“You Can’t Handle The Truth!” That was, for people of my generation, the iconic line spoken by actor Jack Nicholson in the movie, A Few Good Men.
It was just over two weeks ago that my wife Kim and I spent the evening with Jake and Lydia Epp talking about family, reminiscing about shared acquaintances and, of course, talking about politics.
It wasn’t that long ago that Manitoba was helping lead the charge in Canada to see bail laws reformed.
For Canadians every July 1st should be special. But it will be hard not to see this Canada Day as extra special.
Manitoba is well known for its many summer community festivals. Because our winters are long and at times unforgiving, the popularity of summer community gatherings is understandable.
I remember it vividly. Driving along the road south of Winnipeg as cars were stopping near one of the homes along the Red River.
At around 8 am on the morning of Tuesday June 3rd, after more than 16 hours of voting and final debates on proposed legislation, the Manitoba Legislature ended its spring session which began in early March.
Before the Manitoba NDP were elected in the fall of 2023, Manitoba homeowners were provided with a 50% rebate on the school taxes that they were charged on the value of their home.
Manitoba’s NDP government made a lot of promises to Manitobans when they were elected more than a year and a half ago.
This past Monday was Manitoba Day. The celebration of our province’s 155th birthday may have gone by unnoticed by many but there was cake to be had to mark the occasion a couple days early at the Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) Museum
