Wardair founder vows to survive airline price war and price cuts
Wardair owner Max Ward warns of panic in the market as Air Canada uses deep pockets to undercut rivals. Wardair posts about 5 million in losses year to year despite higher passenger counts, plans lean operations and cost cuts, and aims to be ready for summer 83 while facing government entry restrictions and debt negotiations. Other Canadian carriers CP Air Quebecair and Nordair suffer under the price war as competition intensifies.
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Canada
Braniff
Max Ward
Ward
Wardair
Air Canada
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Hawaii
Walker
AirCan
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Canadian Air
CP Air
Quebecair
Nordair
Reggies Ramblings on House Jeers and Political Quips
In the House of Commons a MP cited a statistic that one in ten women are regularly beaten by husbands, provoking jeers from male MPs and protests from Liberal and NDP women. Saskatchewan's Grant Devine and Manitoba's Howard Pawley claim common ground despite heavy homework ahead. An Old-Timer riff on tobacco clubs echoes Mark Twain about quitting smoking, noting that personal resolve matters more than clubs or help in breaking the habit.
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House of Commons
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NDP
Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
Manitoba
Howard Pawley
Mark Twain
Canadian economists at a conference discuss slow growth and a weak recovery
Paul Hellyer reviews the Conference Board of Canada's ninth annual Financial Conference. Tom Maxwell forecasts sluggish growth and rising unemployment. David Slater pushes for higher jobless totals, while Jerry Jordan doubts a U.S. tax rise or reflation. Donald Johnston credits unions for economic power shifts. a flurry of historical dates follows.
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Conference Board of Canada
Conference Board
Tom Maxwell
David Slater
U.S
49Th Parallel
Jerry Jordan
Ronald Reagan
Council of Economic Advisers
Reagan
Canada
David E.W. Laidler
Department of Economics
University of Western Ontario
Laidler
Invasion Defeated in Niagara Peninsula This Week in Canada
The Fenians were defeated in their invasion of the Niagara Peninsula. The timeline notes key dates: June 3 1789 Alexander Mackenzie began exploration of the Mackenzie River and 1887 Wilfrid Laurier became Liberal leader. June 4 1742 Canada’s first warship sailed from Quebec to France and 1868 Britain refused Nova Scotia withdrawal.
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Alexander Mackenzie
Mackenzie River
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
France
Quebec
Britain
Nova Scotia
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