Canada aims to settle wheat account before treaty renewal
Canada seeks to settle its outstanding wheat import deal with the Soviet Union first. Trade Minister Jean-Luc Pepin told the Commons that Russia must buy about 135 million bushels under a three year agreement that expired nearly three months ago. He said the wheat issue should be cleared before renewing the overall commercial treaty.
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Canada
Russia
Soviet Union
Jean-Luc Pepin
Commons
Alf Gleave
NDP
Saskatoon-Biggar
Pepin
Hotel Problems Examined At Manitoba Convention
Manitoba hotel operators face rising entertainment costs while beer sales lag. Gordon Fowlie, outgoing Manitoba Hotel Association president, urges a cap on entertainment spending and possible removal of entertainment during peak July August months. He questions affordability and notes ideas to deter night thefts, including dogs with night clerks.
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Manitoba
Gordon Fowlie
Manitoba Hotel Association
Fowlie
Professors Call For Tuition Elimination at Manitoba
University of Manitoba’s 450 member academic staff urge scrapping tuition and boosting grants in a nine page brief to a university financing committee. They propose no fees for families under 10 000 dollars taxable income, graduate on ability to pay, and introduce maintenance grants with staged fees for higher incomes.
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University of Manitoba
Association of
F. C. Stevens
Alberta school tax plan advocates provincial sales tax
A special Alberta committee on education and finance proposed a selective provincial sales tax to fund future school costs and reduce property tax pressure. The report backs retaining the 28-mill provincial levy for the Alberta School Foundation Program while shifting part of the burden to business and industry via altered mill rates, assessment levels, or a basic residential exemption.
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Alberta
Alberta School Foundation
Edmonton Plans City Certificates To Raise Half Million
Edmonton council approved an investment scheme to raise 500000 by issuing certificates from 100 to 10000 in one two or three year terms. Interest will be up to 0.5 percent below the CIBC prime rate with annual or annual compounding payments at maturity. A bylaw to enact the plan awaits three readings.
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Edmonton
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Malcolm ‘Tweddle
Tweddle
Arctic Pollution Control Policy Outlined by Government
The government pledged legislation to curb pollution in Arctic seas and asserted potential sovereignty over Arctic waters. A formal position is expected to be clarified in a statement, possibly Friday, ahead of Prime Minister Trudeau’s major policy address.
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Arctic Archipelago
Trudeau
Federal Tax Reform Plan To Be Made Public Nov 7
Government outlines sweeping federal tax reform to be released Friday November 7 with a white paper and briefings for Commons Senate provincial officials press and broadcasters. The measure aims to alter personal and corporate taxes, tax capital gains, and amend the Income Tax Act, following years of royal commission recommendations.
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Finance
Edgar Benson
Commons
Senate
Sar
Benson
Royal Commission
Kenneth Carter
Toronto
Sultant
New York Times Endorses Trudeau on Quebec Crisis
The New York Times editorial condemns France's stance toward Canada and Quebec separatism. It notes dismay at President Pompidou's government and supports Prime Minister Trudeau's demand for Paris to clarify its position, citing de Gaulle era interventions and ongoing tensions over Quebec.
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Georges Pomideau
de Gaulle
Canada
Bec
Jean de Lipkowski
France
Quebec
General de Gaulle
Pompideau
Trudeau
Paris
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