My first week as Executive Director is complete and another has begun – I am excited to be a part of it all.
The spring session of the Manitoba Legislature will resume on March 6th. There will be a number of significant pieces of legislation that will be introduced during this session as our government continues the work of repairing of service and fixing our finances.
I had been told that if we wished to write about significant alternative houses in southeastern Manitoba, we needed to include Heather Bishop’s house near Woodmore, a hamlet east of Dominion City.
As you may have noticed, in my former essay I used Economics 101 and Economics 202 as “handles” to depict capitalism as it was envisioned by Adam Smith in 1776 and how it has been corrupted in subsequent centuries.
Our government strongly supports the work of paramedics. They are an important part of the medical system and ensuring that quick access to medical care happens around the province.
The time has come to pass the torch, hand over the keys, change the sign on the office door, or whatever other metaphor one might apply to the situation.
Last week I was in Washington D.C. and was able to meet with a number of officials and international leaders on issues important to Manitoba and residents of the Steinbach Constituency.
Last week in this column I bemoaned the fact that we have become utterly, dangerously dependent on natural gas to keep us from freezing in our Canadian winter.
Last week our government announced that the next provincial budget will be released on March 7, 2019.
In my younger years I had little or no interest in history, be it Canadian history, Mennonite history or any other history. I suspect my high-school history teacher may have sadly noted my apparent apathy.
