Mutual Aid Agreements Bind Canada to Postwar Prosperity
Canada tabled mutual aid pacts with Britain, Russia, and Australia outlining postwar economic cooperation aimed at expanding employment, production, and commerce. The deals specify return of ships and equipment, no indeterminate obligations, and aim to avoid postwar trade burdens while supporting the broader Atlantic Charter objectives.
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Ottawa
Britain
Russia
Australia
King
Canada
China
French National Committee of Liberation
United States
Canberra
H. V. Evatt
Canada wheat stocks in store and transit decline
Dominion bureau of statistics shows North American visible wheat supply at midnight March 9 totaling 336,415,782 bushels. Canadian positions hold 317,341,920 while United States positions hold 19,073,872. A year earlier the total was 443,136,011 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
North America
United States
May Acquire Carriers for Canadian Navy
Ottawa reports Navy Minister Macdonald expressed hope Canada could obtain two aircraft carriers for the Royal Canadian Navy to man for the United Kingdom but lease terms and postwar personnel plans complicate the issue. He noted Canada's postwar complement of 8,000 to 9,000 and current strength around 80,000, aiming for a reasonably large navy.
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Ottawa
Macdonald
Commons
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Royal Canadian Navy
Suorva Motorship Shipped by Gota Works for Red Cross
The newly finished motorship Suorva built by the Gota Works in Gothenburg will be used by the Red Cross to transport food from Canada to Greece.
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Stockholm
Suorva
Gota Works
Gothenburg
Red Cross
Canada
Greece
February War Savings Stamp Drive Nets $3 055 188
Finance Minister Isley announced in the commons that the food industry's February war savings stamp drive netted 3 055 188 dollars, about 53 percent above the objective. He said the results mark a historic surge in stamp sales and serve as a strong stimulus to the war savings effort.
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Ottawa
Isley
Commons
Export Trade Grows for Canada in February
Canada’s merchandise export trade rose in February with total shipments reaching 227.168 million dollars, up from 167.699 million a year earlier. Wheat meats and motor vehicles led gains with substantial increases in exports to India China the UK the US and other markets.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Britain to shift to bigger aircraft in war effort
Sir Stafford Cripps said Britain has reached peak aircraft output numerically but not in operational strength. He noted a shift to larger planes and fewer small ones, and revealed 40 percent of aircraft workers are women.
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London
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Major Triquet Receives Victoria Cross Family Photo
Major Paul Triquet of Cabana Quebec has earned the Victoria Cross, the British Empire's top valor award. The accompanying image shows his wife Alberte Chenier of Ottawa and children Yolande eight and Claude ten, with Triquet as regimental sergeant major of the Royal 22nd Regiment.
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Canada
Paul Triquet
Cabana
Que
Yolande
Claude
Triquet
Alberte Chenier
Ottawa
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Canada to Get Full Share of Britain's Postwar Trade
Regina report quotes Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald predicting Canada will receive a full share of Britain postwar trade. He notes larger Canadian agricultural exports to Britain, Britain open to importing Canadian goods, and increased Commonwealth influence in postwar policy and air routes.
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Canada
Britain
Regina
Great Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
M.P
MacDonald
Mac- Donald
Russia
America
Europe
Commonwealth
British Commonwealth
United Nations
London
Dominions
Farmers May Now Deliver Orphan Wheat
Ottawa trade minister announces orderly delivery of orphan wheat from farmers who left lands and cannot meet current quotas. Wheat board to accept grain produced in 1942-43 or earlier, with payment set at 1.25 dollars per bushel for No. 1 Northern in Fort William stores. Deliverers lose 1944-45 delivery permits.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
Canadian Wheat Board
The
Wheat Board
Northern
Fort William
Canadian meat shipments rise but rationing stays in place
Overseas meat shipments from Canada are believed to be setting records as shipping capacity improves yet remains uncertain. officials note weekly variability and ongoing ration suspension since February due to surpluses. Renewed calls emerge to lift the embargo and allow Canadian beef cattle to enter the U S market.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agriculture Department
United States
New Ration Books No 4 Distribution Dates Announced
Ottawa announces that ration book No 4 will be distributed March 26 to April 1 during ration book week. Distribution days vary by locality and centers and hours will be posted locally. Those who miss the local distribution must wait until April 17 for a new book.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Canned rhubarb and crabapples removed from ration list
Ottawa prices board announces canned rhubarb and canned crabapples are temporarily removed from the rationed fruits list effective immediately. After May 1 coupons will be required again for purchases and the items return to the ration list July 1.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Curtin Allows Some Refugees to Stay in Australia
Prime Minister John Curtin announced that Germany and Austria refugees sent from Britain for internment in Australia may remain in the Commonwealth. The decision affects a portion of the internees as the government reviews cases and grants residence.
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Canberra
John Curtin
Britain
Australia
Commonwealth
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