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...predicted a "stable" term. Saturated with politics, the Canadian public prepared to watch the chessplayers make the most of a half-hearted mandate. The Liberals had in fact siphoned off a greater percentage of the popular vote than the Conservatives, due largely to overwhelming support in the province of Quebec...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Trudeau Redux | 1/25/1980 | See Source »

...Quebec 3, Washington...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 1/21/1980 | See Source »

December 16: The Brown-Kennedy-Connally coalition demands return of Ronstadt and a guarantee of secure borders. American embassies seized in United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Quebec, Mongolia, Jamiaca, Pitcairn Island and Houston. Rizzo says, "I'm not kidding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Short Decade Begins | 1/8/1980 | See Source »

...people may think I am joking, but I am totally serious with my choice. He is Claude Ryan, the Liberal leader in the province of Quebec. Ryan has had to face the pressure of separatism, which threatened to break up one of the most politically stable countries in the world. If Canada stays together, it can thank Claude Ryan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

...Thanks to energy royalties, Alberta is Canada's only province with no sales or gasoline taxes. Its property and income taxes are the lowest of any province; for a family of four earning $17,000, the overall tax burden is $912 a year, vs. $2,130 in Quebec...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Canada's Western Energy Boom | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

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