View From the Legislature

Right now, there are about 500 Manitobans who have signed up for and who are waiting to present to a committee in the Manitoba Legislature on a variety of pieces of legislation that concern them.

The NDP government recalled the Manitoba Legislature on June 17th for an emergency sitting.

There has been more written recently about political filibusters in Manitoba than there has been for a long time.

Ever since the NDP government announced that it was going to force Manitoba Hydro to build a new hydro transmission line down from northern Manitoba on the longest route imaginable down the west side of the province, it has been a boondoggle.

In 2008 the United States introduced Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements that said that Canadian born livestock that is shipped to the U.S. and processed in the U.S. had to have a different label on it from U.S. born and processed livestock.

The Manitoba Legislature has a well-deserved reputation as being one of the most beautiful provincial legislatures in all of Canada.

Over the past several weeks Manitobans have been discussing the plan by the provincial NDP government to raise the provincial sales tax from 7% to 8%.

There are many other things that Manitobans would like to do with their time than protest in the front of the Manitoba Legislature.

Many Manitobans are expected to come to the Manitoba Legislature for a rally on Thursday May 2nd to tell the Selinger NDP government that they oppose the PST increase from 7% to 8%.

It will be awhile before fisherman are able to get their boats on the lakes but if you have ever seen a fish flip-flopping around just after it is caught, you will have some understanding of the recent week in the Manitoba Legislature.