Passing the Buck by Ann M. Smith
The piece criticizes Canada’s unemployment insurance policy choices, focusing on Benoit Bouchard’s May House of Commons announcement. It argues UI is costly, flawed, and incentivizes dependency, urging tighter rules and retraining to spur work. It frames Ottawa’s spend as shifting blame and highlights the $11 billion US payments context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann M. Smith
Ottawa
Benoit Bouchard
Bouchard
Avor
House of Commons
Macdonald, New
Foundland
Visitor at the Door Sparks Mild Conversation
A man visits a homeowner for coffee on a cool day, discussing rainfall, forest fires, ash trees, and books. The guest mentions Elizabeth and Mabel, and the exchange reveals a casual stroll through neighborhood topics without a clear business purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hessel
Elizabeth
Mabel
The Kids of Summer Visit Ends In Mysterious Turn
A narrator recalls a puzzling early morning encounter with a stranger who arrives for coffee and asks for wood. The exchange reveals only hints about identity and plans as the visitor departs toward Bill Mitchell’s place while the narrator rushes to prepare lunch for Elizabeth and the children. The scene ends with a haunting question about a life abruptly altered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Bill Mitchell
Thaven
Weraumvest Wen
Joe Haywood on capital punishment and reform in Manitoba
Joe Haywood recalls his five month Remand Cage experience before a 1968 verdict spared him from manslaughter charges. Now a rancher and alcoholism speaker, he argues against state executions and cites US Death Row statistics as proof. He urges Canadian lawmakers to heed his sobering perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Warren
Joe Haywood
St. Boniface
Haywood
E.R
Canada
Israel Nitiman
Horeoad
Birds Hill
Manitoba
Joe
US S
California
Calfornia
Russell Legion objects to being labeled welfare group
In a June 3 1987 reply the Russell Legion disputes a newspaper headline about paying hydro bills. The letter recalls a November 9 1961 agreement where the town of Russell leased rooms above Memorial Rink for 99 years, with the town paying all taxes and charges. The Legion notes it gave Memorial Hall to the town, spent 25000 on rink steel and 4000 on finishing rooms, and argues the Legion is not a welfare entity. Frank Safavich President Russell Legion 159.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Russell
Memorial Rink
Russell Legion
Memorial Hall
Rink
Frank Safavich
Western Assembly Pushes for New Political Party
In Vancouver at the Western Assembly delegates discuss the need to strengthen the West. Publishers John Gorman and George Meyer express optimism about outcomes, with 76 percent backing a new party and only eight supporting existing ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gorman
Vancouver
Western Assembly
John
Hanna Herald
George Meyer
Tabor Times
Confederation
Preson Manning
Mulroney
Liberal
NDP
COR
WCC
Manning
Local History Notes From Sudbury and District Areas
A compilation of dated notes recounts property builds in Shellmouth, Nor man Braendle named election returning officer, Miss Leila Bell wins a Dominion Business College typing medal, Hydro power expands to Cracknell homes, and local events from 1907 to 1977 including a veterinary clinic opening and metric conversion day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Bell
Dominion Business College
Winnipeg
Jack McPhedran
Russell and District
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Adva
United States
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Peter
JP Doodles
By Fred McGuiness
Sudbury Sos
Snellmouth
Angusville
Walter Hembroff
Mountain Ave
Norman Braendle
Binscarth
Helen McIntosh
Manitoba Power Commissy
Cracknell
Fraser McLennan
Bud Glasman
Patterson
Hydro Light and Power
Russell Town
Metropolitan Investigation and Security Ltd
David Bryer
Ontario College of Optometry
Gerald Zimmer
Manitoba School For the Deaf
Gallaudit College
Washington, D.C
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