Campaign fever grips Manitoba PC leadership convention
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives opened their leadership convention with one third of 481 delegates registered at the Winnipeg venue. Supporters of incumbent Sidney Spivak and challenger Sterling Lyon clashed in a lively prelude with workers coordinating from walkie talkies and pagers as breakfast rallies and afternoon votes were scheduled.
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Manitoba
Steve Kerstetter
Winnipeg
Progressive Conservatives
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Sidney Spivak
Sterling E.von
Spivak
Lyon
Firm stance on new tax rules for magazines and broadcasters
Ottawa officials firm on Cullen rule requiring Canadian tax status only for magazines with 80 percent different content from foreign editions. Opposition sought changes to editorial content and cross border TV deals while officials say exemptions would violate the Broadcasting Act.
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Ottawa
Hugh Faulkner
Canada
Cullen
Faulkner
Commons Broadcasting Committee
National Revenue
Bud Cullen
Jim Fleming
York West
Communications Department
Washingston
Vancouver
U.S
Ken Stein
Time Magazine
Reader's Digest
Jake Epp
Provencher
Hodgson
Government pressed on links in Quebec investigations
Ottawa questioned whether the Sky Shop probes connect with Mirabel Airport construction, Olympic Village matters, and other inquiries. Solicitor General Allmand refused to confirm public links and said he would ask the RCMP about any Mirabel investigation while noting charges are laid by provincial prosecutors.
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Ottawa
Sky Shop
Quebec
Warren Allmand
Olympic Village
Mirabel
Elmer MacKay
PC Central Nova
Eldon Woolliams
Calgary North
MacKay
Walter Baker
Grenville-Carleton
Louis Giguere
L—Quebec
Baker
G. W. Baldwin
Peace River
RCMP
Allmand
House of Commons
Woolliams
Canadians foresee 210000 housing units in 1975 reach
The November upturn in housing construction boosts chances the 210000 target will be met, per Central Mortgage and Housing Corp. Prime Minister Trudeau plans to announce a new communications minister soon. MPs criticize anti inflation rules while Sky Shops links eyed. House votes on housing debates Friday with Senate adjournment until Monday.
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Central Mortgage and Housing Corp
Trudeau
Prince Edward Island
P.E.I
Warren Allmand
Sky Shops
Quebec
Newfoundland
James McGrath
Eugene Whelan
Commons
Senate
Montreal Olympic spending questioned in Commons
NDP MP David Orlikow charged that Ottawa Quebec and Montreal are colluding on a $1 billion Olympic budget while neglecting social needs. He cited sewage delays and housing stress in Montreal as evidence of misaligned priorities during debate on a federal housing program expanding AHOP CMHC grants and creating a federal mortgage agency.
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Ottawa
Montreal
New Democratic Party
David Orlikow
NDP
Winnipeg North
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Orlikow
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMHC
Ottawa to implement wage and price controls across provinces
Canada moves toward full operation of a federal inflation program as regulations remain incomplete. Ontario proposes an 18 month commitment with a possible Ontario board after. Quebec launches its own prices and incomes commission to focus on the public sector while Ottawa handles private sector controls.
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Ottawa
Donald Macdonald
Ontario
Darcy McKeough
McKeough
Commons
Senate
Quebec
British Columbia
Prices and Incomes Commission
Raymond Garneau
Medicine Hat to Host Western Premiers Conference 1976
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Lou Hyndman announced in Edmonton that Medicine Hat will host the Western premiers conference on February 4 and 5 1976. Premiers from four western provinces will attend, with Hyndman noting the city sits on a natural gas field and hosted the meeting. Alberta previously held the conference in 197?.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Lou Hyndman
Redcliff
Jim Horsman
Hyndman
Alberta
Canada proposes tougher bail rules for traffickers and killers
Justice Minister Ron Basford unveils a Criminal Code amendment to shift the onus to prove bail is warranted onto suspects including narcotics traffickers, importers, and homicide defendants. The measure, welcomed by the Commons justice committee, targets repeat offenders and non residents, with passage likely next week.
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Ottawa
Ron Basford
Commons Justice Committee
Basford
Vancouver
Canada
Additional grain payments announced
Saskatchewan details show Transport Minister Otto Lang announcing over 108 million in extra grain payments to about 99 000 Prairie farmers. Cheques mailed from Winnipeg reflect Oct 9 price increases. wheat 104.3 million to 71 638 farmers, oats 273 539 to 4 788, barley 4.2 million to 22 257.
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Saskatoon
Otto Lang
Lang
Wheat Board
Winnipeg
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