Letter on COLA unfair to Manitoba teachers prompts critique
A Brandon Sun reader challenges Manitoba pension policy on cost of living adjustments for retired teachers. He cites COLA bill 45, a plebiscite, and remarks by Minister Peter Bjornson and Kerri Irvin-Ross, arguing the government uses propaganda and ignores RTAM findings. He profiles his long teaching career and criticizes political handling of COLA.
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Brandon
Rivers
Brandon College
Brandon Collegiate
Harrison High School
Neelin High School
Manitoba
University of Manitoba
Ukraine
Manitoba Association of
Bjornson
Healthy Living
Kerri Irvin- Ross
Irvin Ross
Manitoba Teachers’ Plan
Retired Teachers’ Association of Manitoba
RTAM
COLA
Tom Ulrich
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
TRAF
Manitoba Teachers’ Pension Plan
Government of
Tim Sale
Remembrance Day art class reflects on war and duty
A Remembrance Day display features Mary Wood McNeill’s grade eleven students with paintings by Brooklyn Drielick. The writer notes a shift in Remembrance Day meaning post 9/11 and warns future generations may decide to deploy troops.
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Brooklyn Drielick
Mary Wood McNeill
Obama faces climate choices amid Harper oil clash
Gwynne Dyer argues Obama must confront Canada’s push for a climate pact that exempts Alberta tar sands. He warns energy independence rhetoric risks steering policy toward dirtier oil while seeking domestic green goals, urging cautious, evidence based U.S. strategy on emissions and imports.
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Chicago
Canada
Stephen Harper
Harper
Obama
Alberta
United States
America
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
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