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Manitoba: Jason Kenney

Settlement Services Dept: OTTAWA -- The province will introduce a resolution in the legislature today calling on Ottawa to change its mind about ending an agreement to fund immigration-settlement services but let Manitoba deliver them, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Only Manitoba and B.C. had agreements to provide settlement services and jason Kenney: rips civil servant s use The federal government informed Manitoba last week it was pulling out of the nearly 15-year-old agreement. A spokesperson for federal immigration minister Jason Kenney said the decision was made to ensure consistency across support services in every province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.