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		<title>Taxpayers Cough Up For Jets Tickets</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3146.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NDP Cabinet Ministers and their political friends have been living large and attending Winnipeg Jets games at taxpayers' expense it was revealed this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Going Too Far</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3131.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something that often happens with governments that have been in power too long.]]></description>
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		<title>New Ideas From Opposition</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3120.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often get questions from constituents about the role of a member of the Official Opposition in our parliamentary system.]]></description>
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		<title>Promise Made, Promise Broken</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3107.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it may not come as much of a surprise, Tuesday’s provincial budget at least made it official.]]></description>
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		<title>P.C. Party Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3095.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you have already heard, I have decided not to seek the leadership of the P.C. Party of Manitoba.]]></description>
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		<title>Selinger Passes The Buck</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3080.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It didn't take long after the federal budget was released last week for NDP Premier Greg Selinger to start blaming Ottawa for all of the financial problems that he himself has created in Manitoba.]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting and Waiting</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3066.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information last week told Manitobans what many already knew.]]></description>
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		<title>Justifiable Outrage</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3064.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emotional outrage isn't always justifiable. In the case of the recent sentencing of convicted sex offender Graham James, however, it certainly is.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Years And Counting</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3049.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most people know, the speed at which government works is slow. Often, frustratingly slow.]]></description>
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		<title>The Billion Dollar Man</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3033.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NDP Premier Greg Selinger has become the province’s first billion dollar man.]]></description>
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		<title>Answers Slow In Coming</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3016.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/3016.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been almost six years since the provincial government called an inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair, the little five year old girl whose death went undiscovered for months by Child and Family Services.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians Express Financial Concern</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2994.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week a survey was released by pollster NANOS Research that indicated that 74% of Canadians were prepared for budget cuts in the upcoming federal budget believing restraint is necessary for the future health of Canada’s economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Criminals Still Collecting Taxdollars</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2977.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2977.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been almost two years since I first raised the issue with the NDP government of criminals with outstanding arrest warrants collecting welfare dollars.]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret is Getting Out</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2959.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2959.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've had a bit of a running joke with the MLA for the Winkler-Morden area since I've been elected to the Legislature. ]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Seizures Just Reflect Reality</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2936.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2936.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent report that showed the region served by the Steinbach RCMP is in the top 10 in terms of the amount of drugs seized in the province of Manitoba is neither a cause to panic nor a cause to be complacent. ]]></description>
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		<title>Spending More But Getting Less</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2920.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2920.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the NDP made their annual announcement of funding for Manitoba public schools. As is usually the case, the NDP managed to give with one hand while taking away with the other.]]></description>
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		<title>Co-ops Get International Recognition</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2905.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2905.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year the United Nations draws attention to important matters or causes by declaring the year as dedicated to a certain issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Latest Bi-Pole News</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2903.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2903.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another warning was issued last week by the province’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) about the proposed Bi-Pole III Hydro transmission line the NDP government is forcing down the west side of the province.]]></description>
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		<title>Shuffling The Deck</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2887.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took him a while to get around to it, but NDP Premier Greg Selinger finally shuffled his cabinet last week.]]></description>
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		<title>Ignored Again</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2874.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again this year, as has been the tradition for three separate decades, the provincial government will hold a round of pre-budget consultation meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Pains To Continue in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2856.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we look ahead to a new year, it’s hard for me not to think that it will feel very familiar to past years in terms of the challenges that are faced in this region.]]></description>
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		<title>The Year That Was</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2836.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In only a few days 2011 will come to an end and a new year will begin. As every year does, 2011 had its fair share of highs and lows.]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2804.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2804.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that has become my favorite part of Christmas in recent years is receiving Christmas cards and emails.]]></description>
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		<title>Drive Safe, Drive Sober</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2768.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New statistics released by Manitoba Public Insurance last week indicate that the month of December is the second most dangerous month of the year for motorists with an average of 733 collision victims.]]></description>
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		<title>NDP Play Kyoto Politics</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2700.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the long list of unrealistic promises that the NDP government has made over the past decade, this one may rank at the top.]]></description>
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		<title>Failing On Core Subjects</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2685.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every three years Manitoba's education system gets a report card of sorts.]]></description>
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		<title>Where Is The Financial Leadership?</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2670.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past few years have seen the global economic concerns around the world dominate both the news and the attention of policy makers.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2659.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2659.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since last month's provincial election, a number of constituents have raised questions with me regarding the status of the Progressive Conservative Leadership.]]></description>
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		<title>A Reason To Remember</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2645.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This November, as has been the case ever since 1921, Canadians are wearing poppies as an act of Remembrance.]]></description>
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		<title>Selinger&#8217;s Strange Session</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very brief and strange session of the Manitoba Legislature wrapped up on Tuesday of this week and it left many people wondering what the whole exercise was about.]]></description>
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		<title>Time For Long-Gun Registry To Go</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Tuesday the federal Conservative government introduced legislation that will eliminate the long-gun registry in Canada.]]></description>
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		<title>A Quick and Brief Return to the Legislature</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manitoba's NDP government has made the decision to quickly recall the Manitoba Legislature beginning Thursday October 20th. The NDP have determined that it will be a very short sitting, only lasting for nine days.]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You For Your Support</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2585.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday October 4th was an evening of mixed emotions. Most of all, it was an evening of gratitude for the overwhelming support that was given to me by the residents of the Steinbach Constituency.]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign Starts</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2482.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the official start of the 2011 provincial election campaign will likely be after the Labour Day long weekend when the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is asked to dissolve the legislature, the unofficial start to the campaign was this past week.]]></description>
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		<title>Fitting Tributes For Layton</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sad and shocking news that NDP Leader Jack Layton had passed away only a short time after he announced he was battling a new cancer resulted in thousands of Canadians paying tribute to the populist politician.]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2449.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2449.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime in the next few weeks a provincial election will be called to be held on October 4th.]]></description>
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		<title>A Hard Lesson to Learn</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2429.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The roller-coaster economic news coming from the United States these past few weeks points out clearly that it matters how government spends money.]]></description>
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		<title>More Red Flags At Hydro</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2369.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2369.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local residents have been sending a clear message for a number of years now that it is foolish of Premier Greg Selinger and the NDP to force Manitoba Hydro to build a new transmission line (Bi-Pole III) from northeastern Manitoba to Winnipeg down the west side of the province when an eastern route would be shorter, safer and save hundreds of millions of tax dollars.]]></description>
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		<title>Wishing Mr. Layton Well</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2354.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news this past week that federal New Democratic Leader, Jack Layton, was taking time away from his job as Official Opposition Leader to fight a battle with cancer, came as a shock to many Canadians who were quick to offer their best wishes to Mr. Layton. ]]></description>
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		<title>Southeast Loses Political Icon</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2336.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When long-time local residents heard the news earlier this week that former Steinbach MLA, Albert Driedger had passed away, it no doubt brought back a flood of memories regarding the local political stalwart.]]></description>
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		<title>Selinger Dodges Questions and Transparency</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2323.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2323.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it is not affecting all parts of Manitoba, the fact is that even though we are already into the middle of July, there are still many parts of our province which are battling flood waters and areas where residents are evacuated and are looking for answers.]]></description>
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		<title>Military Makes Difference At Home</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2304.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often when Canadians think about the work that is done by our military service, they think of the missions that take place far away from Canada.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Canada!</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2285.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadians across the country will celebrate the country’s 144th birthday on Friday, July 1st.]]></description>
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		<title>Justice For Child Victims</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2266.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last week I was very glad to see legislation that I first introduced three years ago in the Manitoba Legislature receive unanimous support from all three political parties and become law in the province.]]></description>
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		<title>Steinbach Welcomes Senior Games</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steinbach welcomed participants in the Manitoba Lotteries 55 Plus Games this week as they took part in events that were held throughout the City.]]></description>
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		<title>Election Conversions</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2237.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manitoba’s NDP government has had a number of conversions in advance of the provincial election this October.]]></description>
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		<title>NHL Returning To Manitoba</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2218.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday was a day that thousands of Manitobans had waited for with anticipation for many years.]]></description>
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		<title>Hats Off To Local Police</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2203.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The role of a police officer has changed a great deal over the past number of years. They are asked to be crime fighters, mediators, traffic monitors and educators...often all in the same shift!]]></description>
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		<title>Manitoba&#8217;s Revolving Jail Door</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2183.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the most recent statistics regarding prisoner "recidivism" rates in Manitoba were released and the news is very bleak.]]></description>
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		<title>More Prisoners Accidentally Set Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 12:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year Manitoba Progressive Conservatives learned about a problem that the provincial NDP government has with keeping prisoners in jail.]]></description>
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