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Disappointed: Gregory Pyc of the Canadian Paraplegic Association says its proposed tax changes got no response from Finance Minister Michael Wilson.
Disappointed: Gregory Pyc of the Canadian Paraplegic Association says its proposed tax changes got no response from Finance Minister Michael Wilson.

Disappointed: Gregory Pyc of the Canadian Paraplegic Association says its proposed tax changes got no response from Finance Minister Michael Wilson.

Date4/14/1989
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Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
8/17/1976
Average family: Alan Marshall, left, holds daughter Katie, 3 1/2, as he and wife Betty, and son, 13-month-old Daniel watch details on Finance Michael Wilson's tax reforms on TV
Average family: Alan Marshall, left, holds daughter Katie, 3 1/2, as he and wife Betty, and son, 13-month-old Daniel watch details on Finance Michael Wilson's tax reforms on TV
6/18/1987
GST-Busters: Barbara Janes waves an effigy of Finance Minister Michael Wilson yesterday at a protest against the proposed goods and services tax outside his west-end constituency office
GST-Busters: Barbara Janes waves an effigy of Finance Minister Michael Wilson yesterday at a protest against the proposed goods and services tax outside his west-end constituency office
4/7/1990
Michael Chui: Proposes changes to the Constitution that would make it easier for the electorate to remove a prime minister from office.
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8/15/1991
We have developed policies to give Canadians a greater say in their economic future, Prime Minister Trudeau says, citing tax changes, review laws
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5/31/1974
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
You can't win 'em all: New York gadfly Lewis Gilbert (above) gave in graciously to the fact that he got little response to questions he fired at Dominion Stores president John Toma (below) at its annual shareholders' meeting yesterday
You can't win 'em all: New York gadfly Lewis Gilbert (above) gave in graciously to the fact that he got little response to questions he fired at Dominion Stores president John Toma (below) at its annual shareholders' meeting yesterday
7/16/1984
Budget blues: The Dzegieris family of Scarborough - nibbling on snacks and cuddling two dogs and a cat - see extra pennies slipping away as they watch Finance Minister Michael Wilson deliver his budget on television yesterday. Snack and some pet foods, al
Budget blues: The Dzegieris family of Scarborough - nibbling on snacks and cuddling two dogs and a cat - see extra pennies slipping away as they watch Finance Minister Michael Wilson deliver his budget on television yesterday. Snack and some pet foods, al
2/18/1987
Where's the fire? Constable Larry Tanghe pulls Maichael Fleishman over for speeding in a wheelchair marathon held by the Canadian Paraplegic Association in Central Don Park yesterday.
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6/3/1978
Second french Canadian to head Canadian Life Insurance Association in its 84-year history is Marcellin Tremblay, President of Montreal-based insurance firm, Tremblay says he plans to stick with Quebec whether it seperates from Canada or not
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5/25/1978
Finance Minister Michael Wilson finds it's easier to lower a deficit than sink a putt during a Canadian Open warmup tournament at Oakdale golf club in Oakville yesterday
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6/19/1989
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