Television newsmagazine program hosted by Everett Banning who introduces and comments on the following weekly stories.~[Canadian Economy]. Report on unemployment and welfare recipients. Special attention is given to graduate unemployment. Gallup poll results show the popularity ratings of the federal political parties. Comments by: Susan Reid, Ryerson Placement Director; Geoffrey Petrers, Social Planning Council; a welfare mother; Richard Johnson of the Social Planning Council; Herb Gray, Industry Minister; Yvon Pinard, Government House Leader; and Don Johnston, Treasury Board President.~[Cabinet Shuffle]. A report on the government cabinet shuffle. Comments are made by Allan MacEachen, Minister of Finance, and Marc Lalonde, Energy Minister.~[I.M.F.]. Report on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Conference held in Toronto, with focus on international debt to the I.M.F.. Heard are the conference speech by Jacques de Larosière, Managing Director of the I.M.F.; a press statement by A.W. Clausen, President of the World Bank; and comments by David Jones, economist; Allan Taylor of the Royal Bank; and passersby. Shots of the I.M.F. meeting and Donald Regan, the US Treasurer.~[Policy Conference]. A report on the National Progressive Conservative Policy Conference in Toronto with an excerpt from a speech by Joe Clark.~[Alberta Budget]. A report on Alberta's provincial budget with focus on attempts to help home owners with low interest mortgages. Comment by Peter Lougheed, Premier of Alberta, asking Ottawa to make an effort to reduce economic hardships. Shots of: Alberta Legislature; the signing of the Canada-Alberta energy agreement; a Western Canada Concept Party conference; and Gord Kesler being embraced at his election as head of the W.C.C. Party.~[Lévesque Cabinet Shuffle]. Report on the political developments in Quebec including Premier Lévesque's cabinet shuffle and the Quebec Superior Court decision opposing Bill 101. Heard is an English radio talk show discussing Bill 101. Shots of the new Lévesque cabinet at a Legislature ceremony. Comments by: Sharon Hayward, an English-speaking mother having school problems with her children in Montreal ; Jean Chrétien, federal Justice Minister; and Serge Joyal, federal Minister of State.~[Broadview-Greenwood Nomination]. A report on the Broadview-Greenwood Conservative riding nominating fight between Bill Fatsis, a Greek-Canadian, and P. Worthington, publisher of "The Sun" newspaper, with focus on the ethnic split and some racism that emerged in the campaigning. Excerpts from speeches by Bill Fatsis, with one attacking Worthington and David Crombie. Comments by Bill Fatsis and Peter Worthington. Commentary by George Wolff. Shots of "The Sun" newspaper headline, "It Goes to the Greeks" and a campaign poster in Greek on the back of a truck parked in the street.~[Jennifer Cossitt]. A report on Progressive Conservative candidate Jennifer Cossitt's by-election campaign in Brockville's Leeds-Grenville riding, and her campaign. It also focuses on the popularity of Prime Minister Trudeau and the Progressive Conservatice and Liberal parties in the Leeds-Grenville riding. Comment by: Jennifer Cossitt, P.C. candidate; Lino Robazzo, editor of "The Recorder and Times"; passersby; and Chuck Anderson, Liberal candidate. Shots of Brockville street scenes and Libertarian Party store front. Commentary by John Burke, GLOBAL journalist.~[Trudeau Fund]. A report on the failure of Edmonton realtor John Trueman's "Trudeau Early Retirement Fund", to persuade Prime Minister Trudeau to resign.~[Hua Guofeng]. Announcement of the removal of Hua Fuofeng, Mao Tse Tung's named successor, from the Chinese Communist Politburo.~[Middle East]. A report on Middle East political developments including: fighting among Lebanese factions; the destruction of Syrian anti-aircraft installations; Syrian attacks; opposition by both Israel and the P.L.O. to peace plans; and the Fez Summit where a willingness was shown to accept the existence of the State of Israel upon its abondnment of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Shots of: Arafat saluting Moroccan troops at Fez airport.~[Helicopter Crash]. Report on a US helicopter crash at Mannheim, Germany.~[Embassy Seizure]. A report on the seizure of the Polish Embassy in Switzerland by Polish Solidarity sympathizers demanding an end to martial law.~[Recession Mentality]. Commentary by Peter Trueman on the attitude that Canadians should be less generous towards poverty-stricken nations.~[Labour]. A report on Canadian labour issues, including an announcement of the settlement of the Hamilton bus drivers dispute whose resolution makes the drivers the highest paid in North America. Also, the British Columbia Public Service strike is examined. Comments by Jim Minnaird, B.C. Federation of Labour.~[Commons Security]. Report on the tightening of security for Canada's House of Commons, including security problems at the Senate chamber. Comments by André Ouellet, Consumer Affairs Minister.~[Police Lying]. A report on a police scandal involving stock broker Neil Proverbs and Metropolitan Toronto police, in which the policemen's conversation with Proverbs was taped by him, revealing astounding information about police lying. Comments by Jack Ackroyd, Metropolitan Police Chief and Roy McMurtry, Ontario Attorney-General.~[Court Trials]. Report on proposed television coverage of court trials in Canada. Comments by William Hawland, Chief Justice of Ontario. Shot of Klaus Von Bulau, a convicted wife killer, at his trial broadcast on television.~[O Calcutta]. A report on the Toronto staging of the broadway hit "O Calcutta", which features nude scenes. Comments by theatre-goers and shots of the performance.~[Penitentiary Rodeo]. Report on a rodeo show at Edmonton's maximum security penitentiary, organized by inmates. Comment by Vince Butler, rodeo organizer, and shots of inmates performing rodeo stunts.~[Muscular Dystrophy]. A report on muscular dystrophy in Canada, including the Jerry Lewis muscular dystrophy telethon and a medical discovery showing that a difference in protein content exists in the tissue of M.D. patients when compared to normal tissue, which could provide a key to finding a cure.~[Illegal Charity]. Report on an Edmonton restaurant owner's fund-raising project for the United Way in which local prostitutes were asked to donate some client-generated revenues.~[Flight Failure]. Announcement of the flight failure of a Boeing 767 passenger jet. <60mn>