Local PST debate: Manitoba municipalities weigh eight percent tax
Neepawa mayor notes no council support yet for raising the provincial sales tax to eight percent to fund infrastructure. He argues local governments should finance needed roads, sewers and water lines themselves, with money staying local, while warning against provincial control and distant priorities.
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Association of Manitoba Municipalities
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Manitoba Business Council
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Neepawa
Winnipeg
Brandon
Thompson
David Single
RM of
Westbourne
Inter provincial wine trade bill sparks broader meat market debate
Canadian lawmakers push Bill C-311 to repeal the 84 year old Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act and allow cross province wine transport. Debate highlights barriers to meat trade, arguing federally inspected plants limit cross provincial access while smaller producers could benefit from looser rules to supply high quality made in Canada meat nationwide.
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Dan Albas
New Democrats
B.C
NDP
Adrian Dix
Nathan Cullen
Liberal
Scott Brison
Canada
CFIA
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