Manitoba legislature crowds as bills advance to committee
In the Manitoba legislature a rush of Manitobans oppose several bills now at committee after second reading. Bill 37 would allocate 500000 in taxpayer funds to political parties per vote and require government approval for MLA constituent communications. Bill 17, the hog moratorium, faces 300 speakers pro and con as farmers fear sector by sector restrictions.
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Manitoba Bill 38 priority sparks budget ease claim
Winnipeg Free Press reports the NDP push for Bill 38 to shift Crown profits into the operating budget, reducing balance pressures and easing future deficits. It notes delays of Bill 37 and 17, argues current rules threaten rural growers, and predicts cabinet ministers face penalties without Bill 38.
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