Futurology blooms as a new academic and business force
The future study is taught in over 100 colleges and four Canadian universities. Global foundations, think tanks, and firms fund futurism, with Rand Corporation and ITT cited as influential players. The field engages 3000 North American professionals and 400 groups, shaping strategies for oil and communications sectors. Some warn that forecasting can drive profits or losses while others urge focus on present needs.
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U.S
Canada
Loyola
University of British Columbia
Windsor
Western Ontario
Rand Corporation
Stand on Your Feet Through Knowledge and Balance
The text argues that leaving school requires balance and growing head knowledge. Independence must pair with awareness of external events, adherence to laws and humane customs, and rational selectivity in pursuits to avoid becoming a bore. It advocates spreading interests to broaden life without overcommitting.
Consumer Act Amendments Take Effect This Month
Changes to the Consumer Protection Act tighten rules on pyramid and multilevel selling. They redefine cash price to include tokens and certificates, require licenses for pyramid and direct selling firms, and empower the director to cap licensed direct sellers. New rules ban unsolicited credit cards and shield cardholders from liability after loss notices.
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Manitoba
Comany
Consumers’ Bureau
Manitoba minister blasts cabinet critic over convention centre funding
Manitoba Health Minister Rene Toupin criticized highways minister Joe Browski for questioning a cabinet vote and meddling in another minister’s business after Borowski questioned financing for Winnipeg’s planned convention centre during an open line radio program. Toupin demanded Borowski stop challenging a letter to the city metropolitan corporation about the convention centre.
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Manitoba
Rene Toupin
Highways
Joe Browski
Borowski
Winnipeg
Mount Carmel
New York
Toupin
City Metropolitan Corporation
Russell Doern
Hellyer presses international reserve system plea
Former cabinet minister and Action Canada leader Hellyer argues for an international reserve bank valuing currencies against a standard. He criticizes Nixon's 10 percent import surcharge as harmful and favors sanctions or tailored controls to curb inflation in monopolistic sectors while excluding small businesses.
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Raul Meugersare
Hellyer
Action Canada
United States
sFaaing
Tey Tei
Canada
Nixon
You Are Polluter According To Report
E R Mitchell head of the federal energy department combustion research laboratory notes his family of four adults emitted 16.2 tons per person yearly, 9.92 percent above the national average. The study argues pollution is driven by people, density, and power demand, urging strict laws and investment in pollution hardware.
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E. R. Mitchell
Federal Energy Department Combustion Research Laboratory
Mitchells
Mitchell
Montreal
Toronto
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