Mike the knife: Ontario's new premier has a mandate to cut taxes and slash government

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Mike Harris's Progressive Conservative Party won 82 seats in the 132-seat Ontario parliament in the June 1995 election, garnering 45% of the vote in a three-way race. Harris ran a brilliant campaign, but his advocacy of extreme right-wing political views could disrupt Ontario's fragile social order.

Cover Story, Ontario, Harris, Michael (Canadian premier)

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Seeking a third term, Gary Filmon faces stiff competition from his Liberal and NDP rivals

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Conservative Premier Gary Filmon's Apr 1995 re-election bid pits him in a tight, three-way race against NDP leader Gary Doer and Liberal Paul Edwards. Edwards benefits from the popularity of the federal Liberal Party in Manitoba and from the perception that the 34-year-old is a fresh voice.

Political aspects, Doer, Gary, Edwards, Paul

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Filmon's hat trick

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Gary Filmon's Conservative Party won the elections in Manitoba on Apr 25, 1995, giving the party a third term. Voters trusted Filmon's party with government finances due to Filmon's budget cutting achievements in his previous term. Other aspects of the election are discussed.

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