Odds on Campbell to the next P.M.
A companion piece on betting odds for Canadian party leaders. Kim Campbell sits at 3-1, while Jean Charest at 5-1 and Jean Chrétien at 3-1. The piece notes Campbell’s rising scrutiny, past controversies, Calgary debate performance, and the press’s mixed reception. It also mentions Bernard Valcourt switching roles and late shifts in favorite status ahead of leadership conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Campbell
Kim
Angus Reid
Charest
Doug Fisher
Ottawa
Campbell
Trudeau
Toronto Star
Tory
Judy Steed
Calgary
Chretien
Shell
Vancouver
Halifax
Jean Charest
Quebec
Sheila Copps
Paul Martin
Frank McKenna
New Brunswick
James Edwards
Patrick Boyer
Garth Turner
Prairie volunteers mobilize for Charla Jans appeal
Prairie residents rally hundreds of volunteers in Camrose Esterhazy Carlyle Devon Gimli and Vulcan to aid Charla Jans a four year old leukemia patient and Reg Banda’s fund. Red Cross testing and a celebrity auction raised money and comforted families while safety rescues and a Cosmobile fundraiser boosted community spirit and hearts for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Areone
Camrose
Charla Jans
Charla
New Norway
Red Cross
Esterhazy
Reg Banda
Reg
Carlyle
Kenana Jane Valentine
Devon
Alberta
Adam Gerbrandt
Adam
AGT
Gimli
Randy Melnychuk
Rob Munro
Randy
Rob
Rob ‘Munro
Vulcan
Cosmopolitan Club
Calgary
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Spring Mailbag Voices From Across Our Province
A heavy spring mailbag from readers across Manitoba voices concerns and inquiries. Alfred Frykas questions MLAS salaries near 200000 annually with add-ons, while Katherine McKay seeks birth parents after adoption. Other letters cover a gas-coupon firm, bilingualism in federal offices, RCMP concerns, economic development, poetry origins, drama in Strathclair, stubble burning, foster parent rates, and long-lost relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Frykas
Ethelbert
Katherine McKay
Gillam
Services Department
Reform not taking away from poor, letter to editor
A reader defends Reform Party plans to cut federal spending and debt reduction targets. The writer disputes headlines and explains projected deficits for 1982–1988, how transfers to provinces would be adjusted, and argues the plan protects taxpayers and the poor. Dale Brown cited as Reform candidate for Dauphin Swan River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform Party
Preston Mannings
Dauphin
Swan River
Dale Brown
Proper procedure questioned Dear Editor
Kelvin Nerbas of Shellmouth Manitoba questions the Langenburg East Conservation and Development Authority over alleged illegal ditches and water dumping on neighboring land. He urges the board to close the ditches apologize and adopt genuine proper procedure, asking why landowners and Saskatchewan taxpayers should bear costs to exonerate the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langenburg East
Saskatchewan
Kelvin Nerbas
Turbans and the RCMP court challenge in Canada
Grassroots effort challenges the constitutionality of religious symbols with the RCMP uniform. Four Albertans filed a Federal Court claim in 1991. trial set for January 25 1994 in Calgary. Support sought from Canadians, with surplus funds to go to the Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Heart Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMP
Mulroney
Federal Court of Canada
Calgary
Supreme Court
Alberta
Ross
Canada
Lethbridge
Rcmp Veterans Court
J. Grant
12Th Avenue
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Heart Fund
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Fred McG
Prairie
Eeeaene
Kenneth Chwatacki
Giml
Yessir
Gerhard Barca
Ames
E.D. McClelland
Emerson
Roseau Reserve
Virden
Anne McIntosh
Gordon Pirie
Strathclair
Bend Theatre
Peter Warren
Ana Martha Schlichting
Sanford
Bill
Merilyn Buikema
Killarney
Gary Filmon
Merilyn
Paul Boissinot
Middlebro
Samuel K. Boissinot
CNR
Joseph Winnie Boissinot
L. Schnell
Elm Creek
Ralph Anderson
The
Pas
Genevieve Aaxx
Deskink
Marjorie McCallum
Darlingford
Winni
Peg
Barry
Ray Edwards
Boissevain
Manitoba
Robert Muir
Russell
Provincial Farm
Frank Bishop
Beausejour
George Johnson
Government House
J.R. Clayton
Mike Hunchak
Lac du Bonnet
Winnipeg
Susan Thompson
George Penner
Gunton
Autopac
Joe Dobrovolny
Vermette
Europe
Treherne
ULC
Ul.c
Reform
Akring
Ours
Shill Borkofsky
Russell Banner
P.O. Box
Main Street
Russell Manitoba
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Rdibutings
Mantba
Ontario
Sasktchewan
Pontratr Cara
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