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That's why he put the question to Advanced Education Minister Erin Selby in her estimates hearings recently to get the government's answer on the record. " The government has been on a sort of an amalgamation binge for health- care centres, for municipalities. There's a rumour the government might be considering amalgamating some universities. Is that on the agenda?" Gerrard asked. " Oh. no. Too warm to ask that question, Jon," Selby answered. Gerrard declined to identify the source of his information. " What I heard was a rumour of possibly bringing all universities together under one institution," Gerrard said. " I raised it in estimates because I wanted to get an answer on this issue. The minister said ' no,' but then this government told people ' no' two years ago when they were asked if they would ever raise the PST," Gerrard reasoned. Officials at Manitoba's five public universities said they are unaware of any move to amalgamate them. " It would be a really backward step in Manitoba. The smaller institutions, it guts their mandate," Brandon University president Deborah Poff said. " They're all very different institutions." Poff said Nova Scotia, where she used to work, has been talking about amalgamation for at least 40 years. " They never make any progress. There are seven universities in Halifax - it's never going to happen," she said. " This has been an ongoing saga." Poff said she's aware of talk in Alberta about going to one provincewide university: " I'd be surprised if it happened in Alberta. That would be a dumb thing to do," she said. Every once in a while, Canadian educators look at the system in California, which has a number of University of California campuses spread throughout the state. " It is a bad model - it doesn't work well in the U. S." where other states have tried it, Poff said. Talk about amalgamating schools usually involves each specialty taught at one campus, said Jim Turk of the Canadian Association of University Teachers. " There's been lots of talk of merger of universities," Turk said. " The minister of advanced education in Alberta is talking about Campus Alberta." " California has the most integrated public education system in North America," said Turk - the University of California schools at Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and elsewhere are top research schools. Then there is a level of state schools and finally, community colleges. It's a highly integrated system with easy movement and transfer of credits. No other jurisdiction has made it work. The University of Winnipeg focuses on community integration and the University of Manitoba is a classical research facility. " It is most unlikely that Manitoba and Winnipeg would be merged," he said. " You lose the different focus each brings ( with amalgamation)." nick. martin@ freepress. mb. ca University amalgamation on the books? NDP says ' no' to Gerrard's query By Nick Martin Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom, what you do to me Pete Czerwinski, a. k. a. Furious Pete, attempts a hotdogeating Guinness World Record at the 75th anniversary of the Half Moon Drive- In in Lockport Sunday as MC Jon Ljungberg, Wayne McIntosh, owner of the Half Moon and former Blue Bombers Troy Westwood, Chris Walby and Stan Mikawos look on. JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A_ 05_ Jul- 15- 13_ FP_ 01. indd A5 7/ 14/ 13 9: 08: 59 PM ;