The Politics of Pigs by Peter Holle
A critical essay branded as PIGs or public interest groups dominates budget and election periods. It argues taxpayers bear the costs of concentrated lobbying while politicians yield to these groups, calling for more direct democracy and local budget controls to curb spending and deficits.
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Peter Holle
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Canada
Fetal monitor training delays hit Portage hospital
Portage la Prairie Manitoba reports staff training delays for a $15,000 fetal monitor due to instructor shortages and funding gaps. Local educator Norbert Mercredi of the Long Plain Reserve stresses education as a path forward for aboriginal people while Portage school division trims three positions to cut $180,000 from the budget. A dramatic ice event at Ochre Beach moves a cottage deck on Dauphin Lake, and Neepawa buys Valley Chevalds building for $250,000 to spur economic development with a possible satellite learning centre at Assiniboine Community College.
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General Motors
Roy McGillivray
Bob Durston
Assiniboine Community College
ACC
Valley
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