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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1970
Page
2
Canadians express anger at Ottawa for the White Paper and rising taxes. The piece argues the government wastes money, inflates prices, and targets the middle class with new taxation. It cites political backlash and mentions the Canadian Council for Fair Taxation as a growing protest sign.
The piece argues the federal government will create another commission to probe the alleged illegal deportation of three American deserters. It contends that rather than chasing deserters, Canada should scrutinize Parliament’s sanctuary rules and questions the loyalty of recent border crossers amid war-era sacrifices.
The quotation notes that average weekly wages and salaries in Canada rose year over year by about 7 to 75 percent, outpacing productivity gains. It says businesses struggle to pass increased costs to prices, squeezing profit margins in recent months.
The Manitoba Teachers' Society plans to urge the provincial government to end compulsory attendance in grades 7 to 12 and adopt a trimester system in high schools from September to August with a mid year break. The group also backs restoring the right to strike, abolishing university entrance exams, northern teacher grants, improved pensions, life insurance, and changes to tax exemptions. Education Minister Miller questioned tenure tradeoffs.
The Manitoba Teachers' Society delegates approved a proposal at the annual meeting asking the provincial department of education to consider a northern allowance. The measure aims to attract and retain teachers north of the 53rd parallel by compensating higher service costs in the north.
Government house leader Sidney Green criticized the Targets for Economic Development commission report as not an economic development plan. He called its tax shift proposal socialistic and questioned why the previous Conservative administration did not implement it, citing amalgamation of Greater Winnipeg as an example.
Manitoba's Resources Minister Sidney Green outlined plans to recover costs for fish lost to mercury in the North Saskatchewan River system. He said the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation stopped buying contaminated fish on April 1, aiming to reimburse fishermen for two weeks of lost income, as the source pollution is being traced to a plant near Saskatoon.
The Department of Health and Welfare will provide funds to the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association to run the Swimmer ’70 program. CASA president Stewart Maddin said Health Minister John Munro informed him that the fitness and amateur sports council will cover part of the program costs, which will start immediately.
Manitoba legislator Gordon Beard argues Hydro should not be used to dispense liquor at Gillam, where the province’s power development camp operates a large beverage room. He says Hydro’s aim is low cost power and should not become a testing ground for alcohol sales by government or crown corporations.
The Manitoba Legislature faced obstruction as Conservatives and Liberals blocked receipt of a standing committee report on economic development. Critics, including J Frank Johnston and Steve Patrick, condemned the nine month government record and called for reconstituting the committee while debates were adjourned awaiting further remarks from Conservative backbenchers.
Ducks Unlimited will spend upwards of 2 million dollars in Canada on 63 projects this year. President Lorne M. Cameron reported that construction crews will add 17 760 acres of marsh and 395 miles of shoreline in 1970. By year end 1969 the group had 908 projects across 32 years, totaling about 1 000 structures and 8 076 miles of shoreline. New directors named include J A Cranstoun R O A Hunter Duncan Jessiman and A Margaret Kennedy along with changes in board leadership and officers.
In the Manitoba Legislature on Friday a private members' Liberal resolution urging the government to state its private enterprise stance was ruled out of order by Speaker Ben Hanuschak. The motion warned of unrest in private enterprise could cost jobs taxes and deter investment. Debate also adjourned on two other resolutions including holiday pay for employees and tax exemptions for motor boats and power toboggans.
An official of the Manitoba Teachers' Society warned that teachers may adopt new militancy if collective bargaining with school boards fails. E. L. Arnett reported at the society meeting that negotiations over five years occurred in an inhospitable climate, citing rural trustees and property taxes. He urged joint talks before Manitoba faces educational decline and unrest. Ken Compton, MA School Trustees president, added that salary talks waste time and distract from other work.
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