Watchdog Controversy Over Cabinet Confidentiality and Access
Tony Carlson argues that the auditor-general Dye faces a clash between access to cabinet documents and cabinet confidentiality. He warns that parliamentary accountability depends on information, while defenders say cabinet secrets protect officials from undue influence. The piece questions whether too much secrecy harms oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Carlson
Rover
Kenneth Dye
Parliament
Dyer
Parliament Hill
Esc
Dye
Psio- Canada
Peofina
Auditor‘general
Canadian weekly papers face hard times and debt
Bill Smiley recounts the decline of community weekly papers due to inflation and high interest rates. He recalls the boom years with big ads and mortgages, the shift to supermarkets, and the eventual bust as debts climbed and revenues fell. He notes editors' hours, community reliance on papers, and the fragile economics of small presses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Small
Aory
Canada
Echo
Times
Free Press
Advocate
Assife
Finotype
Prin
Angie
Blacksmith shop planned for Russell by Binscarth firm
February items report Jones brothers from Binscarth planning a modern blacksmith shop in Russell across from Clark's feed stable. Also noted are local deaths, appointments at banks, and a series of community milestones from 1915 to 1975 including grain elevator fire and rural safety winners.
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Dupont Bros
Binscarth
Russell
Clark
Jas. D. Kippan
Mr. Kippan
Stratford
Gordon Hodgson
Hodgson
Merchants Bank
W.W. Barry
Union Bank of Russel
D.T. Wilson
Asessippi
David Dunn
Haney
B.C
Inglis
C.P.R
Alex Kennedy
JH. Farthing
Manitoba Dairymen’s Association
D.R. McDonald
Vita District
Manitoba Rural Safety Association
Murray Tibbatts
Therese Chubey
Vern Rosnoski
Manitoba Dental Associations
MDA
Roy Whitmer
Legion
Gladstone
Roy
Arnold Liske
Stan Yankoski
Eric Payne
Lottery prizes may go abroad say Canadian ticket ads
Peter Warren reports on a curtailing outcry from lottery officials as Canadian tickets are sold abroad for profit. Full page ads in Spain and Southeast Asia tout a $1 million cash prize package costing $800 US, with a yearly Canadian ticket value of 800. Officials worry about prizes won outside Canada and public backlash.
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U.S
Spain
Southeast Asia
Winnipeg
Frn
Ime
Ayers
Een
Hong Kong
Canada
Dublin
Ireland
Time to Open Up: Debating Store Hours Across Provinces
A collage of editorials and comments weigh Sunday shopping and midweek hours, arguing for flexible openings aligned with public need. Proposals range from 11 am to 8 pm, with farmers and consumers cited as shaping policy while councils resist or embrace change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Herald
Humboldt Journal
Peace River Record Gazette
Sally Hall
Canadian Consumers Association
CCA
Hall
Gazette of
St. Albert
Saskatchewan
Nipawin ‘Journal
Melfort
Tisdale
Recorder
Assiniboia
Times
Gone are the days of old postal service in Winnipeg
A full page ad from Canada Ost Corporation laments lost postal efficiency. It decries long delays, higher postage, and dwindling delivery speeds, contrasting present service with past norms while recalling past strikes and broader mail disruptions.
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Daily Press
Canada Ost Corporation
Winnipeg
Tony
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Eday
Russell Banner
Main Street
Russel
Manitoba
United States
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner, Pa
Miniarawe
Jon
Tretchdog
Bill Smiley
Brsine
Haiver
God
Sams the
House of Commons
Col. HA. Mullins
Marquete Thos
Jack Drever
Frank Clement
Fenton Bros
Grandview
W.W.W. Wilson
Hay Gillespie
Eddie Leifer
Marty Shondra
Peter Warren
Fred McGuinness
Lear
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