Rougher waters before smoother sailing in Canada
The Vancouver Board of Trade applauds the Prime Minister for recognizing government spending as excessive and supports slowing the vast government machine. It backs a Crown Corporation for the Post Office to ease financing and hopes for better cooperation with the postal union while noting a shift from constitutional recovery to a united Canada with a smoother economic path.
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Vancouver Board of Trade
Trudeau
Post Office
C.U.P.W
Crown Corporation
Crown
Win
Vancouver
Canada
United States
Alberta
British Columbia
C.D. Howe Institute
Economic Council of Canada
Victoria's 100th anniversary of Macdonald election noted
James K. Nesbitt reflects on Sir John A. Macdonald's Victoria victory in 1878 to 1882, highlighting Victoria as a political base, Amor de Cosmos in the Commons, and a bronze statue idea. Also cites Reader's Digest on heart attack deaths and mentions Anturan anticlotting for prevention.
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James K. Nesbitt
Victoria
House of Commons
Canada
John A. Macdonald
Macdonald
Esquimalt
Nanaimo
John
Kingston
Judah P. Davies
British Columbia
William Alexander Smith
Nova Scotia
California
Amor de Cosmos
Lover of
Sir John
Amor
de Cosmos
Sir John A. Macdonald
Reader’s Digest
Return to the basics in elementary and secondary teaching
Dr. Alan Newberry argues for prioritizing reading and arithmetic as core goals of elementary education. He notes lawsuits over illiteracy, urges self concept development, and suggests transitional programs and three main secondary goals: rigorous academics, career preparation, and leisure skills.
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Alan Newberry
California
Peter Doe
Ontario
Readers Letter Questions Chetwynd Development Plans
A construction worker writes to Efitor expressing disappointment in Chetwynd leadership for not supporting mobile homes and trailer courts. He argues council knew of future growth and coal potential yet refused to ease housing, services, and shopping to attract workers and families, urging preparation and inclusion. He warns lack of action will drive workers elsewhere. The letter ends with a Reader’s Digest note about loons and their ancient evolution.
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Efitor
Chetwynd
Ft. St. John
Dawson Creek
Prince George
Prime Minister Trudeaus new economic measures criticized at length
A reader denounces Prime Minister Trudeau for bypassing Parliament and Cabinet while announcing 1970s style economic steps. The piece argues energy self sufficiency, warns against big government, and urges Post Office reform, reduced bureaucracy, and new incentives to revive business and industry.
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Trudeau
Doubts on Trudeau sincerity over transportation funding
Frank Oberle argues the Prime Minister’s posturing masks inaction on transportation. Cutting planned spending without spending real funds leaves concerns unresolved, recalling Liberal 1974 pledge of a $2 billion transport fund. He urges immediate parliamentary action to show seriousness.
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Trudeau
Trudeau budget plan masks real aims says critic
A speaker condemns the new budget as a cover for the master plan by Mr. Trudeau. He argues Parliament alone can enact changes and warns the economy won’t hit projected growth for years while national unity and constitutional reform drive policy.
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Mr. Trudeau
Canada
Unity
National Unity
Germany
Morocco
Pierre Trudeau
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