Public buy-out debate targets Paul Martin era policy
Mitch Gray argues the 1995 federal early retirement program, intended to trim the public payroll, instead cost taxpayers 2.3 billion and shifted votes. Carleton University scholars Ian Lee and Clem Hobbs claim 45,000 job cuts could have occurred without payouts, suggesting pork-barrel politics and payoffs to boost electoral gains.
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Paul Martin
Ottawa
Carleton University
Ian Lee
Clem Hobbs
Lee
Producers deserve a minister who cares about agriculture
Rosann Wowchuk NDP Agriculture Critic writes that Manitoba faces reduced support for farming from both federal and provincial governments. She condemns cuts to crop insurance credit and income support, the university grant cut, and a weak crop insurance plan, urging strong leadership in agricultural marketing and research.
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Manitoba
Canadian ‘Wheat Board
Manitoba Park
Department of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
NDP
Saskatchewan
New Democrats
Agri Marketing Internet Grows with Global Reach
Agri-Marketing Internet, read by 9,000 weekly, links buyers and sellers of farm equipment. Glen Munford’s service creates client pages, hosts extensive product catalogs, and targets global markets from Africa to the United States. The business promotes classified ads, offers four day free listings, then four weeks for four dollars.
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Glen Munford
McCord
Munford
Prince Albert
Morris Manitoba
Manitoba
Rea
Rothwell Rea
Agri-Marketing
Rea's
Africa
Canada
Japan
South America
Australia
Europe
New Zealand
United States
Foothill
Ontario
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Russell
Ideal
Ilene Yakubowski
Bob Ross
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