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TazKW said:
When did lottos start in Canada?
What government was in power when lotteries were legalised?

You probably won't believe this but I am related to the founder of the National lotto 6/49....
He was with the Conservative party all of his life...
Mario Beaulieu an ex-senator is that person..He actually invented Lotto-Québec...
He died a few years back... He suffured a stroke while playing golf in California...He survived the initial stroke but lost his short term memory..his long term memory was still intact though...
After a while it took its toll and he passed away...
I'm still in touch with one of his boy, we often go fishing together..and I don't pass any holidays season whithout seeing him...
That guy could buy you and sell you for credit...He owns many big companies here and in the U.S. ...He almost bought the golf club of ''La vallée du Richelieu' where some prestigious tournament takes place from time to time...Not that he wanted the golf club ...but he needed to buy in order to pay less taxes..It gives you an idea...
We once went together to ''La Seigneurie du Triton'' a big Fishing lodge where even some U.S. presidents went for fishing trips vacations...It is located near La Tuque in Atikamek territory...
No wonder I had that scoop about changes in 6/49 way before anyone else...
;)
 

TazKW

Member
do you remember back when the government of the day wanted to legalise lotteries so that they could generste revenues.
They promised that profits from the lottery would go towards health care!!!!
 

Karnac

Member
TazKW said:
do you remember back when the government of the day wanted to legalise lotteries so that they could generste revenues.
They promised that profits from the lottery would go towards health care!!!!

William Davis , PC was the premier of Ontario in 1982
 

TazKW

Member
1974-76: The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation was created through an act of the Ontario Legislature, and shortly after was federally incorporated with the western provinces

Which party was in power at that time?
Doea anyone know where I can get newspaper articles of that time period concerning the legilating of lotteries?
 

Karnac

Member
TazKW said:
1974-76: The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation was created through an act of the Ontario Legislature, and shortly after was federally incorporated with the western provinces

Which party was in power at that time?
Doea anyone know where I can get newspaper articles of that time period concerning the legilating of lotteries?

William Davis , PC was the premier of Ontario 1971-1985
 
TazKW said:
1974-76: The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation was created through an act of the Ontario Legislature, and shortly after was federally incorporated with the western provinces

Which party was in power at that time?
Doea anyone know where I can get newspaper articles of that time period concerning the legilating of lotteries?
Wrong...It all started from Québec.... :agree: :agree2:
 

TazKW

Member
yes I believe you that it started in Quebec!

My focus is the period that saw the lottery legislated in Ontario and the promises that the goverment of the day made to the people in order to get their way.
Our health care in Ontario is in financial crisis and yet billions of dollars are being siphoned off to who knows where!
I am just trying to collaborate my recollection of that time.
I am hoping to fing newspaper articles etc. of that period showing the government promising that our health care system would be taken care of.
 

Sheba

Member

If you Can't trust the Government who can you trust...:no:



Sheba__:bouncy: :dog:~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!:)
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Babarlish

Member
Sheba said:

If you Can't trust the Government who can you trust...:no:



Sheba__:bouncy: :dog:~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!:)
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In Canada, if we just look at their "track records", no government, and no party can be trusted.

The only government that could be trusted would have to be made entirely of members who first to go through specific tests on honesty, greediness, loyalty, double-standards, impartiality (you get the picture) with lie detectors included, to make sure they qualify to be "the right stuff" as an absolute requisite to be legally admitted in the election campaign in the first place.

That would get rid of the clowns and wannabees we see campaining today. That would have better chances to give us an "untouchable" government. If you want to be the top, you've got to test as the top in the first place.

Bab
 

Babarlish

Member
TazKW said:
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...billions of dollars are being siphoned off to who knows where!

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If only you knew TazKW (Tazmanian KiloWatts ?)
It's not going anywhere people would normally think. BTW, shiphoned is precisely the word.

Clue.
If you've got to find a wolf in sheep clothings, don't look for a wolf, look for a big sheep. :laughing:

Bab
 
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