View From the Legislature

Spring in Manitoba brings many long-awaited things. The most notable for all Manitobans is warming of the weather and the ability to be outside more.

Last week Manitoba’s NDP Premier surprised some observers by stating it was a priority of his new government to change the prayer that begins each legislative sitting day at the Manitoba Legislature.

Last weeks provincial budget, the first under the new NDP government, was both a reflection of the past and perhaps a look into the future.

Over the past several years I have had the honour of serving as the co-chair of the Midwest U.S.-Canada Relations Committee as part of the Midwest Legislators Conference.

The last year end finances that were examined and signed off by the independent provincial auditor of Manitoba showed that the province had run a $250 million surplus for the 2022/2023 budget year.

The first day of April will be no joke for Canadians who are driving into the gas station to fuel up their vehicle. By all accounts, it appears that the federal Liberal government plans to go ahead on that day with a 23% hike to their carbon tax.

Last week the spring legislative session of the Manitoba Legislature officially began.

It’s well understood that prominent political figures are often better regarded the further away they are from elected office.

This past week marked the two-year anniversary of the country of Ukraine being forced into war by the unjust invasion of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The issue of human trafficking has become more prominent in recent years as awareness of its reality has grown.