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    Guy Paul Morin Case

    The Guy Paul Morin case was the second major wrongful conviction case to occur in the modern era of the Canadian criminal justice system. The case was riddled with official errors — from inaccurate eyewitness testimony and police tunnel vision, to scientific bungling and the suppression of evidence. Morin had been acquitted of the murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop in 1986, only to be found guilty at a retrial in 1992. He was cleared by DNA evidence in 1995 and received $1.25 million in compensation. In 2020, DNA evidence identified Calvin Hoover, a Jessop family friend who died in 2015, as the real killer.This article contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences.

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    Halibut Treaty

    The Halibut Treaty of 1923 (formally the Convention for the Preservation of Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean) was an agreement between Canada and the United States on fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean. It was the first environmental treaty aimed at conserving an ocean fish stock. It was also the first treaty independently negotiated and signed by the Canadian government; one of several landmark events that transitioned Canada into an autonomous sovereign state. It also indicated a shift in Canada’s economic focus from Britain to the US during the 1920s, when the US passed Britain as Canada’s largest trading partner. The treaty created the International Pacific Halibut Commission, which continues in its role today.

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  • Macleans

    Halifax on Eve of G-7 Summit

    Go at daybreak, when the morning fog still cools the air.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on June 19, 1995

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  • Macleans

    Halifax Summit

    It is a source of pride to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien that more than 30 years after he first entered politics, time has not altered his fondness for blunt talk - even in the most exclusive gatherings.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on June 26, 1995

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    Hans Island

    Hans Island, Nunavut, is a tiny (1.2 km2), unpopulated island south of the 81st parallel in the Kennedy Channel (the northern part of Nares Strait), almost equidistant between Ellesmere Island and Greenland. The Greenlandic word for the island is Tartupaluk. (Greenlandic is a language spoken by Greenland Inuit.) For decades, both Canada and Denmark claimed ownership of the island. On 14 June 2022, however, the two countries settled the dispute, dividing the island roughly equally between them. (See also Canadian Arctic Sovereignty.)

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    Hansard

    Hansard is the unofficial name of the record of parliamentary and legislative debates. The name comes from the Hansard family, which printed the British debates from 1812 to 1892.

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  • Macleans

    Harper New CA New Leader

    This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on April 1, 2002

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  • Macleans

    Harper’s next fight?

    Mark Mayrand has big plans to reform the way we run elections. Will the government listen?This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on October 21, 2013

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  • Macleans

    Harris Calls Election

    Most government leaders like to cloak themselves in the trappings of high office when they call an election.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on May 17, 1999

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  • Macleans

    Harris Re-elected

    Just past the halfway point in the four-week Ontario election campaign, nastiness was lurking around every corner. Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty accused Premier Mike HARRIS of lying baldly and of pitting Ontarians against each other in a callous bid for votes.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on June 14, 1999

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  • Macleans

    Harris Tories One Year Later

    On any day in the roller-coaster life of Ontario's Tory government, there is a dizzying list of deeds. Within scant hours last week, as Toronto councillors lugged 11,600 postcards opposing the policy to the legislature at Queen's Park, the government confirmed its resolve to modify rent controls.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on June 10, 1996

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  • Macleans

    Harris Under Siege (Nov97 Updates)

    Inside his second-floor corner office at Queen's Park one afternoon last week, it was business as usual for Ontario Premier Mike Harris.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on November 10, 1997

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  • Macleans

    Harris Wins Ontario Election

    It was, as Mike Harris always predicted, nothing less than a revolution.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on June 19, 1995

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    Hate Propaganda

    In Canada, the public promotion of hate against identifiable groups and the advocacy of genocide is, under certain conditions, a criminal offence, punishable by up to 2 years' imprisonment.

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  • Macleans

    Havana Patiently Awaits Change

    WE ARE STANDING on Raúl Rivero's tiny balcony, smoking pungent Cuban cigarettes, watching the sun set over the dilapidated rooftops of El Cerro, a central, working-class neighbourhood in Havana.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on May 5, 2003

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