The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Economic challenges lie ahead in 2004 but Premier Gary Doer has vowed to stay the course and keep the provincial budget from sinking into red ink. In a recent interview with the Winnipeg Free Press, Doer said he expects financial challenges from 2003, including forest fires and a rising Loonie, to carry over to this new year. "I have to keep discipline in our budget making," he told the newspaper. "That means if you let a bit of light in on your budget making, if you open the door even a bit to deficit, you're dead. I'm not opening the door." The premier gave several reasons to be optimistic about the economy in 2004, including a downtown construction boom in Winnipeg and expanded Hydro generation in the North.
