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Business baron with a difference: Sebastian de Ferranti says government intervention in business is necessary when the scramble for profits results in decisions based on short-term expediency.
Business baron with a difference: Sebastian de Ferranti says government intervention in business is necessary when the scramble for profits results in decisions based on short-term expediency.

Business baron with a difference: Sebastian de Ferranti says government intervention in business is necessary when the scramble for profits results in decisions based on short-term expediency.

Date10/7/1979
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Inform the public: David Clark, president of Thomas J. Lipton Ltd., middle, believes business should explain why it needs large profits.
Inform the public: David Clark, president of Thomas J. Lipton Ltd., middle, believes business should explain why it needs large profits.
4/15/1981
Bargain rates: Samuel Bresler's Budget Car Rentals may lead the business in Toronto but he is worried about stiff competition which he claims is squeezing profits.
Bargain rates: Samuel Bresler's Budget Car Rentals may lead the business in Toronto but he is worried about stiff competition which he claims is squeezing profits.
7/8/1981
John A. Sawyer. Canadian businessmen are reasonably optimistic about the economy next year, a University of Toronto forum was told yesterday. Two economists, Douglas Peters, of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and John A. Sawyer, of the U of T School of Business, saw a strong economic recovery. Jerry McAfee, president of Gulf Oil Canada, predicted an increase in natural gas and oil sales, and J.S. Dewar, president of Union Carbide Canada saw modest profits in chemicals.
John A. Sawyer. Canadian businessmen are reasonably optimistic about the economy next year, a University of Toronto forum was told yesterday. Two economists, Douglas Peters, of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and John A. Sawyer, of the U of T School of Business, saw a strong economic recovery. Jerry McAfee, president of Gulf Oil Canada, predicted an increase in natural gas and oil sales, and J.S. Dewar, president of Union Carbide Canada saw modest profits in chemicals.
12/9/1970
Sharing the profits, Employees of Beckett Packaging, a small Scarborough firm, are now members of a profit-sharing plan instituted last night by firm's president, Don Beckett.
Sharing the profits, Employees of Beckett Packaging, a small Scarborough firm, are now members of a profit-sharing plan instituted last night by firm's president, Don Beckett.
12/9/1975
New concept: Ted Grizzle's Thrift Villa discount store is a private venture that donates 40 per cent of its net profits to the Metropolitan Toronto Association for the Mentally Retarded
New concept: Ted Grizzle's Thrift Villa discount store is a private venture that donates 40 per cent of its net profits to the Metropolitan Toronto Association for the Mentally Retarded
2/4/1985
U. Gary Charlwood. Carving profits out of housing
U. Gary Charlwood. Carving profits out of housing
6/6/1978
The idea man: Inventors, frustrated from lack of time and money in attempts to develop an idea, may find comfort through Robert Clarke. His new company keeps one-third of profits from inventions it helps develop.
The idea man: Inventors, frustrated from lack of time and money in attempts to develop an idea, may find comfort through Robert Clarke. His new company keeps one-third of profits from inventions it helps develop.
11/10/1970
Making money: With five successive quarters of profits, senior vice-president Kenneth Dawson, abovem says 1983 represents the turning point in the short but tumultuous history of the National Bank.
Making money: With five successive quarters of profits, senior vice-president Kenneth Dawson, abovem says 1983 represents the turning point in the short but tumultuous history of the National Bank.
12/26/1983
Rewarding choice: By cutting back its Canadian operations Time Canada may have forfeited its tax-deductibility, but final result shows booming profits, says president Hugh Findlay.
Rewarding choice: By cutting back its Canadian operations Time Canada may have forfeited its tax-deductibility, but final result shows booming profits, says president Hugh Findlay.
10/17/1979
Happiness in the country: Shirley and George Duern beat the stress of city life by retreating to the bridge cottage to live. They sold their Scarborough house and used profits to pay off the cottage.
Happiness in the country: Shirley and George Duern beat the stress of city life by retreating to the bridge cottage to live. They sold their Scarborough house and used profits to pay off the cottage.
10/15/1981
H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
1/4/1973
MacDonald: If profits hadn't been exported, Subbury wouldn't be suffering, says union leader
MacDonald: If profits hadn't been exported, Subbury wouldn't be suffering, says union leader
6/4/1982