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It has been several years since the Government of Quebec passed Bill 21. The legislation that prohibits some Quebec public servants from wearing religious symbols has been working its way through court challenges but in the court of public opinion in much of Canada, there are still significant concerns for what this means for religious […]

What a difference a year makes. It was only last year that Manitobans were enjoying among the warmest spring and summers in recorded history.

On Friday of last week, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued a ruling that allows for defendants who commit violent crimes after willfully becoming extremely intoxicated to use that extreme level of intoxication as a defence for having committed the crime.

This past week, through the provincial Building Sustainable Communities (BSC) fund, several community projects received financial support that will benefit residents in several ways.

This past week I was honoured, as Minster of Justice and Attorney General for Manitoba, to announce more than $1.3 million in community safety and wellness planning support for several communities, including the City of Steinbach.

Recent Canadian polling simply confirmed what everyone already knew, Canadians are concerned that life is getting more expensive as the price of food and fuel drive record levels of inflation.

Last Tuesday our government delivered the 2022/2023 provincial budget. The budget provides for Manitobans the financial roadmap for the coming year and helps to outline a number of priorities.

For those who adhere to the Christian faith, Easter is among the most special times of the year.

On Tuesday March 29th I was at RCMP “D” Division in Winnipeg, the Manitoba RCMP Headquarters, as they displayed the result of a multi-year, international investigation.

With inflation reaching well above 5 per cent over the past several months in Canada, and gas and food costs continuing to go higher, the rising cost of living has quickly become a major issue for Canadians.