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Reports on the litigation of Esther Neuman for violations of the Alberta Animal Pedigree Act. Alleged failure to provide customers with pedigree papers of poodles; Fines to be charged upon conviction; History of Neuman's breeding operation.

Reports on two dogs being beaten to death with an aluminum bat in Edmonton, Alberta. Daniel Herman Kohut and Michael Paul Melmoth charged with killing a domestic animal without a lawful purpose; Why they were not convicted; Justice Canada circulating a discussion paper among humane societies for revamping laws on animal abuse.

Announces that in Canada, Alberta Energy Minister Pat Black demands an end to preferential treatment of a provincial regime and suggests the province end its overarching control of electric rates and let competition push down prices across Alberta. Who the current energy regime is governed by; Who Alberta Power serves; What the discussion paper demands.

Cites the paper `Federal Government Relations With Interest Groups: A Reconsideration,' that argues the current lack of public input raises questions about whether a funded group is truly representative of Canadian society. Author William Stanbury (University of British Columbia), and three others; Four alternatives by which individual Canadians can take part in the allocation of their money; Opposition to government funding to special interests.