Canada Trails Global Pulse on Women in Politics
Analysis highlights Canada at 22.1 percent female representation in federal elected MPs, trailing Rwanda and South Africa. Manitoba shows 31.5 percent men provincially, 15 percent women municipal councillors, and seven percent female heads of council. AMM study Ballot Box Barriers lists time constraints, old boys club perception, lower financial independence, and public image as major hurdles.
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Pine Falls newsprint plant fate sparks regional critique
The Pine Falls Tembec newsprint mill faces closure with no buyer in sight, risking about 300 jobs. The 80-year-old plant needs major upgrades amid an oversupplied North American market. Commentators link past de-inking investments to the failure and urge government restraint in business subsidies while noting Manitoba’s dependency on resource industries and regulatory hurdles.
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