The Role of Small Business in Canada 1970s Overview
This study defines small business as firms with under 100 workers in manufacturing and under 60 in other sectors, noting about 800,000 such enterprises in Canada. It reports that in 1973 to 1974 small firms employed roughly one third of private sector workers, contributed up to 20 percent of production value, and dominated most sectors with high shares of businesses and substantial sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Tere
Brandon
Killarney
Dauphin
Department of ‘Agriculture
Political Illusions and the Canadian Parliament Slump
A critique of Canadian politics, arguing MPs lose influence in Ottawa as backbenchers and ministers become sidelined. The article contrasts Canada with the United States and calls for restoring power to elected representatives and a return to responsible policy making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.p.s
Ottawa
Canada
Banana Republics
P.M
Awa
Manitoba Farmlands Act Loopholes Stir Debate Over Ownership
Manitoba debated tightening Farmlands Protection Act loopholes as government seeks to ease ownership limits for Canadians while curbing foreign and corporate purchases. Minister Warner Jorgenson notes unresolved methods, with a Toronto firm tied to foreigners under scrutiny. The piece covers beef stabilization windfalls, Dower Act changes for widows, rural youth jobs, anhydrous ammonia regulation, and March 1978 electricity usage trends in Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Jorgenson
Provincial
PLUC
Pluck
NDP
Jorgen‘son
Morris
Farmlands Protection Board
Toronto
Manitoba
Jorgenson
Sterling Lyon
Jim Downey
Arthhur
Manitoba Beef Producers Income Assurance
Quebec Politician Archetype Described By Bill Smiley
A humorous profile of a Quebec politician who seeks more than the available resources, oscillates between amiability and abrasiveness, and is likened to volatile moods. The narrator muses on marriage, male camaraderie, and the stereotype of “crazy wives” as a social foil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Quebec
Tour of Potash Mine No 2 at Gerald Sask
Readers recount a detailed Potash Mine No 2 tour from Gerald Saskatchewan including travel by jeep to 3300 feet, machine dug tunnels 10 to 12 feet high and 18 to 20 feet wide, and the processing that uses vast water and natural gas, with 600 horsepower motors. The piece also includes a long humorous reflection on marriage and a note about The Argyle Syndicate Ltd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Chambers of Commerce
Gerald
Saskatchewan
Mert Perrin
Mattie Berg
Guy McMurray
Seymour Stevens
Arnold Morris Falcoon
Alex Ashey
Rocanville
Sask
Ford Motor Co
Toronto
Paul Newman
Attila the Hun
Henry the Eighth
Richard Nixon
The
Argyle Syndicate Ltd
Russell Council Adopts Minutes and Grants Zoning Tolerance
Russell council meets on Thursday and adopts the previous minutes. Architect Cameron presents a renovation study for the Russell Memorial. A petition from Arsini Street and Alexandria Avenue demands a by law banning dogs from running at large. The council grants a zoning tolerance for a non conforming dwelling on Lot 7 and 8, Block 115, Plan 377. A price increase for sanitary sewer cleaning is approved. Building permits are issued for several dwellings and additions. The council will publish a notice about dog ownership under the Animal Husbandry Act. Correspondence is read and acted upon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Cameron
Russell Memorial
Arsini Street
Alexandria Avenue
Brown
Clement
Town of Russell
Town of
Russell
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Russell Banner
Main Street
Russell, Manitoba
Sera
United States
Chaloner
Clayton G. Chaloner
Manitoba Statistics
Sagt
Bill Smiley
Crazy Wives
Adam
Russell Council
Council of
D.A. Kinney
C.D. Brown
R.P. Clement
Ashey—Brown
Tive
Ashey
Municipal Sewer Maintenance Limited
Clement —Osney
Laycock
Richard Koehn
Karl Kuhn
Helen Pugh
Harold F. Clement
Council
Wunam 1
ST. Mary’s Church
Russell and District Personal Care. Home Inc
Russell and District Personal Care Home Inc
Jome
Ettice
Binscarth
Rita J. Sliversides
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