Proportional Representation and the Canadian Vote Debate
Victor Vrsnik of the Manitoba Taxpayers Association argues for proportional representation as a remedy to first past the post. He cites the 38 percent vote share versus 62 percent underrepresentation, compares nations like Switzerland and New Zealand, and discusses potential impacts on regional balance and political stability.
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House of Commons
Tories
Grits
Reform Party
Ontario
B.C
Reform
Ottawa
Switzerland
Netherlands
Denmark
China
Free Trade fears and MMT case shake Canadian agriculture
A column critiques NAFTA like trade deals and the MMT gas line additive ban, noting Ethyl Corp. sues Canada for 251 million over the ban and arguing Free Trade constrains Canadian autonomy. It also discusses Wheat Board Act revisions and potential farmer control amid grain company pressure.
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Canada
Mexico
CBC
MMT
Ethyl Corporation
NAFTA
Ethyl Corp
Ethyl
Wheat Board
Nursing career rewards highlighted by Shannon Scott-Findlay
Shannon Scott-Findlay, a 1994 Bachelor of Nursing graduate and current registered nurse at Children's Hospital, reflects on sessional nursing challenges. She pursues the Master of Nursing while earning multiple awards, including a Nurses Foundation Scholarship, a Manitoba Health Research Council Graduate Fellowship, and a $10,000 Maurice Legault Clinical Cancer Nursing Fellowship.
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University of Manitoba
Shannon Scott-Findlay
Shannon
Children’s Hospital
Canadian ‘Nurses Foundation
Manitoba Health Research Council
Maurice Legault
Barn swallow siege at Christmas Tree Farm pits birds against nets
A scene at a rural home shows barn swallows returning each May to select shelter. The narrator details attempts to deter nesting using nets and ladders, recounting misfires and eventual acceptance of the birds amid worries about mud daubing and droppings on cedar siding.
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Christmas Tree Farm
Ania
U.S
A.C. Bent
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Faculty of Nursing
Winnipeg
Manitoba
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ED McGuinness
McNa
Sympatico
Realty
McMurray.mb
Millwood
Bas-—-Nt
Imcmurray
Darlene Yakubowski
Bob Ross
Internet
Weew
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