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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Now that ten years of hard political toil have carried him to the top, Joe Clark is not likely to slack off.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Tory Toiler | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

Some of the Levesque faithful have begun to complain about his lassitude and inaccessibility. He has put off a much needed Cabinet shuffle, given only one press conference in two months, and after an early flurry of legislative innovation, his government seems to be marking time. Two weeks ago Levesque...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Quebec: The Separatism Problem | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

Even fellow Tories were not above tossing off a quip: "When he comes into a room," joked former Party President Dalton Camp, "Conservatives can't make up their minds whether to stand up or send him out for coffee." Rising will now certainly be in order.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Tory Toiler | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

If there is one root to the evils gripping the nation's economy, it is a low level of investment. The U.S. spends only 9% of its national income on capital in vestment, vs. West Germany's 15% and Japan's 20%. Consequently, the country is living...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Pressing a Capital Idea | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

To draw some attention to the subject of depreciation, Bill Miller has been promoting a slogan that sounds like a Super Bowl play: 1-5-10. His idea is to allow a full write-off in just one year for all equipment, such as pollution-control gear, that the Government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Pressing a Capital Idea | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

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