Senate GST debate echoes King era in exile rhetoric
The column riffs on Liberal Senate leadership and GST battles, likening Allan MacEachen to William Lyon Mackenzie King while noting Tory senators and Liberal appointees amid a charged GST fight. It cites Sen. Solange Chaput-Rolland and others, framing cross-party tensions and leadership style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Allan MacEachen
MacKenzie King
Duff
Red Chamber
Trudeau
Romeo LeBlanc
Joyce Fairbairn
Colin Kenny
Michael Kirby
Privy Council
Keith Davey
Davey
Heath MacQuarrie
Pei
Jack Marshall
Newfoundland
Bob Muir
Cape Breton
MacEachen
Brian Mulroney
Quebec
Liberal
Solange Chaput-Rolland
Robert Bourassa
Meech
Mulroney
Meech Lake
Jean Chretien
Chaput-Rolland
King
Neighborly News from Shaunavon and beyond
A Shaunavon Standard feature highlights neighborly acts across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. A RCAF Twin Otter flew to Shaunavon to fetch 2 year old Jason Gilbert for a wish trip to a fly in fishing camp. Topics cover farm aid after Orville Johnston’s death and volunteers aiding Sharon Payne’s Meskanaw neighbors. A 17 year old fends off a cougar on Nemiscam farm, aided by a dog, while a Cypress River home faces a lightning strike. Local editorials urge joining emergency services rather than risking life to watch news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaunavon
Jason Gilbert
Jason
Eastend
Children’s Wish Foundation
Manitou
Orville Johnston
Helen
Melfort Journal
Meskanaw
Sharon Payne
Sharon
Lorne
Glenboro Gazette
Emma Davidson
the Gazette
Cypress River
Guy Douglas
Guy
Nemiscam
Rivers Gazetts
Rivers
Hell
Foster parents urged by STM broadcast to open hearts
A 17 year old caller on air thanks a foster father Lorne in Emerson and Manitoba foster families discuss the rewards and challenges of fostering children with special needs. Ingrid Inglis and Laura Morten describe long care, stigma, and hoped wage increases to 21.06 or 24.98 daily. They invite interested people to contact the Manitoba Foster Family Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne
Emerson
Ingrid Inglis
Interlake
Laura Morten
Manitoba Foster Family Association
Ingrid
Manitoba
Hars
Laura
Mayfair Ave
Winnipeg
Carving up the pie and a banking shakeup
Canadian legislation moves to expand financing rules opening trust and loan companies to full lending powers and intensifying competition with the Big Six banks. Critics expect banks to adapt or lose customers as independent financiers gain ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Gilles Loiselle
Catherine Swift
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Swift
Letter to editor defends school board budget surplus
Joan Clement chairperson of the Pelly Trail Board of Trustees explains the division’s surplus of 645,629 and a 5,756,924 annual budget. She notes the surplus reflects an 18 month budget period and asserts all public meetings cover renovations openly while in camera discussions are limited to personal or specific financial items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam Collins
Department of Education
Collin’s
Joan Clement
Pelly Trail Board of Trustees
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Mike Duffy
Tee
Peter Warren
Child and Family Services Agency
Oime
Cam
The
Russell Banner
P.O
Russell
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
United States
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