CDIC Critique Stirs Debate Over Crown Power and Accountability
A Canadian commentator warnings detail a decree based crown agency CDIC creating vast debt and control over key firms without Parliament oversight. The piece cites De Havilland Eldorado Nuclear Teleglobe Canadair and Canadair debt, criticizing cabinet secrecy and lack of accountability. It highlights Ron Farano's Tax and Fiscal Commentary urging parliamentary scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CDIC
de Havilland Aircraft of Canada
Eldorado Nuclear
Teleglobe Canada
Canadair
Massey-Ferguson
Canada Development Corporation
Jack Austin
Senate
Pierre Trudeau
Toronto
Ronald Farano
Farano
Crown Corporation
Crown Corp
Ottawa
Thatcher anecdote and royal adoration draw media chatter
A circulated tale on Margaret Thatcher about adding room on a wall of past prime ministers and the iron lady joking she would remove faces if needed. Maclean’s chief notes crowds’ overwhelming adoration for the Prince and Princess of Wales during a provincial tour. Elmwood MLA Doern, seen as a bilingualism rebel, gains ink while Premier Pawley weighs cabinet choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Thatcher
Downingh St
Maclean
Atlantic Provinces
Elmwood
Doern
Pawley
Footnote on TV coverage and bias during the PC convention
The piece criticizes TV networks and commentators who favored Clark, noting CBC’s objectivity and CBS personalities like Mansbridge and Halton. It questions media influence on the outcome, compares coverage to ballot stuffing, and urges rules for fair commentary and balanced panels to ensure fair access to the airwaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Keith Davey
Jim Coutts
CBC
Peter Mansbridge
David Halton
Coutts
J Lloyd Robertson
CTV
Torres Dalton Camp
Hugh Segal
Eddie Goodman
Keith Grey
Roy Romanow
Gadfly
Jack Webster
Davey
Ted
Crombie
Camp
John Bassett Sr
Blic
Dalton
S H
Touche, Ross &Co
Hollywood
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D Hamiota
Ona
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Mai
U.S.A
Englernd
Don) Venables
People of the Land
Federal Cabinet
Canada Development Investment Corporation
BY Garth Turner
Deo
Reggie
Paul Hellyer
Germany
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