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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 3, 2025, Winnipeg, Manitoba Notice of dust control program Homeowners along gravel provincial roads and main market roads in unorganized territories may apply to have dust control applied in front of their homesites at a cost of $200 for a single application. The formal application is available from your local Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure office. The deadline for these applications will be no later than May 23, 2025. For more information, please contact one of the following Transportation and Infrastructure offices: PUBLIC NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steinbach 204-346-6266 Brandon 204-726-6800 Swan River 204-677-6540 Dauphin 204-622-2061 LEASING FOR NEW AND USED VEHICLES SCAN THE QR CODE TO REGISTER WITH US TODAY A2 ● WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM F EDERAL elections in our country are, by their very nature, all about Canada. But the 45th general election seemed to be about Canada even more than usual. A trade war threatening our econ- omy, endless taunts about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, and uncertainty about what our neighbour and former ally might try to do to us next combined to get our elbows up long before we got to the ballot box. When we prepared to mark our X, the ballot question staring at us was: who did we trust to take on the U.S. president? That’s the question that propelled the Liberals to their remarkable resur- rection and a fourth consecutive term. It’s what grounded Pierre Poilievre’s previously assumed ascent to power. It’s what reduced the NDP to rump sta- tus and upended the Bloc Québécois’ sovereignty strategy. In Canada we trust. That’s an election takeaway we can all agree on, regardless of how we voted. If we are going to trust in Canada, however, we need to ensure there are trusted places to turn to for informa- tion about the trade war and whatever else Donald Trump has up his sleeve. That’s why the Free Press is launch- ing a campaign that will run until Canada Day, with the goal of getting more Canadians to fund our journal- ism, which has served our country since 1872. That’s also why we are pulling on pa- triotic heartstrings with a “true north strong and Free Press” offer that will allow you to flex your Canadian pride while strengthening our newsroom. We have worked with Kal Barteski — the Manitoba artist whose creations are on display from The Forks to Chur- chill — to design distinctive incentives for being a Free Press subscriber. The locally sourced totes and mugs are a fitting canvas for the passion of Bar- teski’s art and the power of journalism standing on guard for thee. Even before Monday’s vote, this country has had to make a number of tough decisions. But a strong and free Canada demands more than just pulling California wine off our shelves and shelving holiday plans to travel to the United States. We need to decide where we should get the news we need. Are we going to trust U.S. platforms such as Meta and X, whose respective owners are aligned with the U.S. president and unapologetically unaligned with fact-checking, which is critical to trustworthy information? Or are we going to put our faith in Canadian newsrooms such as the Free Press that hire local employees to report on our communities — and pay taxes in this country, just like you? Canada will have more decisions to make in the coming months and years that will be critical to our country’s independence. One of the tests of that sovereignty will be whether our deci- sion-making is informed by indepen- dent journalism produced by Canadi- ans, for Canadians. If you are Canada proud and Manito- ba strong, I hope you will vote to stand with our newsroom and ensure the Free Press has the funding needed for our ongoing campaign for truth. Paul Samyn is the Free Press editor. paul.samyn@freepress.mb.ca NEWS SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025 VOL 154 NO 145 Winnipeg Free Press est 1872 / Winnipeg Tribune est 1890 2025 Winnipeg Free Press, a division of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership. Published six days a week in print and always online at 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 3B6, PH: 204-697-7000 CEO / MIKE POWER Editor / PAUL SAMYN Associate Editor Enterprise / SCOTT GIBBONS Associate Editor News / STACEY THIDRICKSON Associate Editor Digital News / WENDY SAWATZKY Director Photo and Multimedia / MIKE APORIUS NEWSMEDIA COUNCIL The Winnipeg Free Press is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to determine acceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour. 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Incorrect information appears in the preprinted 49.8 section. PHOTOS BY MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Artist Kal Barteski with Free Press editor Paul Samyn and new ‘Canada proud, Manitoba strong’ merchandise. PAUL SAMYN A call to defend — and fund — Canadian journalism True north, strong and Free Press CORRECTION Show your Canadian pride and strengthen Canadian journalism. BUY stickers, mugs, T-shirts and tote bags in the Free Press Shop at shop.winnipegfreepress.com. Free Press subscribers receive 35 per cent off. Not yet a subscriber? Take advantage of our “Elbows Up” offer at winnipegfreepress.com/canadaproud. Canada proud, Manitoba strong ;