Who's Minding the Ottawa Budget Shop
W. Roger Worth questions Ottawa governance as 282 MPs take a five week break and budget authors face criticism. He cites a $600 million revenue overstatement, policy reversals halting apartment construction, and bureaucrats failing to grasp policy effects. He urges accountability and reform.
Hellyer finds crown impartiality crucial in monarchy
Paul Hellyer rejects any idea of Governor-General Ed Schreyer returning to politics. He argues such a move would undermine the constitutional principle that the Crown remain impartial and appear so, asserting it would provoke significant controversy and harm the monarchy's image.
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Ed Schreyer
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Ability Fund Month Highlights Manitoba Support Drive
January is Ability Fund Month in Manitoba. Formerly March of Dimes, the fund supports The Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Manitoba. Funds from local United Appeal areas like Altona Carman Minnedosa Mor den Neepawa Pierson and Winnipeg aid rehabilitation for physically disabled adults, with 6988 caseloads reported as of March 31 1981. The program offers social work counseling group therapy employment services prosthetics transportation and more to restore independence and quality of life. Support through the Ability Fund helps coordinate services with community organizations and social workers from referral to closure.
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Reggies Ramblings on TV Talent and Scheduling
A nostalgic look at Canadian TV advising broadcasters to refresh talent and avoids late night airings. The piece urges new faces for sports and news, and advocates earlier scheduling of classic film stories to suit elderly viewers.
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Scrutiny of the Governor General’s Political Ties
A political columnist recalls objections to Schreyer and Kreyer appointments arguing the Governor General and Lieutenant Governor must be nonpartisan. The piece suggests enshrining neutrality into law, calls for Kreyer to issue a clear non-election pledge or resign, and notes Mitchener’s career as precedent for objectivity.
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Roland Mitchener
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