View From the Legislature

NDP Premier Greg Selinger has become the province’s first billion dollar man.

It has been almost six years since the provincial government called an inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair, the little five year old girl whose death went undiscovered for months by Child and Family Services.

This week a survey was released by pollster NANOS Research that indicated that 74% of Canadians were prepared for budget cuts in the upcoming federal budget believing restraint is necessary for the future health of Canada’s economy.

It’s been almost two years since I first raised the issue with the NDP government of criminals with outstanding arrest warrants collecting welfare dollars.

I’ve had a bit of a running joke with the MLA for the Winkler-Morden area since I’ve been elected to the Legislature.

The recent report that showed the region served by the Steinbach RCMP is in the top 10 in terms of the amount of drugs seized in the province of Manitoba is neither a cause to panic nor a cause to be complacent.

This week the NDP made their annual announcement of funding for Manitoba public schools. As is usually the case, the NDP managed to give with one hand while taking away with the other.

Every year the United Nations draws attention to important matters or causes by declaring the year as dedicated to a certain issue.

Yet another warning was issued last week by the province’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) about the proposed Bi-Pole III Hydro transmission line the NDP government is forcing down the west side of the province.

It took him a while to get around to it, but NDP Premier Greg Selinger finally shuffled his cabinet last week.