Mexico’s Debt Crisis and New President Portillo Fallout
The column reviews Mexico’s six year economic collapse under Portillo, now facing IMF aid and a new president Miguel de la Madrid. It notes skyrocketing inflation, bank nationalizations, exchange controls, a devalued peso, and billions in debt, predicting years of hardship before recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
Pierre Trudeau
Canada
Portillo
Mex
Feds
The
Royal Bank
U.S
IMF International Monetary Fund
Miguel de la Madrid
Madrid
IMF
Winnipeg Ramblings on Rainbows and Sportsmanlike Irony
A Manitoba reader recalls a heavy rain storm and a double rainbow seen after a Portage la Prairie drive on November 29. The column mocks sports writers and editors for bias and queues a comical take on the Jets and Edmonton Eskimos future, lampooning predictions and eroding credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Hellyer argues for public access to ethnic groups data
Paul Hellyer defends a government handbook on ethnic organizations, urging public access and rational use. He criticizes shredding copies, notes preface explains official use for officials and politicians, and recalls historic ethnic networks in Canadian governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrin Beatty
Jim Fleming
Serge Joyal
Lloyd Axworthy
PRP Recovereevei
John George Diefenbaker
St. Laurent
Walter Harris
Jack Pickersgill
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Laureano Leone
Council of Ethno-Cultural Organization
Canada
Leone
Hensists
Public Information Computer Bank
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Hamiota
Cna
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
U.S.A
England
F.D. (Don) Venables
BY Garth Turner
Joe
Mister Pocklington
Reggie
Jets
Montreal Forum
Gord Sinclair
Weejie
Edmonton Eskimos
Eskimos
Paul Hellyer
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