Canadian banking reform debate after recent failures
Tony Carlson discusses public confidence in banks and the Alberta bank collapses. He analyzes the Green Paper proposing holding companies to enable non banks to offer one stop financial shopping, noting CFIB concerns about urban concentration, small business access, and potential mortgage restrictions. He warns against hasty reform without clear answers.
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Alberta
Ottawa
Commons Finance Commmite
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
CFIB
Halifax
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Bank X
Joe Citizen
Citizen
A Small Hotel
A brief reflective note on running a summer hotel without star ratings. The narrator recounts hosting grandchildren and family visits, enjoying local produce and nature, while feeling the city’s grind. Plans emerge to retire to a motel room next summer, abandoning the big brick house and its jungle yard.
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Star
Hugh
Florida
California
Ben and Balind Smiley and a Family Chronicle
A colloquial reminiscence details Bill Smiley and family life during a summer, including breakfasts, lunches, and routines with two boys and grandparents. It celebrates Ben's athletic antics at eight, a changing name, musical mother Kim, and domestic chaos from rug damage to goatlike lawns as the writer recalls a turbulent, affectionate household.
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Gran
Ben
Balind
Kim
Lke
Boeing
Hugh
Neighbourly News and Manitoba respite funding update
A chaotic personal note describes a dinner with Jena and Hugh sharing lamb chops while planning meals and a trip to the city. Separate Manitoba government funding for Community Respite Services continues, with up to 157.00 allocated to March 31 1980s, aiding 221 Winnipeg Brandon Thompson area families relying on respite care since 1984.
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Manitoba
Muriel Smith
Apeiae
Controversy Over Deporting Orphan to Caribbean Amid Extradition Debates
Readers react to Ottawa policy sending a 15 year old orphan back to his Caribbean home while debates continue on extradition cases in Calgary Montreal and Quebec. Citizens condemn deportation while defending rights and opposing the death penalty for US fugitives.
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Calgary
Quebec
United Voice
Killney
Charter of Rights
Canada
Tilley
Alta
Ottawa
Charles Ng
Ngi
Carman
Letters Talk Power and Public Voice in Newspapers
An editorial style overview praises readers who write letters to editors as potent civic voices. It highlights positive, assured tones, avoiding whines and sarcasm, and notes letters cover topics from gratitude to policy, with examples from various papers and discussions on topics like elections, cycling on sidewalks, and public funding.
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Melville Advance
Brooks Bulletin
Swan River
Star and Times
Vermilion
Bow Island
Shaunavon Standard
CPR
Shaunavon
Western Canada
Neepawa
Canada
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United States
Ter
Clayton G. Chaloner
Russell
Tony Carlson
Hherees
Bill Smile
Bill Smiley
Jena
Ona
Elena
Fred McGuiness
Peter Warren
Montreal
Federal Justice Department
U.S
Joseph John Kindler
Portage
States
Philadelphia
Plains
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