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Here is a look back at some of the provincial stories that made headlines this week: Premier Gary Doer refused to commit to new labour laws that would include a ban on hiring replacement workers, commonly called scabs, during strikes. Delegates at an NDP convention in Winnipeg had called on the premier for the change. Tory Leader Stuart Murray put the blame for rising eduction taxes on the province, which he said is underfunding school divisions. He reportedly called on the province to fund 100 per cent of education costs, removing the burden from property tax payers. The province announced plans to turn Travel Manitoba, the government's tourism department, into a Crown corporation. "The corporation will oversee tourism marketing, visitor information services, product development, research and public awareness of tourism," Tourism Minister Eric Robinson told reporters. Tory Leader Stuart Murray called on the province to abandon its four-year freeze on university tuition fees, saying it has "been starving universities of much needed revenue to provide a quality program." Many post-secondary students believe the freeze is neccessary to keep higher education accessible. Ð J.N.
