Manitoba Leads Canada in Humane Legislation
Manitoba has led Canada for over five years in social, industrial, and agricultural laws. The Norris Liberal government enacted pensions for dependent mothers, public health nursing, a 1918 minimum wage law, a 1918 dower act protecting the family home, municipal hospital districts, and relief for deserted wives, shaping national progress and empowering women voters.
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Manitoba
Canada
Norris
Bureau of Labor
Winnipeg
Municipal Hospitals
Department of Health
Manitoba Needs Strong Government Leaders With Sanity
A concise editorial urges Manitoba to form a capable government led by men of sound judgment to address the pressing needs of the day without rash or radical policies.
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Manitoba
Manitoba's Farmer Premier W R Wood Endorses Norris Record
W R Wood secretary of the United Farmers of Manitoba and former six-year MLA for Beautiful Plains details in a public statement the Norris government record up to 1920. He praises progressive legislation including the Manitoba Temperance Act and Mothers Allowance Act while noting faults but asserting the era brought substantial democratic reforms.
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U.F.M. Organization
Norris
British Empire
W. R. Wood
United Farmers of Manitoba
Winnipeg
U.F.M
Wood
Manitoba
Beautiful Plains
Neepawa
Premier Norris’s Lifelong Leadership in Manitoba Politics
Premier Norris has led Lansdowne since 1896 with only a brief 1903–1907 gap. A farmer by trade, he is credited with progressive Manitoba reforms since 1915, including Rural Credits, provincial savings offices, long term farm mortgage loans, and the Cow Scheme, boasting flawless loan records and strong farmer aid.
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Liberal
Norris
Liberal Party
Quebec
Manitoba
T. C. Norris
Lansdowne
Canada
Mr. Norris
Hinself
America
Farm Loans Association
Northern Pacific rates agreement a political bogey in Tory campaign
The piece argues the 1901 Northern Pacific rates pact never granted Manitoba real rate control, as federal action and the railway commission superseded it. It notes Roblin’s 1909 reply against enforcing the agreement and 1917 tribunal verdict that the pact had no binding force, calling the renewal efforts a political ploy. It ends by praising Norris government aid to farmers.
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Taylor
Haig
Willis
Bob Rogers
Northern Pacific
Dominion
Railway Commission
Roblin
Railway Commission Itelf
Manitoba
Northern Pacific Rates Agreement
McKenzie Opposes UFM Entry in Provincial Field
Roderick McKenzie former Manitoba Grain Growers leader and now UFM member says farmers should stay out of provincial politics. In Winnipeg interview he backs Progressive actions in Dominion affairs over tariff and railway issues and praises Premier Norris's Manitoba government.
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Roderick McKenzie
Manitoba Grain Grower's Association
U.F.M
Winnipeg
the Tribune
Dominion
McKenzie
Farmers of
Manitoba
Norris
Farmers’ Movement
Farmers Question UFM Candidates Across Province
Rural voters fear the UFM slate as nominees show a mix of bookkeepers city real estate agents a preacher a ticket agent a court interpreter an implement dealer storekeeper and a former editor lawyer. The protest highlights concerns over professional backgrounds and the influence of the so called progressives in the movement.
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U.F.M
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Rod McKenzie
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