Marchand calls for truce in national unity battle
Transport Minister Jean Marchand urged a truce amid bitter Parliament fights over Quebec understanding and national unity. He accused Conservative Claude Wagner of perfidious accusations against French- Canadian ministers and warned the atmosphere must improve or he might resign.
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Ottawa
Jean Marchand
Quebec
House of Commons
Claude Wagner
Trudeau
Canada
Liberal Party
Wagner
Mr. Marchand
Transport
Ottawa fights rising costs prompt cross-party push
Ottawa Friday saw 5.1 per cent rise in retail prices and 8.6 per cent food costs in 1972. Conservatives demand immediate relief for fixed incomes and call a non confidence motion. NDP urges interim food price freeze with growers support while a Commons Senate inquiry proceeds. Trudeau defends actions and committee timing cited as months to see results. Lewis argues for faster action or a prices review board to cap costs.
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Southam
Ottawa
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Senate
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NDP
Trudeau
David Lewis
Consumer Affairs
Herb Gray
Lewis
Conservatives Demand USC Facts in Budget Row
Ottawa reports the Conservative Opposition seeks to delay the budget by blocking approval of $454 million spent in 1972 to bail out the unemployment insurance fund. G.W. Baldwin accuses the Liberals of illegal warrants beyond the $800 million cap, while Otto Lang says no law was breached.
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Ottawa
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Baldwin
Commons
Otto Lang
House
Lang
Miscellaneous Estimates Committee
New Democrats
Social
Road Report Notes Slippery Patches in Saskatchewan Area
Highway 1 from Brooks to Swift Current was generally in good winter driving condition at 9 a.m. The AMA reported some slippery sections near Moose Jaw and in the Brooks area and slippery patches on Highway 41 near Hilda. All other Medicine Hat area highways were in good winter driving condition.
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Swift Current
AMA
Moose Jaw
Hilda
Medicine Hat
La Macaza base turned over for cultural use by Indians
Ottawa reports the La Macaza base once hosting nuclear missiles was transferred to the Indians of Canada for peaceful cultural purposes. The facility at La Macaza is located about 100 miles from the border and will serve new community and cultural aims.
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Ottawa
Canada
la Macaza
Satellite city plan draws cautious official response
Ottawa transcript shows federal Urban Affairs Minister Ron Basford proposing a 100 million dollar annual land assembly program to create new towns linked to existing cities. Critics from the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities urge careful implementation and transportation links. The plan aims to curb land costs and improve land use as part of broader housing and urban legislation. A separate ceremony transfers a former Bomarc base to the Native North American Studies Institute, supported by a 250 thousand dollar contribution, signaling expanded native education initiatives.
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Ottawa
Claude Langlois
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Paul Melin
Saskatoon
Community Planning Association of Canada
Ron Basford
Basford
Commons
Langlois
United States
Melin
Toronto
Vancouver
Hargrave labels national unity a political ploy
Medicine Hat MP Bert Hargrave accuses the Trudeau government of using the national unity issue to divert attention from Canada’s pressing economic problems. He praises Claude Wagner, notes Marc Lalonde’s old age pension pledge, and plans to speak during the budget debate rather than the throne speech.
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Bert Hargrave
Trudeau
National Unity
Canada
Ottawa
Hargrave
Transport
Jean Marchand
Commons
Quebec
Claude Wagner
Marc Lalonde
Paris talks crucial final session in Vietnam peace talks
Unusually large groups of aides joined Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho in a possible crucial final session in Paris. Kissinger planned to fly to the United States for Nixon consultations after the talks. Officials noted the lengthy schedule with over 30 hours of talks since Monday and daily technical briefings as diplomats draft operation protocols for a future agreement. A Swedish diplomat, Olaf Palme, warned an agreement is not certain, while other reports claimed progress. The South Vietnamese government dismissed speculation as purely speculative.
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Paris
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Kissinger
United States
Nixon
U.S
Florida White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Key Biscayne
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Tho
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Olaf Palme
Sweden
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Palme
Socialist’ International
ABC Television News
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