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Manitoba Taxpayers Cheer Turning Point Year 1995
Peter Holle writes that 1995 marked a turning point for taxpayers in Manitoba and federally. The Balanced Budget Law requires taxpayer approval of major tax increases and shifts focus to spending restraint, with potential privatization of MTS and Manitoba Hydro. Local Winnipeg reforms include a new pro taxpayer council and contracting bus routes, plus calls to overhaul the City of Winnipeg Act and consider selling Winnipeg Hydro. Federal strides toward deficit reduction and privatization are noted, alongside criticism of Chrétien and Axworthy over welfare standards and unemployment insurance. Taxpayers celebrate progress after years of heavy taxes and debt.
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Manitoba
Tories
Eric Stefanson
MTS
Manitoba Hydro
Winnipeg
City of Winnipeg
Winnipeg Hydro
Paul Martin
Chretien
British Columbia
NDP
Lloyd Axworthy
Canada
Ottawa
Lloyd
Diane Marleau
Marleau
Axworthy
Mike Harris
Ralph Klein
CNR
Petro-Can