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	Sharon Carstairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carstairs was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was educated at Dalhousie University, Smith College, Georgetown University, and the University of Calgary.
		Carstairs led the Liberal Party to a dramatic resurgence in the 1988 provincial election.
		Carstairs resigned as party leader in 1993, and the party has continued to decline since her departure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sharon_Carstairs (585 words)

	Sharon Carstairs -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sharon Carstairs (born April 26, 1942) is a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian politician.
		Carstairs was born in (Click link for more info and facts about Halifax, Nova Scotia) Halifax, Nova Scotia and was educated at (Click link for more info and facts about Dalhousie University) Dalhousie University.
		Carstairs became leader of the (Click link for more info and facts about Manitoba Liberal Party) Manitoba Liberal Party in 1984, at a time when the party held no seats in the legislature.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/sharon_carstairs.htm (588 words)

	The Honourable Senator Sharon Carstairs and Dr. Victor Sharpe Receive Honorary Doctorates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Honourable Sharon Carstairs received the degree Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) for her outstanding contributions to public service at the provincial and federal levels of government as a private citizen and public servant.
		Following her tenure as Leader of the Official Opposition, Senator Carstairs was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on September 15, 1994 to represent the province of Manitoba.
		From 1997 to 1999 Senator Carstairs served as the first woman to be Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate.
	www.brandonu.ca /news/article.cfm?ID=297 (732 words)

	Ministers Highlight Importance of End-of-life Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nova Scotia Health Minister Jamie Muir met with Sharon Carstairs, federal Minister with Special Responsibility for Palliative Care, today, Nov. 23, to discuss how palliative and end-of-life care can be enhanced, both within Nova Scotia and across the country.
		Palliative care can be appropriate for patients of all ages who are dealing with a life-threatening illness -- from a child with cancer to a senior nearing the end of her life.
		Carstairs indicated that they were pleased with the results of the Rural Palliative Home Care Project, funded by Health Canada through the Health Transition Fund.
	www.gov.ns.ca /heal/includes/print_release.asp?id=20011123001 (629 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Carstairs' office then issued a statement denying that Carstairs said it, and two people who were present said they had not heard it--not that it was not said, but hat they had not heard it.
		Carstairs remarks about the document you dropped on the table was to my mind self derogative.
		By the documents issued from her office, Carstairs is apparently trying to brand Larry Tardiff as the liar.
	www.whyfor.com /firearm/carstairs.txt (596 words)

	New Winnipeg : Background information - Sharon Carstairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sharon Carstairs (born April 26, 1942) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was educated at Dalhousie University.
		She subsequently moved to western Canada, and in 1975 was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for Calgary-Elbow in an Alberta provincial election.
		Carstairs remained as party leader, and in 1992 campaigned for the "No" side on the Charlottetown Accord (she was financially assisted to this end by former Manitoba Liberal Party leader Israel Asper).
	www.newwinnipeg.com /news/info/sharon-carstairs.htm (393 words)

	EUTHANASIA ACTIVIST MP TO HEAD CANADIAN DELEGATION TO UN AGING CONFERENCE
		Last year Liberal Sharon Carstairs, one of the foremost euthanasia activists in the Canadian Senate, was given special responsibility for overseeing palliative care by Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
		Karen Murawsky, director of public affairs at the National Affairs office of Campaign Life Coalition, told LifeSite that Carstairs' political record and her professed admiration for the euthanasia practice in the Netherlands shows her to be a euthanasia activist.
		In July 1997 the Ottawa Citizen said Carstairs and NDP MP Svend Robinson "have emerged as leaders to liberalize euthanasia laws." Moreover, Carstairs has herself admitted publicly that she is in favour of doctor-assisted suicide.
	www.lifesite.net /ldn/2002/apr/02041004.html (399 words)

	CHN Digest Online: Vol. 1 No.3 January 11, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However, in his case I believe the sentence should fit the crime and I do not [in original letter] believe a sentence of life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole for ten years is a miscarriage of justice.
		Carstairs erroneously claims " After it became clear she was dying of starvation, she lost a significant portion of her body weight in just a few weeks because no one was willing to spend the amount of time the Latimer's did in feeding her, they took her back home.
		Carstairs opening comment, but question if she really understands what she has said.
	www.chninternational.com /chn1-3.htm (2357 words)

	Liberal Senators - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Honourable Jean Chrétien, Senator Sharon Carstairs represents the province of Manitoba and the Senatorial Division of Manitoba.
		Senator Carstairs is an active member in the Manitoba community.
		Her many involvements include service as President of the Board for the Prairieaction Foundation, Member of the National Council for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Member of the Advisory Council for the Winnipeg Library Foundation.
	www.liberal.parl.gc.ca /sen_bio_en.asp?MemberID=182 (290 words)

	Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Publications: Latimer Watch
		The summary statement for this Bill explains that its purpose is as follows: "This enactment clarifies the law by protecting from criminal liability health care providers who act in accordance with their patients' wishes in the areas of life-sustaining medical treatment and the alleviation of physical pain.
		The negative assumptions that flourish in our society about disability are so strong that it is people with disabilities and not medical practitioners who are at risk in our present system of medical practice.
		Representatives of CCD's Human Rights Committee have met with Senator Carstairs to bring to her attention the disability community's concerns.
	www.ccdonline.ca /publications/latimer-watch/1199.htm (971 words)

	RESOLVE\newsletter\number4-page2
		She was appointed Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate on September 23, 1997 and was the first woman in Canada to hold this position until she resigned on Oct. 4, 1999.
		Sharon is very generous with her volunteer time devoting countless hours to Prairieaction Foundation over the past few years.
		The first duty of new President Sharon Carstairs was to welcome three new board members Lynn Adams, John Sokolowski and Laurie Allen.
	umanitoba.ca /resolve/newsletter/Volume2/html/winter2000/news4p2.htm (679 words)

	Issue 31 - Customs Preclearance
		Sharon Carstairs, the government deputy leader in the Senate, explained that the law is needed to clear up the role of U.S. border officers because it is unclear what authority they currently possess.
		Carstairs said yesterday that the new bill would bar such activity.
		It is reported that Senator Sharon Carstairs, who introduced the bill, considered the issue and bill to be "non-controversial;" to the Canadian Snowbird Association, anything which takes away the rights of Canadians as they cross the border is anything but "non-controversial." We have been concerned since 1996 with issues relating to border crossing!
	www.snowbirds.org /csanews/issues/31/36.html (547 words)

	The Honourable Sharon Carstairs Announces $400,000 for Aging Research - CIHR
		The Honourable Sharon Carstairs Announces $400,000 for Aging Research
		The study will provide knowledge about the aging process that will be used to develop improved treatments and prevention methods for illnesses associated with aging.
		Minister Carstairs made the announcement at the close of the National Seniors' Forum on Research in Ottawa.
	www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca /e/15941.html (447 words)

	THE INTERIM NEWSPAPER ONLINE : September 1997
		It's time for another Sue Rodriguez to bring euthanasia back before Parliament, says Senator Sharon Carstairs.
		Carstairs is pushing for a study, recommended in her committee's report so that Parliament can make an informed decision on
		This fall, she will also reintroduce a bill, which died last year, that clarifies, "withholding treatment" in the Criminal Code.
	www.theinterim.com /oct97/17senator.html (254 words)

	NOT ONE OF THE BOYS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sharon Carstairs, the outspoken leader of the Liberal Party in Manitoba from 1984 to 1992, is the product of a Nova Scotia political family.
		Abused by a family friend when she was a child, Sharon Connelly grew up to be a reserved young woman.
		Carstairs is an admirable woman who had an exciting career.
	www.umanitoba.ca /outreach/cm/cmarchive/vol22no3/boys.html (273 words)

	Catholic World News : Canadian Euthanasia Activists Hijacking Palliative Care?
		OTTAWA, Apr. 12, 01 (CWNews.com/LSN.ca) - Liberal Sharon Carstairs, one of the foremost euthanasia activists in the Canadian Senate, has been given special responsibility for overseeing palliative care by Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
		Karen Murawsky, director of public affairs at the National Affairs office of Campaign Life Coalition, said that Carstairs' political record and her professed admiration for the euthanasia practice in the Netherlands shows her to be a euthanasia activist.
		Alliance for Life Ontario leader Jakki Jeffs said that when she began her euthanasia research almost eleven years ago, one of the fears then was that euthanasia proponents would "hijack palliative care." Noting Carstairs' record on euthanasia, Jeffs wondered, "Did this just happen?" and promised to closely watch the Senator's activities in her new role.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=15282 (327 words)

	Open Canada's Post 1901 Census Records, Correspondence to/from Canadian Ministers of Parliament- The Global Gazette
		Lyn Duncan, White Rock, BC 06/24/2001 - letter from Senator sharon Carstairs to Gordon A. Watts.
		Please be assure that I will give consideration to Bill S-12 and to the recommendations made by the Panel on issues regarding historic Census records.
		While her comment refers to Bill S-15, presented to the Senate by Senator Lorna Milne during the previous government, it can be assumed to apply to the identically worded Bill S-12 that has received second reading and has been referred to Committee.
	globalgenealogy.com /Census/Senator014.htm (1089 words)

	NORML Home / News Archive / 1996 / Canadian Marijuana Reform Debate Yields Few Results
		In attempt to explain the Senate's last minute flip-flop, Committee Chair Senator Sharon Carstairs told the Montreal Gazette that the committee members were serious about decriminalization, but felt that such a recommendation would be politically futile at this point.
		However, Carstairs said that many committee members believed such a proposal would violate several international treaties that Canada has signed and would have been struck down by the House of Commons.
		If there is to be any relief for the cannabis community after the latest round of political debate, it may come by way of an approved amendment by Liberal Senator Lorna Milne that exempts "mature hemp stock" from the definition of marijuana.
	www.norml.org /index.cfm?Group_ID=3606&wtm_format=print (549 words)

	Surrey-Panorama Ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This new riding will also go to the Liberals and Dr Cheema - a former MLA for the Liberals in Manitoba in the Sharon Carstairs days will be going to Victoria.
		Sharon Carstairs, former leader of manitoba Liberal party and now Senator and Government Leader in the Senate, had this to say in July 1993," Gulzar has been an honest, hardworking politician and a loyal friend.
		Still it is quite the battle, and I think teh Libs will have the momentum going in.
	www.arts.uwaterloo.ca /~m6chan/2001_bc/riding/srp.html (570 words)

	GN Online: Oil Briefs
		Ottawa (Reuters) - A bill to relax ownership rules for Petro-Canada, the country's largest oil and gas producer, was passed by the Canadian Senate on Tuesday night, the final legislative step before it becomes law.
		"It's waiting for Royal Assent," said Korry Duckworth, special assistant to Sharon Carstairs, government leader in the Senate, the upper house of Canada's Parliament.
		The bill will double the current limit on individual share ownership in Petro-Canada to 20 per cent and eliminate a rule that restricts foreign ownership to 25 per cent of the stock.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=19759 (938 words)

	CBC News:Some important legislation in danger of dying
		The bill creating new electoral boundaries is in the Senate, as is the bill on reproductive technologies.
		The government House leader in the Senate, Sharon Carstairs, hopes the reproductive technologies bill will be passed without amendments.
		The reason Carstairs wants it passed without amendments is that then the bill can become law without having to return to the House of Commons.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/print/2003/11/07/house031107 (431 words)

	Alibris: Carstairs
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	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Carstairs (400 words)

	Reg Alcock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His political career began at the provincial level.
		He was elected for the riding of Osborne in 1988, a year in which the Manitoba Liberal Party rose from one seat to twenty under the leadership of Sharon Carstairs.
		He was re-elected in 1990, and served as the party's house leader from 1991 to 1993, when he crossed over to federal politics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reg_Alcock (421 words)

	In The News: Multi-million dollar federal funding helps improve quality of life in the face of death for Canadians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sharon Carstairs, Leader of the Government in the Senate, and Minister with Special Responsibility for Palliative Care.
		Senator Carstairs is in Calgary today for the
		The health system currently devotes most of its resources to acute care, and to diagnostics and treatment.
	www.ucalgary.ca /news/dec03/palliative-care.html (584 words)

	Y-File
		Osgoode Hall Law School's Continuing Legal Education presents the "Current Legal & Ethical Issues for Health Care Providers" conference with keynote speaker Senator Sharon Carstairs, the former minister with special responsibility for palliative care.
		Web site for more information about Carstairs and for registration details.
		The conference will be held at the Osgoode Professional Development Centre, 1 Dundas St. West, 26th floor, in Toronto, 9am-4pm.
	www.yorku.ca /yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=2792 (263 words)

	CNEWS - Forum
		If not for Chretiens interference with Premier Wells and his powewrful influence over Manitoba's Sharon Carstairs, a pathetic Sheila Copps wannabe,we would have constitutional peace today.
		Looking back on Mssrs Chretien and Wells and Miss Carstairs I have got to give my head a shake.
		Yes, Sharon Carstairs is a Senator for Manitoba.
	www.canoe.ca /mb2/messages/cnewsf/761.html (172 words)

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