Alberta Debt Legislation Shapes Homeowner Protection History
A historical review describes Alberta debt laws from 1898 Exemptions Act to 1942 Social Credit era. It notes the Debt Adjustment Act, court rulings, and the debt board’s powers, along with homeowner protections and varied creditor limits in pre and post 1936 debts. Bill Sass is The News' Edmonton Bureau Chief.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Canada
Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
Social Credit and
Bill Aberhart
Social Credit
Socreds
Debt Board
Aberhart
Supreme Court of Canada
London
Bill Sass
Bennett the Godfather of British Columbia Politics
A Southam News profile portrays Premier Bill Bennett as a calculating, ascetic leader shaping British Columbia's Social Credit era. The piece notes his distant aura, private office, and influence over ministers, business elites, and party unity while highlighting his two-term pledge, constitutional role, and intense focus on winning big.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Bill Bennett
al Pacino
Bennett
Tokyo
Haneda
Nippon
Japan
Dauphin
W.A.C. Bennett
B.C
Social Credit
New Democratic Party
Dave Barrett
William Richards Bennett
Socreds
NDP
Sean Rossiter
Saturday Night
Victoria Hotel
Kelowna
Peter Newman
Canada
Peter Lougheed
Newman
Barrett
Anita
Wendy Robertson
Hugh Harris
Social Credit Party
Harris
Southam News
MacEachen’s Long And Painful Ottawa Budget Day
Allan MacEachen faced a brutal, televised budget day as he dismantled his November budget amid jeers from Conservatives and cheers from New Democrats. He defended the measures, promised changes after the stock market, and pledged to renegotiate thousands of mortgages, insisting his budget would be better understood despite 17 errors and five blunders.
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Ottawa
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
Trudeau
New Democrats
William Lyon Mackenzie King
King
Walter Gordon
Gordon
Lester Pearson
Michael Wilson
Wilson
Neil Brooks
Poland
Pat Carney
Carney
Royal Bank
House
Ontario
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Charles Lynch
Bani-Sadr
Iran
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