Taxes and PIGs clash at Winnipeg budget hearing
The Winnipeg hearing on the federal budget drew tax critics and spending advocates. The author criticizes public input being steered to preserve programs while noting a looming 37.5 billion deficit and rising taxes. He questions MPs benefits, calls the process skewed, and argues for fiscal sanity amid pervasive lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons Finance Committee
Winnipeg
Finance
Paul Martin
Winnipeg North Centre
David Walker
CJOB
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Calgary
Walker
International Institute For Sustainable Development of
Canada
St Vlad's changes hands and court case in Manitoba region
St Vladimir's College is now under the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg after 50 years with the Redemptorists and a 10 year renewable lease was signed. A Portage la Prairie man was fined 3000 for assault and forcible entry after threatening two people in a home. he must three years probation with no contact and no alcohol. Rangers at Riding Mountain Park noted large cougar tracks cast by Glen Schmidt. A snowmobile crash near UGG elevator injured Wayne Kostal and his fiancee. Winnipeg hospital cost shifts threaten rural budgets with higher supply costs, while options include joining a Saskatchewan group. A Swan River teen faces charges after shooting Mark Ross, mistaken for a deer, in the Swan River area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vladimir’s College
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of
Winnipeg
Redemptorist Fathers
Portage la Prairie
Beautiful Plains Health Services
Neepawa
Neepawa Hospital
Eastview Lodge
Eric Gustafson
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Swan River
Mark Ross
Martines
Georgia
USA
Ross
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Pigs On Parade
Seta
Cee
Peter Holle
Manitoba Taxpayers Association
Preston
St. Vlad’s
Riding Mountain National Park
Glen Schmidt
Schmidt
Waterton
Alberta
Darlingford
Wayne Kostal
UGG
Manitou
Mr. Kostal
Morden Hospital
Manitoba Health Organization
Judy Bicknell
The
Hamiota Echo
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box
Hamiota
Romoto Telephone
GST & Pst Inc
Gregory Nesbitt
Wanda Strachan
Jamie Dickinson
Connie Kay
Shirley McMurachy
Judy Pedersen
CCNA
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