12 Nov 1981
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1981
Page
1
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen will present the federal budget in the Commons at 8 p.m. EST. The government flags an industrial strategy to accompany the budget, targeting high productivity sectors, though concrete commitments are unclear.Observers note broad advice from business, labor, provinces, and economists, with tension over who pays for any breaks.
Government prepares a 4 400 word economic strategy speech by MacEachen outlining Ottawa's plan for the year. It aims to curb inflation at 12 5 percent while easing interest burdens and addressing a stagnant economy and rising unemployment.
The space shuttle Columbia launched successfully on a five day test flight carrying astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly with a Canadian robot arm aboard. Mission control reported smooth engines and a steady burn while Columbia reached an initial orbit of 222 by 98 kilometers and prepared for 83 orbits before landing at Rogers Dry Lake in California.
Premier Rene Levesque to present a motion in the Quebec national assembly outlining self determination and changes to the federal charter. The plan seeks veto rights or opt out provisions and equal language rights for Ontario, plus a two year study of charter provisions.
Saskatchewan groups failed to halt planned Via Rail reductions after Justice Frank Collier ruled the federal cabinet has jurisdiction to proceed with 20 percent service cuts and rejected an injunction. The decision upheld Via Rail CP Rail and CN Rail arguments and found no procedural fairness flaw in the cabinet’s July plan.
Medicine Hat will host the Schreyer Cup in August 1982. The event is billed as a major Canadian amateur soccer championship drawing the top players from across the country.
Ottawa report on Trudeau and nine premiers signing a constitutional accord. The piece outlines a limited charter of rights with a notwithstanding clause and a sunset review, leaving key freedoms diluted for political peace while universal suffrage and candidacy rights remain entrenched.
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