Hees decries Canada Industry Department as wasteful
Former Conservative trade minister George Hees told the Commons the 1963 creation of a separate department of industry cost taxpayers at least 50 million dollars and made accountability murky. Hees urged reabsorbing the industry division into trade and commerce amid debate on a bill to do so.
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George Hees
Federal
Department of Industry
Department of Trade and Commerce
Hees
Diefenbaker
Campaign to Stop Children from Smoking Starts This Month
The Canadian Home and School and Parent Teacher Federation with the Department of National Health and Welfare launches a long term campaign to prevent children from smoking. The plan includes a handbook with guidelines for open meetings and speaker sources to reach about half a million parents and mobilize communities to curb underage tobacco use.
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The
Canadian Home and
Teacher Federation
Department of National Health and Welfare
Canadian Federation
Home and School and
Parent- Teacher Federation
Federation
Political Hay Charges in House Over Indian Funds
Manitoba MP Andre Smerchanski accuses officials of using federal development funds for political gain in Indian reserves. Alberta Liberal Allen Sulatycky warns the regional department could become a cancerous growth, while federal officials insist projects reflect Indian input though not forced. Saumier defends allocations as not increasing segregation, urging safeguards on spending to benefit Indians and the broader community.
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Mark Smerehanski
L—Provencher
Manitoba
Alberta
Allen Sulatycky
Rocky Mountain
Regional Economic Development Department
Indian Affairs Department
Sulatycky
Whitecourt
Alta
Goernment
Commons
Regional Development Committee
Andre Saumier
Sulatyeky
Smerchanski
Inter-Lake
Mrr. Saulier
Bhut
Winnipeg
Manitoba Local Government Boundaries Commission Suggests Four Divisions
The commission’s final report keeps most boundaries, naming Evergreen Lakeshore Lord Selkirk and Interlake as the four divisions. Interlake would absorb White Horse Plains northern half, Selkirk’s secondary school would become a composite high school, and a Stonewall composite high school remains contingent. Evergreen may wait for northern fringe demand, and Lakeshore prioritizes a vocational or composite high school, possibly in Ashern with Lakeshore students. Overall enrollments and minimums guide feasibility.
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Manitoba
Bounaries Commission On Educational Development
Interlake
Tablea
Evergreen
Lakeshore
Lord Selkirk
White Horse Plains
Selkirk
Stonewall
Arborg
Ashern
Frontier School
Lakeshore Division
Commission
Unemployment Insurance Faces Broad Review and Reforms
Labour minister Bryce Mackasey announced a wide review of unemployment insurance including universal coverage and a new philosophy for the act. He suggested tying the commission to manpower and regional programs, and considered extending benefits to currently excluded groups such as public servants, armed forces, religious workers, teachers, charity workers, and higher income earners. The review linked to discussions of a possible guaranteed annual income.
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Labor
Bryce Mackasey
Stanley Knowles
NDP
Winnipeg North Centre
Commons Labor Committee
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Commission
Bank of Western Canada Wind Up Yields Shareholder Return
The Court of Queen's Bench authorized another dividend of one dollar per share as part of winding up the failed Bank of Western Canada. Shareholders who held Cy shares received thirteen dollars on shares originally priced at fifteen, with an additional fifty cents per share expected later.
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Court of Aueen's Bench
Bank of Western Canada
Alove
Flood Aid Pledged For All Farmers Facing Spring Floods
Agriculture Minister Doug Watt told legislators provincial help will reach farmers threatened by spring floods. Special quotas were confirmed for Red River Valley, while aid for temporary grain storage is available pending delivery quota requests to the Canadian Wheat Board.
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Doug Watt
Nelson Shoemaker
L— Gladstone
Red River Valley
Assiniboine
Mr. Watt
Canadian Wheat Board
Surprise Car Check Reveals Irregularities at Transport Dept
A surprise car inspection of civil servants at the transportation department yard found irregularities. Five employees face disciplinary action after Treasury officers uncovered colored gasoline in a private car and gasoline taken from government supply. One explanation was checked as accurate. penalties are not yet specified. Colored gasoline is illegal for passenger cars and is tax free only for farm use.
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Transportation Department
Teasury
McLean
Finance Department
Women Better Drivers Say 73 Year Old
A 73 year old driver with 51 years of experience says women are better drivers than men. Mrs Virta Beach notes women are more considerate and heed regulations, claiming no accidents or violations in over half a century on B C roads. She admires the motor vehicle testing station and recalls getting her first licence for life after paying a dollar. She renewed it ten times since 1916, last year with one minor error turning corners too sharply but passing the written test easily.
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Virta Beach
B.C
Bilingualism Reaches Manitoba Government Telecomm
A Winnipeg union protests what may be Manitoba s first official bilingualism requirement at Canadian National Telecoms. Three bilingual operator posts are created as CNT absorbs Canadian Pacific Telecommunications on April 12, with 32 staff affected overall. Some workers fear a strike as bilingual rules limit bids for seniority positions and transfers.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian National
CNT
Canada
Alex Brocklehurst
Canadian Telecommunications Union
Brocklehurst
Canadian Pacific Worke
D. J. Light
Ight
ACN
Prairie
Record missions set by Air-Sea Rescue in British Columbia
Vancouver CP reports the Canadian Armed Forces AirSe Rescue units completed 1,154 missions in 1968, a spokesman said. The prior record was 968 missions in 1965, showing growing demand for rescue operations in the province.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Canadas Agriculture Policy Study Finds Food Costs Down Share
A five man team reports Canadian food costs as a smaller income share from 23 percent in 1957 to 19 percent in 1968. It credits marketing services for much price rise and praises industry influence on living costs while avoiding firm policy recommendations. The study, released at the start of the Canadian maintainers congress, outlines nine position papers and aims to guide policy to 1980.
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Nousewue
Fiveman
Nrnture Congress
Dulge
Gill
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MacGregor
United States
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
TION
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Nuclear Newe
Charitble
Knowles
Canadian Pacific Telecommunications
Toronto
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