Virden legislator cites tax hurdles and local needs in throne debate
WINNIPEG The Fourth Session of the Thirtieth Legislature opens with debate on the Speech from the Throne. The speaker from Virden covers local industry, oil production costs, taxes, health facility needs, and calls for priorities for workshops for the retarded, provincial municipal welfare control, and faster action on highway safety. He presses issues on Autopac, pesticide acts, beef voting rights, and harness racing budgets while urging top readiness for a new harness tract and local infrastructure, promising to keep the public informed.