Canada teeters as Mulroney cites debt risk and U S debt rise
The article contrasts Brian Mulroney’s bankrupt remark with John MacDonald and Doug Peters on Canada’s about 200 billion dollar federal debt and 4 percent growth in 1985. It warns of higher taxes, protectionism, rising unemployment, and a falling standard of living as Ottawa runs record deficits.
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This Week in Canada Calendar Highlights
On September 30 1907 Alexander Graham Bell began aircraft experiments in Baddeck Nova Scotia. In 1947 Canada was elected to the UN Security Council. On October 1 1764 military rule ended and 1853 the Toronto Globe became a daily. On October 2 1535 Cartier landed at Hockelaga site of Montreal and 1895 districts formed. On October 3 1914 Canada’s first convoy left Quebec and 1927 transatlantic telephone service opened. On October 4 1909 Parliament Building cornerstone laid and 1922 Haileybury forest fire killed 41.
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Senior citizens seek own council seat in Humboldt drive
A Humboldt Senior Citizens Club push for a dedicated town council seat cites that one third of Humboldt's residents are over 55 and a quarter over 65. The 547-member group argues a senior councillor would protect senior interests amid a wave of editorials from weeklies.
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Speaking of Canada in 1881 political discourse
In 1881 Alexander Galt remarks on Canada’s political state. He laments the lack of a Canadian revolution, notes immigration of conservatives and emigration of radicals, and observes colonial Toryism building a conservative closed structure shaping the nation.
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