Banker's President Optimistic About Canada's Future
Bankers leader B. C. Gardner, president of the Bank of Montreal and head of the Canadian Bankers Association, spoke in Montreal praising free enterprise and the gradual removal of wartime controls. He urged global trade liberalization, cited assets of Canada’s 10 chartered banks at 1946 year-end, and noted wartime and postwar economic conditions including employee demobilization and ongoing industrial disputes. The Pas report adds that twenty Northern Manitoba beavers will be sent to Argentina for breeding in Patagonia.
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Beaher's Association
Montreal
B. C. Gardner
Association
Bank of Montreal
Fim
Gardner
Joba
Mr. Gardner
Canada
Manitoba
Argentina
Patagonia
Information Branch Tale column supervises Women’s Committees wartime board
Information Branch Tale column notes supervision of Women’s Regional Advisory Committees by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board with inquiries directed to 308 Power Building Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Prices and Trade Board
Power
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Prices Board guidance and market queries
A compilation of consumer questions and official responses covers ceiling prices on potatoes and peanut butter, credit exchanges, milk and cream control, furnace repairs, sugarless peaches, and linseed soap. Also noted are details on new Canadian National diesel electric switchers, their specs, and numbering.
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Prices Board
Provincial Milk Control Board
United States
GELS NEW DIESEL ELECTRIC ENGINES FOR CN RAILWAYS
Montreal report says ten new diesel electric switch locomotives will be delivered soon to Canadian National Railways built by General Motors. N B Walton vice president announced the purchase aligns with CN plan to increase diesel units in workforce operations.
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Walton
Canadian National
Montreal
General Motors Corporation
Canadian National Railways
N. B. Walton, Cbe
World Of Wheat By H G L Strange New Varieties
A historical note discusses new white wheats Warigo Redman and Rescue and rust resistant oats from Australia and Winnipeg. It criticizes government cash withholding from prairie farmers, amounting to 160 million bushels of wheat sold to Britain at 1.55 while paid 1.35 to farmers, saving about 20 cents a bushel for five years. It argues this money should go to farmers instead.
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H.G.L
H. C. Trumble
University of Adelaide
South Australia
Australia
Warigo
Redman
Rescue
Winnipeg
Britain
Fort William
Dominion Treasury
New Plant Breeding Lines For Canadian Farmers
New corn varieties named R L 1272 and R L 1692 result from crosses Victory with R L 524 and Victory with R L 1272 respectively. Seed for general farm use will take one to two years to become available. The note praises plant breeders and urges government support to keep ahead of international competitors.
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Victory
London Letter Continues on Labour’s Stance and Front Benchers
The column praises Labour back benchers Michael Foot Scott Elliott Evelyn King and Richard Crossman while noting Labour faces the future with cautious confidence. It laments a weak opposition and criticizes Conservative focus on irrelevancies plus Liberal weakness. warns Labour’s fear of communists remains though Piratin has improved.
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Labour
Michael Foot
Scott Elliott
Evelyn King
Richard Crossman
Labour Party
Communist Party
Piratin
LLP
Cautous
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St. James
Information Branch
Manuela Birds
Arctic
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London
Bobby
John
Robin Hood
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