Canadian Business satire on world rankings and markets
Garth Turner notes the World Bank ranking places Canada 11th by per capita income for 1980. He lampoons broker commissions rising to 6 and 5 percent, hints at inflation and stock moves, and mocks UAW strikes, prime lending rates, and mortgage costs while joking that the scene could be Beirut.
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Canada
World Bank
U.S
Steers
Toronto Stock Exchange
Tron
Pac- Man
TSE
UAW
Ford
Ford of Canada
New York
Bay Street
Reggie's Ramblings and Canadian Fiscal Sparks
A column humorously critiques Canada’s 17 billion deficit and a 5 million fireworks showcase for a constitutional birthday. The writer cites Holmes on taxes and laments overcivilization. Also notes New Zealand trout lore, legal views on politics, and Bombers rout of the Stampeders in Calgary plus a Tom Casey visit.
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Canada
Bombers
Stampeders
Calgary
Tom Casey
Quebec Liberal leadership race shaping Canada’s political fault lines
Paul Hellyer argues the Liberal pick to replace Claude Ryan in Quebec will test the party’s stance on Quebec nationalism. He outlines four factions from separatists to pragmatic federalists and names potential candidates like Raymond Garneau and Gerard Levesque, noting youth support challenges amid rising nationalism.
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Claude Ryan
Liberal Party
Quebec
Canada
Pierre Bourgault
Sovereignty
Ottawa
Cate
Ryan
Daniel Johnson
Robert Bourassa
Raymond Garneau
Gerard D. Levesque
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Hamiota
Cha
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
U.S.A
England
F.D. (Don) Venables
BY Garth Turner
Beirut
Reggie
Oliver Wendell Holmes
New Zealand
Paul Hellyer
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