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Nine conference participants posing in a hallway holding handwritten signs reading "Collaboration Go Team", "Concerned Resident", "Partners" and "Key Stakeholder".

Premier Greg Selinger got some support from his western counterparts this week as his government fights to retain control over the management of immigrant settlement services. Western premiers and territorial leaders agreed Tuesday on several key points that Manitoba has been making with Ottawa on immigration in recent weeks. In a communique at the conclusion of their meeting in Edmonton, the leaders called for an increase in immigration levels and demanded a greater role for provinces and territories in immigrant selection. The western leaders also sought assurances that they be given a prominent role in managing successful, integrated settlement services.

 

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Western-counterparts-support-Selinger-on-immigration–155733105.html