Price of Bilingualism Questioned in Ottawa Spending
An editorial in the Winnipeg Tribune cites that only ten percent of 22,000 civil service language trainees finished, with 7,000 dropping out. Total course cost is 30 million dollars, about 147 thousand per graduate, while only 27,000 posts carry bilingual requirements and 200 promoted to level 3. The piece questions taxpayer burden and political motives behind promoting bilingualism to please Eastern Canada and Quebec's electors.
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Winnipeg Tribune
Commons
Public Service
Ottawa
Civil Service
Canada
Quebec
Name of the Game Competition and Global Labor Shifts
An analysis laments wage pressures driving Canadian and North American firms to shift work offshore. High labor costs push data processing and mineral inputs abroad to cheaper regions like Thailand Taiwan Hong Kong Korea the Caribbean and Ireland. A Trail British Columbia mining plant case shows unions pushing costs beyond competitiveness, prompting shutdown and overseas processing.
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North American
Thailand
Taiwain
Hong Kong
Korea
Caribbean
Ireland
Canada
States
Municipality Objects to Selling of Macdonald Base to Hutterites
Reeve Robert Adrain challenged Manitoba officials over selling the 1160 acre Macdonald air base to the New Rosedale Hutterite Colony for 271000, arguing the sale ignored grass roots input and raised land value losses for surrounding farmers. He noted a second bid of 208000 existed and warned the 63000 gain to government came at a cost to nearby landowners. He stressed he is not anti Hutterite development, but criticized the process and outcome.
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Macdonald
Manitoba
Leonard S. Evans
Industry and Commerce
Reeve Adrain
Central Plains ,Inc
Clarence Riach
Industry and Commerce Department
Assiniboine Feeders
Sound
Macdonald Air Base
New
Rosedale
Adrain
Manitoba Finance Minister Rejects Income Tax Rollback
Finance Minister Saul Cherniak rejected opposition calls to rollback provincial income taxes in the Manitoba Legislature. He defended the current system as the most progressive and fair, noting that changes would increase regressive costs. Cherniak argued Manitoba relies on income tax and maintains lower rates than Ontario and Quebec, while sales and gasoline taxes compare favorably with peers.
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Saul Cherniak
Sidney Vak
Cherniack
Manitoba
Ross
Spivak
Ontario
Quebec
Mackling Asked to Prove Or Apologize in Legislation
In a Winnipeg legislature debate Mackling demanded proof or an apology from Attorney-General A H Mackling over accusations against Brandon lawyer Frank O Meighen. Jorgenson called the AG a little pip squeak and urged a public retraction. The Western Bar Association called the open letter slander and urged a formal apology to Meighen and other members.
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Warner Jorgenson
Pc—Morris
A. H. Mackling
Brandon
Mr. Jorgenson
Pipsqueck
Mr. Mackling
Frank O. Meighen
The
Western Bar Association
Jorgenson
Meighen
Mackling
Pipsqueak
Western Manitoba Bar Association
CPR Wins Approval for Manitoba Brandon Service Centre
The Railway Transport Committee approved CPR plans to close 97 Manitoba and Saskatchewan stations in the Brandon division and establish a central Brandon service centre. About 78 agents, four caretakers and 15 caretakers will be removed, with most finding new roles locally or through early retirements. Passengers will contact the centre by phone for reservations and travel information, while local tickets remain available from conductors. Peel freight will route through terminals or reps.
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CPR
Cette
Manitoba
Saskatchwan
Brandon
Railway Transport Committee
Railway
Peel
bin Meay
Beer price cut proposed by British Columbia brewer
The Manitoba Liquor Control Commission recommended accepting an application by Ben Ginter of Uncle Ben's Tartan Breweries Ltd. to reduce beer prices. A two dozen case would drop to 5.00, a one dozen case to 2.90, and a half-dozen case to 1.45, with study and hearings planned by the Public Utilities Board. Ginter opened a Transcona brewery in Winnipeg area.
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Manitoba Liquor Control Commission
Ben Ginter
Ginter
Uncle Ben's Tartan Breweries Ld
Liquor Commission
Public Utilities Board
Deci
Winnipeg
Transcona
Super Snooper Census Namer Foils Farmer Fears
Roy Atkinson, National Farmers Union president, calls the 1971 agricultural census a super snooper. He says the 199 questions may not apply to every farmer but totals will reveal enough to inform government and agribusiness policy, despite confidentiality assurances. He criticizes the survey for broad data collection on farm operations and ownership.
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Roy Atkinson
National Farmers Union
Atkinson
Forgiveness Day for Traffic Violators Debated
A railway era note questions an eight week selection and a day of forgiveness for motorists. It discusses offense, tickets, and grace given to violators who will be informed of forgiveness without knowing the chosen day. The piece reflects on mercy in traffic discipline.
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Vin
Donald
Jonus Christ
Elise
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John Canuck
Trail
B.C
Japan
Macgregor Herald
Seeeere Koos
Ted States
Ee Rey Allen McGregor
Baltor
Macdonald Base
Reeve
Robert Adram
Central Plains Economic Development
Eary
Trimble’s
Portage-La Prairie, Manitoba
Chief of Police
Jim Webb
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