Taxpayer funded protests against globalization in Canada
The article argues that anti globalization protests in Calgary rely on taxpayer funding from federal and provincial sources. It cites grants to unions environmental groups and Indigenous leaders, noting sums from BC Teachers Federation the People’s Summit Quebec City and groups like the Canadian Labour Congress the Sierra Club and Pembina Institute.
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Calgary
Seattle
British Columbia Teachers Federation
B.C
Quebec City
Canadian Labour Congress
Federal Departments of Multiculturalism and Environment
CLC
Assembly of First Nations
AFN
Coon Come
Canadian Environmental Network
Sierra Club
Alberta
Pembina Institute
Ottawa
Economic enticement or costly confusion in Manitoba
Journalists note the maze of groups funding regional economic development. Lorraine Stevenson of the Farmers Independently Weekly says AMM and member municipalities question who does what and how funds are spent. Concerns include overlap of duties and potential gaps as property tax dollars flow to development efforts.
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Lorraine Stevenson
Manitoba Cooperator
Farmer's Independently Weekly
New Farm
Hag
Stevenson
Association of Manitoba Municipalities
AMM
Buck
Birtle
Ron Bell
Community Futures
Community Futures Board
Bell
The
Farmer's Weekly
Bob Grodzik
Intergovernmental
Interlake
RDC
Grodzik
Aisin Anion Aroes Areca
Prairie auctioneers and neighbours share sunlit sale charm
The article recalls farm auctions as social prairie events lasting a day with food and multiple rings. It traces auctions from Babylon and Rome to modern houses like Christies and Sothebys, notes Mineing bidding quirks, and cites online auctions and local neighbourly chatter.
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Prairies
Babylon
Praetorian Guard
Didius Julianus
Septimus Severus
Rome
America
Christies
Sothebys
New York
London
James Christie
Christie's
Vincent van Gogh
Dr. Cachet
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Quebec
Peraai
Royal Lepage
Westpark Realty
Augusta St
Sted
Hasein
Ultiple