Leaked Ottawa claims spur US $12 billion gas overcharge tale
A March 4 1981 Ottawa leak alleged oil majors overcharged Canadians 12 billion dollars between 1958 and 1973. Reporters later saw a 212 page Texaco Canada rebuttal that debunked the charges, showing no conspiracy or price fixing, while critics blamed Petro Canada and media for amplifying misinformation.
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Canada
Ottawa
Plo Pi
Combines
Robert Bertrand
Bertrand
Texaco
Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
Petro- Canada
Betrand
Andre Ouellet
Canadian teams and stars spark bold World Series fantasies
Reggie notes banner headlines claiming Canadian teams dominate baseball with Expos and Blue Jays leading, doubt on a fall World Series clash. He also mocks dream matchups of historic greats and laments hockey rosters filled with Russian players, lacking familiar American names.
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Montreal Expos
Toronto Blue Jays
John McGraw
Giants
Christy Matthewson
Connie Mac
A’s
Lefty Grove
St. Louis
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Dizzy
Daffy Dean
Brooklyn Dodgers
al Arbour
Islanders
Bossy
Butch
Smitty
Boris Stronganov
Valery Poponof
Stonewaller Tretiak
Nary
Bill Smith
Tom Jones
Mixed emotions mark Canada’s economy through July 1 reflections
Paul Hellyer notes public pride and concern as Canada faces wage restraint and inflation. He cites Prime Minister Trudeau’s speech on progress, warns against higher settlements fueling inflation, and points to Brookings Institute and World Bank worries about stagflation. He sees cautious signs, including New York Times and NDP draft talks advocating an incomes policy.
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Canada
PC House
Erik Nielsen
Nova Scotia
Trudeau
Washington
Brookings Institute
World Bank
U.S
Ottawa
New York Times
Eastern Airlines
Times
NDP
Grant Notley
Allan Blakeney
Canadian Labor Congress
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Hamiota
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Mai
U.S.A
England
F.D. (Don) Venables
BY Garth Turner
Texaco Canada
Eee TV
Mae
Siment
Toronto
Domions “San
Reggie
Paul Hellyer
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