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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1968
Page
2
The article argues that Ottawa plans to pull out of the medicare program in five years, echoing Mitchell Sharp's earlier view that health and education fall under provincial jurisdiction. It questions the impact on standards, costs, and provincial funding, urging constitutional reform rather than exploiting outdated provisions.
Manitoba New Democrats at a recent convention showed doubt toward incumbent leader Russ Paulley as they weigh a shift toward Ed Schreyer’s provincial leadership. Paulley won by 45 votes over Sid Green, with Schreyer’s name lingering as a potential successor and a factor in the party's rural strategy and future leadership reassessment.
The federal housing inquiry led by Paul Hellyer found public housing is not a cure-all. Speaking in Whitehorse, he noted widespread dissatisfaction and outlined myths about mass public housing, cost concerns, and the need for land, not bulldozer plans, as hearings proceed across Canada with focus on financing and regional heating costs.
President Nguyen Van Thieu invited President elect Richard Nixon to visit South Vietnam to assess the war situation. The cablegram of congratulations did not set a date, signaling Thieu's interest in Nixon visiting before the January inauguration.
The British government outlined electoral reforms to lower the voting age to 18 for parliamentary and local elections, potentially enfranchising about 3,000,000 young voters ahead of the next general election scheduled before 1971. The bill proposes party affiliation be shown on nomination and ballot papers in parliamentary races, replacing current practice of listing only candidate names.
The Winnipeg police commission declined a B'nai B'rith offer to supply volunteer Christmas manpower. The Jewish group said the plan would free policemen to spend the holiday at home. Booneah George Blow called the offer gracious but warned that untrained volunteers could not assist in any phase of police work.
This week in history recounts Winnipeg in November 1882 with eight thousand residents, early electric lights on Main Street, a costly telephone system, and the first horse drawn transit evolving to winter runners. By 1885 trolley rivals emerged and horse cars faded as a new district school opened in Neepawa area under R. A. Van Blaircombe.
About 400 delegates at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association convention endorsed a plan to replace education costs in municipal tax levies with a dedicated education tax and approved a five percent levy on alcoholic beverages to fund municipalities. They backed abolition of the $50 homeowners tax discount and urged government cooperation in budgets. They also supported allowing 14 year olds to obtain adult operator licenses and criticized juvenile courts as costly. Delegates rejected capping candidacy to property owners and other tax exemption proposals.
Provincial health ministers left the federal provincial conference angry, leaving Health Minister Munro to explain at a hour long news conference. He distributed a 1500 word communique detailing sweeping federal withdrawals from shared cost health programs and provincial disapproval. The meeting aimed to clarify participation in and costs of the national medical care insurance program while Munro noted concern over federal withdrawal pressures. He said the plan is proceeding but provinces worry the federal move is paired with withdrawal. He disagreed with Prime Minister Trudeau’s stated option to withdraw and extend tax compensation. Program’s future remained uncertain.
Finance Minister Benson faced sharp opposition in the Commons over a 675 million dollar deficit and new taxes. Liberal critics, including Stanfield and St Pierre, condemned the budget as damaging Confederation, hikes in taxes, and strains on provincial programs while warning of rising interest rates and fiscal chaos.
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