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The article reports on the bidding for control of the governments of Canada and Ontario by three political parties. It mentions that the country has fixed the dates for its general elections wherein the Dominion general election will be held on June 11, 1945 while Ontario general election will be on June 4, 1945. Moreover, the three political parties for the said bidding includes the Liberal Party, Progressive-Conservative Party, and the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.

Discusses the influence of Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker on the Conservative Party and politics in 1958. Reaction of the public to the devaluation of the Canadian dollar; Proposals for deficit financing by the Diefenbaker administration; Increase in subsidies to wheat farmers; Value of public works projects such as the liberalization of unemployment-insurance payments; Import processes under the British preference system; Growth of American investments in Canada; Development of the oil and gas industry.

Discusses the victory of the Conservative Party in the Canadian election in March 1958. Performance of the previous Liberal administration; Conservatives' successful conversion of the anti-American overtones of the 1957 campaign into the 1958 pro-Canadianism; Public works program launched by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.

The article features Microsystems International Ltd. (MIL), a three-year-old semiconductor maker in Montreal, Quebec. It says that the company is competing with U.S. producers in domestic and international market due to the support of Canadian government and the advanced processing technology it acquire from U.S. manufacturers. Meanwhile, the company has signed a licensing agreement with Nortec Electronic Corp. to produce and sell one-chip metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) calculator circuit.

The article reports on the determination of Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to win a critical mandate on the polls in Canada. It states that Trudeau has been battling for his political life after experiencing a near-defeat in the 1972 election. It is said that Trudeau in his campaigns, have made some points with his audience by trying out a calmer approach and his success is regarded as dependent to the sympathetic impact of his wife Margaret. However, Trudeau has been getting a good chance in the election and results on the latest Gallup poll gives Trudeau the edge in winning.

The article reports that the wartime merchant fleet of 52 vessels of the Canadian government has been either sold or chartered on a bare-boat basis, by the Canadian disposal agency, War Assets Corp.

The article recounts the meditation of the late Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King in which he asked for his mother's advice from the spirit world, according to "Ottawa Citizen." Duchess of Hamilton, a longtime acquaintance of the Prime Minister and a spiritualist herself, revealed that King believes in the spiritual direction of the universe and kept asking for guidance for himself. It is noted that King kept his practice a secret, and that his closest associates in Ottawa only know that his curiosity was caused by his religious nature.

Comments on the vision of Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to develop the Canadian sub-Arctic frontier. Revelation that the private sector has already started working towards the vision of Diefenbaker; Assertion that Diefenbaker is in the position to become a great president like former U.S. President Andrew Jackson; Factor that could hamper the business on the Arctic region.