New Year look at Canadian life in 1980
A retrospective snapshot of 1980 Canada covers politics with Joe Clark and Pierre Trudeau, sports from hockey to Montreal’s victory, social trends like dieting and youth skate culture, plus local notices from Manitoba including a $100 fire raffle winner and community quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Clark
Iran
OPEC
Canada
Montreal
John George Diefenbaker
Saskatoon-Prince Albert
John
Saskatchewan
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Ed Broadbent
Manitoba
Shoal Lake
Fred
Dutch
Shorty
Evelyn
Brett
Karen
Tom Thompson
Don Marlene Murray
Trial note and community notices mix
A jumble of lines from The Hamiota Echo includes courtroom refrain about verdicts, local awards for Oak River and Cardale members, a July fair date for 1980, kittens as friends, letters from Jim Wood, and a series of quoted maxims and thoughts for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Glint
Oak River
I.o.0.f
Rapid City
Bill Barr
Bert Baldwin
Cardale
I.C.C.F
Hamiota Echo
Jim Wood
California
Jim
Russell
Myrtle Wood
Agnes Pateman
Canadian Defence Reform urged after unification aging
Peter WA argues Defence Headquarters concentrates power in the Defence Council with limited ministerial options. He says unification weakened political input and warns the system risks biased white papers and restricted debate as journalism and public access clash with security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defence Council
Defence
DND
Defence Department
Regressing Ramblings on Labour and News Snippets
A collage of comments on Saskatchewan NDP strike return orders with mock pride in grammar and wording. Mentions are scattered across global incidents with a tinge of satire about education and policy shifts and a nod to Budgeteer Crosbie mailing pensions early for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
NDP
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Coombs
Betty White
Saints
Brandon
Kittens
Allan Cumming
Jack Houck
Gordon Killoh
Big AL
Billy Rose
Peter WA
Ottawa
National Defence
Defence Headquarters
Ational Defence
Jo Ann Gosselin
RCMP
Clark
Gosselin
Reggie
Quebec
Panama
USA
Confucius
Crosbie
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