Ottawa plans raise spending to 67.6 billion for 1981 82
The Liberal government unveils a budget calling for 13 percent spending growth to 67.6 billion for the 1981 82 year starting April 1. Defence up 16.6 percent to 5.9 billion and debt service costs rise, with 795 dollars per taxpayer.
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Commons
Johnston
Sinclair Stevens
U.S
Ronald Reagan
NATO
Trudeau
Stevens
Government House
Yvon Pinard
Ontario Liberal charge slows East West tensions economy focus
Ontario Liberal leader Stuart Smith accused the province of failing to contribute to national East West tensions and to economic growth. He argued Ontario ranks last in growth across multiple metrics and warned investors are shifting funds to Alberta. The strategy centers on economy as the campaign’s sole issue.
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Ontario
Stuart Smith
Canada
Financial Post
Smith
Alberta
Liberals
Cambridge
Jordan Sullivan
The
Toronto Star
Sullivan
William Davis
Federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion
Statistics Canada
Papal Airfare Dispute Rages Among Japanese Tour Coverers
In Nagasaki journalists covering Pope John Paul II clash with Vatican aides over air travel charges. Journalists say the Vatican is asking full fares while the Holy See gets charter rates. Archbishop Marcinkus denies the accusation.
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Japan
John Paul II
Vatican
Paul Marcinkus
Tab
Vatican Press Corps
Marcinkus
Japan Air Lines
Holy See
Rome
North Pole
Former Tory cabinet backs Clark ahead of leadership vote
Ottawa sources say the 1979 Clark cabinet will issue a written statement to delegates arriving for the weekend general meeting. The plan, led by Michael Wilson, aims to mobilize former ministers to oppose Clark's leadership review and shape the capital's mood.
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Joe Clark
Conservative Party
Clark
Parliament Hill
Toronto
Michael Wilson
Wilson
John Crosbie
Finance
Newfoundland
David Crombie
Health and Welfare
Alberta opposition accuses Lougheed of war over oil price talks
Alberta opposition leaders denounce the Lougheed government for not delaying a 100000 barrel per day oil production cut slated for March 1. They urge renewed Ottawa negotiations to avert economic harm to Alberta and Canada. Rod Sykes and Grant Notley condemn the stance as failed leadership.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Lougheed
Social Credit
Rod Sykes
Peter Lougheed
Pierre Trudeau
Sykes
Ottawa
Canada
Province funds shelter for battered women in Medicine Hat
Social Services Minister Bob Bogle signed a letter of intent in Edmonton confirming provincial funding for a shelter to house battered or abused women. The letter, part of a new policy favoring local autonomy, may enable a CMHC mortgage for the proposed facility in Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society
Bob Bogle
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Les Brest
Community Resources Centre
Shelter Society
Marilyn Astle
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Bogle
Brest
Alberta
Spain Faces Clean Sweep of Generals After Coup Bid
Spain's new prime minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo vows to dismiss several generals after the failed coup that challenged King Juan Carlos and the parliament. Gen Jaime Milans del Bosch was removed for mobilizing troops, while Gen Alfonso Armada emerged as a surprising figure for his closeness to the throne and involvement in negotiations during the crisis.
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Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo
Adolfo Suarez
Sotelo
Trudeau
Francesco Franco
Franco
Juan Carlos
Juan Carios
Jaime Milans del Bosch
Alfonso Armada
Armada
Antonio Tejero Molina
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