Canada Budget Balloons and the Coming Tax Hikes
A realist columnist argues federal budget expectations point to higher taxes and a larger deficit as Ottawa faces a cash flow crisis. He critiques tentative budget ideas from ministers and predicts pressing fiscal pain for Canadians, while voicing frustration with political rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc Lalonde
Allan MacEachen
Jody Erola
Romeo Leblanc
Ottawa
Joe Clark
Mail stamp redesigns and political jabs in Reggies Ramblings
The column mocks Canada Post stamp changes from 30 to 32 cents and laments the nation’s mail rate hikes. It notes Arafat vowing continued battle for Jerusalem, Trudeau denying US missile tests in Canada, and McGuigan’s contradicting Hansard record. It ends with a jab at present political rhetoric and Joe Clark.
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Canada Post
Trudeau
USA
Canada
Hansard
Mark McGuigan
No First Use call gains ground with NATO conventional buildup
Paul Hellyer notes peace activists benefit from backing No First Use while NATO parties press a plan to spend about 100 billion dollars over six years to strengthen conventional forces in Europe. The idea, supported by Robert McNamara, argues first use is risky and Warsaw Pact strength is overestimated.
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U.S
Washington
London
Bonn
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Warsaw Pact
Robert S. McNamara
NATO
West
McNamara
Defence
Allied Command
Ussr
Richard Bowman
U.S. Air Force
Defence Department
NATO European Affairs Office
Bowman
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