Auditor General warns Crown firms drift into sub government
Ottawa faces extreme concern over 306 Crown corporations with uneven parliamentary scrutiny. Kenneth Dye cites risky bailouts for Massey Ferguson Chrysler and Dome Petroleum and questions Petro- Canada's 1.7 billion Petrofina takeover. He urges fuller data on aid programs and loan guarantees to protect taxpayers.
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Eric Beauchesne
Ottawa
Kenneth Dye
Dye
Massey- Ferguson
Chrysler
Dome Petroleum
Petro- Canada
Petrofina
Michael Wilson
Red
Doug Anguish
New Democrat Treasury Board
Public Works
Treasury Board
Herb Gray
Royal Commission On Financial Management and Accountability
Dyer
Vancouver
Reagan calls House MX vote grave mistake and shifts fight to Senate
President Reagan calls the House rejection of about 998 million for the MX missile a grave mistake and moves to press the issue in the Senate with Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger appealing to the Armed Services Committee. Opponents say they can block MX funding in the Senate.
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Washington
Reuter
Reagan
House of Representatives
Senate
Defence
Caspar Weinberger
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
U.S
Moscow
Kremlin
Congress
Pearl Harbor
America
Santa Claus Fund drive gains police and community aid
Redcliff Police join Santa helpers to collect nonperishable food and toys for Salvation Army hampers. Boxes in the Redcliff station and CHAT malls, plus Weiner Centre and Salvation Army, urge donations as the fund nears a $10,000 goal amid recession. Dominion Glass employees contribute $283.
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Redcliff
Men In Blue
Santa
Sam
Salvation
Army
Chat
Salvation Army
Weiner Centre
Lynn Sangster
Sangster
Larry Lancaster
Santa Claus
Medicine Hat
Dominion Glass
Skalbania Tells Vancouver Party He Is Broke and Facing Bankruptcy
Nelson Skalbania declares personal bankruptcy risk to 450 guests at a Vancouver event marking Pearl Harbor Day. Trustees say debts total about 30 million dollars as he files a proposed deferral to creditors, with auto bankruptcy possible if rejected. He appeals emotionally to wife Eleni, calling their split and tax troubles part of a devastating climate.
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Vancouver
Pearl Harbor
Nelson Skalbania
Eleni
Skalbania
Edmonton
Peter Pocklington
David Connop
Henfrey and Co. Ltd
Connop
B.C
Canada
David Helliwell
B.C. Resources Investment Corp
Restaurateur
Hy Aisenstadt
Bob Lee
Bylaw Blues Weigh Arcade Rule Approval
Amusement arcade regulation approved as drafted may affect players under sixteen, signaling a bylaw threshold. The notice appears alongside weather and other brief items. Vancouver mourns famous sprinter Harry Jerome, former world record holder in the 100 yard and 100 metre dashes, who died in Vancouver on Tuesday.
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Jerome
Harry Jerome
Vancouver
Mulroney backs Clark amid leadership review push
Edmonton Oilers owner Pocklington questions Montreal businessman Mulroney's support for Joe Clark calling it a ploy to boost his image. He notes Mulroney did not commit delegates and Quebec remains inclined toward a leadership review at the Winnipeg convention on January 26.
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Clark
Pocklington
Edmonton Oilers
National Hockey League
Quebec
Winnipeg
Hambleton’s confession linked to NATO leaks ends in Canada
Solicitor General Kaplan says Hambleton admitted passing top secret NATO documents to the Soviets after Canada decided not to prosecute. Ottawa cites legal principles on admissibility of tainted evidence while Hambleton’s camp disputes immunity claims and reveals RCMP surveillance began in 1977 following a Russian spy tie.
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Aileen McCabe Southam
News Ottawa
Hugh Hambleton
NATO
Robert Kaplan
Kaplan
RCMP
Hambleton
Mark MacGuigan
MacGuigan
Solicitor General
Som
Rcmp Security Service
Laval University
Security Service
United States
FBI
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Canadair
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British Columbia
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Yue
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Clover
Dale
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Pearce
Bogo
Ising
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