Thatcher eyes landslide as Alliance gains tempo in race
London report shows Prime Minister Thatcher pressing for a decisive victory this Thursday while the SDP Liberal Alliance gains ground on Labor. David Steel leads the Alliance push with Roy Jenkins fading, Labour faces leadership questions as voters weigh tactical voting and a potential two party outcome.
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Premier Bennett Signals Austerity For British Columbia
Premier Bennett moves to impose harsh measures to pull BC from recession. Budget cuts and wage restraints loom, with possible tax hikes and privatization of services. Fraser Institute presence pressures tighter expenditure while critics fear overreach ahead of the 1983 84 budget.
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Ottawa Conservatives Hold Historic Civic Centre Convention History
Ottawa hosts the Conservative leadership convention at the Civic Centre and Coliseum, marking a sequence from 1947 to the present. Clark braces for a renewed bid amid Mulroney posters and Crombie track suit imagery, with Wilson’s hopeful slogan and Davis’s rumored support noted.
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