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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1997
Page
7
The Fraser Institute estimates Manitoban households lose 47.3 percent of income to government, with income tax the largest bite followed by Social Security taxes and provincial sales tax. The report cites daily federal overspending and higher municipal taxes as factors, urging earlier Tax Freedom Day for growth.
Canadian farmers plan a July 15 border protest at North Portal Saskatchewan to export bagged barley to US charities, challenging the Wheat Board monopoly. Organizers urge cross border support and note Ottawa argues the board’s mandate is government interests, not best prices for farmers.
Farmers plan a July 15 border event to oppose the Canadian Wheat Board and its Pools. They will cross with barley for charity, donate price differences from exports, and invite Canadian and US farm leaders to speak. Jim Ness, Russ Larson, Karen Bryan, and David Bryan are listed contacts.
A collage of editorials from regional Canadian papers critiquing the national vote. Editors discuss reform options such as ballot transfer and runoffs, note regional outcomes, praise some voices like Geoff Taylor, and lament media coverage while linking gun control debates to the election context. The piece mentions several papers and figures including Gravelbourg Tribune, Opasquia Times, Pas, Steinbach Carillon, Esterhazy Miner-Journal, Yorkton This Week, Herbert Herald, and Geoff Taylor.
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