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...number has reached as high as 50 million in recent years. In turn, U.S. demand is an important factor in building many Canadian energy projects. The hunger for power in the Western U.S. spurred plans to build more than 4,000 MW of new generating capacity in Alberta over the next five years, and a dedicated transmission line south to capitalize on American demand has also been on the provincial wish list. Similarly, Ontario and Quebec are counting on becoming bigger players in the U.S. market to generate profits needed to build plants at home. "No one can stay aloof...
...largely Asian-American crowd of 250 filled the ARCO Forum last night to hear Alberta Lee speak in defense of her father Wen Ho Lee, a former Los Alamos scientist accused of compromising national security...
...Canadian tradition of universal coverage. In 1995, Chretien cut back health care transfer payments to the Canadian provinces, effectively throwing the ball into the provinces' court for the insurance of universal health care security. This has opened the door to serious talk of privatizing health care services. In Alberta, Day's home province, for-profit clinics have been heralded as health care's future. Day himself is an enthusiastic proponent. Today, Chretien puts his support firmly behind government-funded health care. However, while his stance is laudable, he neglects to admit his role in forwarding the kind of two-tier...
...fact, it is mostly through the lens of policy that matters of character have been addressed at all. In contrast to the choreographed visibility of religious affiliation in the American election campaign, Day's conservative Christian value system--he fought for the Alberta government to recognize religious schools and has declared that creationism is just as well substantiated by science as evolution--has been perceived as a major liability by the Canadian electorate. Allegations that Chretien used government funds to back business activities in his riding have been addressed as legal, not voting, issues and have not hurt his standing...
...Cold-Air Mass Sweeping in from Alberta, Stupid...