Indian Affairs audit flags billions wasted in spending controls
Ottawa reports say Canada’s Indian Affairs budget of 1.2 billion dollars suffers from weak financial controls and vague policies. The auditor general notes 300 million yearly goes to Indian bands with little trace of how it is spent and calls for stronger incentives for managers to ensure efficient use of public funds.
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Ottawa
Federal
Indian Affairs Department
Auditor-General
Macdonell
Rayner
MacEachen signals need for new help as rates surge
In Ottawa the Bank of Canada rate hits 16.14 per cent prompting Finance Minister Allan MacEachen to acknowledge that fresh programs may be required to assist homeowners and Canadians burdened by high interest. Banks raise prime to 17 per cent and savers see higher returns amid a plunging loonie and stock market losses.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Allan MacEachen
Royal Bank of Canada
Bank of Montreal
Toronto Dominion Bank
Bank of Nova Scotia
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
National Bank
Royal
Montreal
The
U.S
New York
Toronto
Golds Group
MacEachen
Commons
John Crosbie
New Democratic Party
Ed Broadbent
Crosbie
Broadbent
Fair Prices Commission
Poland Raises Army Readiness in Eastern Zone
U S intelligence reports increased Polish army readiness in eastern Poland after the labor movement warnings and army newspaper hints of direct action. All divisions in eastern Poland are at 80 percent readiness, with three motorized rifle divisions and an airborne division deployed there and one reserve division at a low mobilization level.
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Washington
Poland
Army
Independent Labor Movement
U.S
Warsaw Pact
Communist Party
Europe
Moscow
Trudeau Rejects West Threats Over Poland Invasion
Prime Minister Trudeau called threats of Western intervention in Poland untimely and unhelpful. He urged steering away from intervention talk while NATO warned a Soviet invasion could derail detente. He noted his discussions with Brezhnev and questioned Luns’s warning, citing risk of heightening tension.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Poland
Joseph Luns
NATO
Luns
Ians
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Lawyer quits Lennon case amid court hearing
In New York, the man charged with killing John Lennon appears in Manhattan criminal court as his lawyer withdraws. Judge Aviller names Jonathan Marks to replace the attorney, while security stays tight and Lennon’s body has been cremated. The suspect, Mark David Chapman, remains in solitary confinement as investigations into the motive continue.
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New York
John Lennon
Lennon
Mark David Chapman
Honolulu
Bellevue Hospital
Manhattan
Herbert Adlerberg
Rena Aviller
Uviller
Jonathan Marks
Adlerberg
Chapman
Yoko Ono
Dakota
Central Park West
Hartsdale
N.Y
Elvis Presley
Overbooking affects Air Canada Christmas travel plans
Air Canada plans to compensate bumped passengers up to 100 dollars with cash or a later flight. In Canada this year 4,400 passengers were denied boarding through November, while 1,900,000 made reservations but did not show. Staff strike threats could disrupt operations on December 19.
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Montreal
Air Canada
Canada
Ted Morris
Morris
Toronto
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