'A credible effort': Quebec fights its crippling deficit

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Quebec Finance Minister Bernard Landry proposed a $40.9-billion, FY 1996-97 budget that emphasizes deficit reduction. In an effort to stabilize financial markets, the Parti Quebecois plans to eliminate the deficit by 2,000. Quebec's tax plan differs from Ontario's tax cutting policies.

Economic policy, Government spending policy, Ontario, Tax policy, Budget deficits, Landry, Bernard

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'We're ready to fight.' (language policy debate in Quebec)

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Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard is fighting opposition in his own party to protect bilingual policies. Tensions have increased since the Quebec referendum, and citizens such as Howard Galganov are fighting on behalf of bilingualism.

Social policy, Language policy

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CTV's gamble: the network is sinking millions into its latest spinoff

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CTV is launching Canada's first 24-hour headline cable TV news service, CTV1, in Oct 1997. The channel, which will feature Dana Lewis as its prime-time anchor, will be provided on basic cable by Canadian cable companies.

Planning, Canada, Cable television broadcasting industry, CTV Television Network Ltd., Television broadcasting of news, Television news

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