Editorial: Don’t Sell Tickets Raise Our Taxes Instead
An editorial argues lotteries drain community funds and cites history from 1940s raffles to modern large prizes. It questions using gambling to fund sports facilities, notes high advertising costs, and suggests a 3 mill tax rise or user fees to support local infrastructure and halls. It proposes a tax deductible donations system for sports funding and invites public views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
CJGX
Chris Radford
Interactive TV prebudget meeting eases access for rural division
A Manitoba school division held its annual prebudget session via a live interactive TV feed to Strathclair Hamiota and Major Pratt sites. Trustees and administration answered questions from parents and taxpayers while avoiding long drives, with presenters including CEO Joe Arruda and secretary treasurer Gerald Pubach.
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Uni
Pratt
Judy Bauereiss
Joan Clement
Darcy Kowalchuk
Hamiota
Strathclair
Birle
Joe Arruda
Gerald Pubach
Weasurer
T.V
Letter to the Editor criticizes Excited Delirium as a cause of death
A Letter to the Editor questions the use of the term Excited Delirium by RCMP and police in taser related deaths. The writer accuses officials of legalistic excuses and calls for better training, de escalation, and non lethal options, noting the medical community’s skepticism about the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMP
Copenhagen climate clash shows flawed deal risks failure
Gwynne Dyer argues the Copenhagen climate summit should fail to avoid a bad bargain. He calls for a fair, lopsided deal requiring rich nations to cut 40 percent by 2020 and 2035 while developing countries cap growth with clean energy funded by transfers. He warns a weak agreement could lock in high emissions and urges a principled declaration and renewed talks within 12 to 18 months.
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Jim Hansen
NASA
Goddard Institute For Space Studies
Copenhagen
The
Guardian
Hansen
Canada
China
India
Brazil
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Red Cross
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