IMF and World Bank meet in Toronto amid fears of global instability
The Toronto gathering of 146 nations highlights IMF and World Bank aims to stabilize the world economy and aid developing countries. Critics like Verne Atrill warn of looming insolvency as nations push for larger IMF funds while major economies resist. By 1983 the author predicts a possible global disaster.
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Toronto
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
IMF
Sheraton Centre
Mexico
U.S
Canada
Atrill
Bank of Canada
Gab
Ldcs
Allan MacEachen
Poland
Brazil
Argentina
Phillipines
Ottawa
Washington
Remembering John J. Connolly Liberal senator and church ally
A tribute to John J. Connolly detailing his long service as a Liberal senator and Catholic ally, his Ottawa ties, Vatican connections, and influence on defence policy and NATO commitments. Includes remarks on his 1953 Senate appointment and later roles, plus brief historical notes.
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Canada
John J. Connolly
Ottawa
John
Ralph Campney
National Defence
Connolly
Senate
Ottawa Valley
St. Laurent
J.J. McCann
National Revenue
McCann
Walter Harris
Harris
Catholic
Vatican
Notre Dame
NATO
Lauris Norstad
LaMarch-Hellyer
L.B. Pearson
Diefenbaker
Pearson
John Connolly
Liberal Party
This Week in Canada: Laurier ends 15-year government era
A brief look at Canadian history covering Laurier's 15-year government ending, the 1928 introduction of airmail stamps, September 22, 1851 when Quebec became the capital, and the 1930 passage of the Unemployment Relief Act by the House of Commons.
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Laurier
Canada
Quebec
House of Commons
Remembering spend and influence in politics
A reflective piece contrasts how weekly pay versus national spending is framed, notes Eleanor Roosevelt and Abigail Adams as top presidential wives, and questions Nancy Reagan's place. It also covers ongoing prayer in schools debate, a Canadian magazine letter urging children to ask God for guidance, and Trudeau’s TV interview remarks about media, polls, and political criticism.
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USA
Canada
Congress
Trudeau
Gallup
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F.D. (Don) Venables
BY Garth Turner
Paul Hellyer
Ryswick
Acadia
France
Hudson Bay
Reggie
Franklin Roosevelt
Eleanor
John Adams
Abegail
Lyndon Johnson
Lady Bird
Ronald Reagan
Nancy
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