Versailles summit may shape postwar economy
Article discusses the Versailles meeting of leaders from the United States Canada France Germany Italy Japan and Great Britain. It argues inflation and high interest rates clash with growth and calls for budget restraint and freer trade to avoid a global trade war. It also favors private sector led research and warns against excessive government spending.
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Versailles
U.S
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Great Britain
Reagan
Francois Mitterrand
Trudeau
Mitterrand
Wage parity urged as Alberta nurses face lockout
The Alberta Health Unit Association, amid talks of a second looming lockout, demands a 14 percent raise for public health nurses. Support grows for government intervention and compulsory arbitration to end disruptions to rural prenatal care, immunizations, and other essential public health services. The United Nurses of Alberta backs the nurses’ push for fair pay and stable service.
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Alberta
Health Unit Association
United Nurses of
Nuclear disarmament urged as doctors warn no medical aid in war
Doctors led by Dr. Jack Geiger warned during the Canada West Medical conference in Vancouver that a nuclear attack would yield mass casualties with hospitals destroyed and no adequate medical response. They urged immediate action to halt the arms race and reject civil defence plans as fraud.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
U.S
Jack Geiger
Canada West
Vancouver
Geiger
Lower Mainland
Canada urged to spell out disarmament stance at UN session
The Palme Commission report, sent to Prime Minister Trudeau, urges Canada to define its position at UNSSOD II opening next week. While Reagan backs START talks and agrees with some Palme ideas, Trudeau remains noncommittal. The commission notes progress between the U S and U S S R but warns nuclear deterrence cannot sustain peace and calls for eventual elimination of nuclear weapons.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Canada
Olaf Palme
United States
Soviet Union
Reagan
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Ireland
Japan
Israel
Russia
U.S
U.S.S.R
Geneva
Palme Commission
White House
Pentagon
Public disclosure urged in Berger ethics case
Ottawa debates public release of a 50 page Canadian Judicial Council report on Mr Justice Thomas Berger. Prime Minister Trudeau involved, Chretien refuses to unveil the findings, raising concerns over whether Berger should be removed from the British Columbia Supreme Court. Public opinion divides on his conduct and the judiciary’s view remains unrevealed.
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Ottawa
Thomas Berger
Canadian Judicial Council
Berger
Justice
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Trudeau
Judicial Council
NDP
Svend Robinson
Ben
British Columbia Supreme Court
Canada
Council
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George Addy
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