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PCs allocate $6.5M for provincial nurse team to curb private agency hiring
The Wakeham government is moving on a campaign promise to end its reliance on costly travel nurses, but the health minister says it will take time.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-travel-nurse-9.7183006?cmp=rss

Global News Calgary Apr 14

Calgary housing advocates call on city council to replace citywide rezoning with new plan
A coalition of housing advocates accused Calgary's mayor of breaking a campaign promise to repeal and replace citywide rezoning with a new plan to build more housing.
#Canada #Economy #Politics #BlanketRezoningCalgary
https://globalnews.ca/news/11799330/calgary-housing-advocates-call-city-council-replace-citywide-rezoning-new-plan/

CBC Ottawa Mar 26

What's in the Ontario budget for Ottawa? Not much, actually
Ontario's 2026 budget is silent on Premier Doug Ford’s earlier campaign promise to take on responsibility for Ottawa's LRT, leaving the city with a growing transit funding gap.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/local-budget-story-9.7143584?cmp=rss

WIST Quotations Has Moved!Aug 29, 2025

Hoover would like to live in the White House. Smith is not adverse to living in the White House. In order to get in there either one will promise the voters anything from perpetual motion to eternal salvation.

Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
Column (1928-11-04), “Daily Telegram”

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Bread and Circuses Dec 23, 2023

When I'm in charge of the universe, I will change the rules so that bad habits are difficult to form and easy to break, while good habits are easy to form and almost impossible to break.

#CampaignPromise

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