War Budget Strains Canadian Finance Faces War Debt
Ottawa details show 44 percent of National Income needed for war funding this year with about 1.15 billion of 1.5 billion in foreign tied munitions and supplies to be financed domestically. The piece notes a stiffening federal attitude toward provinces with outstanding debts and Alberta seeking renewal of Treasury bills worth 4.394 million.
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Mackenzie King
Canada
Parliament Hill
J. L. Jussey
Alberta
Treasury
Parliament
British Isles
Department of National War
Farm policy stirs Ottawa as farmers seek fair wartime aid
Amid wartime strains Prime Minister and Cabinet face farmer discontent over wheat policy subsidies and price safeguards. Farmers demand fair national planning, resisting plans seen as favoring politicians over landholders. Debates center on Wheat Board quotas, price floors, and potential lend lease shifts affecting Canada’s agricultural economy.
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Ottawa
Wheat Committee
J. A. MacKinnon
J. L. Asley
J. G. Garidiner
T. A. Crerar
Britain
Canada
Parliament Hill
United States
United Kingdom
Manitoba
Wheat Board
Alberta
Ministry of Finance
Dominion Wheat Policy Prompts Seed and Soil Focus
The Dominion Government Wheat Policy for 1941 shifts crop ping methods toward soil conservation and weed control. The writer criticizes past export of the 1940 grass seed crop and urges consulting Dominion Experimental Stations, increased manure use, and better land stewardship amid livestock farming.
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Dominion
United States
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Dean Wilson
British Coumbia
Pa ° Alio Sf
United States Agricultural Administration
Canson
Surplus Marketing Administration
Cpay Bargain Rail
Winnipeg
Russell
Iater
British Empire
Russell Banner
W. Hancock
Chevrolet
Fisher
General Motors
Frank Clement
Wssell & District
E. Shepherd Sausville
Ars District
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