The ongoing myth of “one taxpayer”
by Lorne Weiss
The Manitoba government likes to remind us that when it comes to taxes, there is only “one taxpayer.”
Actually, when it comes to education, that “one taxpayer”...
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Archive : March 2013
Lawrie Wagon and Carriage Company — adapted business to take advantage of growing popularity of “horseless carriages”
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
It became increasingly obvious to more astute carriage and wagon makers at the turn of the 20th century that their industry would eventually be deposed due to the growing popularity of ...
Wonderful world of whimsy
The following gives us a perspective on, “The other guy’s way of looking at things,” “Different strokes for different folks,” “It takes all kinds to make up the world,” and the ever ...
More Jacks than you ever imagined
Jack is the name of the hero in many English fairy tales, for example, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and the Beanstalk and, How Jack Went Out to Seek His Fortune. Another one, Jack the Cunning Thief, is Irish/Scottish. And of ...
Métis Supreme Court victory
By a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal government has not lived up to its obligations to the Métis under the terms of the Manitoba Act of 1870. Specifically, the court said Ottawa fa...
Drop off in new listings entering market
Whether it was some rather harsh winter weather conditions or just a softening in the local marketplace, there was a real parallel in the drop off of new listings and sales at 12 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively, in Fe...
Ford of Canada plant — railway cars brought the parts that were assembled into complete vehicles
by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
The car assembly line demonstration during the annual Regina Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, according to the July 28, 1919, Morning-Leader was as near “as possible under ...
New report calls for changes to school taxes levied on commercial properties
A new report on education funding in Manitoba is calling for the phasing out of the province’s education support levy (ESL) on commercial properties.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) ...
Things that drive you crazy
• No matter how carefully you load the groceries into the car or van, the bags inevitably fall over and spill out on the way home.
• Why is it that all vitamins are found in foods like spinach and caul...
Jacks are around every corner
Astonishingly, Jack shows up everywhere — in music, in fairy tale, in slang and even in graffiti. Edwin Radford calls Jack, “The English language’s word of all work” (To Coin a Phrase).
Jack as equivalen...