Federal immigration policy blamed for skilled labor shortage
Alberta minister Jim Horsman and Halifax address criticise Ottawa for placing skilled workers at the bottom of the list. They warn that current programs discourage movement to job-rich western Canada, urge targeted training, and call for more funding to keep engineers and skilled workers in Canada rather than lose them to higher paying private sector roles.
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Alberta
Jim Horsman
Horsman
Halifax
Lloyd Axworthy
Federal
Immigration Department
Ottawa
West
Ontario
Quebec
Windsor
Axworthy
New Democrat
David Orlikow
Canada
East
Western
Municipal funding clash over federal role in taxes reform
A Toronto mayoral remark at Regina sparks debate on whether municipalities should gain taxing power and join federal provincial talks. The piece argues the constitution assigns municipalities to provincial oversight and warns against federal efforts to lure cities with tax carrots while urging provincial revenue sharing.
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Paul Cosgrove
Toronto
Regina
Cosgrove
Alberta
Reagan gains and long term impact questioned in spending mix
The analysis shows Reagan pushes for tax cuts deregulation and domestic cuts but questions linger on long term effects. Across eight postwar administrations spending deficits and regulation grew at varying rates with defense and welfare trends shifting between parties. The study notes inflation unemployment and deficit patterns spanning Truman Eisenhower Johnson Nixon Ford Carter and Reagan.
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Korea
Vietnam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Federal Register
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Ford
Carter
Ike
Johnson
Truman
Brezhnev faces tough Poland choice as 28 days loom
Southam News reports that Brezhnev’s Kremlin faces a hard decision over Poland as 28 days remain before the Polish Communist Party Congress. The piece outlines risks of national resurgence, church influence, and Solidarity pressures, noting fears of costly Soviet intervention and potential shifts toward party democracy and union independence.
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Brezhnev
Kremlin
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Dubcek
Poland
Soviet Union
East Bloc
Moscow
Solidarity
Polish Communist Party
Polish Workers’ Party
Europe
Gdansk
English and French attitudes toward journalism differ
The piece contrasts English and Quebec views on press freedom and information access. It notes ongoing CBC journalists strike, Le Devoir restart, and Gazettes ombudsman move. It argues French journalists seek professional autonomy and public control, shaping editors and censorship arbitration amid industry pressures.
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Montreal
Francis Fox
Quebec
Jean Pare
L’actualite
Maclean Hunter
Pare
Radio-Canada
le Devoir
CBC
The
Gazette
Quebec Press Council
Press Council
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John A. Weimer
J. W. ‘Bud’ Miller
Alan Poirier
Youve
Ger
Wade
Reagan
GOP
Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Pacific News Service
John R. Walker
Solidarity Union
Southam News
Gretta Chambers
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