Word: ashforth
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Canada, most prosperous nation in the world after the U.S., closed one of its brawniest years in a brawny decade. "Canadians in 1959," reported President A. C. Ashforth of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, "produced more, imported more, exported more, spent more, and saved more than in any previous year...
...more heavily on U.S. buying, the richness of Canadian resources ensures long-range prosperity. By 1970, one government commission estimated Canada should have a population of 21 million and a gross national product of $50 billion v. 1959's $34.5 billion. The "surprising '50s," pre dicts Banker Ashforth, "should be succeeded by the exciting...