Canadian government defeated

Title

Canadian government defeated

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:54

Description

Canadian reporter reports back to the studio (neither male speakers identified) on the defeat of the Canadian Conservative Government in a vote on the Budget and on possibility of a winter election. There has been anger at the Budget going back on election promises by increasing tax on gasoline and fuel and not increasing public spending. Pierre Trudeau, leader of the Liberals may now rethink his plan to resign. Sound level low.

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Keywords

Budgets; Elections; Politics; Taxation; Canada; Political leadership; National budgets; Public expenditure; Pierre Trudeau; General elections; Resignation (political)

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