Legislative recess fuels Manitoban assembly debate and rest
The 27th Manitoba session pauses for a week of respite as Premier Roblin and ministers seek tax sharing alignment with Ottawa while MLAs, both government and opposition, take a chance to visit the Brandon Winter Fair. The period offers time to assess progress, with praise for cabinet balance and backbench effort, and notable calm from LaVerendrye liberal Albert Vielfaure on school parochial aid.
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Battle over Canada showing faith in the individual
Ambrose Hills discusses Left and Right in Canada focusing on aid for the elderly and poor, unemployment, and how to provide jobs. He argues for less government power and more private initiative, citing Germany and Japan as models leading to higher productivity and wealth that could support generous aid to those in need.
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March 18 1670 marks start of representative government
History notes that on March 18 1670 representative government began in Mani toba with resolutions by parish delegates and a provisional government. It authorized the establishment of Assiniboia from Rup erte Land and the North West, and vested legislative power in a president and elected assembly, with a second house to be created when needed.
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