Canada A Land Of Vastness History And Factoids
This passage surveys Canada as a vast nation with 3.8 million square miles, extensive infrastructure, and a population concentrated in a southern strip. It recounts the Cariboo Road era, Royal Engineers work, and notes census changes in schooling, then reflects on press freedom from early Halifax Gazette origins to 1783 conditions and the Quick Canadian Facts reference.
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Canada
Quebec City
Windsor
Ontario
Yale
Fraser River
Bakerville
Cariboo
Quesnel
Bernard’s Express
Halifax Gazette
John Bushell
Gazette
Bushell
Anthony Henry
John Ryan
St. John
N.W
Minister withdraws social bill over wrong draft
Manitoba Health Minister Rene Toupin pulled a Social Allowance Act amendments bill from the Legislature claiming it was the wrong bill. He asked it be withdrawn and re introduced within 48 hours after it had passed several drafts and reached first reading.
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Manitoba
Rene Toupin
Premier In Middle Of Dispute Over Remarks Toward French Canadians
Premier Schreyer faced a two hour debate in the Manitoba Legislature over remarks about two Conservative members at a nominating meeting. He alleged Emerson Conservative Gabriel Girard would not run again, citing earlier comments by Charleswood’s Arthur Moug. Critics argued the remarks inflamed tensions with French Canadians and questioned timing and motives.
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Manitopa
Schreyer
Emerson
Gabriel Girard
Charleswood
Arthur Moug
Girard
Donald Craik
Pc—Riel
Moug
Mrr
Larry Desjardins
Jean Allard
Ind— Rupertsland
Businessmen urged into politics by Bonner in Winnipeg
Robert Bonner chairman of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd and former British Columbia attorney general told the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce that businessmen should enter politics to inject business rationale into public policy. He warned Ottawa faces tough decisions on GATT, monetary reform, taxation, foreign investment and US trade, and said many in government lack business familiarity. He cited energy, fuel supply disputes, and rising baby bonuses as signs Ottawa is insecure, urging a national purpose and closer US-Canada trade ties in a shifting global economy. A pre posted text of the speech was released.
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Robert Bonner
Canada
British Columbia
Bonner
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
United States
Ausinessman
Socalrat
MacMillan Bladel
Canadians
U.S
Alberta
Ontario
Ottawa
Japan
Northern Councils Leader Criticizes Manitoba Civil Servants
Kip Thompson head of the Northern Association of Community Councils accuses Manitoba civil servants of steering northern Ilford Pikwitonei and Thicket Portage and of instructing a resident how to vote in a local election. He calls for local councils to hire people suited to their communities while opponents push for central control.
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Kip Thompson
Northern Association of Community Councils, Inc
Manitoba
Ron McBryde
Thompson
Ilford
Pikwitonei
Thicket Portage
Allard
McBryde
Manitoba Jobless Rate Drops to Four Percent
Manitoba posted an unemployment rate of four percent the lowest in Canada for a second straight month. about 16 000 Manitobans were unemployed last month, down from 18 000. Labour force rose to 402 000 from 397 000. Politicians weighed in criticizing federal grants cuts and attributing changes to government policy.
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Manitoba
Canada
Statistics Canada
Russell Paulley
Room For Both Declares Premier In Manitoba Speech
Premier Ed Schreyer told a 125 member nominating meeting it is absolutely stupid to claim there is no room in Manitoba for both public and private development. He urged that private and public enterprise must co accelerate, noting wealth and development in natural resources and the private sector. Barry Foreman, 29, was chosen to run for the NDP in the next general election in the west central Manitoba riding, currently held by Morris McGregor of the Progressive Conservatives.
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Ed Schreyer
Manitoba
Schreyer
Barry Foreman
Rivers
NDP
Morris McGregor
Progressive Conservatives
Admission of Pleasing God Revealed in Confession
A brief confession reveals the speaker’s intent to please God through personal conduct and faith. The remark emphasizes spiritual aims over worldly approval and reflects a modest tone.
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Royal Engineers
Col
R. C. Moody
England
Anglican
Craik
St. Boniface Cultural Centre
Sidney Spivak
The
House
Moog
Rupertsland
Community Councils Association
Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
I. H. Asper
Trimble’s
Portage LA Prairie, Manitoba
McLaren
Rupert
Jesus
God
Greece
Karl Marx
Hout Fai
Lord Jesus Christ
Jim Webb
Brandon
Man
RTA
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