Inflation myth and the Bank of Canada blamed
A Vancouver Fraser Institute report argues inflation stems from within Canada due to money supply growth by the Bank of Canada under federal direction. It claims high wages and oil prices did not drive inflation, and notes the post-1971 dollar decline and potential plans to remake currencies.
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Fraser Institute
Kelly Busche
Stephen Easton
Canada
Feds
Busche & Easton
Richard Nixon
U.S
Washington
Argentina
Rescie’s Amblings and Casts of the Week
The piece mocks belt laws with a Winnipeg exchange about a 20 dollar fine for riding without a seat belt. It cites Manitoba Budget woes and an outburst at the Minister of Finance. It notes a Chicago columnist deriding Prince Charles and a St Regis lobby quip on thinking and talking.
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Manitoba
Free Press
Trudeau victory in 1968 not inevitability say Fisher
In a retrospective column Doug Fisher notes Pierre Trudeau's 1968 win was not automatic and that Paul Hellyer could have influenced the outcome if he had acted differently. He discusses delegate preferences, regional support, and the race between Trudeau Winters and MacEachen. The piece analyzes why the run to the final ballot mattered and how perceptions shaped votes.
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Doug Fisher
Pierre Trudeau
Robert Winters
Fisher
Trudeau
Winters
Joey Smallwood
Newfoundland
Quebec
Joe Greene
Hellyer
Martin Goldfarb
Allan MacEachen
Turner
Speaking of Canada quotes from Gordon and Laurier
The excerpt presents two historical quotes about Canada. Charles W. Gordon from 1909 praises national creation and male civic participation. Wilfrid Laurier in 1877 critiques Conservative obstinacy versus Liberal exaggeration, reflecting political tensions of his era.
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Charles W. Gordon
Wilfrid Laurier
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