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A very basic problem with the Anti-Inflation Board is that wage-earners felt only they were getting hit.
A very basic problem with the Anti-Inflation Board is that wage-earners felt only they were getting hit.

A very basic problem with the Anti-Inflation Board is that wage-earners felt only they were getting hit.

Date12/6/1971
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130256F
Taxas times: John McEwen, father of five and former Toronto teacher, says taxes got so high by 1989 that, as sole wage earner, he had to move the family away from the Metro area to provide basics
Taxas times: John McEwen, father of five and former Toronto teacher, says taxes got so high by 1989 that, as sole wage earner, he had to move the family away from the Metro area to provide basics
5/3/1992
Pushed out: Young professionals moving into remodelled Victorian homes push out low income earners
Pushed out: Young professionals moving into remodelled Victorian homes push out low income earners
9/10/1984
Jack Biddell: Former Anti-Inflation Board commissioner has devised a wage and price control system he describes as more sensible and less painful than the previous version
Jack Biddell: Former Anti-Inflation Board commissioner has devised a wage and price control system he describes as more sensible and less painful than the previous version
1/31/1980
Anti-inflation board chairman Jean-Luc Pepin feels the government's wage and price controls program has been a relative success-in fact, far beyond my(...)
Anti-inflation board chairman Jean-Luc Pepin feels the government's wage and price controls program has been a relative success-in fact, far beyond my(...)
10/14/1976
It was a bad day for Doug Dinsmore yesterday. Negotiating chairman for Metro's striking high school teachers was shot down by Federal Anti-Inflation Board on proposed raises, and his chartered plane crash-landed at Malton.
It was a bad day for Doug Dinsmore yesterday. Negotiating chairman for Metro's striking high school teachers was shot down by Federal Anti-Inflation Board on proposed raises, and his chartered plane crash-landed at Malton.
11/28/1975
Right, art dealer Lonti Ebers with AGO's board of trustees' president Keith Hendrick. Ebers felt very Canadian, she said, in a suit with beaver trim.
Right, art dealer Lonti Ebers with AGO's board of trustees' president Keith Hendrick. Ebers felt very Canadian, she said, in a suit with beaver trim.
11/28/1990
Not the answer: Visiting Israeli politician Haim Ben-Shahar says indexation is not the answer to inflation problems. And he should know, for in Israel, inflation is currently 130 per cent and has been a chronic problem for that state.
Not the answer: Visiting Israeli politician Haim Ben-Shahar says indexation is not the answer to inflation problems. And he should know, for in Israel, inflation is currently 130 per cent and has been a chronic problem for that state.
8/20/1981
He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
4/11/1984
Groan! On top of inflation and the mail strike, Torontonians also have to put up with a host of other problems, says R
Groan! On top of inflation and the mail strike, Torontonians also have to put up with a host of other problems, says R
7/30/1981
Bruno Santaguida, Dominion Felt North York, The 15 workers make stuffing for furniture, a business that's been hard hit
Bruno Santaguida, Dominion Felt North York, The 15 workers make stuffing for furniture, a business that's been hard hit
12/5/1990
10-foot dummies representing Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Anti-Inflation Board chairman Jean-Luc Pepin were set up at Nathan Phillips Square toda(...)
10-foot dummies representing Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Anti-Inflation Board chairman Jean-Luc Pepin were set up at Nathan Phillips Square toda(...)
10/7/1976
Dairy farmers were told yesterday by June Menzies (above), vice-chairman of the federal Anti-Inflation Board, that it will control the price this year(...)
Dairy farmers were told yesterday by June Menzies (above), vice-chairman of the federal Anti-Inflation Board, that it will control the price this year(...)
1/12/1977