View From the Legislature

This week marks the 20th Anniversary of National Organ and Tissue Donors Awareness Week, and the 5th Anniversary of Transplant Manitoba’s online Sign Up for Life registry.

On Tuesday April 11th our Progressive Conservative government introduced Budget 2017, which charts a moderate and responsible course for Manitoba, based on reducing taxes and restraining government spending while investing appropriately in front-line services.

Recently the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority announced plans to better patient care. Presently, Manitobans are waiting too long for care, are staying too long in hospital and often need to visit multiple locations to access the care they need.

This week marks the 100th anniversary of a battle that occurred during one of the bloodiest wars in the history of the world, a battle that saw soldiers from all corners of Canada come together in the face of adversity.

Last Monday I had the opportunity to tour the Niverville Health Care Clinic alongside a group including my colleague Shannon Martin, MLA for Morris, Southern Health CEO Kathy McPhail and Board Chair Abe Bergen.

I am pleased to announce that effective April 1st our government has now further reduced ambulance fees across the province.

Wait times for healthcare procedures is a concern across Canada and particularly here in Manitoba. While recent reports indicate there has been modest improvement in some wait times, much more has to happen.

With spring having officially begun, many Manitobans are thinking about the summer camping season and booking for campgrounds has already begun.

This week I had the pleasure to honor in the Legislature Natasha Vokey of Steinbach, who on December 18th was named Female Athlete of the Year by Manitoba Special Olympics.

Emergency care in Manitoba has been evolving for quite some time, originally focusing on transportation, and now providing advanced pre-hospital care.