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With regard to M. David Landau's "Canada-The Quiet Desperation" (October 29, 1970), while I am in complete agreement that the recent actions of the Government of Canada constitute nothing less than a general purge, I must correct a factual error concerning the Montreal civic election of October...
Landau states that, "An estimated 45 per cent of Montreal's eligible voters showed up to cast ballots-an unusually meagre turnout." According to Montreal's Le Presse (lundi, 26 octobre 1970), the turnout was actually 49.8 per cent and this turnout is higher than in any previous civic election of the past decade in which M. Drapeau has been a candidate for mayor-a total of 4 elections. The respective turnouts in 1960, 1962 and 1966 were 41.0, 42.6 and 33.0 per cent. Moreover, because the property qualification for enfranchisement was abolished by the National Assembly in December...
...former parishioners of Father Dollard, we wholeheartedly support his position in establishing a compulsory church membership fee. Churches are no different from civic governments, schools, hospitals, etc. They all need money to render their services...
...response to the Committee's questionnaire, Charles P. Whitlock, assistant to President Pusey for Civic and Governmental Relations, said that Harvard was "unable" to furnish any information...
...response to the Committee's questionnaire, Charles P. Whitlock, assistant to President Pusey for Civic and Governmental Relations, said that