View From the Legislature

As the province’s largest crown corporation, Manitoba Hydro rightfully garners a great deal of attention. The success of Hydro has a direct impact both on the financial health of the provincial government as well as on individual Manitobans who pay rates for hydro electricity.

Last month there was an event held at the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum by Health Partners International Canada (HPIC).

A new sitting of the Manitoba Legislature began on Tuesday and as is tradition, it began with the Speech from the Throne as read by the new Lieutenant Governor Anita Neville.

This Remembrance Day Manitobans will again be able to gather in large numbers to pay their respects to those that have served our nation in the past in support of freedom at home and abroad.

Back in 2017 it seemed like the world was ending at the gas bar at the location of the old Safeway store in Steinbach.

There have been some significant changes across the province in various leadership roles this past week.

This past week Manitoba led the effort to bring tougher laws against repeat offenders who are often being released back onto our streets after acts of violent crime.

Over the past two years across North America there has been a steep rise in the number of thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles.

Last week Manitoba Finance reported its final fiscal results for last year’s budget while providing an update on the first three months of the current fiscal year.

The Manitoba Legislature began its fall session this past Wednesday with a number of planned as well as some unforeseen items on the agenda which need to be dealt with in the coming weeks.