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OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
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It may be summer and a bit slower than usual in the Capital, but that did not stop it from being an interesting week. Bad economic news weighed heavy and kept people on our side of the fence busy trying to assess the damage and where things are heading.
The bad news came quickly and in bunches. Bond yields surged in Europe, the US was on the verge on defaulting on some its credit obligations, and economic and job growth stalled in Canada – yes our Canada. Each problem is unique in and of itself, but together they should be cause for concern to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

I happened to be looking back on a column my father wrote in the early 1990’s. In it he was explaining how Canadians had racked up huge debts that were going unpaid for. The IMF at that point had told the Canadian government that Canada had to get its finances in order.

Howard Hampton's announcement that he will be retiring from his long time held seat as our Member of Provincial Parliament has certainly made the upcoming election way more interesting... at least for me.
Over the past two decades Hampton faced some close challenges at election time but holding true to the riding's tradition, he was re-elected time and time again.

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A great number of projects are underway on Highway 11 including: