Goodale keeps prairie wide vote as possible option
Ralph Goodale says a prairie wide vote remains a possibility if conducted fairly and with full information, though Alberta plebiscite flaws exist. He argues federal responsibility for Western Canada grain marketing and endorses the Western Grain Marketing Panel as a balanced forum for debate and informed decision making.
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Alberta
Canada
Wester Grain Marketing Panel
Ralph Goodale
Farmers for Justice demand freedom from Wheat Board monopoly
Johann Leitgeb from Headingley Man says farmers should be free to choose buyers for their grain and criticizes the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk selling and buying. He argues monopoly reduces accountability, warns against forced pricing, and calls for Canada to stand by free trade rules against U.S. rhetoric.
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Farmers For Justice
Caadian Wheat Board
Wheat Board
Mr. Goodale
Canada
Japan
Canadian Wheat Board
Butch Harder
Alberta
Johann Leitgeb
Headingley
Manitoba
Chretien and Distinct Society Debate in Canada
An opinion piece argues against granting Quebec a distinct society status. It contends Canada’s principles of freedom and equality require all Canadians be treated equally and warns that special status for Quebec would undermine national unity and dilute core values.
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Anada
Chretien
Quebec
Canada
Christmas Holiday Visitors Across Manitoba and Ontario
The article lists numerous holiday visitors to Brandon and area including Doris and George Barber and family, Anne Schepp from Unity, Shirley Morgan Roblin, George and Geraldine Mintenko St. Anne, Melanie and Sarah Liske, Irene Thickett, Sharon Glasman Winnipeg, Travis Glasman Thunder Bay and destination Queen Charlotte Island, plus Dorothy Bradley Parabee Courtney Brittany Winnipeg and Roblin relatives. It extends New Year wishes from the Glasman household and others.
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Doreen Carver
Brandon
Doris
George Barber
Robert
Georgina Schepp
Anne Schepp
Unity, Sask
Shirley Morgan
Roblin
Man
George
Geraldine Mintenko
St. Anne
Melanie
Sarah Liske
Shirley Glasman
Terry
Pauline Glasman
Sharon Glasman
Winnipeg
Travis Glasman
Andrea Kraveld
Thunder Bay
Ont
Travis
Queen Charlotte Island
B.C
Dorothy
Bradley Parabee
Courtney
Brittany
Pauline
Mrs. Melnyk
Glasmans
Rose
Don Culver
Grandview
Chretien urged to keep GST promise and scrap the tax
Mitch Gray of Lets Talk Taxes discusses Prime Minister Chretien and the GST. The Manitoba Taxpayers Association features Gray, who serves as Federal Research Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, urging the government to eliminate the GST.
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Sheila Copps
Mitch Gray
The
Manitoba Taxpayers Association
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
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