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Controls urged: NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says that interest rates have to come down to creat jobs, and controls should be introduced to stop investment money leaving the country
Controls urged: NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says that interest rates have to come down to creat jobs, and controls should be introduced to stop investment money leaving the country

Controls urged: NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says that interest rates have to come down to creat jobs, and controls should be introduced to stop investment money leaving the country

Date2/5/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Controls urged: NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says that interest rates have to come down to creat jobs, and controls should be introduced to stop investment money leaving the country.
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Foreign ownership of investment firms is a problem for domestically-owned companies if it allows financial advantages, James Cronyn said today. Toronto bond man appeared at hearing of Ontario government committee pondering ownership of investment companies. Main issue: What controls on ownerships?
Foreign ownership of investment firms is a problem for domestically-owned companies if it allows financial advantages, James Cronyn said today. Toronto bond man appeared at hearing of Ontario government committee pondering ownership of investment companies. Main issue: What controls on ownerships?
11/9/1971
My job is to explain wage and price controls to those who see them as unnecessary government intervention, says Conservative incumbent Ron Atkey. His (...)
My job is to explain wage and price controls to those who see them as unnecessary government intervention, says Conservative incumbent Ron Atkey. His (...)
6/4/1974
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
12/31/1970
'The question is, when you have two hands on the tap, who controls the tap?' says a former environment minister
'The question is, when you have two hands on the tap, who controls the tap?' says a former environment minister
11/29/1973
Mel Watkins. Controls usually mean wage controls more than price controls because wages are easier to control
Mel Watkins. Controls usually mean wage controls more than price controls because wages are easier to control
3/24/1981
Alan Lamport controller and former Toronto mayor: I am very much in favor of party politics in municipal affairs, but in order to have it work on the party system, as it does federally and provincially, legislation would have to be provided for the jurisdiction of operation and the controls - but keeping cost within reason and operation administration problems under control
Alan Lamport controller and former Toronto mayor: I am very much in favor of party politics in municipal affairs, but in order to have it work on the party system, as it does federally and provincially, legislation would have to be provided for the jurisdiction of operation and the controls - but keeping cost within reason and operation administration problems under control
3/1/1969
No more breaks: NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says oil firms should get no more tax breaks
No more breaks: NDP Leader Ed Broadbent says oil firms should get no more tax breaks
3/29/1979
At the controls: Capt. Steve Heimburger sits in the cockpit of a luxurious A-310 Airbus that comes complete with two beds, a shower and kitchen space
At the controls: Capt. Steve Heimburger sits in the cockpit of a luxurious A-310 Airbus that comes complete with two beds, a shower and kitchen space
3/18/1994
Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent
Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent
1/30/1984
Sign of the times: It's a tight market, not greed, that causes housing problems, says Stuart Thom, whose report calls for rent controls to end
Sign of the times: It's a tight market, not greed, that causes housing problems, says Stuart Thom, whose report calls for rent controls to end
4/2/1982
David Jolley: Star publisher says gulf war controls were confusing
David Jolley: Star publisher says gulf war controls were confusing
4/17/1991
Stephen Roman, who started in Canada as an $8-a-month laborer and now controls a company with $199 million in sales, says he feels that clubbish polit(...)
Stephen Roman, who started in Canada as an $8-a-month laborer and now controls a company with $199 million in sales, says he feels that clubbish polit(...)
3/8/1978