On Friday of last week, I was joined in Steinbach by Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler and Steinbach Mayor Earl Funk to make a significant infrastructure announcement.
This past week I was able to spend several days in Churchill, Manitoba. The remote northern community has long been a favorite for international visitors who have wanted to see polar bears or beluga whales in their nature habitat.
The Manitoba Legislature has been in session for the past two weeks to complete this year’s provincial budget and ensuring that measures to offer support and economic recovery are in place.
On Friday of last week, I was honoured to be able to announce a major expansion of services for the Bethesda Regional Health Centre in Steinbach.
On Monday September 20th, Canadians went to the polls to elect a federal government after little more than a month of campaigning by candidates.
A number of things in politics seem to be unsettled these days. From a federal election, which finished this week, to the provincial P.C. leadership race, it seems that there are many uncertainties.
In every generation it seems that there are events that happen that are so impactful that you forever remember where you were when you first heard the news.
Last week I had the incredible honour of taking the oath of office to serve as the 23rd Premier of Manitoba. It was not an opportunity that I was not expecting just a short time ago.
Every year, across Canada and North America, National Trucking Week is celebrated during September. This year, the week is September 5th to the 11th.
There is an often stated saying that a week is a long time in politics. And that has been proven to be true again.