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Montreal - Tributes poured in on Monday for Claude Ryan, the nominal leader of the federalist No side in the 1980 sovereignty referendum who went on to become a key cabinet minister under Robert Bourassa. "A committed Canadian with an unshakeable faith in his country, he was always at the centre of the great debates on Quebec's evolution within the Canadian federation," said Prime Minister Paul Martin. Ryan died of cancer on Monday at the age of 79 Fredericton - Pressure is growing on the federal Fisheries Department to take steps to preserve one of the great icons of Maritime life and a cornerstone of the region's economy - the lobster. Members of the Maritime Fishermen's Union will meet with fisheries officials in Moncton, N.B. to push for immediate action to conserve dwindling lobster stocks in the Northumberland Strait. "This fishery has been sliding for the past 10 years," said Ron Cormier, president of the fishermen's union. "We're at the panic point." Ottawa - Sheila Copps continued her flirtation with the NDP on Monday even as she battles fiercely for the Liberal nomination in a new Hamilton riding. She staged a joint press conference with New Democrat MP Pat Martin to announce a private members' bill to protect pensions and benefits for workers in the case of bankruptcy.
