Manitoba Nurses Union settlement sparks debate on two tier system
A reader argues the Manitoba Nurses Union struck a settlement short of a 26 percent demand and questions leadership motives. They urge equal funding, warn of brain drain to the US and Alberta, and call for a two tier education and health care model to fund services.
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Manitoba Nurses Union
United States
Manitoba
Alberta
NDP
Tommy Douglas
Supreme
Tommy
Neepawa Voter Seeks Alternative to Tory Government
Louise Wilson, NDP candidate for Ste. Rose, criticizes ten years of Tory rule, cites health care cuts, nurse pay, education funding, and property tax shifts, and urges voters to choose a common sense, family oriented alternative after years of Tory control.
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Neepawa
MNU
CUPE
Tories
Mannin
Ste. Rose
Louise Wilson
NDP
Protect our students from AIDS warnings prompt debate
Letter argues for AIDS awareness in schools citing Health Canada and Manitoba data on HIV rates among men who have sex with men. It condemns anti-homophobic talk while urging factual, non-propagandistic education to protect youth from a deadly, incurable disease.
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Health Canada
Manitoba
John de Wit
Vancouver
G&m
de Wit
Canada
Western Report
Terry Lewis
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