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Profiles Diana Kilmury and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, whose 1.5 million members elected Kilmury and 16 other reform-minded candidates to the powerful executive board last December, ousting Edward Lawson who had led the union for 20 years. Kilmury's background and work in the union; Her reputation as a persistent critic of senior union officials; Pledge of new president Ronald Carey; US civil racketeering suit; Court order from Judge David Edelstein.

Reports on Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's new market-based, 500-day economic plan. The plan's four phases; Shortages of bread, cigarettes, etc.; Economic incompetence and inefficiency; Oil production; Chances of success; Gorbachev's future; Republics' power over their natural resources; Experts' comments.

Discusses the high corporate and consumer costs of pollution controls and environmental cleanup efforts. Questions whether Canadian consumers will make sacrifices for the sake of a cleaner environment. Corporate motives behind so-called green products and pollution controls; Divergent views of sustainable development; Canada's resource sector's role in the national economy.

Examines the fall of Canadian real estate tycoon Robert Campeau, 66, and the collapse of his United States retail empire. Campeau Corp.'s problems and huge debt load; New York-based Citibank NA and other creditors; Chapter 11 proceedings under theUnited States Bankruptcy Code; Junk bonds; Various loans including one from Olympia & York Developments Ltd. INSET: The road to decline (chronology of Campeau's rise and fall....

Discusses the recent volatility of stock prices on markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. Factors contributing to the October 13 stock market plunge and subsequent recovery; Concern about debt-financed takeovers and the junk-bond market. Fear of another major collapse similar to the Black Monday disaster two years ago; Comments by US and Canadian stock analysts and brokers; US economy.

Studies the tax-sheltered Registered Retirement Savings Plan, which has accumulated $100 billion in savings in Canada, and notes the money has attracted the interest of some politicians and Canada's recession-battered home builders. Political pressure to allow home buyers to dip into RRSP savings for down payment money; Concern that relaxing rules would leave many Canadians without adequate income for retirement; Competing plans for tapping RRSP savings.

Focuses on the North American stock markets, which are clearly anticipating that the worst of the recession is over. In the past six weeks the New York Stock Exchange's Dow Jones industrial average has climbed by 13 percent, while the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index has climbed 9.5 percent in a wave of buying propelled by the continuing decline in interest rates. Companies' positioning for growth; Cyclical stocks and share prices; Analysis' optimism.

Details current trends in the garment industry, where during the past two years dozens of well-established Canadian clothing manufacturers have declared bankruptcy, voluntarily closed their doors or substantially scaled down their operations. The key to a sustained recovery of the garment industry is a revival of consumer spending. Pressures on the industry; Profiles some companies; Consolidation. INSET: Club Monaco's opening to Japan, by B.W..

Reports that Canada's economy is pulling out of the recession. Discusses the outlook for each sector of the Canadian economy. Housing and construction; Energy; Retailing; Manufacturing; Forestry and mining; Financial services; Travel; Agriculture and fishing; Canada's gross domestic product; Unemployment rate; High consumer, corporate, and governmental levels of debt.

Discusses the beginning of free trade negotiations among Canada, the US, and Mexico. US Trade Representative Carla Hills; Canadian Trade Minister Michael Wilson; Mexican Trade Minister Jaime Serra Puche; Comparison to the negotiations for the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA); Issues concerning agricultural products, Mexico's energy industry, and free movement of labor; Canadian manufacturers' exodus to Mexico; Other negotiators.

Analyzes football player Raghib (Rocket) Ismail's $30.1 million contract with the Toronto Argonauts football team. Explains how Argonaut's owner, Bruce McNall and his partners, Wayne Gretzky and Canadian actor John Candy plan to finance the huge contract with increased television and sponsorship revenues. Financial troubles facing the Canadian Football League; Declining fan support; Reduced television revenues; US sports cable networks.

Discusses the recession's impact on Toronto's brokerage firms and tells how laid-off stock brokers are coping with hard times. Impact on young brokers and those currently enrolled in university business programs; Veteran broker Jean Hough of Scotia McLeod Inc.; Severance packages; Impact on retail brokers; Crash on Oct. 19, 1987; How brokerage houses are dealing with loss of revenue.

Reports on recent layoffs and cost-cutting moves implemented by Air Canada and its rival, Canadian Airlines International Ltd. Higher fuel prices, lower passenger volume and increased competition; Recession; Higher fares; Controversy over an open skies proposal with the US. INSET: Shakedown in global skies (impact of high fuel costs, recession,.

Discusses the current worldwide stock market decline. Gives comments by Canadian investment analyst Bernard Garfunkel and United States economist John Kenneth Galbraith. Toronto Stock Exchange; New York Stock Exchange; Japanese stock market; High-interest rates and oil prices; Parallels to the 1930s; Institutional investors.

Discusses the competition between Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International Ltd. Internal problems at PWA Corp., Canadian's parent company; Declining passenger traffic; United States market; Bankruptcy of City Express airline; Montreal-basedIntair Inc.; Executives' comments; Impact of deregulation.

Discusses the rising militancy of Canada's unions, which are demanding wages that keep pace with inflation. Comments on several upcoming bargaining sessions between unions and the management of various industries. Canadian Labor Congress' annual convention (Montreal, Que.); CLC President Shirley Carr; Reaction of the federal government, Bank of Canada, and private employers.

Reports on the reasons why Canada's spending on scientific research and development is falling far behind that of its competitors. Canadian's complacent attitude toward research; Criticism of the Mulroney government; Booming pharmaceuticals sector; High-tech companies clustered around Kanata, Ont., Canada's so-called Silicon Valley North; Federal and provincial spending.

Reports on the decline of housing prices in Toronto, Ont., and the current real estate booms in Vancouver, B.C., and Calgary, Alta. Impact on Toronto condominium developers, such as Tridel Corp.; Longterm investors; Outlook in Vancouver; Statistics.

Examines the debate over Ontario's proposed no-fault automobile insurance plan. Restricting the victim's right to sue for damages; Auto insurers threat to leave Ontario; Comparison to auto insurance rates in other provinces.

Reports on layoffs at several Chrysler Corp. and General Motors Corp. automobile-assembly plants in Canada. Japanese and other foreign competition; Overcapacity; Reasons why the Japanese transplant auto-makers have remained so competitive; Japanese assembly-plants' use of Japanese-made auto parts; Outlook for the Big Three automakers.

Discusses International Business Machines Corp.'s fight to regain its supremacy in the personal-computer market. Price of IBM shares; Challenges from rival companies, including Digital Equipment Corp.; Personal-computer market; Comments by IBM chairman John Thompson; Mainframe market; Reason for IBM's reduced profit margins.

Discusses the reasons for higher domestic airfares charged by Canadian and US airlines. Impact of deregulation and consolidation on the airline industry; Calgary-based PWA Corp.'s decision to sell off Wardair's jet fleet; Montreal-based regional airline Intair Inc.'s competition with Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International Ltd.; Pressure to open US and Canadian domestic markets to foreign competition.

Discusses the problems faced by Canadian auto-parts tycoon Frank Stronach as he struggles to cut the debt load of his company, Magna International Inc., based in Markham, Ont. Declining earnings and share prices; Layoffs and cutbacks in employee benefits; Stronach's background in Austria; How he built the Magna empire; Magna's Torrero sports car; Stronach's Fair Enterprise philosophy.

Discusses the bidding war between Canada's Noranda Inc. and US firm AMAX Inc. for Toronto-based nickel giant Falconbridge Ltd. Price of shares; Concern about foreign ownership of Canadian companies; Falconbridge chairman William James' decision to accept AMAX's bid; Poison pill provision; Rivalry between Falconbridge and Noranda.

Discusses efforts by Ontario Premier David Peterson and 40 Canadian business executives to form ties between French firms and Ontario in preparation for the creation of a single European market in 1992. Gala held in Paris, France; Pros and cons of trade with the European Community (EC); Dangers of Canada's dependence on the US market; Comments by executives.

Presents a fictional personal computer designed by `Maclean's' which has many typical features and a user-friendly handbook that explains the specifications for the imaginary MacClone computer. Abbreviations commonly used to describe a PC; Rating the power of the silicon chip; Random access memory (RAM); Hard disk drive (HDD); Floppy disc drive (FDD); The screen; Add-on cards; Connecting other devices.

Presents a chronology of the 89-year history of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. 1902: Cornelius Shea, Indianapolis, elected first president of the new union; 1907: James Tobin, Boston, takes over as president, reigns for 45 years; 1934: Farrell Dobbs leads Teamsters to strike win in Minneapolis; 1959: funds advanced to developers in Las Vegas; 1960: Canadian Labour Congress expels the Teamsters; 1978-89: US lawsuits continue; 1991: Ronald Carey and Diana Kilmury.

Focuses on current American scrutiny of Canadian automakers, which comes as the two countries are negotitaing to include Mexico in the Free Trade Agreement in an expanded continental pact. FTA requirement for cars `made in North America'; US Customs ruling that Honda Canada Inc.'s Alliston, Ont. plant (90,000; 1989-1990) had failed its test; US commerce department's decision regarding Canadian softwood lumber; Comments on protectionist attacks on Canadian exports.

Presents an interview with Isao Suzuki, 48, Toronto-based president of Honda Canada Ltd., concerning claims made by US customs auditors. Charges that cars shipped to the US from the Alliston plant in 1989 and 1990 failed to meet the Free Trade Agreement's North American content requirements. Suzuki vows to pursue the case should the auditors rule against Honda; He feels the FTA is being used to minimize trade; Anti-Japanese backlash; Lobbying by Mulroney government.

Presents comments from James McCambly, president of the Canadian Federation of Labor, on looking at the long term for the sake of the future. Position which clearly sets him apart from most union leaders; Urging all three levels--federal, provincial and municipal--of government to curtail spending; Calls for decreased spending on social programs; Putting more money into the hands of consumers and businesses.

Focuses on lotteries and other forms of gambling that are among the few areas of government revenue with any significant potential for growth. In Ontario, Quebec and the three prairie provinces spending on lottery games has leveled off, while theAtlantic provinces and British Columbia have had increases of 43 percent and eight percent respectively. New video and sports games; Profit motive and ethical reservations; Expected revenues; Comments from lottery officials.

Summarizes recent work by negotiators on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Possible compromise that would require all GATT member countries to replace their import restrictions and subsidy programs with protective tariffs, which they would later have to reduce. Possible impact on Japan, Canada and South Korea; Attempts to retain the agricultural supply-management system; Little support for quota-setting marketing boards.

Outlines the recent work of several Canadian firms who have strong track records in international television co-production. Alliance Communications Corp. (Toronto): `Bordertown,' `The Adventures of the Black Stallion,' and `Counterstrike' (with two French firms); Nelvana Inc. (Toronto): `Babar,' `Tin Tin' and `Rupert Bear'; Atlantis Films Ltd. (Toronto): `Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House'; Problems in the North American television industry; Co-productions.

Discusses Chrysler's plans to develop the LH, a new automobile prototype. It is hoped that sales of the LH will pull Chrysler out of its current financial woes. Sluggish sales of the Eagle sedan; Plans to convert the Chrysler Canada Ltd. plant at Bramalea, Ontario, for LH production; Chrysler chairman Lido (Lee) Iacocca, 66; Chrysler Canada President Yves Landry; Chrysler's share prices; Success of the minivan; Possible LH marketing problems; Future outlook.

Discusses the huge financial losses suffered by Montreal-based Air Canada and PWA Corp., the Calgary-based parent company of Canadian Airlines International Ltd. Possibility that the two airlines will merge or that PWA will allow an American airline to purchase more than the current legal maximum of 25 percent of a Canadian carrier; Impact of deregulation and the US-Canada open-skies negotiations; Consumer advocates' views.

Discusses United States customs officials' charge that Honda Canada Inc. has failed to meet North American content requirements set out in the 1989 Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement. Explains how the dispute could affect Canada's automobile industry and discourage future investment in Canada by Asian automakers. United States customs audit leaked to `The New York Times'; Impact on negotiations for a North American free trade zone; 1965 Auto Pact; Rules of origin.

Reports that lower interest rates have generated few signs of an economic turnaround. Unemployment rate, housing starts, car and real estate sales; Downturn in Central Canada's manufacturing sector; Bank of Canada Governor John Crow's anti-inflation crusade; Possible reduction of the federal deficit; Economists' comments.

Discusses the recent inauguration of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (London, England) and the new opportunities it presents for economic cooperation among the world's economic powers. Describes the Bretton Woods system and its collapse in 1971. Comments by economics analyst and author Robert Kuttner; Pro-free-market economists' opinions; Group of seven countries.

Discusses the success of Japanese-owned automobile plants in North America, especially car plants in Canada. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. assembly plant in Cambridge, Ont.; Honda Canada Manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont.; Lean-production system; 1965 Auto Pact; Japanese hiring policies; `Kaizen,' or continuous improvement; Pressure on parts suppliers; Union leaders' complaints.

Explains how Thailand's recent military coup has upset Montreal-based Lavalin International Ltd.'s bid to build a mass-transit system in Bangkok. Lavalin chairman Bernard LaMarre; Lavalin's cash-flow problems and other setbacks; Company's history.

Discusses oil traders' optimism in spite of Iraq's deliberate dumping and burning of oil in the Persian Gulf. War-zone insurance rates; Price of crude oil drilling in Alberta and Saskatchewan; Low postwar oil prices; Impact on the Hibernia oil project off the coast of Newfoundland; Safety of Saudi Arabia's oil facilities; Possible Iraqi `scorched-earth policy'; Postwar economic outlook.

Discusses the Persian Gulf conflict's impact on oil prices and international stock markets. Fluctuations in the price of oil; Possible benefits for the recessionary Canadian and United States economies; North American defense contractors; Psychological pressures and the price of oil; Interest rates.

Analyzes the current recession's impact on pre-Christmas shopping in Canada. Economic downturn; High consumer debt; Goods and Services Tax; Glut of vacant store space; Department stores' loss of market shares; Toronto-based Hudson's Bay Co.; Comments by Wilfred Posluns, chairman of Toronto-based retailer Dylex Ltd., and other retailers.

Analyzes the impact the Persian Gulf crisis and higher oil prices are having on Canada's petroleum industry. Reluctance to commit to new projects; Layoffs; Volatile prices; Government plans to sell off Petro-Canada; Gasoline prices; North American automobile and airline industries.

Examines the reasons why Canada is entering into three-way free-trade talks with the United States and Mexico. Advocates and opponents of free trade; Canadian and US corporations taking advantage of Mexico's `maquiladora' program; Canadians' disapproval of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and fear of job loss.

Discusses the ongoing strike by Canadian members of the United Steelworkers of American against Hamilton, Ont.-based Stelco Inc. Breakdown of contract negotiations; Impact on Canada's steel industry; Demands on both sides; Contracting out.

Examines the economic impact of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Oil prices; World stock markets; Canadian and United States' gas prices; Effect on the petroleum industry; Iraq's shattering of the power structure within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC); Recession following OPEC's 1973 and 1979 oil export embargoes; Iraq's desire to drive prices higher.

Discusses the reasons why the so-called junior Canadian gold-mining companies are cutting back on drilling and exploration. Decline of world gold prices; Eskay Creek (B.C.) gold mine; British Columbia Securities Commission's investigation of Vancouver stock promoter Murray Pezim, 69; Major gold companies; Factors that could push prices up.

Reports on the recent spate of record prices paid for paintings auctioned at Christie's and Sotheby's in New York City. Japanese businessman Ryouei Saito's purchase of Vincent Van Gogh's `Portrait of Dr. Gachet'; Impact of Japanese buyers; Weakening of the international art market; Canadian art market.

Discusses the internal bickering and slow sales plaguing Apple Computer Inc. In addition, ousted Apple cofounder Steven Jobs and his new company, NeXT Inc., have sold some of NeXT's state-of-the-art technology to International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Apple's rival. Conflict between Apple Chairman John Sculley and Vice-President Jean-Louis Gassee; Work-station market; Apple's lack of a major new product.