Ms. law and order: Manitoba's justice minister talks tough on crime

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Rosemary Vodrey, Manitoba's minister of justice since Sep 1993, is a staunch advocate of anti-crime legislation. Vodrey is proud that Manitoba has become the first province in Canada to enact community notification regulations, under which the names and addresses of ex-sex offenders are to be made public.

Laws, regulations and rules, Sex offenders, Social policy, Manitoba, Ex-convicts, Vodrey, Rosemary

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A break with custom: the NAC's new leader gears up for the election

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Thobani, the new head of NAC, believes the 1993 Canadian elections are crucial to the advancement of women's causes. She feels that NAC needs to focus more attention on minority women's issues and helping poor women. Thobani, who is of East Indian ancestry, is an immigrant and single parent.

Officials and employees, Biography, National Action Committee on the Status of Women, Thobani, Sunera

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The third-party syndrome

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Special interest groups will not have a great influence on Canada's fall 1993 elections because Canadian voters are preoccupied with economic concerns. Many of the special interest groups receive some government funding and some people resent this.

Pressure groups, Special interest groups

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