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Ottawa - Robert Lorne Stanfield, known in Tory circles as the greatest prime minister Canada never had, died Tuesday at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa. He was 89. "I have come to realize from all the eulogies I have received after I retired that the country did not deserve to have me as prime minister," Stanfield dryly quipped in 1979. At 42, Stanfield was then the youngest premier in Canada. He was premier 11 years, progressively tightening the Conservative grip on Nova Scotia, eventually winning 40 of 46 seats in the 1967 provincial election. Ottawa - Households spent more on transportation and communications in 2002 and less on personal taxes, says Statistics Canada. Transportation costs, driven up by vehicle purchases, rose to an estimated average $8,430, up 11 per cent from 2001, the agency said Wednesday. Personal taxes accounted for an estimated 20 per cent of the average budget, down from 21 per cent in 2001. On average, households spent $60,090 in 2002. This included an estimated $6,680 on food, $11,200 on shelter, $8,430 on transportation and $12,030 on personal taxes. Halifax - Nova Scotia Tories, torn between their socially progressive roots and what some perceive as a more right wing federal party, will debate this week whether to maintain support for the new Conservative Party of Canada.
