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The article discusses the increasing French business and investment in Canada and the politics related to the development. French direct investment in Canada has doubled to 400 million dollars since 1960. French President Charles de Gaulle, is aware of the political and economic opportunities in Canada, and in May, 1967 Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson visited him with a plan for a new French-built paper mill for the province. An extremist movement in Quebec is aiming at secession from Canada.

The article describes the management style applied by publisher Roger Lemelin in rescuing "La Presse," considered the most widely read newspaper in Quebec. Comparing his management approach to that of Chairman Mao Tse Tung of China, Lemelin divided the newspaper into five operating areas, each with a manager in charge who reported directly to him. He also worked to lessen the gap between top management and the workers by eliminating the chauffeur-driven company limousine and turning the board room into an area where employees can eat and exchange ideas.

The article reports on the plan of Germany to purchase Anticosti Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The island is located 360 miles below Quebec City. A German party composed of forestry technicians, a deep sea navigation expert, and a harbor engineer surveyed the island. Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis accused the German proposition as audacious. The island is owned by Consolidated Paper Corp.

The article reports on the increase in the price of newsprints due to increased demand and on the Quebec government threatening a legislative bill to control newsprint prices unless they are sold to Quebec publishers at preferential prices.

The article reports on the forthcoming completion of the mining project of Iron Ore Co. (IOC) of Canada in Labrador-Quebec. It cites the recent worth of the project which already total to 250 million dollars due to high material costs. It examines the status of the project which is contracted by four companies including Cartier, McNamara, Mannix, and Morrison-Knudson (CMMK). Furthermore, it mentions how the IOC can realize the full economic benefits of Labrador-Quebec.

The article discusses the strike of Aluminum Co. of Canada employees in the province of Quebec and its impact on the merger between the Canadian & Catholic Confederation of Labor (CCCL) and the Canadian Labor Congress in 1957. Catholic unionists in the U.S. have avoided the problems affecting the Catholic unions of Canada. The strikers got support from several leading church figures, including the Archbishop of Montreal. The ultimate decision on the merger will be concluded at the CCCL convention in Quebec City in September.

This article features Paul Desmarais, a financier from Montreal, Quebec who is also chairman of Power Corp. of Canada Ltd. Desmarais built his company, which has assets of about 4 billion dollars to 5 billion dollars, through stock swaps and mergers he arranged silently. However, this traditional tactic of Desmarais has been broken when a dissident group of shareholders started questioning the offer for Consolidated-Bathurst Ltd.

The article reports that Otis & Co., owned by Cyrus Eaton, successfully convinced the City of Montreal, Quebec to end public offering negotiations with an underwriting syndicate of U.S. and Canadian firms. The transaction involved some 156-million dollars in new bonds which the American-Canadian underwriting group offered to buy in an effort to refund Montreal's outstanding couponed issues. In asking the fiscal committee to reconsider, Otis advised that Montreal would be able to fund its outstanding debt by selling bonds to through sealed bidding.

The article reports on the joint venture between Kennecott Copper Corp. and New Jersey Zinc Co. for processing of titanium ores from the Lac Tio deposits in Quebec. New Jersey Zinc metallurgists has developed a new processing technique involving a new type of smelting furnace that is box-shaped instead of cylindrical. The technique makes the recovery of titanium oxide easy and also produces a high-grade pig iron. The project involves an investment of over 30 million dollars.

The article reports on the measures of interference passed by the Quebec legislature with major lines of business and industry in May 1935, which will affect retail gasoline distribution, power development and marketing as well as newsprint manufacture and sale. It says that the newsprint legislation aims to guarantee newsprint sale at prices that will allow reasonable profit and wages. According to the author, a bill was also passed to create an electricity commission that will regulate the power development industry.

The article features Anticosti Island in Canada as the best spot for deer hunting. It provides a historical background of the island, its early explorers and inhabitants, and developments effected by French businessman Henri Menier in the 1890's including the importation of deer and other animals. It explains why the deer thrived and increased exponentially, and how the island was formed during prehistoric times. The author's experience of beach stalk is described and information on traveling, lodging, and hunting requirements there are included.

The article offers news briefs related to trade of various countries. Quebec Province planned to make administrative and taxation changes to improve the credit of Montreal, Quebec. Germany took firm measures to find skilled workers who might be transferred to munitions plants from non-essentials industries, in which they considered it to be helpful in fighting against Great Britain. Japan undergone privations and hardships because of their desire for the New Order launched in East Asia.

The article presents updates on Canada's economy, business and trade as of July 30, 1938. There was a slight advance in freight movement and bank clearings are about on a 1937 level. The high level of wheat harvest has resulted in a pressure to fix the price for wheat. The British company St. Lawrence Alloys and Metals Limited has entered the ferro silicon production sector in Quebec.

The article reports the renovations on the Chambly Canal at the Canadian end for the St. Lawrence River waterway project. The project is aimed at widening, deepening, and straightening the canal in an effort to increase shipping capacity. Cargoes of newsprint and lumber pass the canal southbound while cargoes of coal, nitrates, phosphates and food items are northbound. The project will also add jobs.

The article reports that a special commission to study the municipal taxes against chain stores has been appointed by Quebec province.

This article predicts that the victory of the Liberal Party in the Quebec parliamentary elections means tougher attitude towards U.S. companies doing business in the province.

This article offers a look at the year-round Port Cartier on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec Province built by Quebec Cartier Mining Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Steel Corp., to support its iron ore mining operating in Quebec Province. The port which is kept ice-free by air from pipes on harbor floor, allows U.S. Steel to ship iron ores throughout the year given it edge to competitors. It explains that a community was also built near the port to support the industrial project.

The article discusses the pending vote in Canada, as of April 1942, to freeze hiring in all industries in order to better allocate manpower for the war effort. It states that the country is emulating the British government in classifying people according to ability. This will ensure that non-essential industries may be either mitigated or shut down, while workers are transferred to those that need them most, including military service. The state of Ottawa is reportedly leading the yes vote in favor of such a plan, while Quebec is generally voting no.

Information about the meeting of economists held in Montreal, Quebec in September 1964 is presented. The event was attended by more than 500 experts from different countries worldwide. Moreover, during the event participants discussed the future of international economic relations and ways of stabilizing the money market.

The article reports on expansion efforts in North America's aluminum industry. Aluminum Co. of America (Alcoa) decided to build its plant in Wenatchee, Washington while Aluminum of Canada (Alcan) started building its plant in British Columbia and in Quebec. Alcoa's reasons for choosing Wenatchee over the Gulf Coast, Alcoa's electric power deal with Chelan County Public Utility and Bonneville Power Administration, and Alcan's partnership with Great Britain are discussed.

The article reports on increase in Canada iron ore imports to the U.S. as U.S. companies seek lean Canada ores that give richer pellet than U.S. taconite and jasper. Imported ores from Canada and elsewhere have helped counter the impact of the U.S. steel strike in 1956. Roughly 12-million gross tons were shipped out by Iron Ore Co. of Canada from its Labrador-Quebec deposits in 1956. On the other hand, there have been talks of a price bonus for pellets in the taconite and jasper sectors.

Discusses the Expo 67, a bilingual exhibition that was held in Montréal, Quebec. Exhibition of various films at the Expo, mostly without commentaries; Exhibition of a film about motion and kinetic displays about time by the Canadian National Railways; Evolution of films over the years; Popularity of the National Film Board's motion picture "Labyrinth," at the Expo; Details about pavilions of Canada, Russia and the U.S.

The article focuses on Jean Drapeau, mayor of Montreal, Quebec, and his efforts to secure the 1976 Summer Olympics. According to the mayor, the Olympics will do even more for Montreal than Expo '67. It says that the city's 1976 Olympic effort started in the morning of April 27, 1966, the day after the 1972 Games was awarded to Munich, Germany. Among the strong contenders for the 1976 Olympics were Moscow, Russia and Los Angeles, California.

The article reports that Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa is encouraging foreign investments to expedite the recovery of the province's economy. According to the article, Bourassa's policy of feasible federalism earned him and his Liberal party 102 out of the 100 seats in the provincial parliament. Bourassa points out that the results of the election indicated that residents of Quebec have rejected the idea of seceding from the Canadian confederation.

The article focuses on Canadian Provincial Premiere Adelard Godbout's threat to seize and nationalize the Montreal Light, Heat & Power Consolidated (MLH&P). The author said that many are in doubt about Godbout's intentions because of his previous failure to implement a bill passed in 1941, authorizing seizure of Beauharnois Light, Heat & Power Co., now under MLH&P. He also added that the premiere's threat made Montreal Power stock crumble on the Montreal stock exchange.

The article reports that cities and towns in Quebec and Ontario have experienced a semi-blackout on September 20, 1942 which is due to the urgent need of saving power for war production in the two provinces.

The article offers information on the ruling of the Canadian courts against the price fixing policy of the Quebec provincial government of Maurice LeNoblet Duplessis. It states that though the rights of the province to fix prices have been termed unconstitutional, the courts have upheld its right of regulating wage rates.

The article reports on chain store taxation in Quebec as of April 1938, which involves taxes ranging from 50 to 1,000 U.S. dollars per unit, forcing chains to reduce the number of units they operate in the great metropolis. The Canadian Chain Store Association has asked for federal government support to combat the trend toward higher chain store taxes. It explains that drug chains and gasoline filling stations are not included in the new tax measure. Chains affected by the tax measure include Dominion Stores Ltd. and Stop & Shop.

The article focuses on the demand being made by French Canadians for the constitutional reform to give greater autonomy to the Quebec province, following the speech of French President Charles de Gaulle for Quebec's independence. It discusses the labor unions' opposition to the independence, as it may result in a drop in wages and living standards. It also discusses the need for foreign capital for the development of Quebec, and possible shift in demand from separation to constitutional reform.

The article reports on the bill passed by the Quebec legislature which prohibits the export of woods cut in public lands and the concerns of the industries based in Ontario and United States which are dependent on the forest products of Quebec.

The article reports on the significant provincial elections in Alberta, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Quebec is considered as the most relevant province and is expected to be the primary guide of the prime minister. Among its main issues are nationalism and isolationism for the federal election and the provincial election. Both Conservatives and Liberals oppose the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation's (CCF) leftist program but compelled concessions through security and economic proposals.

The article reports on the revival projects at the cities of Montreal in Quebec and Toronto in Ontario in March 1966. The basic design of the rebuilding project requires three-year planning with the development of underground space to compliment skyscrapers above. The plan which are considered the most extensive underground cities within a city also aims to separate pedestrians from vehicular traffic.

The article reports on the series of bombings in Montreal, Quebec. It states that the bombings were initiated by the Quebec terrorists, who called themselves as Le Front De Liberation Quebocois (FLQ), to illustrate their interest of achieving independence for the nearly five million French-speaking in the country. It mentions the order of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to organize a nationwide Royal Commission study on bilingualism and biculturalism to address the issue.

This section offers news briefs related to business as of August 10, 1974, including the appointment of Claus M. Halle to the board of parent Coca-Cola Co. and legislation in Quebec which will make French the official language of the Canadian province.