A Third World Affliction In Canada: Soup Kitchens Rise
The piece argues over one million Canadians rely on soup kitchens and food banks, challenging the view of poverty as a distant Third World issue. It questions government aid priorities and highlights hardship among retirees, single mothers, and the rent-strapped, urging focus on domestic hunger.
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Canada Faces Deep Recession as Trade Deficit Grows
The text warns Canada is sliding toward recession driven by high interest rates and a soaring dollar. A October trade deficit of 421 million headlines the downturn, with auto and service sectors shrinking, jobs vanishing, and housing in distress. Call to ease rates and scrap the GST to revive growth.
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Bank of Canada
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Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells on Meech Lake Accord and Senate reform
Prairie Perspective reports Premier Clyde Wells argues the Meech Lake provisions threaten national standards and spending power, urging a Triple E Senate with elected representation. He notes Newfoundland needs a strong central government for national programs and regional equality.
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Canada
Alberta
Stan Waters
Tabor Times
Joe Clark
Waters
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Preview of GST Legislation Incomprehensible
Arthur Black rails against confusing tax terms in a CBC Radio piece. He mocks how GST jargon reframes words like taxable and exempt and predicts future unreadable pages. He cites past tax confusion from a 56 percent error rate by Revenue Canada agents and jokes about a simple tax form.
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