Word: canadianization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Warming to his theme of "the mutual danger of protectionism," he noted that U.S.-Canada trade last year totaled nearly $150 billion, the largest volume between any two nations in the world. One of three Canadian jobs depends on exports, he noted, and the U.S. buys three-quarters of his country's exports. "The imperative for Canada is not just more multilateral arrangements," said Mulroney, "but stability in our bilateral trade relationship with the U.S. We want more secure access to (the U.S.) market, while recognizing that the removal of barriers opens trade in both directions...
...Ottawa government has reversed the traditional Canadian protectionist stance in favor of freer trade, Mulroney said, in part because of the challenge posed by Canada's European and Asian competitors. "Maybe it won't work," he observed. "Maybe it will turn out that protectionist sentiment is too strong. Free trade is not without its perils. But liberalized trade brings more wealth, not less, and a stronger economy will help guarantee the political sovereignty of Canada...
Across town, at the election-night headquarters of the Parti Quebecois, which had swept to power in 1976 vowing to withdraw the predominantly French- speaking province from the Canadian confederation, incumbent Premier Pierre- Marc Johnson, 39, conceded the election. "The people of Quebec have spoken," he declared. "They wanted a change, and from the appearance of things, they wanted a profound change." The scale of the victory surprised even veteran political observers. Liberals won 98 of the 122 seats in the provincial legislature with 58% of the vote, up from 46% in the 1981 provincial elections. The Parti Quebecois...
Liberal Boss Bourassa, who served as Quebec's Premier between 1970 and 1976, did not benefit from his party's prosperity: he was defeated in his home district. A colorless personality, Bourassa was frequently referred to in the Canadian press as "the most unpopular man in Quebec" because of the general perception that his previous administration was incompetent. Having thus lost his own seat in the provincial legislature, the Premier-elect will have to run his victorious party from the public gallery until a Liberal agrees to give up a "safe" seat that he can win in a by-election...
Since that squad captured the gold medal in Lake Placid, N.Y., professional teams like the Flames have gradually realized that the Canadian junior leagues are no longer the only breeding ground for the NHL--Harvard and other undergraduate institutions are spawning top-caliber players as well...