Taxpayers await Manitoba budget amid fiscal restraint debate
Victor Vrsnik of the Manitoba Taxpayers Association argues that March budget decisions will test whether the Filmon government keeps taxes low for all Manitobans while continuing to cut debt. He notes progress on debt retirement, balanced budgets, and debt-to-GDP ranking, but questions whether tax relief will follow.
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Filmon
Manitoba
Governmt
Ben
Ter
Finance Department
Victor Vrsnik
Manitoba Taxpayers Association
Winter rail plan under fire from grain critics
A reader argues that propaganda promoted by railways and grain interests touts the winter rail plan as boosting grain shipments. They claim mild winter, fewer branch lines, and higher railway profits instead explain steady movement, with Willard Estey's oversight cited as a constraint on excuses.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Prairies
Willard Estey
Internet Changes Arctic Life in Rankin Inlet
In Rankin Inlet NWT Bill Belsey a teacher opened the Internet to 500 residents and 20 school terminals. The CAP program and community meetings built strong local support for World Wide Web access. Belsey trained students to be Internet trainers and the town now promotes local craft sales globally. Future studies and updates are promised.
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Bill Bessey
Rankin Inlet
Nwt
Belsey
Leo Assak School
Ottawa
Territorial
Arctic
Industry Canada
CAP
Innuit
Bill Besley
Bill Belsey
Calgary
Rankin
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Russell Transport
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Fred McGuinness
Bell Bessey
U. of Regina
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McNa
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Oma
Arger
Homurray Realty
Darlene Yakubowski
Bob Pss
Sesh Ase
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