Campaign Friction Marking BC Election Finish
With two days left in the 38 day BC campaign the parties marshal final push in tight races. Social Credit under Bill Bennett tightens schedules while Liberal and Conservative leaders rely on shoestring budgets and strong field organization.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Social Credit
New Democratic Party
Action Central
Tory
Scott Wallace
Vancouver Island
Oak Bay
Jobless Rate Rises in Four Provinces in November
National unemployment edged up to 7.3 percent as Ontario and Quebec push rates higher. November saw 640000 unemployed on an actual basis, with Ontario rising to 6.0 percent and Quebec to 9.2 percent. Newfoundland dipped to 18.1 percent, while Alberta held the lowest rate at 2.9 percent.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Statistics Canada
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Trudeau pushes Crisis legislation in Commons
Prime Minister Trudeau says it is important to pass legislation that could replace the War Measures Act in future domestic crises. He notes work began in 1971 after the Quebec kidnapping crisis, but no bill has been passed, and timing depends on the House.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Commons
Otto Jelinek
Toronto High Park-Humber Valley
Quebec
Alberta eyes price control as gas talks proceed
Alberta Energy Minister Don Getty outlined ongoing discussions on gas pricing for Medicine Hat suppliers under long term contracts while a new Natural Gas Price Administration Act aims to give Alberta power to set prices if negotiations with Ottawa fail. He cautioned a one price system will raise costs, with current prices around 65 cents per thousand cubic feet and potential parity with crude oil in 3 to 5 years.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Don Getty
Ottawa
Getty
Alberta Gas Chemicals
Concord
U.S
Federal Petroleum Administration Act
Canada
Edmonton hosts two farm groups with divergent approaches
NFU and Unifarm hold annual conventions in Edmonton as they clash over strategy and policy. NFU criticizes Unifarm as dominated by agri business and calls for stronger farmer bargaining power while Unifarm favors dialogue with government and resists road protests.
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Edmonton
National Farmers Union
NFU
Canada
Quebec
Newfoundland
Winnipeg
Unifarm
Alberta
Farmers Union of
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
FAA
Roy Atkinson
Marvin Moore
Moore
Brezhnev Blasts West Over Helsinki Accord In Warsaw Speech
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev accused influential Western circles of undermining the Helsinki accord and criticized China in a Warsaw speech to the Polish Communist party congress. He urged pre meeting talks on environment energy and transport and reaffirmed calls for global nuclear restraint. Brezhnev appeared in good health and stressed his points with a raised finger.
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Warsaw
Leonid Brezhnev
China
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Soviet Bloc
Belgrade
Controls monitor plan announced by anti inflation board
Jean Luc Pepin chair of the anti inflation board announced a plan to selectively monitor price increases from about 200 leading Canadian companies. The program would require advance notice of price hikes and give the board heads up to assess impact, with details to be released in coming days.
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Ottawa
Jean-Luc Pepin
Cbc-Tv
Newsmagazine
Citizenship bill would cut waiting period for naturalization
Opposition MPs urge caution as proposed Citizenship Act would trim the wait from five to three years for immigrants to become citizens. The bill also aims to equalize gender rules, end Commonwealth exemptions, reduce age to 18, and allow foreign born children to adopt a parent’s citizenship. Critics argue the change may overlook adaptation time and language requirements.
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Ottawa CP
Bruno Friesen
Surrey-White Rock
Jake Epp
Provencher
Charles Caccia
L—Toronto Davenport
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