Manitoba's non-existent job growth

Courtesy of Tom Brodbeck from the Winnipeg Sun . . .

"And according to the Manitoba Bureau of Statistics (MBS), Manitoba so far has the third worst job-creation numbers in Canada for 2005.

It's not good news. And it's the kind of economic data business groups talk about when they say Manitoba is not as competitive as it should be.

When groups such as the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce or the Canadian Taxpayers Federation complain that Manitoba's high income and corporate taxes are hurting the economy, this is what they mean."

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