Wilson cancels pre budget consultations in 1980
Canadian Finance Minister Michael Wilson withdraws from face to face pre budget meetings with national business and labor groups. He calls for a written report by January end. CFIB president John Bulloch condemns the move as bunker mentality and warns of harm to small business by excluding input.
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Michael Wilson
Wilson
Ntm
Department of Finance
John Bulloch
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Bulloch
CFIB
Diogenes Meets the Digital Survey on Health Reform
The author recalls Diogenes while collecting one hundred opinions on Canada s health system. The informal survey finds broad Medicare support and calls for more health education, stronger prevention, and more rural doctors. Results are presented as an amateur layman s non scientific summary.
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Diogenes
Canada
U.S
American businessman backs Manitoba border tax idea
Harold A. Gershman of Grand Forks North Dakota known as Happy Harrys bottle shop urges Manitoba to reexamine liquor pricing and cross border shopping. He argues higher liquor prices fund social programs and hospitals while Manitoba residents spend millions in North Dakota yearly. He calls for North Dakotans to visit Manitoba boosting tourism and maintaining cross border spending.
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Gershman
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Jim Ernst
North Dakota Convention and Visitors’ Bureau
Grand Forks
Ernst
Liquor Commission
Jershman
North
North Dakota
Minnesota
Minneapoli
Convention and Visitors’ Bureau
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Manitoba Tourism
CanSurmount cancer program offered in Manitoba
Dear Editor, a Winnipeg reader informs Manitobans that the CanSurmount emotional support program is available province wide through the Canadian Cancer Society. The letter cites a lack of prior awareness, notes trained volunteers, and provides local contact numbers 7271577 and 7747483 for Patient Services.
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CanSurmount
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canadian Cancer Society
Kitchener
Ontario
Secret postal code flirtations from a bygone era
Peter Postage stamp flirtations explores antique secret codes used on postcards and envelopes around turn of the century. It discusses left and right corner cues, middle margins, and surname placements to convey messages. The piece notes modern postal rules, a Canada Post anecdote, and a playful modernization of the code for today.
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Canada Post
Sam
Canada Postal Guide
Mississauga
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