrote a script, and mixed images, but copyrights cost thousands, ending their chances for top prize though NCC may use parts on national TV.
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Canada
Kari Hiebert
Corina Hiebert
Gronlid School
Melfort Journal
Bob Pantel
National Capital Commission
NCC
Corina
Oer
Kari
Hiebert Hiebert
Canadian values in courtroom pleas draw ire at birthday week
A Winnipeg editorial lambastes lawyers who claim defendants from diverse cultures do not understand Canadian law. It cites a Korean immigrant charged with wildlife offences and criticizes the use of “different culture” defenses while praising Canada’s judicial system and multicultural values.
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Winnipeg
Jeff Gindin
Gindin
Raymond Cramer
Jong Yeon Choi
Caldeboye
MLA apologizes for misinformation on rural postal rates
The MLA issues a formal apology for errors in a June 17 1992 news release about rural newspaper postal rates. It states staff guidance and the release were incorrect and the proposed rates have not been cancelled. The statement admits inadequate fact checking and promises improved verification.
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Car
Government should expand crime prevention programs
Dear Editor. The Filmon government halves crime prevention funding, weakening Block Parent groups and neighborhood safety efforts with 14,000 volunteers. Prevention saves justice costs, yet the move risks more theft and vandalism, urging ministers to expand prevention and oppose unfair postal hikes harming community papers.
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Filmon
Withver
Neighbourhood Watch
Dave Chomiak
NDP
Gag legislation debate under Canadian political pressure
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation voices concern over a proposed rule to limit election debate to political parties, led by Calgary West MP Jim Hawkes. Critics warn the plan would curb freedom of speech and suppress citizen and organizational voices during campaigns. The initiative claims to curb misinformation but risks silencing critiques of policy. The piece cites past challenges to gag laws and warns of a banana republic style enforceme
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Websters Dictionary
Canada
National Citizens Coalition
John Turner
Jim Hawkes
Hawkes
Tory
Calgary
Banana Republic
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippines
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Neighboriya News
D McGuinness
Ol’ Blue
Canada Day
Peter Warren
Ray On
Sareine
Ferg
Canoac
Sarma
RCMP
Cliff Evans
The
Interlake
Kevin Avram
Feature Serris
Russell Banner
P.O
Russell
Manitoba
ROJ
Main Street
Chaloner
Clayton G. Chaloner
Ontario
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