View From the Legislature

The talk over the past 18 months in Canadian politics has been focused largely on the need to get major projects that help build Canada’s self reliance done.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the regional meeting of the Canadian Parliamentary Association (CPA) together with other Canadian elected representatives from across the country.

In the summer of 2023, I had the opportunity to visit and tour the construction site of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the massive cable-stayed structure that crosses the Detroit River and connects Detroit, Michigan with Windsor, Ontario.

Anyone who has lived in Manitoba for any length of time know that the summers are the most cherished time of the year.

If you have ever taken the “behind the scenes” tour of the Manitoba Legislature, the one that takes you to the roof of the building and up near the Golden Boy, you may have noticed a strange display.

As has become tradition at the annual Summer in the City celebration in Steinbach, time was taken to recognize several families who had obtained their Canadian citizenship over the past year.

Flooding in Manitoba has been a part of life for its residents since its existence. People still tell stories of the flood of 1950 and the many local buildings at the time that benefited from salvaged wood from flooding in Winnipeg.

Few issues have received as much attention over the past year as the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Earlier this week the Manitoba Legislature concluded its spring sitting. As is usually the case for the spring sitting, most of the discussion and debate surrounded the provincial budget.

It was a long time ago, but I remember it very clearly. It was 1995 and it was the night of the second Quebec referendum which would decide whether Quebec would leave Canada or stay part of the federation.