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Martin: Economist says questionable figures would have only small effect on dollar.
Martin: Economist says questionable figures would have only small effect on dollar.

Martin: Economist says questionable figures would have only small effect on dollar.

Date10/16/1981
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Changed strategy: Peter Martin, chief economist at McLeod Young Weir, says news of jump in September unemployment figures may force Ottawa to deal less harshly with consumers
Changed strategy: Peter Martin, chief economist at McLeod Young Weir, says news of jump in September unemployment figures may force Ottawa to deal less harshly with consumers
10/16/1981
Key figures: Tax lawyer Greg Sanders and chartered accountant Minnie Lawrence say constantly rising taxes have eroded buying power in constant 1985 dollars
Key figures: Tax lawyer Greg Sanders and chartered accountant Minnie Lawrence say constantly rising taxes have eroded buying power in constant 1985 dollars
2/23/1988
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
5/29/1980
Playing with figures: Japan buys a lot more manufactured or semi-processed goods from Canada than Statistics Canada's figures show, Mamoru Iwamoto of the Japan Trade Centre says
Playing with figures: Japan buys a lot more manufactured or semi-processed goods from Canada than Statistics Canada's figures show, Mamoru Iwamoto of the Japan Trade Centre says
9/19/1979
Continental free trade is demanded by ironworker Charles Martin, who figures duty-free import from the U
Continental free trade is demanded by ironworker Charles Martin, who figures duty-free import from the U
7/19/1973
The happy couples are shown cutting their 225-pound weddding cake at the reception, which was held at the Peruvian embassy. The cake was elaborately decorated with drop icing loops and topped by three sets of tiny bridal figures. To see who would be marri
The happy couples are shown cutting their 225-pound weddding cake at the reception, which was held at the Peruvian embassy. The cake was elaborately decorated with drop icing loops and topped by three sets of tiny bridal figures. To see who would be marri
6/21/1954
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
Big Jim Leeson parks his Cessna Skyplane, zips up his jacket and goes to pay a house call. By flying, Wiarton's Dr. Leeson figures he's beaten one of the biggest problems facing the progessive rural doctor today: Isolation from his colleagues and the big city medical centres. With his Cessna he can hop down to Toronto in an hour for a lecture. Still, he admits, a rural practice might not be every doctor's cup of tea, I'm a farm boy myself...I'm used to it, he says.
3/10/1970
Mr. And Mrs. Willie Cadot have coffee at the dining room table in their townhouse. On wall is super enlargement of old negative, one of many collected by Cadot. Mrs. Cadot has added her to the photograph by moulding a papier-mache head on one of the figures
Mr. And Mrs. Willie Cadot have coffee at the dining room table in their townhouse. On wall is super enlargement of old negative, one of many collected by Cadot. Mrs. Cadot has added her to the photograph by moulding a papier-mache head on one of the figures
2/14/1968
Executive James McGorman (left) of Life Investors International and lawyer Robert Macaulay, once a prominent Ontario politician, have been main figures in a plan which, it's hoped, will lead to the takeover of a large U
Executive James McGorman (left) of Life Investors International and lawyer Robert Macaulay, once a prominent Ontario politician, have been main figures in a plan which, it's hoped, will lead to the takeover of a large U
9/26/1973
Their marriage in crisis, a young couple are looking for advice from Dr. Ernest Moss, director of the Ontario Centre for Personality Development. Dr. Moss thinks that the confusion men and women have about their roles today causes problems in some marriages. The women's liberation movement has made some women more sexually aggressive and the effect can cause the husband to become temporarily impotent, the psychological says.
Their marriage in crisis, a young couple are looking for advice from Dr. Ernest Moss, director of the Ontario Centre for Personality Development. Dr. Moss thinks that the confusion men and women have about their roles today causes problems in some marriages. The women's liberation movement has made some women more sexually aggressive and the effect can cause the husband to become temporarily impotent, the psychological says.
1/29/1975
Dramatic effect: Len Sylvester, general manager of the Construction Safety Association, says the commercials' scare tactics, right and above, are used to emphasize important messages and have acted as a catalyst in reducing accidents
Dramatic effect: Len Sylvester, general manager of the Construction Safety Association, says the commercials' scare tactics, right and above, are used to emphasize important messages and have acted as a catalyst in reducing accidents
10/25/1984
Latest research: If you think that only cain-smoking, martini-guzzling, workaholic males cna get an ulcer, says Dr. Ralph Small, you're wrong. Anyone can get an ulcer.
Latest research: If you think that only cain-smoking, martini-guzzling, workaholic males cna get an ulcer, says Dr. Ralph Small, you're wrong. Anyone can get an ulcer.
9/18/1989