Flat Tax talk stirs cross border tax reform chatter
Canadian Business by Garth Turner debates U S tax reform and a proposed Flat Tax. It notes Peter Pocklington's vanished public role after a leadership bid and warns that Canada risk chaos if it does not adopt simpler tax rules cited in American proposals.
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Arthur Donner
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Kingston
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Ambling Reflections and Political Quips Across North America
A retired Manitoba editor living in British Columbia jokes about prairie weather and hills in contrast with Victoria. Quebec Liberal leader Bourassa criticizes the Parti Quebecois sovereignty stance, calling it a source of shame. In St Regis Hotel chatter a pair of locals discuss Russia’s snickers over hockey while chess rivals remain tied in a long world championship game.
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Victoria
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la Riviere Hills
Quebec Liberal Party
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Hungarian partridges adapt to prairie life and surprise visitors
A Prairie columnist notes Hungarian partridges, imported from Czechoslovakia, have thrived since 1908 09 releases near Calgary and Winnipeg. The birds migrate 30 40 miles yearly, lay 20 27 eggs, and 16 18 chicks accompany adults in summer parades, shocking yet charming rural residents.
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Calgary
Winnipeg
Neepawa
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