Manitoba recycling reform urged to revive deposit system
Opinion argues current Manitoba Product Stewardship funding is inefficient and costly to taxpayers. It calls for reintroducing a drink container deposit and extending deposits to more products to create real incentives and compensate recyclers. It criticizes exemptions for newspapers and urges province to revamp legislation and ensure end users or scavengers are paid.
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Manitoba budget weighs health spending against tax cuts
A pre election Manitoba budget leans heavy on health care spending with new facilities nurses and pay raises while offering modest income tax relief over two years. Corporate tax cuts for small business spread over four years contrast with Ontario's aggressive tax cuts. The piece argues Manitoba lags in tax policy and criticizes health care funding as misdirected while Ontario's platform aims to win voters with clearer fiscal gains.
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Canadian Institute For Health Information
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Mike Harris
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