Legislature Briefs Highlight Social Allowances and Bills
Bob Rose reports items from the Manitoba Legislature including a 4.5 percent increase in Social Allowances effective January 1 1991 and an exemption of the GST Credit from income calculations. Finance ministers meet December 5 6 in Winnipeg to discuss health care and fiscal issues. A domestic violence review led by Dorothy Pedlar will report by April 30 1991, and a $125 000 grant supports the International Peace Garden. Bill 6 introduces a Business Practices Act to curb deceptive consumer practices.