Real men go long on Canadian mortgage rates
The column argues adulthood comes with mortgage decisions amid 1980s rate volatility. It surveys lenders like Royal Trust and TD, notes shifts between one year and five year terms, and predicts rates may dip briefly before climbing as a recovery takes hold. It advises cautious, long-term borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munch
U.S
Mulroney
Royal Trust
Royal Bank
Ontario
Dennis Wilder
Wilder
Mike Braid
Braid
Michael Wilson
Reagan Mondale Debate Draws Canadian Interest
Reagans and Mondales televised debate arouses Canadian interest with Mondales historical running mate and a mix of editorials and cartoons showing favorable views of Mondale and concern over Reagan as a strong conservative with Russia. Some Canadians prefer Reagan based on his four year record and fear a female president would be only a heartbeat away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
White House
Walter Mondale
Canada
Mondale
Free Press
Reagan
Russia
Berton's The Promised Land Chronicle of Prairie Pioneers
A review of Pierre Berton's The Promised Land details how the book traces Prairie settlement from Sir Clifford Sifton's immigration drive to groups like Galicians Doukhobors and Mennonites. It highlights Sifton's land deals connects McGregor to British investors and Manitoba's lieutenant governor, and notes Berton's use of archival documents to illuminate pioneer spirit and regional identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Berton
Promised Land
Canadian Prairies
Napoleon
West
Clifford Sifton
Europe
Berton
Nicholas Flood Davin
Pat Burns
Peter
the Lordly
Sifton
Alberta
J.D. McGregor
Manitoba
Speaking of Canada quotes in literary and cultural debate
A collection of remarks on Canadian culture and warlike identity from Haliburton in 1870 Hannon in 1968 and Denison in 1931. The passages discuss Canadian poetry earning mild branding, wartime spirit, and the preference for an alternative to the term American to describe continental culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grant Haliburton
Leslie F. Hannon
Canada
Merrill Denison
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Echo
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Community Newspapers
U.S.A
England
F. D. (Don) Venables
Reesie
By Fred McGuinness
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