No concrete result at ministers meet in Montreal
Quebec Finance Minister Jacques Parizeau and Manitoba counterpart Victor Schroeder criticized the federal provincial finance ministers meeting as pointless and said it could have been done by a phone call. Finance Minister Marc Lalonde said there was no concrete result but approval for a fall follow up.
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Montreal
Quebec
Jacques Parizeau
Manitoba
Victor Schroeder
Marc Lalonde
Trudeau
Lalonde
New Brunswick
Alberta
British Columbia
Newfoundland
John Collins
Ontario
Frank Miller
Lloyd McPhail
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Joel Matheson
Parizeau
Paris
Robert Andrews
Saskatchewan
Ottawa drafts press legislation to curb ownership and set council
The federal government releases a draft act to regulate newspapers, restrict ownership to no more than 20 percent of national circulation, and establish a national press council. Industry leaders warn of potential constitutional challenges while supporters call it necessary for free speech. Major chains Thomson and Southam would be limited from acquiring more papers.
Government curbs on newspaper industry growth
Ottawa outlines proposals limiting growth of the major chains Southam Inc and Thomson Newspapers Ltd, capping national daily circulation at 20 percent and denying asset concessions. An independent advisory council will handle complaints, with up to 1 million yearly for foreign or out-of-province bureaus. Non media buyers must prove editorial independence to the RTPC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Southam Inc
Thomson Newspapers Ltd
Thomson
Southam
Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Nurse testifies overdosed infant to ease suffering
In Edmonton a nurse told a fatality inquiry she knew the 15 milligram morphine dose given to a severely brain damaged newborn was an overdose. She said her aim was to relieve pain as the baby died hours after birth and after a caesarean section. She noted the dose was split and injected into both legs with Dr. Nachum Gal ordering the amount.
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Edmonton
Barbara Howell
Candace Taschuk
Howell
Bruce Fraser
Council For the Attorney General’s Department
Nachum Gal
Carl Rolf
Gal
Escnetly
Suit over bad cheque in marijuana deal ends with fine
Carrie-Lynn Smith of Calgary faced a provincial court charge for giving misleading testimony after suing a buyer in small claims for a worthless cheque tied to a marijuana sale. She was fined 150 dollars as the case was set aside because the dispute involved an illegal act.
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Chris Wyness
The
News
Carrie-Lynn Smith
Smith
Yuill St. S.E
Darwin Greaves
Small Claims Court
Greaves
Canada Cuts Gas Export Price To United States
Ottawa reports a new discount price of 3.40 US dollars per thousand cubic feet for gas sales exceeding 50 percent of authorized volume. Prices below this threshold stay at 4.40 US dollars. The change runs until October 1984 amid industry consultations with Alberta and British Columbia.
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Ottawa
United States
Jean Chretien
U.S
National Energy Board
Chretien
Alberta
British Columbia
Monte Carlo trip approved as tax deductible for CMA doctors
Revenue Canada officials reversed an earlier stance and said expenses for CMA doctors attending the October Monte Carlo conference qualify as tax deductible. The CMA expects about 1,200 attendees, with 960 already registered, in a joint Canada France meeting tying in with a Montreal 1972 event.
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Margaret Munro
CMA
Saskatoon
Canada
Revenue Canada
Bruce MacDonald
Warren
Monte Carlo
Carla Gilders
France
Montreal
Tax Department
Gilders
Riviera
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Lebanon
Beirut
Jim Fleming
Fleming
Commons
J. Patrick O’callaghan
Canadian
Newspaper Publishers Association
Calgary Herald
Gordon Fisher
Tom Kent
Pracer
Ann Landers
Bruce Levett
Deer
Charles Lynch Daak
Orneenero City News
Peete Reves
Veeereeenenen
Rere Ee Rey
rPrSrerre
Don McGillivray
Rere Berens Editorial
Aeereves
Graham Kelly SeereReeree
Volo Gern
John R. Walker
Neen Reese
Ererreeateuen
Moverth
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