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Right in the Centre-PC government needs to be careful what they ask for

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Ë®¹ûÊÓƵ PC party is doing a number of good things. Unfortunately, those good things are being side-swiped by some really silly things they are asking for.

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Fueling anger

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

In a recent letter to the editor, a reader rightly pointed out that with all the hand wringing and editorializing about increasing Hydro rates, we haven’t heard much about rising fuel prices. It’s a good point, for most Ë®¹ûÊÓƵns, fuel is a much more significant annual expense than hydro and the price increases have been much larger.

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Parliamentary system is broken

By Ken Waddell

Neepawa Banner & Press

It works like this in Canada. You pick a political party and you pay a small membership fee and you become a member. That gives you the privilege of attending the general meetings, to vote for a candidate nominee and to vote for party leader. It also allows you to attend (for a fee) the policy conventions. It’s a pretty simple system.

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Letters - Hydro prices versus gas prices

Submitted

Neepawa Banner & Press

The verdict is in. The Public Utilities Board has granted MB Hydro an increase of 3.6 percent.

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It’s about time

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

Neepawa Banner & Press

Many times, I look to the south and feel glad to live in Canada.  This time of year, we have another reason to be glad we live and work in Canada— vacation.

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