Poll shows unemployment tops Canadians concerns
Maclean’s and Decima Research find 53 percent name unemployment as Canada’s most important issue, with inflation, debt, and interest rates following. The piece argues high rates stem from a weak economy and heavy government borrowing, urging clearer explanations and policy action.
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Decima Research
Mulroney
Canada
Maclean’s
Decima
Jose
Brian Mulroney
Penthouse debate reveals censorship split in Prairie readers
Western Producer interview with Mrs. Kathryn Habberfield notes AWI aims to educate on porn while divided on censorship. Students and professionals evaluate the issue as not pornographic but favor some controls. Emphasis on definition and enforcement. Public campaign urges citizen input to representatives.
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Habberfield
Alberta Women’s Institute
AWI
Penthouse
Canada Customs
Canada
Holly Hallett
Carstairs
Bow Island
High River Times
Reesies Amblings and Winnipeg Halley Preview
Manitobans spent 45.1 million on lotteries last year, much of it wasted. Rio de Janeiro installs black boards for graffiti trials and asks residents to write freely. A Planetarium astronomer says Halley’s Comet will be visible in about two months with Winnipeg watchers urged to look up. An Old-Timer recalls 1910 sightings and notes the comet’s roughly 74 year cycle.
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Rio de Janeiro
Planetarium
Quote on belt metaphor from T C Douglas in 1968
Former NDP leader T C Douglas offered a wry belt analogy in 1968 linking recession and mood to belt tightening, noting that true panic comes when one has no belt left to tighten and pants fall. The remark reflects economic caution and political wit in Canada.
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T.C. Douglas
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