Doodles and Dimes on Allowances by Peter Hessel
Saturday is allowance pay at our house based on performance. Kids earn full pay for doing what’s required and face deductions for shortfalls. Elizabeth decides eligibility for full allowance, leading to family bargaining over chores and timing, while I ponder teaching economics and record hopes for future financial lessons.
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Peter Hessel
Alexander
Duncan
Stephanie
Elizabeth
Training the Unskilled Labour Force in Canada
The piece analyzes Canada’s job retraining under the Canadian Jobs Strategy, noting provinces’ criticism of federal reach, long waiting lists, and poor training quality. CFIB surveys show a severe lack of qualified labor, with 1.3 million unemployed and calls for reallocation of unemployment funds and better on job training.
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Ann M. Smith
Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
CFIB
Jim Bennett
Bennett
Parliament Hill
Rural Manitoba Telecoage: Survey Highlights Rural Frustration
Peter Warren cites Telecom Canada survey showing rural Manitobans facing high long distance bills and multi exchange setups. Critics accuse Manitoba Telephone System of neglecting rural service, urging province-wide rate equity and better provincial oversight ahead of a Public Utilities Board hearing. Local ministers referenced as failing to support equal access.
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Vy Peter Warren
Telecom Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg
MTS
Jack W. Fraser
Telecom
MIS
Manitoba Public Utilities Board
Sither
Legislator criticizes government over farm aid and taxes
In a Roblin-Russell constituency update Len Derkaen blasts the NDP for inaction on grain farmer hardship and high taxes. He cites losses at Manitoba Public Insurance and Workers Compensation Board, calls for tax relief on clothing under 900, and urges higher highway funding and responsive farm measures. He notes the Legislature has introduced few bills and promises to press ministers. He invites constituents to visit his Roblin office run by JoAnn Newton on Tuesdays and to seek program forms.
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Manitoba
NDP
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Workers Compensation Board
Gulf Harbour Resort
New Democrats
Roblin-Russell
Roblin
JoAnn Newton
Len Derkaen
Bureaucracy under fire in rural Manitoba letters
A reader rails at bureaucratic bungles and looming post office changes while urging MPs to curb waste. He cites The Pas raffle under student aid, unemployment rules on lottery winnings, and fears of local storefront mail service. The piece notes editors’ ambivalence and calls for job cuts elsewhere to lower taxes.
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Opasquia Times
Pas
Minnedosa
the Tribune
Herbert
Herald
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Russell
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Chaloner Publishers
Clayton
Chaloner
Rojiwo
Ae Russell Yiprer
Peter
By Fred McGuiness
Peter Warren
Gary Doer
Doug Campbell
Telecome Canada
International Surveys Ld
M.j.a. Roblin-Russell
Public Service
Honore de Balzac
Pygmies
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