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Winnipeg biz owners encouraged to fly the Maple Leaf

A Winnipeg city councillor says business owners should fly the Maple Leaf to bolster Canadian pride as the country fends off a trade assault from the U.S. “It’s all about […]

  • Winnipeg councillor Markus Chambers launched "Operation Naked Flag Pole" initiative.
  • Trade negotiations between U.S. and Canada ended, leading to retaliatory tariffs.
  • Loren Remillard urges businesses to fly Maple Leaf as expression of pride.

THE CHALLENGE OF MODERN-DAY SLAVERY

Government should do more by reducing poverty Like last year, it was very telling that the 2026 edition of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition was not marked in…

  • Nigeria reported 1.6 million modern slaves in 2021, 7.8 per 1,000 people
  • Modern slavery includes forced labor, domestic work, commercial exploitation
  • Poverty, conflict, and environmental disasters drive modern slavery in Nigeria

Atiku and The Subsidy Card

Olusegun Adeniyi While campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket in the recently concluded 2011 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar came up with what I…

  • Atiku pledged to finance recurrent expenditure with non-oil revenue.
  • He advocated using oil income for infrastructure, security, education, and health.
  • Atiku reintroduced stance post Tinubu's fuel subsidy removal in 2023.

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