Housing coffer strain limits rental program finances
Ottawa says the federal rental housing budget cannot fund all proposed projects. CMHC received 250 proposals for 23,500 units needing about 550 million dollars, while only 200 million is set aside. Toronto led with 5,398 units totaling 143.7 million dollars, others cited across Canada.
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Barney Dawson
Dawson
John Turner
Central Mortgage and Housing Corp
CMHC
Federal Housing Agency
Toronto
Northwest Territories
St. John's
Mid
Halifax
Saint John
N.B
Montreal
Quebec
Hull
Que
Chicoutimi
Hamilton
Ont
Kitchener
St. Catharines
Windsor
Thunder Bay
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Saska
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Victoria
Tokyo honors Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at parade and theatre
More than 100000 Japanese cheered the Queen and Prince as they rode in an open car to the National Theatre where they met Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako for a kabuki performance. Puppet artists entertained and bowed to the Queen during intermission before a lobby meeting with performers.
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Tokyo
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Emperor Hirohito
National Theatre
Hirohito
Nagako
Akihito
Michiko
Calgary mayor faces council motion over land deal
Calgary mayor Rod Sykes faces a council debate that could cut his salary amid questions about his 50 percent stake in a 13 acre Edmonton land parcel. Alderman Tom Priddle introduced the motion noting potential conflicts of interest and urging reduction of pay from twenty thousand dollars plus expenses to nine thousand. Sykes denies impropriety, citing private investment as not public concern, while allies and opponents trade barbs over land dealings and civic governance.
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Calgary
Rod Sykes
Edmonton
Sykes
Doon Developments
Daon
Don Hartman
Doon
Tom Yarmon
Community Property Research Ltd
Canadian National Railways
Labor clash over Cliche report rocks Quebec construction scene
Quebec faces labor turmoil after the Liberal government backs the Cliche commission plan to clean up construction. Thousands walk off including 1 000 at the 1976 Olympics site as trusteeships loom on four large locals of the Quebec Federation of Labor amid vows to resist and avert a wider revolt.
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Montreal
Quebec
Cliche Commission
Quebec Federation of Labor
QFL
United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
International Union of Operating Engineers
Interprovincial Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Union of Elevator Constructors
Jean Cournoyer
Robert Bourassa
Justice
Jerome Choquette
Confederation of National Trade Unions
CNTU
Centrale Des Syndicats Democratiques
Centrale
Building Trades Council
Council
Andre Desjardins
Parti Quebecois
Liberals
Ottawa moves to wage and price talks with CLC
Ottawa heads into key wage and price restraint talks with Finance Minister Turner and Labor Minister Munro seeking CLC agreement after the union demanded tougher price controls and housing measures. Trudeau said he would request a meeting with provincial premiers if labor leaders respond positively. CPI rose only 0.5 percent in April, annual inflation at 11.1 percent.
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Ottawa
John Turner
Labor
John Munro
Canadian Labor Congress
CLC
Trudeau
The
Commons
S. D. Cameron
Statistics Canada
Tories press Liberal on Canadian foreign policy
In Ottawa the opposition charged the Liberal government with dodging foreign policy questions. John Diefenbaker urged a Commons debate on international policy while Patrick Nowlan condemned Trudeau for avoiding replies on NATO force withdrawals and NORAD details.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Commons
Canada
Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
Patrick Nowlan
Annapolis Valley
Trudeau
NATO
Nowlan
Harold Wilson
James Richardson
Arms and the gov t plan privatization of small arms
The Globe and Mail reports Ottawa seeks a private firm to manufacture FN rifle replacement parts for the Canadian Armed Forces and possibly a new semi auto weapon. The move aims to cut costs for Canadian Arsenals Ltd., a Crown corp running a yearly deficit near two million dollars. General manager Joseph Long cites underutilized Toronto and Montreal plants due to peacetime order shortages.
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Toronto
Globe and Mail
Department of Supply and Services
Canadian Arsenals Ltd
Trudeau says NORAD pact does not make US enemies Canada’s enemies
Prime Minister Trudeau says the five year NORAD renewal does not automatically align Canada with US enemies. MPs note conflicting statements from Defence Minister Richardson and others. Trudeau avoids specifics on NATO force withdrawal and says he did not discuss related issues with the British prime minister.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
United States
Canada
Bob Wenman
Fraser Valley West
Commons
Defence
James Richardson
Richardson
Mr. Wenman
Wenman
Allan MacEachen
MacEachen
U.S
NORAD
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