Government pushes bilingualism plan in public service debate
Prime Minister Trudeau argues for a targeted bilingual public service with 10 percent of 250000 posts designated bilingual and a Dec 31 1978 deadline. MPs Stanfield Lewis and others weigh amendments and concerns about unity and implementation.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
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Commons
House
Moves Amendment
Robert Stanfield
David Lewis
New Democratic Party
Stanfield
Public Service
Canada
Lewis
IGA chain under fire in Canada over independent store claim
Conservative MPs accused IGA Canada Ltd of masquerading as independent stores to use cheaper labor. IGA executives Harold Knifton and M H Coulson denied the charge before the Commons food price committee, saying 746 retailers own IGA stores and prices match big chains.
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Ottawa
IGA Canada Ltd
IGA
James McGrath
St. John’s East
Special Commons
Harold Knifton
M. H. Coulson
Canada
Knifton
Greece and East Germany agree to ambassadorial ties
Greece and East Germany announced they will establish diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. The accord signals a step toward broader recognition during a period of Cold War alignment.
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East Berlin
Reuter
Greece
East Germany
Agriculture committee urges modified grain storage fees
The committee urged government action to modify grain storage charges and to impose surcharges on soft fruit imports while tightening controls on exotic cattle imports. It rejected scrapping a 50000 federal grant to the Canada Grains Council and called for stricter import rules and possible surtax use.
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Agriculture Committee
Ottawa
Commons Agriculture Committee
Elias Nesboly
NDP
Meadow Lake
Canada Grains Council
Agriculture Department
Mr. Horner
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