Manitoba taxpayers awake to election spending waste
A reader criticizes the Manitoba election results by noting voters elected two major parties whose promises would rapidly raise the province's debt. The writer highlights debt growing by about five dollars per second and about a billion dollars in new spending pledges from both NDP and Progressive Conservatives. The piece assigns responsibility to both parties and taxpayers alike.
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NDP
Progressive Conservatives
Onarces
Tories
Manitoba debt fears and political spending promises
Colin Craig of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation warns Manitoba may follow other regions into debt trouble. He cites equalization payments as fragile, notes rising government spending versus planned growth, and fears service cuts if borrowing limits tighten. He compares past NDP spending to budget pledges and cites examples from California and several U.S. states amid wider economic strain.
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California
Maine
Vermont
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Greece
Critics accuse Harper government of farm policy dictatorship
Joyce Neufeld of Waldeck Saskatchewan argues the Harper administration mirrors a dictatorship in Canadian farming policy by dismantling the single desk grain system. She cites industry figures and corporate interests, noting Legumex Walker’s $110 million US canola plant in Washington while CWB relevance remains debated.
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Legumex Walker Inc
Washington State
USA
CWB
Larry Martin
George Morris Centre
Harper
Libya
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Manitoba
Colin Craig
Taxnavex
The
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Bruce Johnstone
Regina _ Leader-Post
Harper, Ritz and
Anderson
Grain Growers of Canada
Canada
Agriculture
Gerry Ritz
Ritz
Joyce Neufeld
Waldeck, SK
Co-op
Trong
MASC
Masc.mb.ca
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