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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1990
Page
3
The article portrays Michael Wilson tackling a tight budget with no new taxes but hints at a GST coming Jan 1 1991. It notes cuts to federal transfers jeopardizing health care and education, rising provincial taxes, higher unemployment, and a bleak outlook for farming communities in Roblin.
Prairie Perspective notes editorials across Alberta and neighboring provinces condemn Ottawa policies. It recounts Mona Meech Lake GST and VIA complaints, cites a Five Village Weekly poll showing Reform 25 NDP 19 Liberals 18 Tories 17, and reports Mulroney’s eastern Prairies visit aimed at hand-picked crowds.
A rural route customer objects to a Roblin retail postal outlet planned by Canada Post and questions sorting, notice of parcels, and impact on service. The letter also comments on Fred McGuiness's Neighborly News piece about Western Grain Transportation Act, Crow Rate losses, CPR mineral rights, PanCanadian Petroleum, value added processing, and deregulation aided by Cargill.
Provincial politicians react to Michael Wilson's budget as Manitoba loses $100 million in transfers. Manness warns of cuts to essential programs while Doer Carstairs and others criticize higher unemployment, reduced health and education funding, and the erosion of Medicare. The piece frames Ottawa shifting costs to provinces and the risk to Manitoba’s development programs.
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