Manitoba Budget Sparks Debate on Greener Pastures
In a Manitoba province note, the author critiques a $500,000 Made in Manitoba ad campaign, calls for a business friendly climate, and comments on an $8.7 billion budget with $20.3 billion debt. The piece weighs taxes, highway spending, and health care, and questions the province’s economic future for the author’s family.
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Manitoba
Ontario
MTS
Winnipeg
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The Power of Oil in Alberta's Rise
An account traces oil’s impact from Jed Clampett’s luck to Alberta’s boom. It cites Leduc’s 1947 discovery, wealth for governments and residents, and Fort McMurray’s transformation from 1,200 to over 40,000. The Calgary Edmonton corridor and related jobs are noted.
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Alberta
Leduc
Fort McMurray
Calgary-Edmonton
Saskatchewan Leads Canadian Oil Rise and Regional Impacts
The article notes Western Canada boosting oil output with Saskatchewan as a major producer, exporting about 60 percent to the United States and using 20 percent domestically. It highlights Manitoba’s oil history and the human costs tied to oil development.
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Alberta
Canada
Saskatchewan
Atlantic Provinces
Wheat
United States
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