Winnipeg education conference challenges provincial testing
A Grade 8 student Sarah Clifford questions why tests are needed while teachers argue for provincial standards. The piece critiques teacher union resistance, praises testing to identify poor practices, and warns against rewarding incompetence, urging recognition for high performing schools and students.
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Winnipeg
Sarah Clifford
Gordon Bell School
Jan Macintyre
MacIntyre
Teachers’ Society
Squeeze the tax out of gas
The piece notes year after year drivers mourn high fuel prices and a recent national boycott against gas retailers. It argues fuel taxes, once meant for highway costs, have become general revenue sources and are viewed as sin taxes. It cites Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria in recent context.
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Montreal
Vancouver
Victoria
Gas Taxes Drive Half of Pump Price, Says Taxpayers Group
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation launched Gas Tax Honesty Day arguing that Ottawa collects about 50 percent of gas pump costs in taxes. It notes federal and provincial levies, plus other taxes, raise the price while federal fuel taxes largely do not return to roads. The group urges redirecting gas taxes to road rebuilding and lowering pump taxes.
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Ottawa
Provinces
Feds
Manitoba
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Court of Public Opinion
Canada
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