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On November 19th, my colleagues and I gathered in the House as the NDP shared their Throne Speech, which outlines what Manitobans can expect from the government for the year ahead.

When I took over the writing of the Village News last May, I began a journey into the 150 year history of Steinbach by quoting the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from.”

I have always considered myself fortunate to have had, growing up in Steinbach, a mainly positive experience during my years in the K-12 public education system.

Adam Kirsch’s On Settler Colonialism should be required reading in colleges and universities across Canada and the U.S.

Over the past several months, the Village News has focused heavily on the Mennonite settlers from Imperial Russia (modern Ukraine) and their first experience of Manitoba 150 years ago.

For the past 15 years, University of Winnipeg math professor Anna Stokke has been a leading voice for improving the math outcomes for students in Manitoba.

The Mennonite village model that is represented at the Mennonite Heritage Village is a community that is interconnected, founded on mutual benefit and one where the issues facing individuals cannot go unnoticed.

With the United States presidential election now concluded, political watchers on this side of the border are looking to Ottawa as plans begin for the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau once noted that living next to the United States is “like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.”

Like most Manitobans, I look toward the inevitable coming of winter with trepidation and muted anticipation.