Nadeau and the PetroCan Fina affair in Montreal
Canadian executive Pierre Nadeau faced scrutiny as Petro-Canada bought Fina for 1.5 billion dollars, raising questions about the high purchase price. Nadeau profited from stock options and later defended his actions, while critics questioned insider knowledge and the role of government in the deal. The piece notes the broader impact on Petro-Canada’s expansion, signage investments, and the national energy debate.
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Pierre Nadeau
Montreal
Petrofina
Petro-Canada
Fina
Feds
Nadeau
PetroCan
Brian Mulroney
Trudeau
Finn
Naudeau
State Oil Company
Exec
Gulf
Texaco
Shell
Reszie's amblings and a Khrone Speech critique
Frosty November brings grackles to berry trees while a critic damns the Speech from the Throne as motherhood and apple pie. The piece recalls past Throne Speeches and likens American politics to a fading farewell to Mondale with Geraldine in tow.
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Jeanne
Daycare Debate: Students Debate Universal Services
A university seminar mirrors the Daily Planet staff as 30 members vote 23 to 7 for universal day care. The discussion weighs tax breaks for working mothers against public daycare in rural areas and cites ongoing municipal debates in Nipawin Carnduff and Steinbach.
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Daily Planet
Canadian
Canada
Nipawin
Carnduff
Gazette
Steinbach
Carillon
Speaking of Canada and its cultural noosephere
Literary critic D G Jones notes Canada reaches the Pacific and turns inward to form a cultural noosephere while Edward McCourt praises the Canadian Shield as fascinating yet overabundant, describing too much of everything in Canada in separate reflections from 1970 and 1965.
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Pacific
Teilhard de Chardin
D.G. Jones
Canadian Shield
Canada
Edward McCourt
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