Canuck

  Monday, 3 November 2003

Personal debt at record level in Canada:... < 4:13:54 PM>.

Personal debt at record level in Canada: study
Canadians have a little more cash in their wallets but are piling up more personal debt, suggests a five-year study from a social activist group. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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"We are delighted to have been able to save them for the Canadian nation," he added, as the deal makes the collection available for public viewing.'

Succession of problems < 3:25:37 PM>.

Ottawa dispatch: A high-profile rift between Canada's prime minister and his heir apparent is creating unease and controversy. Anne McIlroy reports. [Guardian Unlimited]

A couple of quotes to deal with. Watch me contradict myself!
'What would happen if there were to be a terrorist attack on the scale of September 11? Who would be in charge?'
A silly, hypothetical question that no one other than the reporter is considering. Chrétien is the PM. He's in charge.

'Normally, the leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons is prime minister. However, legally, Mr Chretien has every right to remain as PM until he chooses to step down. He was, after all, elected by the Canadian people three years ago, and has two years of his mandate left.'
The complication here is that we don't vote for PM. We vote for MPs and the leader of the party with the most MPs in Parliament is the PM. So who's the leader of the party?

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[GAM-Arts] 'Both unions already represent different categories of workers and "cultures" at the Crown corporation. While the CEP is Canada's largest media union , its CBC membership totals about 1,700, most of them camera staff, sound engineers and other technical and trade personnel. The other 5,000 or so CBC staffers, including producers, editors, reporters, sales representatives and announcers, are affiliated with the CMG.'

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[GAM-National] 'The ability of Canadians to live the good life has increased measurably over the past five years, but a new study suggests they fail to recognize that they are better off.

The study, to be released today by the Canadian Council on Social Development, says the average disposable income has increased since 1988. People are living longer, and crime is less of a problem. But a poll of 3,000 Canadians conducted in late January and early February of this year suggests that feelings of security increased only marginally over that period.

There is a "disconnect between perception and reality," said John Anderson, the council's vice-president of research.'