Mulroney May Skip Senate Reform in National Referendum
In a national constitutional teach-in, Prime Minister Mulroney prepares a TV address detailing Ottawa’s year of reform efforts. He signals possible postponement of Senate reform, needing seven provinces and 50 percent population, with Libs and NDs likely on side.
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Bob Rae
Saskatchewan
Roy Romanow
Rae
Romanow
Nova Scotia
Fed
Donald Cameron
Westray
Alberta
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Newcomers bring talent as rural towns reassess assets
An elderly reader notes migrants bring skills while rural communities face changes from policy shifts and lost services. Many farm families shrink as post offices and dealers close, yet residents insist on continuing to strive and revalue local assets amid uncertainty.
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Mulroney & Co
Govan
Counterfeit Loonies Spread Across Prairie Canada
Peter Warren reports a surge of counterfeit one dollar coins traced to five years of Royal Canadian Mint introductions. Over 1,300 fakes dated 1990 surfaced in Edmonton, prompting RCMP involvement after vending machines rejected them and similar cases appeared in Calgary Winnipeg and southern Manitoba. The mint’s Murray Church notes the coins are easier to spot due to higher reflectivity darker yellow color and a bell like ring.
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Counterfeit money rules debated amid public frustration
The letter argues the public bears losses from counterfeit coins and notes. It criticizes current penalties and reimbursement gaps, noting machine detection and high production costs deter counterfeiting but fail to shield innocent payments. Authorities cited include the RCMP and mint officials.
Forecasting your economy amid uncertain signs and talks
The Conference Board of Canada warns of a possible recession as its 1992 growth estimate falls to 1 percent, urging firms to pause expansion. CFIB president John Bulloch criticizes econometric models as educated guesses due to variables like underground and cross-border activity.
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Charles Franklin Kettering
Philosphy
Conference Board of Canada
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
John Bulloch
Bulloch
CFIB
REDI program boosts rural Manitoba communities
In rural Manitoba the Rural Economy Development Initiative introduces five programs outside Winnipeg to aid infrastructure, business consulting, feasibility studies, development support, and youth projects. Deputy Minister Winston Hodgins started May 16 1992, with two more assistant deputy ministers to come. Summer plans include road projects and local programs as the Legislature adjourns in June.
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