View From the Legislature

Last week seemed to be the week the NDP decided to have fun with numbers. Unfortunately, the numbers weren’t anything to be amused about for most Manitobans.

The NDP are desperate to get your taxdollars to help fund their political party and they are not about to take ‘no’ for an answer.

In the past I’ve been critical of the Manitoba NDP government for being a government slow to act on issues.

Last week new Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister made wholesale changes to the critic roles that MLAs have within the P.C. Caucus. Mr. Pallister asked that I become critic for Education and I am looking forward to the new role.

Tuesday was the by-election in Fort Whyte and it was a strong victory for Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister.

A new school year began this week and for students, parents, teachers and staff it is a time of adjusting to new schedules and realities.

The Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party and its new Leader, Brian Pallister, are asking that the rates that Manitobans pay for their hydro be frozen pending an independent review of the Crown Corporation’s capital projects being planned and directed by the NDP government.

A recent media report once again showed that Manitoba, compared to most other provinces, isn’t getting bang for the bucks that taxpayers are putting in.

This weekend is the Kleefeld Honey Festival which is one of the last fairs of the summer in the Steinbach Constituency.

The new Headingley jail for women has been touted by the NDP government as a model for new correction centres.