Tax cuts urged to fix Manitoba income taxes
Victor Vorsnik of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Manitoba outlines plan for seven point income tax cut in 1999, arguing personal income tax reform will boost competitiveness and reduce bracket creep. Premier Gary Filmon cautions that Ontario will pull ahead. calls for tax reform as election priority.
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Reinvest in agriculture urged by Keystone Producers
Don Dewar president of Keystone Agricultural Producers calls on federal ministers and MPs to reinvest in agriculture amid steep subsidy cuts and erosion of Manitoba farm incomes. He cites GATT trade impacts, EU and US subsidies, and a stalled export market worth about 2.4 billion in Manitoba as evidence of a competitive disadvantage and urgency to act.
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Farmers urged to protest and pressure Ottawa for policy change
A column weighs in on prairie farm protests urging restraint and strategy. It endorses Carlyle, critiques Moosomin and Weyburn, and outlines four steps to win political clout: prepare a brief, mobilize communities, broaden media reach, and organize a cavalcade to Ottawa plus sustained campaigning for a national food policy. The writer cautions against traffic-stopping demonstrations and calls for a calculated national approach with strong public support.
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UGG
Ted Allen
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Eugene Whelan
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