It has only been a few months since the NDP formed government in Manitoba and already they seem to be interfering in the operations of Manitoba Hydro, the province’s largest and most important crown corporation.
At its inception, those who were advocating that Canada should allow for doctor assisted suicide assured policy makers and concerned Canadians that its application would be rarely used and narrowly applied.
While there are many divisive issues it seems these days in politics in Canada and around the world, top among them is the future of the carbon tax.
On election night last October, Progressive Conservative Party leader Heather Stefanson indicated that she would be stepping down as leader of the Party following a brief transition.
Surgery wait times for procedures like hip and knee replacements were too high across Canada before the pandemic, and they only became longer after.
For elected officials, the time between Christmas and New Year’s is generally one of the slowest times of the year.
They say that for some people optimism comes naturally. Sometimes that is expressed as viewing the glass as half full instead of half empty.
In the fall of 2022, researchers in the United States conducted an in-depth study about the impact of random acts of kindness.
Last week in the Manitoba Legislature, the NDP government brought forward a motion to be debated that criticized the Alberta government for threatening to pull their province out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
That didn’t take long. Just a few months after taking office the NDP are reporting that they are now on track this year for one of the largest deficits in Manitoba’s history at $1.612 billion.