View From the Legislature

When long-time local residents heard the news earlier this week that former Steinbach MLA, Albert Driedger had passed away, it no doubt brought back a flood of memories regarding the local political stalwart.

While it is not affecting all parts of Manitoba, the fact is that even though we are already into the middle of July, there are still many parts of our province which are battling flood waters and areas where residents are evacuated and are looking for answers.

Often when Canadians think about the work that is done by our military service, they think of the missions that take place far away from Canada.

Canadians across the country will celebrate the country’s 144th birthday on Friday, July 1st.

Late last week I was very glad to see legislation that I first introduced three years ago in the Manitoba Legislature receive unanimous support from all three political parties and become law in the province.

Steinbach welcomed participants in the Manitoba Lotteries 55 Plus Games this week as they took part in events that were held throughout the City.

Manitoba’s NDP government has had a number of conversions in advance of the provincial election this October.

Tuesday was a day that thousands of Manitobans had waited for with anticipation for many years.

The role of a police officer has changed a great deal over the past number of years. They are asked to be crime fighters, mediators, traffic monitors and educators…often all in the same shift!

Last week the most recent statistics regarding prisoner “recidivism” rates in Manitoba were released and the news is very bleak.