Canada considers guaranteed annual income reform
MacDuff reports the Ottawa debate over a guaranteed annual income to reform Canada’s welfare. Proposals span Liberal Conservative and NDP lines with GDP cost estimates from 1 to 2.5 billion yearly. Critics warn incentives to work may fade and tax gains offset payments. Canadians face a costly, complex choice about welfare reform.
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Ottawa
Canada
Liberal Party
New Democratic Party
Senate
Toronto
Newfoundland
Manitoba doctors still make house calls say physicians
Manitoba Health Services Commission figures show doctors made 215000 house and emergency hospital calls in 1970, up about 10 percent from the prior year. Rural general practitioners accounted for most calls while urban areas showed a smaller but growing share as patient demand rises with medicare.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Paediatricians
Peter Connelly
Winnipeg
Manitoba Medical Association
Sol Malkin
Department of General Practice
Grace Hospital
Springfield Leader Publication Details and Rates
The Springfield Leader is an independent weekly paper printed and published every Tuesday. It serves the North Eastern Manitoba region including Pine Falls Powerview St George Great Falls Pointe du Bois Lac du Bonnet Pinawa Seven Sisters Falls River Hills Elma and Whitemouth. Subscription rates are $3.00 per year or $5.00 for two years in Canada and $4.00 per year or $7.00 for two years outside Canada.
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Manitoba
Pine Falls
Powerview
St. George
Great Falls
Pointe du Bois
Lac du Bonnet
Pinawa
Seven Sisters Falls
River Hills
Elma
Whitemouth
Provencher
Rupertsland
Springfield Leader Ltd
Manitoba Trade Group Visiting Japan
A three man trade delegation from Manitoba will visit meat processors and handling concerns in Japan to explore markets for live stock and other livestock products following Japan's quota liberalization. Members Gary Nickel Fred Hamilton and Bill Munro left Winnipeg on November 21 and will then go to South Korea to assess regional demand.
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Manitoba
Japan
Manitoba Park
Gary Nickel
Provincial Agriculture Department
Fred Hamilton
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Bill Munro
Manitoba Hog Marketing Commission
Winnipeg
Nickel
Hamilton
South Korea
Manitoba to extend unemployment insurance to provincial staff
Manitoba will bring all civil servants including crown corporations and agency workers under the federal unemployment insurance plan starting January 2, 1972. About 15 000 to 20 000 employees will be covered with new benefits at 66 2/3 percent of earnings up to 100 a week, and a reduced qualifying period of eight weeks. The net first year cost to the province is about 1.3 million dollars, offset by rebates for sickness, maternity benefits, and welfare reductions.
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Manitoba
Russ Paulley
Paulley
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Telephone System
Department of Public Works
Crown Corporation
Oldest Canadian forestry groups urge public environmental duty
Longstanding Canadian forestry associations highlight personal responsibility for environmental protection, stressing over seven decades of public service. They describe themselves as early public-service groups that enlist public cooperation in conservation efforts.
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Forestry
Canada
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R. D
Bob) McKay
R. R
Bob) Lesko
Transport
Don Jamieson
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