Manitoba Liberal Leader Promises To Explain Her Promises
Manitoba's rookie Liberal leader says when the time is right, she
will explain how she plans to pay for tens of millions of dollars in
promises she is making in advance of next April's provincial
election.
will explain how she plans to pay for tens of millions of dollars in
promises she is making in advance of next April's provincial
election.
In a year-end interview, Rana Bokhari hints the plan contains
some form of spending efficiency within existing programs.
Some of her recent promises include a $25-million sales tax
rebate for municipalities, and $10 million a day to convert
student loans to grants.
She is also promising up to $5 million a year for
increased in vitro fertilization funding and a phased-in elimination
of the payroll tax.
CN Signs New Deal With Company That Makes Wheels For Trains
A group of workers at two companies in Winnipeg are looking
forward to a happy holiday now that their jobs have been guaranteed
for the next decade.
forward to a happy holiday now that their jobs have been guaranteed
for the next decade.
Yesterday, C-N Rail announced it had signed a 10-year,
$500-million manufacturing deal with Amsted Rail to make
wheels for all its trains.
The deal secures 85 jobs at the CN Rail shop and about 250 at
the Griffin Wheel Company, which had suffered a devasting fire in
March.
Brent Sharron of the Unifor union says workers are thrilled to
know the future of the plant is solid.
First Large Group Of Refugees Have Arrived In Canada
There were plenty of smiles on the faces of the first large group
of Syrians being re-settled in Canada.
of Syrians being re-settled in Canada.
A total of 163 arrived late last night at Toronto's Pearson
Airport, where they were welcomed by Prime Minister Trudeau, Ontario
Premier Kathleen Wynne, and other officials.
Kevork Jamkossian says he feels as if he, his wife, and their
16-month-old daughter left ``hell'' and arrived in ``paradise.''
The second large group of Syrians is due to arrive tomorrow at
Trudeau Airport in Montreal.
In all, the government plans to bring 25,000 Syrians to
Canada by the end of February.
Countries Near Emissions Deal At UN Summit
There's an upbeat sign that a deal may be near at the UN climate
change summit taking place in a Paris suburb.
change summit taking place in a Paris suburb.
Although today was the deadline, the summit has been extended to
tomorrow with French officials saying ``things are going in the
right direction.''
Officials from Canada and more than 190 other countries have
spent 12 days trying to reach an agreement to limit carbon emissions
that are blamed for global warming.
