Tax ship Titanic sinks deeper as CPP rift widens
Victor Vrsnik of Manitoba Taxpayers Association warns the Canada Pension Plan teeters on unfunded liabilities and rising premiums. He cites Bernard Dussault's dismissal and a C D Howe study predicting 200,000 job losses and billions in GDP impact if premiums rise, while supporters push retirement savings plans.
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Canada Pension Plan
CPP
Bernard Dussault
C.D. Howe Institute
C.D. Howe
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
CTF
Dussault
Dussaults
Paul Martin
Chile
Great Britain
Australia
Feds
Re-regulate Railways urged by prominent economist
Prominent economist Alfred Kahn challenges deregulation and urges re regulation of railways amid Canada’s 1999 review of maximum grain rates. The piece notes the 1996 CTA deregulation, captive shippers, and fears Western farmers face higher prices if rates rise to US levels.
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Paul Beingessner
Western Canada
Thunder Bay
West Coast
Churchill
Justice Estey
Montana
North Dakota
Alfred Kahn
Kahn
Conress
CTA
Ottawa
Transport Canada
Letter to the editor condemns portrayal of Donny at murder trial
A reader argues the Donny depicted during the Andrews murder trial and in media was not the real person. The letter praises his kindness as caregiver and Zamboni driver for MacNutt rink and community, calling for recognition of the true nature he showed over decades.
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Nave
Andrews
Donny
MacNutt
Funeral attendance and community leaders in Alberta stories
A reflective column notes funeral crowds reflect love and appreciation. It recalls 800 mourners at a Hudson Bay funeral and honors Larry McDonald as a lifelong community benefactor. Harald Gunderson and Sam McGee are praised for journalism and history work related to funerals.
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Hudson Bay
RCMP
Larry McDonald
Medicine Hat News
Harald Gunderson
Journalism Hall of Fame
Haraldwang
Alberta
Harald
Lamont
Sam McGee
Robert W. Service
Sam
Yukon
Rosebud
Beiseker
Bennett
B.C
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CP Titanic
Victor Vrsnik
Manitoba Taxpayers Association
Weaa
Canadian Railways
Neughbedly News
Fred McGuiness
Moses
Reqdy
Art. Porch, Inc
Inglis
Darlene Yakubowski
Bob Ross
Doris Brown
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