Talk:New Careers

This was cut from the article about Rosemary Vodrey, Filmon's senior cabinet minister (I'm afraid I'm not an expert on Canadian let alone Winnipeg politics).

"Budget cuts The Filmon government introduced austerity measures on education in 1993, including a $16 million cut to public education funding and a 2% cap on school tax increases. Many parents opposed the cuts, while trustees criticized the cap as an encroachment on the autonomy of their boards.[12] Vodrey rejected a request from the Manitoba Association of School Trustees (MAST) to introduce wage freezes that would absorb some of the resulting financial burden, leading the head of MAST to predict that her decision would result in layoffs. Vodrey did, however, agree to a separate proposal that allowed boards not to pay their staff for as many as eight professional development days.[13] Manitoba's universities were also affected by the austerity measures, with officials at the University of Manitoba predicting layoffs and restricted access to some courses. Vodrey's decision to cap tuition increases at 5% was nevertheless described as relatively favourable to student interests.[14]

Vodrey also announced cuts to rural and northern clinician services, as well as the elimination of Manitoba's post-secondary bursary program, a 35% cut to her department's New Careers program, and a 75% surcharge on tuition fees for international students.[15] She argued that the cuts were necessary as part of her government's response to a debt crisis. Some critics speculated that Finance Minister Clayton Manness, rather than Vodrey, was the primary instigator of this policy.[16]"

So I think this article needs more context and balance. It seems to be sourced and written as an editorial. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:48, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

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