Manitoba’s balanced budget tops twenty years of deficits
Provincial finance minister Eric Stefanson unveils Manitoba’s first balanced budget in two decades with a small surplus. He vows no tax increases while critics call the move a political strategy to secure another Tory term. The budget relies on gambling revenue and aims to sustain balanced finances without higher personal or business taxes.
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Eric Stefanson
Manitoba
NDP
Alberta
Ralph Kline
Stefanson
Liberals
New Democrats
Filmon
Plan Cuts High School English Time in Manitoba Appeal
The Manitoba Association of Teachers of English highlights that the 1995 Action Plan reduces required English Language Arts instructional hours. Since 1990, schools prepared to raise ELA credits to six, but the plan cuts 220 hours, a third of prior time, with Senior 1 hardest hit, halving required hours.
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Manitoba Association of Teachers of English
Filmon
Manitoba Education
Manitoba Education Tackles English Language Arts Credits
The article argues that provincial policy does not stop divisions or schools from requiring more than the minimum four English Language Arts credits. It notes inequity where some schools require four five or six credits and concerns about aligning with broader standardization and provincial examinations. It also highlights reduced high school ELA instruction time as contradictory to stated goals.
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Manitoba
Self-employed women rise across Canada in 1980s boom
The piece highlights growing female self-employment from 323,000 in 1981 to 590,000 today. It profiles Camrose case Carol Kostowich owner of Realty World with an all-female staff, notes barriers from male colleagues, and outlines training programs in Etomami Valley and The Pas. It cites broader support for training and entrepreneurship.
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Adele Ghanady
Liberty Magazine
National Employment Service
Nanaimo
Canada
Camrose Canadian
Carol Kostowich
Realty World
Dennis Twomey
Camrose
Hudson Bay Post-Review
Etomami Valley Regional Development Authority
Opasquia Times
Metis Federation
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