Brian Mulroney Next Minority Prime Minister
Alan Fotheringham reports from High River Alberta on Joe Clark Reform influence and the Alberta Tory stronghold. He notes Don Mazankowski Harvie Andre and Clark face a reform push led by Preston Manning, with Manning’s Triple E Senate and potential airline changes shaping the 1993 election landscape.
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High River
Alta
Joe Clark
Alberta
Clark
Rockies
Yellowhead
Reform
Brian Mulroney
Quebec
Calgary
Commons
Preston Manning
Tommy Douglas
Mannin
Senate
Canadian Airlines
Montreal
Highwood
Huyes
Ottawa
Canada
Manning
Ross Perot
Vancouver
Halifax
Patricia LaPierre
Ton
Hamburg
Triple-E
PWA
Alan Fotheringham
Maclean's Map
Harvest Pie Co boosts Pangman economy through jobs and spending
In Neighborly Mews Fred McGuinness profiles Peter and Candice Sotropa of Harvest Pie Co in Pangman. The couple’s bakery and mustard business support local employment, tax revenue, and supplier incomes, with a social and civic presence noted. Economists cite a 1.5x multiplier on direct and indirect benefits, expanding as small firms circulate money and create further opportunities.
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Peter
Candice Sotropa
Pangman
Harvest Pie Co
Candice
Saskatoon
Regina
Calgary
Pangman and District
Jo-Anne Ferguson
Saskatchewan Credit Union Central
Doug Elliot
Saskatchewan Trends Monitor
Diane Beattie
Ted Struthers
Ogema Credit
Peter Sotropa
Editorial contrasts on war, hunger, and media bias
The piece laments global double standards in war coverage and aid, criticizing Western focus on Yugoslavia over Africa. It cites Angola and Somalia, questions the Canadian Wheat Board's actions toward Moscow, and condemns “dog-kennel diplomacy” that places white Yugoslav victims above Black Somalis. The author asks readers to reflect on biased news judgment and the value of human life.
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Iraq
Middle East
Canadian Wheat Board
Moscow
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Africa
Somalia
Nicolas Bwakira
United Nations High Commission For Refugees
Angola
Canada
Manitoba
Canada Post surveys draw rural post office ire
Cynthia Patterson of Rural Dignity of Canada lambasts Canada Post surveys as biased and insufficient. She cites missing communities, omitted service cuts since 1986, and the private outlet push harming rural Canadians while urging the government to scrap the privatization plan and restore federal post offices.
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Supreme ‘Court of Canada
Canada Post
Defence Canada Post
Harvie Andre
R.p.o
Napinka
Ethel Baird
Gadsby, Ab
Calgary
Hearold
Baird
Canada
Government of Canada
Mp2s
Cynthia Patterson
Rural Dignity of Canada
Canadian Medicare spending questioned as provinces borrow vast sums
A U S reporter learns Canada’s health system relies on heavy provincial borrowing to fund Medicare. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Ontario and Ottawa spend billions while borrowing billions more to cover costs. Editorial cartoon notes long term unsustainability and intergenerational burden. Peter George Lets Talk Taxes is a feature of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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U.S
Canada
Manitoba
Filmon
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Getty
British Columbia
Harcourt
Ontario
Mulroney
Ottawa
Cam
Peter George
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
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By Fred McGuinness
Hussein
Sarajevo
Peter Warren
Post Office
Russell Banner
Russell
Main Street
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Man
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