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The agony of Martensville

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The people of Martinsville, Saskatchewan, were shocked in Jun 1992 by news that fellow residents Ronald and Linda Sterling, the operators of an unlicensed babysitting service, and seven others had been charged with child molestation. Two of those charged were former Martinsville police chiefs.

Author: Kopvillem, Peeter
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
Crime, Child sexual abuse, Saskatchewan, Sterling, Ronald, Sterling, Linda, Sterling, Travis, Ford, Darryl, Revesz, Ed

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Guilty as charged: James Keegstra reaches the end of the legal line

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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in Mar 1996, that the nation's anti-hate law is constitutional. The court also upheld the conviction of Keegstra, who spread anti-semitic beliefs while teaching at an Alberta school. Keegstra had challenged the law, saying it violated freedom of speech.

Author: Kopvillem, Peeter
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
Freedom of speech, Teachers, Canada. Supreme Court, Hate crimes, Antisemitism, Keegstra, James

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Storm warnings: language policy divides even the separatists

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The Quebec government issued more stringent restrictions on the use of English, but Parti Quebecois hardliners termed them insufficient. Some members of the business community are worried about the impact of the new restrictions.

Author: Kopvillem, Peeter, Branswell, Brenda
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
Social policy, Quebec, Language policy, Parti Quebecois

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