Liberal support has slipped since spring while the Alliance's has grown, Prime Minister Jean Chretien and his caucus heard Aug. 30. Party pollster Michael Marzolini told the MPs and senators their national support is down slightly since March to 43 per cent from 45 per cent, while the Alliance has jumped from 15 per cent to 23 per cent. Moments after telling journalists he would let the Mounties do their job, the prime minister again brushed past his bodyguards to press the flesh on Parliament Hill. The government calls it security. A device called BodySearch is being used by U.S. Customs inspectors at six airports to detect contraband.
Some wins are bigger than others.
Blue Jays manager Jim Fregosi put the most recent win at the top of the heap. A dispute between the creators of the popular Harry Potter children's book series and a Pennsylvania woman who insists she owns the rights to the Muggles trademarks will go to trial, a judge has ruled. The trio's bizarre and at times dramatic journey aboard the GTS Katie came to an end when the American ship was hauled into port by two tugboats. The regulations, which among other things will require regular sampling and testing of water by accredited labs, come in the wake of the E. coli tragedy in Walkerton, Ont. The Tennis Masters Series tournament in Toronto offered all that.