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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1982
Page
4
A critical column argues Ottawa launching an inquiry into bank profits is unnecessary as profits declined in the last quarter while long-term rates and spreads distort savers and borrowers. The piece mocks bank defenses and urges better customer service and transparency.
Reggie's Ramblings notes two Canada Postal Corporation stamps issued in the second week of May to mark a 30 cent letter rate. One stamp reuses the Queen’s portrait with a purple tint, the other a flawed “A” redesign with a pale blue background. A Winnipeg insect expert warns mosquitoes may be less of a problem in Manitoba this year, though final results hinge on late June.
The piece portrays Paul Hellyer Brian Mulroney as a bilingual Quebecer likely to vie for the Progressive Conservative leadership if a convention arises after the January biennial meeting. It covers his Ottawa speech to business-minded Tories, his Iron Ore Company presidency, economics focus, and critique of productivity driven inflation cures with notes on Japanese lessons and historical Canadian milestones.
Britain granted Canada treaty negotiating power. Lord Durham arrived as governor on May 27, 1838. Newfoundland Liberal victory under Joseph Smallwood in 1949. Canadian defeat of a British force led by George Washington on May 28, 1754 at Great Meadows. Dionne quintuplets born in Callander, Ontario in 1934.
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