Reform clash tests PC unity over gay rights in Canada
Ontario sources report deep rifts within the Progressive Conservative caucus as debate over workplace discrimination and gay rights intensifies. Mulroney faces pressure from red Tories while a reform surge looms, with a Supreme Court ruling looming and the threat of party defections.
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Fi Servatives
John Diefenbaker
Bob Stanfield
Joe
Brian Mulroney
Canada
Defence
Marcel Masse
Masse
Sommons
RCMP
Joe Clark
Barbara McDougall
Red Tories
Lke Toronto
David McDonald
John Bosley
Barbara Greene
Mulroney
Supreme Court of Canada
Reform Party
Supreme Court
Pierre Trudeau
Mhureney
Old Time Authority Fades in Troubled Schools
Neighborly Mens laments loss of strict teacher authority as schools turn chaotic. Reports from Flin Flon Blairmore and Devon detail student abuse, yard altercations, and armed incidents. Communities trial Youth Justice Committees with high success for restorative accountability and apologies, restitution, or community work.
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Goldbelt Gazette
Blairmore
Minnedosa
the Tribune
Devon
Lispaten
Scratching River
Morris
Niverville
Opasquia Times
Pas
Dump the monarchy in Canada say Victoria Day readers
A reader voices strong support for ending the British monarchy in Canada. He argues Canadians should have independent constitutional debates, our own money and leaders, and rejects imperial ties, noting Irish, Australian, and Scots moves toward self rule. He criticizes royal privileges and calls for a Canadian national voice.
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Manitoba
Queen Victoria
Victoria
England
Australian Republican Party
Canada
Australia
Hip Hip Horray Walk-a-Thon supports Inglis woman
Lorraine Weir describes two hip replacements in 1988 and 1991 for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and credits surgery with transforming her life. She promotes the June 7, 1982 walk-a-thon in Russell to raise funds, asking local residents and the Dream Team to support her cause via the Royal Bank in Russell.
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Lorraine Weir
Intli
Pratt School
Royal Bank
Winnipeg
Russell
Terry ‘Jackson
the Royal Bank
South Pacific production receives high praise
Dear Editor, Dorothy Dent praises the South Pacific production and its cast, props and costumes. She urges another performance while memories and materials remain fresh, singling out Bloody Mary as a standout.
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South Pacific
Dorothy Dent
Canada faces mounting debt and looming tax hikes
Michael Wycks argues Canada and its provinces face large deficits from 20 years of spending, with federal debt nearing 500 billion by 1996 and provincial debts driving higher taxes. He calls for non political, long term fiscal reforms and reduced government overreach to avert a debt ridden future.
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Michael Wycks
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Canada
Trudeau
N ‘Ional
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