Canada column for
Sunday, Nov. 10/19
THE CANADIAN REPORT
(c) By Jim Fox
Long-simmering
anger over “western alienation” and climate change confront Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau’s new Liberal minority government.
As he met with his team,
including those defeated in the election, he said there’s “a lot of work to do
to make sure that we’re governing for the entire country.”
That was in response
to what Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister called mounting frustration in
the western provinces with deep regional rifts.
Pallister said he gave Trudeau some “friendly
advice” on how to proceed with great frustration over the lack of progress on
pipeline expansion and things such as flood protection measures.
No Liberals were elected
in Alberta and Saskatchewan while Trudeau said giving those provinces a voice
is a “significant” challenge.
The new cabinet
will be sworn in on Nov. 20 while missing from Ottawa will be Elizabeth May who
has quit as leader of the Green party that had three members elected.
May, 65, cited a family
promise to quit and appointed deputy leader Jo-Ann Roberts to be her successor.
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A national survey suggests more Canadians are
planning to attend Remembrance Day services on Monday to salute to the
remaining veterans of the Second World War.
The Historica
Canada poll said those who plan to go to events jumped to 41 percent.
It also found that
88 percent of Canadians feel it’s important to attend such ceremonies.
Canadians also show
their respect by wearing red poppies, the official symbol of
remembrance in the two weeks before Nov. 11.
It’s been a tradition since 1921 and adopted by the Royal Canadian
Legion.
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News in brief:
- A Chinese ban on
Canadian pork and beef products that cost farmers $100 million in lost business
has been lifted. Prime Minister Trudeau called it “good news” that came during
an ongoing diplomatic feud between the two countries. China suspended meat
imports in June, saying there were traces of a restricted feed additive in pork
products and forged veterinary health certificates.
- The separatist
Bloc Quebecois party has conceded defeat after a vote recount in Quebec City. Liberal
Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was confirmed the winner by 325 votes over
Bloc candidate Christiane Gagnon. The Liberals won in 35 ridings in Quebec
while another recount gave Liberal Soraya Martinez Ferrada the win over the
Bloc in Montreal.
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Facts and figures:
The Canadian dollar
is lower at 75.6 cents U.S. while the U.S. dollar returns $1.32 Canadian before
bank exchange fees.
The Bank of Canada’s
key interest is steady at 1.75 percent while the prime-lending rate is 3.95 percent.
Canadian stock markets are mixed with the Toronto
exchange index up at 16,877 points and the TSX Venture index lower at 536
points.
The average price for gas in Canada is lower at
$1.137 a liter or $4.32 (Canadian) for a U.S. gallon.
Lotto Max: (Nov. 5) 5, 7, 15, 18, 35, 37
and 45; bonus 47. (Nov. 1) 10, 20, 24, 25, 32, 39 and 46; bonus 15.
Lotto 6/49: (Nov.
6) 6, 8, 13, 14, 35 and 40; bonus 26. (Nov. 2) 8, 16, 19, 20, 39 and 43; bonus 28.
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Regional briefs:
- It’s now
confirmed that a dinosaur species roamed British Columbia 67-million years ago.
This is the result of a geologist’s discovery of a claw in rocks along a rail
line north of Smithers 50 years ago. Bones found were from the species
Ferrisaurus sustutensis, the iron lizard from the Sustut River, said Victoria
Arbour, the Royal B.C. Museum’s curator of paleontology.
- A rogue goose has
been identified for attacking an 87-year-old Nova Scotian woman. Willow Webb
was knocked to the ground and pecked, leaving her with a broken pelvis and
elbow. The angry snow-white goose is a newcomer to the flock that’s a beloved
symbol of Dartmouth. The flock for now has been removed to a wildlife center
for the winter.
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Jim Fox can be reached at canadareport@hotmail.com
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