Trudeau blames Western premiers in clash over sales tax plan
Prime Minister Trudeau accuses Western premiers and Opposition Leader Joe Clark of political maneuvers over Ottawa's sales tax cut proposal. He defends a March budget and argues Quebec's distinct approach harms federalism. Clark says Ottawa intruded on provincial affairs and betrayed co operation.
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Trudeau
Joe Clark
Clark
Quebec
Parti Quebecois
First Ministers
Knowles
Chretien
Ryan outlines Grit aims as Quebec Liberal leader
Quebec City Claude Ryan, poised to lead the Liberal party, argues the goal is to win the Quebec independence referendum next year and, if successful, defeat the PQ in the next general election. He stresses a new constitution must protect French minorities, recognize Quebec’s distinct place, and keep a strong central government.
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Quebec City
Claude Ryan
Quebec Liberal Party
Canada
Grits
Parti Quebecois
Ryan
Quebec
le Devoir
Confederation
Ottawa
Guerrilla Leaders Agree to All-Party Rhodesia Talks
Rhodesian guerrilla chiefs Nkomo and Mugabe tentatively accept an all party conference to seek black majority rule in Rhodesia. The plan includes a UN force during transition and a resident high commissioner, with details to be resolved by British and U.S. mediators.
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Dar ES Salaam
U.S
Cyrus Vance
David Owen
Hamilton Whyte
Vance
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Patriotic Front
Rhodesia
Nkomo
Mugabe
Malta
UN Force
Owen
Tanzania
Mozambique
Zambia
Botswana
Angola
Nigeria
Ian Smith
Smith
Britain
United States
Deck still stacked says labor leader on bargaining
Grace Hartman of CUPE warns that wage controls ending will leave employers with a stacked deck in negotiations. She cites takeaways targeting hard won rights and provides a British Columbia example from 1976 where a long strike preserved benefits and contract language.
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Toronto
Grace Hartman
Canadian Union of Public Employees
CUPE
Ers
Ms. Hartman
British Columbia
Mid- Island Employers Association
Hartman
Employers’ Association
Distorted figures in budget debate in Commons
In Ottawa the budget debate sees Treasury Board President Andras accusing the Progressive Conservatives of using inflated figures to attack the government. He says Sinclair Stevens overstated public service growth to justify proposed cuts and claims Stevens misrepresented 1977-78 spending versus actual underspending. Stevens defends including government employees in the 1977 figure and argues comparability. Andras calls for gradual, responsible control of government growth with program denial or cuts.
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Progressive Conservatives
Treasury Board
Robert Andras
Commons
Sinclair Stevens
Andras
Stevens
Trudeau
Tom
Petro-Canada
de Havilland
Canadair
Connaught Laboratories
Canadian dollar recovers on New York markets on rate hike speculation
The Canadian dollar rose from a record low as traders in New York money markets priced in a likely Bank of Canada rate increase. It climbed from 86.63 to 87.30 U.S. cents, finishing above 86.93, amid heavy morning weakness and late buying driven by rate hike expectations.
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Montreal
New York
Bank of Canada
U.S
Western premiers press for unanimous consent in amending constitution
Alberta and neighboring provinces declare that any constitutional amendments affecting provincial powers require unanimous consent of all provinces. They warn Ottawa against a federal referendum plan and uphold provincial veto rights, while touching on wheat prices and transportation policy for future talks.
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Sask
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
B.C
Allan Blakeney
British North America
Bill Bennett
Ottawa
Blakeney
Lougheed
Victoria
Ontario
Quebec
Calgary
Marvin Moore
Canadian Wheat Board
Hall Commission
Prairie Rail Authority
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