Canada Faces Deficit Trap as Wilson Balances Books
Canadian Business criticizes Finance Minister Michael Wilson for pursuing a balance of the budget through spending cuts and tax hikes while unemployment rises and deficits balloon. Business leaders warn of inflation and social strain as a looming election intensifies pressure on the government.
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Michael Wilson
Canada
Mike Wilson
Wilson
Michael Ashby
Touche Ross
Ashby
Mulroney
Prairies
U.S
Hanna Herald
Herbert Herald
Canadian Wheat Board
Melfort Journal
Altona Echo
National Treasury
Ottawa
Speaking of Canada border as a free, quiet line
Historian Bruce Hutchison notes that the United States Canada border stretches 3,986.8 miles with no fortifications and few controls, crossed daily by travelers amid frequent diplomatic dialogue. He portrays the border as a natural fact, an act of God, rarely altered.
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United States
Canada
Bruce Hutchison
Armand-Renaud Lavergne
Thanksgiving reflections from Carlyle Observer editorials
Rural readers find thanks amid harvests and risks in editorials about farming life. The piece notes rainfall blessings, pests, subsidies, and a mix of neighborliness and national policy debates shaping prairie farming.
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Carlyle Observer
Ethel O'Neill
Canada
Peter Waite
Uncle Sam
Russia
Virden Empire
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