Canada spirals into deep recession says business columnist
Canadian Business critic Garth Turner argues Canada faces a severe downturn with rising unemployment, collapsing investment, and a failing energy sector. He highlights 1982 era woes, including mortgage rates near 19 percent, a plunging stock market, and a hollow energy promise as evidence of national collapse.
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Reggies Ramblings on Elections and Public Figures
The column critiques Western separatists who ran forty Saskatchewan candidates and won none. It contrasts Sid Green’s Manitoba party, calls out legislative wind ups, and questions Lalonde's defended Grit economic strategy. It also urges Salvation Army canvassing and reflects on British attitudes toward the Queen and Prime Minister amid Falklands events.
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Sid Green
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Parliament reform urged to cut session length and tighten rules
Paul Hellyer quotes Peter Lougheed pushing for a shorter parliamentary session and time allocation to curb bureaucratic bloat. Critics cite archaic Commons practices, oversized committees, and excess question period as wastes, urging reforms and stronger ministerial control. Notable historical notes mark May 17 events in Canadian history.
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Peter Lougheed
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Don Macdonald
R.M. MacIntosh
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May 17 in Canada history highlights
Key events include 1780 darkness in Eastern Canada and the Maritimes at 2 p.m. without explanation, 1876 BC men taxed 3 dollars for education, 1803 Osgoode declared slavery incompatible with Canadian law, and 1859 George Barstow elected BC legislator amid a single vote cast.
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