Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 6, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Canada Winnipeg free press wednesday september 6, 2006 around Liberal contenders ready to Roll Dryden unveils his blueprint for a big Canada by Joan Bryden o Ottawa ? the Liberal leadership race has entered a Cru Cial new phase As the 10 contenders begin making their final pitches for mass support among party rank and file. Ken Dryden kicked things off yesterday unveiling a 24-Page vision document that outlines his blueprint for creating a big Canada ? in contrast to what he called the narrow pinched divisive vision of prime minister Stephen harpers conservatives. As far As the hockey legend and for Mer Cabinet minister is concerned the real race is Only just starting. It begins now Dryden said in an interview maintaining that few canadians have been paying attention to the first six months of the contest. Stephane Dion the sole Quebec candidate followed up later yesterday with a detailed plan for meeting Canadas Cli mate change targets and making canadians More Energy efficient. He intends to unveil a clean water plan Friday. Will unveil his health policy tomorrow will get their one and Only Chance to would be bound to support that Candi those initiatives Are just the Start of and his approach to Quebec and Feder influence the outcome of the race on Date on the first ballot at the Conven what promises to be a flurry of Alisa on Friday. Sept. 29-oct. 1. Tion but would be Able to vote freely announcements and major speeches next week Gerard Kennedy will Over that weekend liberals in each on subsequent ballots. By All the contenders Over the next few release a National learning strategy Riding across the country will be Able to until those delegates Are chosen the weeks leading up to the so called super and deliver a major speech on making cast two ballots ? one for Leader and contenders will be making mass weekend at the end of the month when Canada More another for a slate of 14 delegates to appeals to All liberals. After oct. 1, delegates will be chosen to attend the on sunday All candidates will attend attend the december convention. Strategists with various Camps say the december leadership convention. The first official debate in Quebec with delegates will be chosen in proper candidates will target the roughly 5,000 presumed front runner Michael another in Vancouver the following Tion to the level of support garnered delegates and engage in much More Ignatieff will relaunch his Campaign sunday and a final debate in Toronto by each candidate. A candidate who direct personal Contact. Today and follow up with a major poli on oct. 15. Received 50 per cent support in a Riding by speech Friday in Montreal. The frenetic activity is aimed at the would for instance be entitled to ? Canadian press Bob Rae another leading contender roughly 200,000 party members who seven delegates. Those delegates baby Boomers will soon face Lack of geriatricians Boomers when they begin entering their geriatricians in Canada even though the University of Western Ontario. By Sheryl Ubelacker senior years in the next two decades three times that number Are needed to by 2016, if we Don to do something Well be slip researchers warn. Serve current patient demand. Ping below our current level of geriatric specialist Toronto ? geriatricians Are already in a study published in this months yet Only about four medical students and with the population of people Over the age of 65in Short Supply in Canada and few med Issue of the journal of the american Geri Are choosing geriatrics As a specially each about to double in the next 20 to25 years this is a ical graduates Are entering the Field ? a attics society researchers from the uni year across the country said study co major concern Diachun said yesterday from trend that must be reversed if the health verities of Alberta and Western Ontario author or. Laura Diachun director of the London ont. Care system is to meet the needs of baby say there Are fewer than 200 certified geriatric Medicine residency program at ? Canadian press Canada senators balk at deadline Ottawa ? conservative senators accused the opposition yesterday of trying to stall passage of the Federal accountability act after the liberals walked at a deadline for approving the key piece of government legislation. Committee chairman Donald Oliver accused the liberals of reneging on a Deal reached Over several months to wrap up proceedings up by the end of september. Strip search probed Ottawa ? Ottawa police Are investigating after a woman was allegedly strip searched while at least one male officer watched through a slightly ajar door. The 25-year-old Ottawa woman had been charged with impaired driving charges that were stayed yesterday after her defence lawyer reviewed a Security video from the police station booking desk. The video showed the officer peek ing during the woman a strip search said John Mcgunagle. Ottawa re branding Ottawa ? like the re branding of coca cola As new Coke the Harper government is instructing some Public servants to use the term Canadas new government instead of the traditional government of for months the phrase has been cropping up in the governments offi Cial communications appearing on websites and news releases regarding child care benefits a tax Relief plan a women a Rugby tournament and even debt forgiveness for Cameroon. But an email sent yesterday to employees in natural resources Canada suggests the stylistic change is official. More exercise for kids Thornhill ont. ? Ontario Elemen tary students returning to school this week will be required to do 20 minutes of daily exercise in addition to the usual Reading writing and arithmetic. A lot of teachers especially in the Early grades will Tell you it is Good to have them get up and get a Chance to release Energy Premier Dalton Mcguinty told reporters after meeting children attending Grade 1 for the first time at Thornhill Woods Public school. ? from the news services ;