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		<title>Successful Southeast Prebudget Meeting Held</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2923.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Lemieux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Message From the Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was pleased to host Finance Minister Stan Struthers and residents of the southeast for the pre-budget consultation meeting last week.]]></description>
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		<title>Spending More But Getting Less</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2920.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>Protecting Retirement Security for Future Generations (OAS)</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2918.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I'd like to take this opportunity to provide some reassurance, in the midst of much fear-mongering, regarding our Government’s commitment to the retirement security of Canadians.]]></description>
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		<title>Electricity and Resilience</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2916.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been thinking recently about how reliable our electrical power supply really is.]]></description>
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		<title>Tolstoy Today</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2914.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Heppner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edgework]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One winter, a decade or so ago, I worked my way through Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel, "War and Peace."]]></description>
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		<title>Spiritual Impact of Being in Isolation</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2911.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2911.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hirst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chaplain's Corner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever gone to visit someone in the hospital and had to wear a gown and gloves, possibly even a mask, just to visit?]]></description>
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		<title>End of January 2012!</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2909.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila Kolesar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Standing on my Soap Box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While looking at my Norwex cleaning clothes catalogues this week, I started thinking about cleaning.]]></description>
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		<title>Nomination Bid For Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Site Complete</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2907.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2907.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Lemieux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Message From the Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A proposal to secure world heritage site designation for a large area of boreal forest in eastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario is complete and ready for submission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>South Korean Market Reopens to Canadian Beef</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2900.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2900.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here in Southeastern Manitoba, people have a distinct understanding of the importance of open borders for exporting our beef. Livelihoods depend on it.]]></description>
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		<title>The Keystone XL Pipeline is Rejected: So?</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2896.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2896.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline.]]></description>
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		<title>A personal approach to insuring your mortgage</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2893.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2893.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Dueck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financially Speaking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage financing is probably one of the largest financial commitments you will make in your life.]]></description>
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		<title>New Government, New Cabinet, New Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2891.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2891.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Lemieux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Message From the Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The people of Manitoba have re-elected our government and have given us a new mandate for at least four more years.]]></description>
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		<title>Surf&#8217;s up</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2889.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2889.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Fast</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the Herd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Javier is a professional surfer. He owns a surf and board shop in Mazatlan beside McDonald's.]]></description>
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		<title>Shuffling The Deck</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2887.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2887.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>Strengthening Community Safety and our Immigration System</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2885.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2885.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since deciding to release the names and photos of individuals who are in Canada illegally, we have seen tremendous results.]]></description>
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		<title>Globalization and Resilience</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2882.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2882.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Globalization is what we call the process of the world becoming a smaller place.]]></description>
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		<title>When I Stop Singing</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2880.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2880.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Heppner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edgework]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever the words of "Awesome God" appear on the big screen during worship in the church where I am a member I stop singing.]]></description>
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		<title>Praying for Healing</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2878.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2878.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hirst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chaplain's Corner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a friend who sometimes calls and suggests a topic for an article. I love that she does this, believe it or not, writing 26 articles a year sometimes leaves me wondering what I should write about next.]]></description>
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		<title>Get Along</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2876.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2876.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila Kolesar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Standing on my Soap Box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wow here we are, finishing the second full week of January. Today I think I will be talking about... family.]]></description>
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		<title>Ignored Again</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2874.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2874.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>Helmets to Hardhats</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2872.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2872.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Canada's identity -- rooted in the values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law -- stems in no small measure from our achievements in times of war. ]]></description>
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		<title>An Ode to Walking, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2870.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2870.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I suggested that there is merit in walking because it takes the world on its terms.]]></description>
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		<title>Too much of a good thing? Information isn’t knowledge</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2867.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2867.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wesley Dueck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financially Speaking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You can get it if you want it - everywhere! Information, that is. And these days many consumers turn to social media and other electronic sources for information and guidance.]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Go!</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2862.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2862.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Fast</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in the Herd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know it's been a long time since the last time we talked, or rather I wrote and you read but I'd just like to say I’m sorry. ]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Year in Review</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2858.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2858.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Lemieux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Message From the Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to 2012! I would like to begin the year by taking a quick look back at the year that was. 2011 had major ups and downs for us as a province and a region.]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Pains To Continue in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2856.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2856.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>A Refreshing Change &#8211; Reporting on Help for the Homeless</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2854.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All too often, political media coverage tends to be dominated by conflict instead of content, opinion instead of objectivity, and salacious detail instead of substance.]]></description>
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		<title>An Ode to Walking Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2852.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What follows is the kind of congratulations-to-self that occasionally sits in my mind when I find myself walking while others drive.]]></description>
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		<title>Boomers Crossing the Line</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2850.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Heppner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edgework]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I turned 65. That in itself is not significant news. People turn 65 every day of every year.]]></description>
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		<title>Our desire to get it right in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2845.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Friesen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perspectives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are moments in life when most of us do some weird and wonderful things; something that stretches or imagination; like making New Year resolutions.]]></description>
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		<title>Year End 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2843.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2843.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hirst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chaplain's Corner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In just a short time from when this blog post is published, 2011 will officially be history.]]></description>
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		<title>Resolutions part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2838.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2838.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila Kolesar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Standing on my Soap Box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So this is how I ended the last blog in which I talked about resolutions... There is one other way to make your resolutions work, tell someone.]]></description>
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		<title>The Year That Was</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2836.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2836.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>Investing in Health Care for the Long Term</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2834.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2834.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all rely on our hospitals, doctors, nurses and other key parts of our health care system. We want it to be there for ourselves and our family when we need it most.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Ride My Bicycle</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2831.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2831.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Were I to choose a personal zodiac, 2011 would be the year of the Bicycle.]]></description>
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		<title>To Italy and Back</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2829.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2829.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Richert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life at Speed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last few weeks have been exciting times in my racing career. It started when I was given an invitation by an Italian race team to test drive their Formula 3 car.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2827.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2827.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Lemieux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Message From the Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. I hope everyone has the chance to spend time with their families and enjoy the season.]]></description>
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		<title>2011: A Strong, Stable, Majority Government to lead Canada through Economic Recovery‪‪‪‪</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2811.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2811.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our Government has spent the past year working hard to keep your support and trust in difficult economic times.]]></description>
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		<title>Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2806.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2806.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila Kolesar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Standing on my Soap Box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Its almost the beginning of the year. Some think its time for resolutions. ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>Too Many Disposable Diapers</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2801.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2801.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["We pick up thousands of [disposable] diapers on a daily basis," states Eldon Wallman from the Steinbach landfill. This calculates to around half a million diapers being delivered to rot in our own small landfill every year.]]></description>
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		<title>Oh Dark the Night!</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2799.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2799.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Heppner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edgework]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few days after Black Friday this year, I overheard a conversation. One woman was describing to another the tremendous experience she and her friends had had on a shopping trip to the United States to take in Black Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative Open House</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2795.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2795.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Lemieux</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Message From the Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend was the annual Legislative open house.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2770.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2770.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Hirst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chaplain's Corner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many it has been a rough year. Some have been forced to say goodbye to a beloved family member.]]></description>
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		<title>Drive Safe, Drive Sober</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2768.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2768.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelvin Goertzen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[View From the Legislature]]></category>

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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>Call to Action</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2765.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2765.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila Kolesar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Standing on my Soap Box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the information age. People in "the know". And yet I am amazed at the things I hear.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolstering Security, Trade and Travel with the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2763.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2763.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vic Toews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[On Parliament Hill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have long collaborated and cooperated with the United States on trade and security measures at the border.]]></description>
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		<title>We Need a Resource Consumption Tax</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2712.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.mysteinbach.ca/blogs/2712.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rempel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rethinking Lifestyle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most taxes in Canada do not encourage the right activities. Behavior that should be encouraged is taxed, and behavior that should be discouraged has no tax.]]></description>
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