Small business group blasts Manitoba budget impact
CFIB Manitoba Director Janine Carmichael says the 2013/14 budget delivers a body blow to the economy with a one per cent PST hike costing families about $300 a year and a rise to the minimum wage making Manitoba's pay the highest in Canada. She criticizes the government for missing balanced-budget promises, calling for sustainable spending and tax reforms while noting potential benefits like a higher small business tax threshold. The organization urges policy changes including CPP moves and debt repayment plans.
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PSI
Janine Carmichael
CFIB
Manitoba
Carmichael
Local shoppers urged to support town businesses in roundtable push
Russell and District Chamber of Commerce plans a 7 pm Monday informal round table in the Yellowhead Room at the Inn to explore why residents shop out of town and how to boost local spending. Members will discuss gaps and solutions, aiming for broader public forums later. Provincial budget boosts sales taxes spark concern over cross-border shoppers.
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Yorkton
Brandon
Russell and District, Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Damien McNabb
Chamber
Yellowhead
Inn
Edllor
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Budget News Leaves Manitoba Farmers Disappointed
Keystone Agricultural Producers president Doug Chorney says the latest budget offers little positive for primary producers and rural Manitobans. He cites a single PS1 tax increase, capped farm tax rebates, and a consolidation of agricultural services as burdens, while praising a STARS air ambulance funding boost to seven days a week.
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Keystone Agricultural Producers
Doug Chorney
Chomey
The
Stars Air Ambulance
Media space inflates international threats across nations
A concise critique links Parkinsons Law and Dyer Corollary to how media amplifies international threats. It argues that coverage of North Korea Iran and global terror is inflated by the 24 hour news cycle, preserving fear to sustain large military budgets while downplaying peaceful realities. The piece cites century old journalism warns against credulity toward fear based narratives.
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Parkinson
Ugo
South Korea
Israel
Lower Manhattan
North Korea
Korean Peninsula
Berlin
Iran
Dyer
Humbert Wolfe
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