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Manitoba's largest city is [[Winnipeg]], which contains over one half the provincial population.
Manitoba's largest city is [[Winnipeg]], which contains over one half the provincial population.
[[York Factory]] was founded in 1684 and was the provinces oldest settlement. [[Charles II]] had granted the entire [[Hudson Bay]] watershed to the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], which was purchased from them by the Canadian Government in 1869 for 300,000 pounds. Manitoba joined confederation in 1870. The total area of Manitoba is 649,950 km<sup>2</sup> and had a population of 1,182,921 in 2007 accounting for 3.6% of the national total.<ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070628/d070628c.htm |Statistics Canada: Canada's Population estimates]</ref>
[[York Factory]] was founded in 1684 and was the provinces oldest settlement. [[Charles II]] had granted the entire [[Hudson Bay]] watershed to the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], which was purchased from them by the Canadian Government in 1869 for 300,000 pounds. Manitoba joined confederation in 1870. The total area of Manitoba is 649,950 km<sup>2</sup> and had a population of 1,182,921 in 2007 accounting for 3.6% of the national total.<ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070628/d070628c.htm Statistics Canada: Canada's Population estimates]</ref>
At the provincial level, Manitoba is led by the socialist [[New Democratic Party]] majority. They have imposed one of the highest [[tax]] rates in the country, unnecessary bureaucratic waste, detrimental regulation, and useless crown corporations and government "programs". These have stunted Manitoba's economic growth, continuing its status as a have-not province, receiving even more equalization payment per capita than [[Quebec]]. Manitoba's vast economic potential, with its central location, abundant resources, agriculture, hyrdo, and the cosmopolitan [[Winnipeg]], has been grotesquely hindered.
At the provincial level, Manitoba is led by the socialist [[New Democratic Party]] majority. They have imposed one of the highest [[tax]] rates in the country, unnecessary bureaucratic waste, detrimental regulation, and useless crown corporations and government "programs". These have stunted Manitoba's economic growth, continuing its status as a have-not province, receiving even more equalization payment per capita than [[Quebec]]. Manitoba's vast economic potential, with its central location, abundant resources, agriculture, hyrdo, and the cosmopolitan [[Winnipeg]], has been grotesquely hindered.
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESubjects&Params=A1 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (2008)] reliable detailed encyclopedia, on-line free
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESubjects&Params=A1 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (2008)] reliable detailed encyclopedia, on-line free
== External Links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.travelmanitoba.com/ Manitoba Tourism]
* [http://www.travelmanitoba.com/ Manitoba Tourism]
* [http://www.destinationwinnipeg.ca/ Destination Winnipeg]
* [http://www.destinationwinnipeg.ca/ Destination Winnipeg]
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