Manitoba Premier builds united front at premiers' conference
Manitoba's Gary Filmon, the longest-serving premier, brokered a mid‑path consensus at the Quebec City meeting amid divided views on how to use Ottawa's expected 10 billion dollar surplus. He pressed for equal division between social spending and tax cuts, aiming to restore healthcare and post‑secondary education funding, while urging highway investment and stronger farmers safety nets.
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Two Terrible Fridays and Y2K Fear Ahead
A columnist warns of looming market chaos around two Fridays in autumn and the Y2K scare driven by books and media. It cites the Bell Canada outage, Greenspan cautions, and three action paths: cautious, confident, or aggressive, with risks and buying opportunities amid volatility.
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