Boomers blame games and greed for Canada’s downturn
A first person analysis by a Boomie born 1949 links rising inflation, postwar prosperity, and a shift to savings as Canada enters a recession in 1981. The author pinpoints consumer excess, job losses, and housing booms as precursors, then notes cautious optimism for a slow recovery next year and active asset expansion despite low demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trudeau
Joe Clark
Ontario
Ladas
Uproar as minister claims unemployed women lack retraining
Judy Erola said many unemployed women cannot learn new skills because they lack education. Reagan’s nationally televised address drew cross party scrutiny of the speech minutes after a standing ovation. The piece notes political pundits and critics on the same station and discusses Tory leader Joe Clark’s resignation and possible leadership convention.
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Judy Erola
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Reagan
Winnipeg
Joe Clark
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Senate reform moves up one notch on principle
The author critiques the Senate as largely irrelevant despite its background work and sober second thought. He notes partisan patronage, high profiles of strategists, and historic appointments while pondering whether elected Senate or provincial participation could change the system, raising the reform priority.
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Commons
Dave Croll
Pierre Trudeau
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Keith Davey
John Diefenbaker
Alistair Grossart
Lowell Murray
Joe Clark
Bay
John Godfrey
Richard Stanbury
Alasdair Graham
Norm McLeod
Iona Campagnolo
McLeod
Jean Wadds
London
Grits
Michael Pitfield
Pitfield
Royce Frith
Sid Buchwald
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