NDP throne speech outlines parental leave and hydro plans
Article outlines NDP measures for extended parental leave up to 37 weeks, total 54 weeks with maternal leave, and a plan to force referendums before privatizing Crown Corporations including Manitoba Hydro. Opposition Tories criticize lack of health care and tax relief, and critique rural development gaps in agriculture and value-added processing.
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NDP
Manitoba Hydro
Derkach
Cout
Hydro
Manitoba Throne Speech 2000 Highlights Major Reforms
The government pledges to cut residential hydro rates to Winnipeg levels and require referendums before Crown Corporation privatization. It plans a prenatal benefit for poorer families, energy conservation measures with home and public building retrofits, a 2.5 cent per litre ethanol rebate extended ten years, more medical school places, and federal talks to boost skilled immigration. It also includes crop insurance premium reductions, a health startup fund, drinking water and watershed protections, and initiatives to encourage savings in public buildings.
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Manitoba
Arson Probe Targets Prairie Mountain Area Farm Fire
RM P detachment and Manitoba Crimestoppers seek public help in a mid October arson near Russell. At 7:55 am on October 12 a fire destroyed a machine shed and 200 flax bales, with extensive damage to another shed. Investigators conclude the blaze was intentional. Call 1 800 782 8477 with information.
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Prairie Mountain Rcmp
Manitoba
RCMP
Eckert Farm
Russell
Fire Commissioners Office
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