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Provincial government moves to transform delivery of public services
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The government’s speech from the throne opening the third session of the 41st legislative session on Nov. 21 outlined the priorities of the government and indicated an overhaul in the delivery of public services.
Manitoba’s...
Mélanie Joly talks to Winnipegers about Creative Canada
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Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian heritage, visited Winnipeg to promote the Creative Canada Policy Framework at a luncheon hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Nov. 14.
After a year-and-a-half long consultation period with artists,...
Tanya Talaga looks for hard truths
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Investigative journalist Tanya Talaga – revered for her coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh – visited the Winnipeg Public Library Nov. 16 to discuss...
Tuition increases affect low-income students disproportionately: study
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A recent report prepared for the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) reveals the impact of tuition fees on student enrolment, career preference, teacher compensation, and other factors.
Robert Chernomas, MOFA president and professor in...
Math students challenge “unfair” midterm
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Actuarial science students enrolled in the MATH 2720 multivariable calculus course are challenging what they are charging was an unfair midterm exam.
“A few of us students believe that the midterms that we have been...
UMSU criticized for short notice, poor publicity of AGMs
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is being criticized for poorly promoting its annual general meetings (AGM) after only two students attended the most recent attempted meet Nov. 8.
The AGM did not go...
Province, Ottawa trade barbs over climate plan
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Premier Brian Pallister plans to introduce a $25 per tonne carbon tax starting in 2018 over the next four years, defying Ottawa’s directive.
The federal government has demanded that provinces establish a carbon tax that...
