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Liberals Ready to Try Anything to Regain Power in the West

Vancouver, Bristish Columbia

The Liberal regional party conference in Vancouver was seen to potentially serve as a staring point for improved relations between the Liberal party and western Canada. Desbarats saw this as a risky move because it…

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Manitoba Drivers have Written a Black Record

Winnipeg, Alberta

Safe Driving Week campaign. Targeting dangerous driving and traffic accidents. Sensationalized. Actor portrayals in several images. Long, comprehensive

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Manitoba's New Medicare Plan: Doctors on Salary

Winnipeg, Alberta

Discusses the debate over the rising costs of health care and a desire to transition hospitals to community health centres. Pressure was increasing to have a board of governors manage doctors within these organizations and that…

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Marxism Stops Short of Poland's Farms

Montreal, Quebec

"An location piece from Poland. Poland’s farmers were operating outside of the realm of traditional Soviet policy of communally owned farms. Many were still privately owned. The piece is anti-communist in tone and highlights the…

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Minority Government's Life in Hazard Once Budget Presented to Commons

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Discussions regarding the longevity of Trudeau's minority government, and its potential downfall following the future release of the budgetary report.

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Montreal Conservatives give a Prime Minister's Grandson a Diffcult Debut

Montreal, Quebec

Former Prime Minster Arthur Meighen’s grandson, Michael Arthur Meighen, became the Conservative candidate in Westmount, Montreal. As the Conservatives held few positions in Quebec, Michael was in a difficult political role.

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Montrealer Finds The Other Montreal Tourists Never See

Montreal, Quebec

Desbarats outlines a cheaper, 21-cent tour of Montreal, which captures the less travelled but more authentic regions and sights of Montreal.

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Newfoundland's Politics Loses Gusto

St. John's, Nfld.

Article written on location from St. John’s, Newfoundland. Desbarats explores the strange, mystified, and almost familial nature of Newfoundland politics at the time. This traditional political style was being weakened by a new,…

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Obscure Little Swat Borders on Impossible

Montreal, Quebec

Part one of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, as state in the western region of Pakistan. The series was "designed for people seeking a change from Viet Nam, the Dominican Republic,…

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On Budget Eve All Signs Point to Spring Election

Ottawa, Ontario

This article revolves around the passing of the federal budget and the call for an election, which may occur, if not it was not passed. Stanfield and his Conservative Party declared that they would vote against tax cuts for…

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