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Last week I announced that our government is investing over $54 million in school infrastructure projects across Manitoba to support upgrades and maintenance of our schools.

Most of us have been following the controversy surrounding the proposed Trans-Mountain Pipeline which is to carry crude oil and dibit from the Athabasca region of Northern Alberta to ocean ports in Burnaby and Vancouver.

I have followed the abortion debate since the 1980s. After investigating the issue, I became pro-life, while acknowledging that there may be truly difficult circumstances in which an abortion might be justified.

About 15 years ago, in the wake of a burnout in the context of church ministry, I started to pay attention to the world around me.

If we had a dollar for every time someone has asked a Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) staff person, “So what are you doing now that the museum is closed?” we would have accumulated a significant donation by now.

This week is Organic Week! For many organic farmers and health food enthusiasts, this week is a time to celebrate and to spread awareness about the importance of choosing organic for our health and the environment.

This week I announced that the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative directly supports approximately 13,000 post-secondary students to pursue their dreams of furthering their education.

Recently I was discussing a tax on carbon with some farmers. Readers of this blog know that I strongly advocate for a tax shift away from income to a tax on consumption, more specifically the consumption of fossil based energy – carbon.

Finances can be tough to talk about, but keeping your money issues a secret can be bad for your personal and financial health.

August was a jam-packed month. Between festivals, barbecues and parades, there were many fun events to celebrate the tail end of the summer.