Manitoba Tax Cut Fails to Ease Burden for Families
Victor Vrsnik, swvineral Director of Manitoba Taxpayers, notes the 1998 provincial income tax cut reduces rates from 52 to 50 percent by 1999 but warns it barely affects family budgets. He compares Manitoba to Ontario and Saskatchewan, highlighting higher overall tax burdens, rising CPP premiums, and bracket creep. He calls for meaningful, competitive tax reform.
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Alberta
NDP
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Filmon Tories
Romanow
Farm incomes in crisis spark NISA hopes on relief
The piece reports Stats Canada showing 1997 farm incomes collapsed across Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan with depreciation and inventory adjustments worsening the drop. It notes spotty rainfall lower cereal prices and looming subsidy fights while NISA balances offer limited help, with many farmers still under $2,000 in accounts and overall calls for real federal aid.
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Paul Beingessner
Stats Canada
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Europe
Editor's Dilemma on What to Print and Omit
A reflective piece on editorial decisions and the risk of misquotation. The author recalls Ben Kroeker publisher of the Deloraine Times and Star misquoting quotes from Harold Taylor, leading to public anger. The piece notes church column struggles, memory of Medicine Hat ministerial schedules, and a Brooks Bulletin case about naming a murdered woman’s daughter under privacy rules.
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Ben Kroeker
Deloraine Times
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Jesus
Brooks Bulletin
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