Political illusion and budget cuts critique in Manitoba
A columnist derides Canadian politicians from federal to provincial levels for balancing budgets and cutting services without tax hikes. He compares officials to poodles in a circus and ridicules promises, hospital closures, and PharmaCare cuts while urging taxpayers to see through the rhetoric.
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National Academy of Righteousness
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Lloyd Axworthy
Mike Harris
Romanow
Winnipeg
Filmon
Theovernment
Ottawa
Texas
Don’t start smoking or drinking say Lorette Dupont
A letter from Lorette Dupont of St. Lazare Man argues against starting smoking or drinking. She notes addiction costs and urges youths to avoid tobacco alcohol and other vices, criticizing advertising and calling for sober habits to protect families and futures.
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Lorette Dupont St. Lazare
Cowling faces pension claims in protest letter
The Hon Marlene Cowling MP for Dauphin Swan River is accused of misrepresenting Reform Party pension policy in a letter to protesters. The piece notes Reform MPs largely opt out of the pension and criticizes Cowling for misattributing party views while outlining Liberal pension terms and Cowling's voting record.
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Marlene Cowling
Dauphin-Swan River
Ms. Cowling
Reform Party
Liberals
Cowling
Reform
Calgary
Interesting people on prairies and bear encounters
A collage of prairie profiles from several Manitoba and Alberta towns. Darcy Smith, attacked by a bear near Elphinstone, recalls his injuries and lessons on bear defenses. Brittany Murray in Devon raises 10 000 beverage-tin tabs for wheelchair gear. Al Schloss earns 60 years of perfect attendance in Camrose Rotary. Christina Hannibal, a rural mail carrier, handles nesting birds at boxes. Barrhead promotes the Two-Buck coin scheme, later reordered after widespread keepsakes vanished.
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Darcy
Brittany Murray
Devon
Brittany
Devon Lions Club
Devon Dispatch
Camrose
al Schloss
Camrose Rotary Club
Christina Hannibal
Dauphin Herald
Christina
Boosters
Barrhead
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Darcy Smith
Elphinstone
Minnedosa Tribune
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I McMurrays
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