View From the Legislature

Congratulations to director David Klassen and the entire cast of the community drama Anne of Green Gables which played to sold out shows all last week at the SRSS Theatre.

Last week’s NDP provincial budget added at least another $422 million to the debt as Greg Selinger continued his trend of spending way more than what the province receives in revenue.

This past week the NDP confirmed what most Manitobans suspected, they will again miss their target to balance the provincial budget and Manitoba will sink even deeper into debt.

Manitoba’s NDP government reached a milestone last week as it has now officially taken $500 million out of the pockets of Manitobans with its increase in the provincial sales tax from 7% to 8%.

National Volunteer Week is taking place this week and one of the key themes is the ripple effect that volunteers have in our community and province.

It would be an understatement to say that the provincial budget, to be unveiled later this month, is important.

According to statistics that have been presented by the Winnipeg Police Service, nearly 6,500 people were reported missing last year in the City of Winnipeg alone.

This week Janice Filmon was named as the new Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The Southeastern Manitoba Festival has grown to be one of the cultural jewels of the southeast and Manitoba.

The NDP government has, finally, decided to return to the Manitoba Legislature. This week it announced that a provincial budget will be unveiled on April 30th and that will also mark the beginning of a new legislative session.