Canadians remember Remembrance Day amid Persian Gulf tension
In a reflective piece Mike Duffy notes memory of fallen Canadians from war memorials to brass plates in outports. He warns time erodes Remembrance Day significance as Canadians face a potential Persian Gulf conflict and debates on national unity and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Haigh
Frank
Ottawa
Newfoundland
the Legion
Korea
Vietnam
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Kuwait
Washington
London
Britain
Margaret Thatcher
U.S
George Bush
Wth
Bush
James Baker
Grenada
Panama
Lyndon Johnson
Brian Mulroney
Haigh
Seniors and disability advocates host city convention
A visitor at a major Canadian city convention observes interpreters for deaf and multilingual attendees, wheelchairs and service dogs, and discussions on aging, information access, and bridging gaps between services and seniors. The event highlights libraries, accessibility in design, and community outreach led by a determined speaker and local MP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alex Comfort
John McLeish
Terei
Boissevain Column Bets on Easy Money From Predictions
Long running Warren column in Manitoba community papers recounts bets with Miles Phillips of The Boissevain Recorder. Predictions include a spring election outcome, Conservative minority government, Saskatchewan Roughriders dominance, and iron curtain collapse excluding China. Warren doubles a $5 stake on the Tory prediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Manitoba
U.S. Congress
Boissevain
Lac du Bonnet
Russell
Killarney
Carman
Manitou
Miles Phillips
Rollin
Old Man River
Saskatchewan Roughriders
CFL
China
Albania
Boissevain Recorder
Roughriders
Tories
Misinformation campaign on GST information to Canadians
A CFIB survey shows 75 percent of respondents say the federal government’s GST information campaign is of little use. Terry O Shaughnessy reports that small business voices call for delaying the January 1 1991 implementation until provinces harmonize their systems and clearer technical guidance is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
CFIB
Government of Canada
John Bulloch
Ottawa
Bulloch
GST Information Office
Revenue Canada
Let’s Talk Taxes and the Canada Tax Plan in 1990
A feature piece criticizes rising federal spending and a proposed broad tax on all transactions. It argues Canadians face increasing government take, citing 1990 spending at about 150 billion and a near three billion dollar annual yield per percentage point of tax. The author invokes Mulroney era policy, Boston Tea Party parallels, and questions whether opponents are truly heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Sun
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Wilson
Auditor General
Rier
Rink
Tory
Don Blenkarn
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By Mike Duffy
R.L. Binyon
Mike Dutty
CTV
Joe Clark
Peter Warren
Vegas
RCMP
Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Filmon
By Terry O'Shaughnessy
Evin Avram
Canadian Federation of National and Provinial Taxpayers
Scarth Street
Regina
Sask
Notte Russell
Russell, Manitoba
ROJ Iwo
Banner
Main Street
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
United States
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