TPC audit finds corporate welfare failures and opaque reports
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation audits Industry Canada’s Technology Partnerships Canada and decries a 3 percent repayment rate on 947 million in loans since 1996. It notes bias toward Quebec, March budgeting, missing annual reports since 1998 99, and high per job costs. The federation calls for winding down TPC and broader tax cuts and deregulation instead.
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CTF
Industry Canada
Technology Partnerships Canada
TPC
Ottawa
Who's Who
Canada
John Manley
Brian Tobin
Allan Rock
Quebec
Manitoba Comeback program mirrors bigger tax and spending issues
An editorial voice critiques Manitoba Comeback efforts by the NDP, arguing tax cuts stalled by heavy health bureaucracies show pattern from Ontario and Alberta. It recalls returning Manitobans, warns that subsidies and magazine lure cannot replace real tax relief and disciplined spending. The piece questions provincial governance and economic stability.
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Bob Rae
NDP
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Need more detergents in Commons
A Weyburn editorial comments on winter burial challenges and a proposed chapel for freezing ground with remains stored until spring. Public opposition centers on lack of options, urging dignified final rites. The piece links this to democracy, quoting Lester B. Pearson on opposition as detergents cleansing those in office.
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Woody Allen
Weyburn Review
Town and Country
Alberta
Les Dunford
Les
Stockwell
Reg Hoegl
Lloydminster
Opasquia Times
Pas
Reg
Alliance
Day
Lester B. Pearson
U.S
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Fred McGuinness