Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Wednesday changed the proposed opening date of Canada’s 30th parliament from Sept. 25 to Sept. 30. Trudeau’s office said that after announcing the original date Tuesday, the Prime Minister realized that Sept 26 was the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
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