Gazette staffers summoned to testify before parliamentary committee
Ottawa CP report says publisher Mark Farrell and at least five Gazette editors will testify in August about allegations that Parliamentary Secretary John Reid leaked information on proposed tax changes. The committee ordered the inquiry after the Gazette claimed Reid shared details of a later budget amendment with manufacturers.
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Ottawa
Mark Farrell
The
Montreal Gazette
John Reid
Rod Blaker
Montreal Lachine- Lakeshore
Commons Privileges and Elections Committee
Mr. Farrell
Jacques Hamilton
Commons
Reid
L—Kenora
Rainy River
Government House
Mitchell Sharp
the Gazette
Oil firms accused of windfall profits in 1974 prices
NDP MP Cyril Symes told the Commons that oil companies posted a 61.8 million dollar windfall last year by raising pump prices before cost increases. He urged a regional oil supply inventory before next month’s price changes to curb suspected profiteering amid the 6.50 to 8.00 crude oil moves.
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Ottawa
Cyril Symes
NDP
Symes
Imperial Oil Ltd
Maurice Foster
Energy
Prime Minister opposes blanket civil service salary caps
In Ottawa the prime minister says fairness bars strict caps on senior civil servants, reacting to a report proposing raises up to 6000 a year for top managers. Cabinet will decide soon on executive salaries, with retroactivity eyed to April 1.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
John Turner
Commons
Broadbent
Federal Civil Service
Allen Lambert
Toronto Dominion Bank
Alberta Premier backs Foothills in Mackenzie Valley pipeline bid
Premier Peter Lougheed says Alberta will remain neutral between Foothills Pipeline Limited and Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline Limited for the Mackenzie Valley project. He favors Foothills due to Alberta incorporation and gas supply needs, noting cost estimates of 4.5 billion versus 7 billion for the rival.
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Yellowkmfe
N.W.T
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
MacKenzie Valley
Foothills Pipeline Limited
Calgary
Foothills
Alberta Gas Trunk Limited
Arctic
Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline Limited
Toronto
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
MacKenzie Delta
Northwest Territories
Canada
United States
Norman Wells
Inuvik
Civic holiday closes the paper and deadlines set
No News Monday due to civic holiday. Advertising deadlines shifted for August 5th publication: 5 p.m. Friday August 1st and 12 noon Wednesday August 6th. Classified deadline is 12 noon Saturday August 2nd for August 5th issue.
Summit of West Leaders Opens in Helsinki
Leaders including Brezhnev Ford and 33 others gather for a three day European summit to back a 30 000 word declaration. The accord aims to preserve frontiers while allowing peaceful border changes and expands human contacts trade travel and media flow. A Belgrade review conference is planned for 1977.
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Helsinki
Reuter
Leonid Brezhnev
U.S
Ford
Europe
China
Albania
United States
Canada
Berlin
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Belgrade
Vienna
NATO
Trudeau Heads to Three Day European Summit in Helsinki
Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Helsinki for a three day European summit with 34 leaders. He is to meet Brezhnev in private talks and discuss Eastern Europe policy amid ongoing debate over Soviet influence and Canada’s fishing fleet ban.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Helsinki
Finland
Europe
Albania
Canada
United States
U.S
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Helmut Schmidt
Olof Palme
Opposition presses bill on 10 cent gasoline tax in Parliament
Ottawa debate on a 10 cent per gallon gasoline tax continues as MPs study the excise tax bill. The bill also raises air travel tax, cuts wine tax and eliminates insulation tax, with opposition planning amendments including refunds for disabled riders.
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Ottawa
Canada-United States
Turner
U.S
U S Sheds Light on Garrison Dam IJC Study Stance
Ottawa reports little Canadian excitement as the United States state department pledges to halt construction if an International Joint Commission study finds any part of the Garrison Dam irrigation project detrimental to Canada. Officials note no agreement yet on study terms or procedure.
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United States State Department
Garrison Dam
North Dakota
Canada
State Department
Environment Department
U.S. State Department
International Joint Commission
U.S
United States
Souris
Red
Manitoba
Department
Commission
Trudeau hints at 200 mile offshore limit plan
Prime Minister Trudeau suggested that closing Atlantic ports to the Soviet fishing fleet is a first step toward a 200 mile offshore limit. He cited actions last week aimed at an economic management zone recognized under international law. He noted possible fisheries talks with Brezhnev in Helsinki as a likely topic.
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Trudeau
Canada
Atlantic
Lloyd Crouse
South Shore
Leonid Brezhnev
Helsinki
Crouse
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