Blue Bombers ticket ban next? - Winnipeg Free Press

Blue Bombers ticket ban next?
Winnipeg Free Press
It wasn't immediately known when Justice Minister Andrew Swan, Conservation Minister Gord Mackintosh and Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton paid for their tickets. Mackintosh attended a game with a ticket supplied by the Manitoba ...

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Former fire-office staff could face criminal action - Winnipeg Free Press

Former fire-office staff could face criminal action
Winnipeg Free Press
That would likely fall to the Manitoba Civil Service Commission and the provincial labour relations secretariat. And no decision would be made on whether to call in police, she said, until auditor general Carol Bellringer completes her forensic audit ...

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Cabinet ministers refuse to meet UN food envoy - Canada.com

Cabinet ministers refuse to meet UN food envoy
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The UN's right to food expert, who usually meets with government ministers and technical experts within the civil service during his missions, was informed departmental officials would be available, but no meetings with ministers were arranged, ...

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Going Too Far - mySteinbach.ca (blog)


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Going Too Far
mySteinbach.ca (blog)
That is why it was disturbing a couple of weeks ago to learn that a senior official in the civil service, an Assistant Deputy Minister, had sent out an email inviting individuals who work for government to come to the Legislature to view a political ...

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Students warn Que. emergency law could fuel unrest - CTV.ca


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Students warn Que. emergency law could fuel unrest
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Hours after Bill 78 passed on Friday, demonstrators fanned into Montreal's downtown core to protest the controversial legislation, which they say is an affront to their civil liberties. The protests began peacefully but took a violent turn when some ...

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G20 report slams police for 'excessive' force - CBC.ca


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G20 report slams police for 'excessive' force
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But the OIPRD reports that police also had a responsibility to balance law enforcement with citizens' rights to demonstrate. He concluded some officers used “excessive force” to clamp down on any and all protesters, with Toronto police commanders ...

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Twice wrong - Winnipeg Free Press

Twice wrong
Winnipeg Free Press
If true, it suggests the minister has ceded control of her department to the NDP government's political staff. Otherwise, Manitobans would have to believe that assistant deputy minister Ben Rempel was acting alone when he sent the email to staff of ...

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