Exploding Poverty Myths Through a Minimum Income Proposal
A columnist argues that government should provide leadership on poverty and proposes a national minimum floor income tied to income tax returns. The plan uses a regional survival level and 12 monthly payments, aiming to replace welfare, EI, and pensions with a simple, businesslike system. The piece also notes credit card debt and family work myths. The Banner invites signed letters.
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Canada
Mexico
Revenue Canada
Manitoba Hydro Brings Power to Far North Communities
Manitoba Hydro progresses the North Central Project to deliver land-line electricity to 8,800 residents in seven First Nations and two settlements in northeastern Manitoba. The $133 million plan, begun in 1995 and due 1998, builds 330 miles of transmission lines with CSA partners and Ottawa support, creating hundreds of local jobs while urging home retrofits and funding from Ottawa.
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Manitoba Hydro
Crown Corporation
North Central
NCP
Kelsey
Nelson River
Manitoba
Oxford House
God's Lake
God’s River
Red Sucker Lake
Garden Hill
Wasagamak
St. Theresa Point First Nations
God’s Lake Narrows
Island Lake
God’s Lake
Ottawa
Indian Affairs Department
Group of Seven First Nations
Community Support Agency
CSA
John R. Yellowback
Bob Brennan
Hydro
Cross Lake
Split Lake
Brennan
Yellowback
Comstock Canada Inc
Comstock
Letter to the Editor: Internet Links Neepawa Resident
Cecil G. Kerr recalls growing up in Neepawa born 1933 and living there until 1951 before moving to the coast. He thanks the Neepawa Banner website for nostalgia and connection.
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Neepawa
Coast
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Ken Waddell
Vimy Ridge
Dunkirk
Battle OF Britain
D-Dax
Somalia
Harry Mardon
Internet
Cecil G. Kerr
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