Canadian nationalism and FIRA wield power over jobs
Garth Turner profiles Peter Lande, U S economic counselor in Ottawa, who decries Canada’s Foreign Investment Review Agency. He cites the Lippincott case where a U S owned publisher must be 51 percent Canadian owned, risking 100 plus jobs. He warns of deteriorating U S Canada relations and looming Toronto shutdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Lande
United States of America
Ottawa
Lande
Canada
J.B. Lippincott
Etobicoke
U.S
Harper and Row
Lippincott Canada
FIRA
Foreign Investment Review Agency
Lippincott and
Lippincott
Toronto
Washington
Chile
Canadians &Ag
Galloping Polls and Policy Ponderings in Reggie's Ramblings
A columnist riffs on polls predicting electoral outcomes if held today, a Calgary merchant jailed over metric versus imperial advertising, a federal charges drop due to a legal loophole, a postcard rate quip, and Trudeau's note on moving Naval Reserve HQ citing language balance in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Trudeau
Naval Reserve
Halifax
Quebec City
Economic controls backdrop in Canada amid inflation forecasts
The piece discusses the 1982 inflation outlook and wage guidelines, noting uneven provincial participation, employer and union responses, and potential powder-keg effects. It cites Daymond Ltd. settlements, CPR labour costs, and the British Columbia Government Employees Union's readiness to strike, with possible collapse of the program or broader controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Sinclair
CPR
Ottawa
CNR
Daymond Ltd
Chatham
Ken McLenahan
McLenahan
Free Enterprise Brothers
British Columbia Government Employees Union
John Fryer
Trudeau
This Week in Canada Timeline of 1652 and 1914 Events
August entries recount Iroquois attack on Three Rivers and the Governor’s death in 1652 and Parliament opening a special war session in 1914. Also noted are Britain and France declaring a four month truce in 1712 and the loss of the Lady Sherbrooke off Cape Ray in 1831.
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Three Rivers
Britain
France
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P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
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U.S.A
England
ZNA
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Reggie
United States
MR Trudeau
Lek
Paul Hellyer
Yukon
Ontario
Captain Kidd
Oak Island
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