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FEATuRES
Ron DePauw
What do wildflowers, judo, ballroom dancing and
plant breeding have in common? One humble man
from Swift Current loves them all.
Stay or go
Labour in Canada is at a crunch point, and tem-
porary foreign workers are at the centre of a crisis
brought on by sweeping changes to the federal
program.
Making connections
Short-line railroads snake across the Prairies, but
what’s so special about them? The owners are farmers
with a plan for moving grain.
ChAFTA
Two powerful governments have combined forces
in a new free-trade agreement. How will Canada
respond?
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