Canadian interest gaps widen as inflation bites both nations
Canadian and U.S. economists warn inflation will outpace wage gains, with Canada remaining 3 percent higher than the U.S. by year’s end. Rates may hit 18 to 20 percent, prompting possible wage controls while Ottawa pursues energy policy and Ottawa’s fiscal stance contrasts sharply with Reagan’s tax cuts and spending cuts.
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Ronald Reagan
U.S
Labor Department
Canada
Ottawa
Statistics Canada
Toronto Dominion Bank
Sid Daley
Rothman
Reagan
Washington
Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
White House
Trudeau
Thomas Maxwell
Conference Board of Canada
U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Bank of Canada
Gerald Bouey
Little Joe Stands Out In Manitoba Election Upset Tale
Reggie's Ramblings notes that amid critiques of Clark and Lyon, Little Joe remains the sole figure in over a dozen years to defeat Pierre Elliott in an election. The piece recalls Lloyd Stinson on press power and cites praise for the Salvation Army amid the Inco strike. It also mentions a Manitoba judge chiding a Free Press reporter over comments in an appeal case.
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Clark
Little Joe
Pierre Elliott
Thompson
Manitoba
Salvation Army
Sally Anne
Free Press
Canada must switch to full employment and curb inflation
Paul Hellyer and others critique U S monetary policy and the impact on Canada. The piece argues that high rates and tight money harm employment, and blames monetarists for failing to curb inflation. It calls for controls on union and corporate power to achieve full employment.
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Bouey
This Week in Canada February dates highlights
On February 15, 1889 Manitoba militia helped quell North Dakota rioting. 1965 Canada’s new flag raised in Ottawa. February 16 marks the 1872 BC legislature opening and 1934 Newfoundland commission government. February 17 notes Wolfe’s 1759 Quebec mission and Laurier’s 1919 death.
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Manitoba
North Dakota
Canada
Ottawa
British Columbia
Confederation
Newfoundland
General Wolfe
Britain
Quebec
Wilfrid Laurier
Archibishop Tachebap
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
U.S.A
England
Seach
F.D. (Don) Venables
BY Garth Turner
Sore
Happy
HELL
Reggie
Sterling Lyon
Lloyd Stinson
CCF
Paul Hellyer
Poundmaker
Stoney Mountain Penitentiary
Canada Council
U.S. Senate
House of Commons
Supreme Court
Diefenbaker
Kennedy
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