Tax subsidies for pro sports debated by Liberal MPs report
Victor Vrsnik of the Manitoba Taxpayers Association slams a report titled Sport in Canada Everybody's Business proposing 578 million in tax credits and subsidies for five years to aid professional clubs. He warns against a sport pact linking tax policy to bailouts and migration of teams to the United States.
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Liberal
Dennis Mills
Canada
Winnipeg Jets
Phoenix
Neyt
Nyet
Feds
CTF
Ottawa
West Central Saskatchewan drives grain rail reform push
West Central Saskatchewan farmers, led by the West Central Road and Rail Committee, push to counter rail abandonment and high freight costs. A unit train event added nearly 80 000 dollars to farmers, and a shoreline railway company raised 650 000 dollars from 1300 investors. CN and grain firms watch closely as efforts grow to stabilize regional grain handling and transport.
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Justice Estey
Nto
Transport Canada
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Prairies
West Central
Prairie Region
West Central Area
West Central Road and Rail Committee
West Central Road and Rail
Shoreline Railways
Manitario
White Bear
Elrose
Participating Across Borders In Rural Telecommunications
A conference at the University of Guelph highlights partnerships in rural development through the Ontario CAP program. OMAFRA and Ottawa collaborate to expand Internet access with regional community development workers. A CBC film in Rosedale shows villagers solving problems by working together. Dr. Bruce Lusignan of Stanford discusses training many international PhD students for home country needs. Eastern Canada notes schools keep computer ads open during vacations to avoid denying Internet access.
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University of Guelph
Omafra
Ontario
Ottawa
CAP
CBC
Farm Radio Forum
Rosedale
Alberta
Bruce Lusignan
Stanford U
Palo Alto
California
Stanford
Alaska
Canada
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Victor Vrsnik
Manitoba Taxpayers Associatio
West Centra
Fred McGu
Iness
Peru
Uganda
Honduras
Oma
FRA
Biafra
Salvation Army
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