View From the Legislature

This week will mark the beginning of a new school year as students from across the southeast once again fill the classrooms.

Union officials that represent about 3,000 Manitoba Hydro employees expressed both surprise and concern last month when they learned of big pay increases for top Hydro executives at a time when the crown corporation is seeing decreasing revenues and the closure of rural officers.

During September there will be committee meetings held at the Manitoba Legislature that will examine more than a dozen pieces of legislation.

Many Manitobans know the story of Winnipeg’s Cliff and Wilma Derksen. It’s a story that begins in heartbreak with the disappearance of their 13 year old daughter Candace who went missing in the winter of 1984 and was found dead several weeks later.

This week DBRS Limited, a bond rating agency, issued a report that was critical of the provincial NDP’s economic record.

Sadly, it seems that every year or two we hear of another drug that is putting the lives of young adults and others struggling with addiction at risk.

The challenges with the new main entrance to the Bethesda Regional Health Centre continue to both garner attention and fuel frustration.

Manitoba’s ethnic diversity and history is often talked about but it came alive this past long weekend throughout the province.

NDP Leader Greg Selinger and each of his candidates made a bold statement during the last provincial election. Actually they made a couple.

It’s easy sometimes to forget the many ways that Manitobans have impacted not only our province but also our country and the world.