Debt servicing costs and debt hysteria in Canada
A policy report argues rising public debt stems from high interest rates and weak tax fairness, not spending. It notes 1991 corporate taxes totaled 15 billion, households bear hidden taxes, and debt servicing rising. Saskatchewan shows a 1000 percent debt rise, families pay 500 a month in interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centre For Policy Alternatives
Gem
British Columbia
E Alternative Centre
Alternative Centre
Canada
Bank of Canada
Conte
High cattle prices lift farmers and markets across regions
Border Auction Mart manager Bill Bantinhimer notes cattle now sell for 20 cents higher per pound, with fat cattle in the fourth sale averaging 1150 to 1200 dollars each. Buyers from various regions compete, keeping prices strong as cattle move east, west, and to the U.S. Meanwhile Ethelbert parents fear cuts to the Children's Dental Program will hurt rural kids who lack dental coverage. about 30 gathered for a meeting on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bantinhimer
Border Auction Mart
Melita
U.S
Ethelbert
Dental program faces cost concerns for families
Parents express worry over dental care expenses and travel time as the program’s costs, including 75 per checkup, strain budgets. Also covered is Tammy Reddaway’s liver transplant journey from Carnduff to London Ontario, with air ambulance, surgery, and rapid recovery. A Rosser group opposes a Browning Ferris landfill near Grosse Isle, presenting a 100-name petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelbert
Swan River Ndp
Rosann Wowchuk
Dauphin Ndp
John Plohman
Tammy Reddaway
Melita
University Hospital
London
Ont
Tammy
Carnduff
Sask
Rosser
Browning Ferris Industries
BFI
Grosse Isle
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Roxann Barker
Estevan
The
Hamiota Echo
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box 70
Hamiota
Manitoba
Romoto Telephone
Gregory Nesbitt
Heather Dickson
Hamiota Roxann Barker
Birtle
Michelle Gensiorer
Rossburn Kelly McMurachy
Dorothy Barr
Marcie Harrison
CCNA
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