No Brakes Seen On Federal Spending
Ottawa faces sharp backlash to overdrive federal spending with an eight percent rise in 1971 72 expenditures projected at 14.4 billion dollars Welfare and education eat the budget while public health and welfare rise by 344.8 million and education by 117.4 million Provinces gain 132 million more in aid total federal outlays reach 1 1 billion for less profitable provinces Despite cuts in the armed forces overall spending expands in most sectors sparking taxpayer discontent with future budgets
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Ottawa
Economic Council of Canada
Canadian Brewing Shows Development
Canadians drink more beer per year with per capita use at 15.4 gallons and total annual economy sales of 325 million gallons. Excise taxes reach 139 million, while industry taxes total 303 million across government levels. Wages, packaging, malt costs, capital expenditures, freight, and benefits amount to hundreds of millions, underlining a robust but taxed industry.
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Victoria
St. John’s
Federal youth work program to spend 57.8 million
Prime Minister Trudeau announced 57.8 million dollars for nine youth employment programs, aiming to place at least 70,000 students. Over 1.8 million university and high school students would be released from studies this summer, with centers and travel support across the country. Programs cover travel, hostels, pollution cleanup and local employment through public service and voluntary groups, plus militia training and health department projects. Opposition Leader Stanfield criticized the plan as a municipal scapegoating move while supporting youth travel alternatives.
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Trudeau
The
Commons
Gerard Pelletier
Pelletier
Defence Department
Health Department
Europe
Robert Stanfield
Il Sort
Stanfield
David Orlikoy
NDP
Winnipeg North
Orlikow
Creditiste
Real Caouette
Caouette
Canada
Tentative CBC Labour Pact Reached After Marathon Talks
A tentative agreement end to a long CBC bargaining dispute with the Association of Radio and Television Em ployees of Canada sets a three year contract retroactive to April 1 1970. Salaries rise 24.7 percent for office staff and 181 percent for announcers with improved health benefits for 2200 workers across 14 locations. Old contract expired March 31, 1970. Mediators and Labor Minister Bryce Mackasey participated. youths programs and athletic scholarships are part of the package amid broader government funding plans and reactions from opposition figures.
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The
Association of Radio and Television Employees of Canada
CBC
Canada
Bryce Mackasey
It’s a Whole Buncha Facts The Teacher
A fragmentary sketch labels a teacher with contradictory traits reflecting social stereotypes. The piece parodies judgments about youth maturity churchgoing atheism drinkers and sociability, presenting a satirical catalog of impossible perfect behavior.
Health notes on immunization schedule and polio entry points
February and March brought busy months for public health nurses as immunization programs progress. Polio entry points include mouth throat and gastric tract, with longer intervals for booster shots for diphtheria pertussis and tetanus. The infant starts at three months with boosters at eighteen months eleven years and school leaving age.
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Poppe
Central Plains Board Discusses Development Plans and Sessions
The Central Plains board aims to set an early meeting date to plan concrete directions for the annual meeting on March 25. They address Len Evans remarks on regional development corporations and government re evaluation. A discussion on criteria and board appointments follows amid concerns over politics and grassroots participation. The group also outlines an agri tour for March 21 to 24 funded in part by the Department of Agriculture, and notes hostility from rural officers as efforts push cooperative farming and protect small family operations.
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Len Evans
Sven Sorenson
Central Plains
Ted Dupley
Industry Department
Ald
Bagrie
Evans
Regional Development Corporation
Wayne Pander
Department of Agriculture
Riach
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