Ottawa Attentive Could Mark Historic Turnabout
Allan Fotheringham argues Ottawa ignores regional voices at its peril. He cites Queen Kim and Ralph Klein shaping national policy through pension cuts and cabinet downsizing, suggesting Alberta as the power frontier influencing Ottawa as Manning’s reform agenda shifts the centre of gravity.
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Kim
Our Lady of the Helicopters
Mordecai Richler
Brian
Preston Manning
Ralph Klein
Ottawa
Klein
Alberta
Edmonton
Ralph
Mannings
Mulroney
Rockcliffe
Martin
Rideau Club
Manning
House of Commons
Peter Lougheed
Newfoundland
Nova Scota
Bennett Columbia
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Manitoba Bill 42 Promises Private Wine Stores Amid Liquor Law Debate
Manitoba faces a clash as Bill 42 would permit private wine stores while the Alcoholism Foundation of Manitoba shuts many residential centers for the summer. Opponents like Dr Jacyk Peter Olfert and Maureen Kalloo warn of health risks and job losses, while supporters tout modernization and tourism. The AFM closures raise questions about access to care and consistency with new liquor policies.
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Manitoba
Alcoholism Foundation of
Bll Jacyk
Coalition For Responsible Liquor Laws
Peter Olfert
Manitoba Government Employees Union
Maureen Kalloo
Social Planning Council
Alcoholism Foundation
Reform Party pledges budget balance and GST stance
Letter from Reform Party candidate Dale Brown of Dauphin Swan River asserts a zero in three plan to balance the federal budget within three years, cuts in spending, no tax increases, and reforms to preserve social programs. He claims accountability and a meatier voice for Canadians, with policy printouts available.
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Reform Party
G.S.T
Caradiana
Reform Party of Canada
Dale Brown
Dauphin -Swan River
Shoes and choice in a planned economy lessons
Weekly Canadian Taxpayers Federation piece recalls 1987 Soviet trip observing shortages and lines. Paulus the student buys shoes in cash, illustrating rationed supply and lack of competition. The author argues for private options in public services and cautions Canada against complacency in monopoly provision.
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Paulus
Ence
Canada
Troy Lanigan
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By Allan Fotheringham
By Fred McGuinness
Dauphin
Mila Mulroney
Times
RCMP
Toronto
Saskatoon
Udges
Yorkton
Ontario
Herald
Olfert
Kalloo
Jacyk
Gary Filmon
Peter Warren
AFM
Community Age
Parkwood
Brandon
Willard Monson
Ste. Rose
Polaris Place
Thompson
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Rive House
G.S.T. I
Russell Banner
Russell
Main Street
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Carrie
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