Doctors in Manitoba press contract rights and bargaining
About 400 doctors gathered with the Manitoba Medical Association executive to press for a binding contract with Manitoba Health Services Commission. A questionnaire seeks action, including study sessions, office closures, and mass opt outs. Dr. Kenneth Wylie urged union recognition, arbitration, and formal grievance procedures as talks with the government reach an impasse.
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Manitoba ‘Medical Association
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Medical Association
Kenneth Wylie
Winnipeg
Commission
Wylie
Dr. Wylie
Ed Schreyer
Cotton Goods To Skyrocket This Christmas
A worldwide cotton shortage and dollar devaluation push clothing prices higher. Retailers warn men’s shirts may rise by at least two dollars, with shirts from twelve to sixteen dollars, and children’s sleepwear from about three dollars to nearly five. Raw cotton costs have surged from under forty cents to about two ninety five per pound.
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Saskatchewan Golden Province slogan eyed for plates
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce pushes the tag Golden Province as a tourism and promotional theme and hopes it appears on 1975 licence plates. Orris Keehr of Regina says the phrase evokes wheat fields and growing resources, with talks underway to win plate inclusion despite 1974 plate deadlines.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce
Orris Keehr
Regina
Chamber
Molson’s
Unemployment Insurance Payouts Rise in July Across Canada
Statistics Canada reported July unemployment insurance payments totalled 145 million dollars, up seven percent from June and 14 percent above July last year. The average weekly benefit rose to 68.33 dollars, with 2,198,422 weeks paid. Provinces showed mixed results with increases in most regions, while Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon fell year over year.
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Statistics Canada
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New Brunswick
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Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta Libertarian Alternative Formed With 70 Attendees
The Libertarian Alternative attracted 70 people to its first Alberta public meeting with Marshall Bruce Evoy of Toronto as guest speaker and temporary chairman. He pledged to raise hell if elections approach and outlined a tax free, minimal state platform. Robin Wullespie, 71, urged government removal from health care and education funding while demanding voluntary taxation under a future Libertarian system.
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Alberta
Libertarian Alternative
Marshall Bruce Evoy
Toronto
Robin
Wullespie
Commerce
University of Alberta
Bruce Vaughan
Dick Reimer
Veterans Pensions Receive Joint Increases Tied to Cost of Living
Veterans pensions will rise along with existing old age pension boosts, according to Veterans Affairs Minister Daniel MacDonald in the Commons. He declined to specify the size. Welfare Minister Marc Lalonde had announced the August 13 old age pension increase and proposed quarterly increases indexed to living costs.
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Veterans Affairs
Daniel MacDonald
Commons
Marc Lalonde
Scallop Shucking Masters in Nova Scotia Contest
In Nova Scotia's Bluenose fishing town, top scallop shuckers compete for bragging rights in the Nova Scotia Scallop Shucking Championship. Shuckers peel about 200 scallops in eight minutes, handling up to 20,000 pounds per two-week trip, with top earners around $600 extra.
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Mason
Georges Bank
Hodgson Hospital Opens In Manitoba Interlake Region
The Percy J. Moore Hospital, a 38 bed facility costing $2 million, opens at Hodgson to serve Manitoba’s Interlake area. First patients welcomed June 18 with pediatric, surgical, obstetrical and other services. Dr. Moore, present at the ceremony, helped secure the 1963 capital agreement with the province covering up to $500,000.
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Percy J. Moore
Manitoba
Interlake
Hodgson
Moore
Medical Services For
Canada
Meatball Debate At Commons Court Drama Over Diet Policy
Conservative critic James McGrath sparred with Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan at a special Commons food committee hearing. The exchange touched on price policy, milk subsidies, and meatballs versus roast beef as part of Canadian diets. Whelan quipped about “the contribution you didn't make” as McGrath laughed and slumped in his chair.
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St. John's East
Agriculture
Eugene Whelan
Commons
Anne Poops
Mr. Whelan
McGrath
Whelan
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