Dont cry for retiring MPs and their pensions
The piece critiques federal election costs and MP pension plans. It cites a $250 million election price tag with $21 million yearly pension costs, describes future payments for 32 retiring MPs at over $18.3 million and severance for 17 others, noting John Nunziata and Lloyd Axworthy as top winners. It contrasts MPs with Manitoba MLAs and highlights fairness concerns.
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Prince Edward riding praise and prairie farm crisis note
Letter to Minister Vanchet from Ottawa praising re election in Prince Edward and urging action on prairie farmers. Author cites farm population decline exceeding twenty percent due to enduring crisis and lack of aid.
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Canadian Farmers Urge Action to End Decline
In a holiday appeal MP Mark Sinclair of Dauphin Swan River pleads for financial aid to Canadian producers. He cites grain prices and poor growing conditions and asks readers to heed agriculture advisory committee advice before another bleak Christmas for farmers.
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Spring wheat for kitty litter editorial satire in Biggar
A Saskatchewan reader critiques high protein wheat versus kitty litter prices. The piece notes a cat litter elevator use of No 1 Red Spring wheat, compares values, cites farm- policy jargon, and urges diversification and public awareness through MPs. It frames the paradox of farming crisis and asks for shift in thinking.
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