Parent power: Alberta launches Canada's first charter schools
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Alberta's experiment with charter schools, a key plank of Premier Ralph Klein's education policy, will debut in Sep 1995. Charter schools are relatively free of provincial regulation, but they receive funding in the same way as ordinary public schools do.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Buzz's lonely battle: the CAW president draws the line on Canadian
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Hargrove, representing Canadian Airlines ticket agents, took a defiant stance during Nov 1996 negotiations over restructuring and wage cuts. Five of the six unions involved in the negotiations agreed to wage cuts, but Hargrove stood firm against the cuts.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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Democrats battle despair
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The Democratic Party is struggling to find a strong candidate and platform to run against Pres George Bush in the 1992 elections. Bush's high approval rating has kept the best known Democrats from entering the race.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1991
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