As the year’s pass it becomes harder and harder to remember the anticipation and sometimes hesitation that, as a young person growing up in Steinbach, I felt with a new school year.
The old saying that a week is a long time in politics was proven correct again these past seven days as it was announced that Premier Gary Doer would be stepping down for a position as Canada’s Ambassador to the United States later this fall.
Any discussion on the changing of taxes results, understandably, in strong feelings. Already Manitoba is one of the highest taxed provinces in the country and Manitobans have every reason to say that enough is enough when it comes to tax increases.
Many Manitobans likely assume that Manitoba Hydro is either debt free or close to debt free.
During the first three days of this week, I had the opportunity to meet, in Kansas, with state and federal legislators from the Midwestern part of the United States.
Half way through what is likely to be one of the coldest summers on record, it’s clear there are very few sure things about a Manitoba summer.
The recent wave of shocking violence that has occurred in Winnipeg and that has left an innocent women attending a wedding social dead is something that every law-abiding Manitoban finds disturbing but it may leave many wondering, does it really impact me?
As Justice Critic for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba I receive many calls every week regarding the system of justice in our province and country.
When individuals who are accused of a crime are released on bail awaiting trial they are often given what is known as court orders.
While some pieces of legislation become law the moment they are passed in the Manitoba Legislature, many others only become law when the government sets a date for them to come into effect.
