Surgery wait times for procedures like hip and knee replacements were too high across Canada before the pandemic, and they only became longer after.
For elected officials, the time between Christmas and New Year’s is generally one of the slowest times of the year.
They say that for some people optimism comes naturally. Sometimes that is expressed as viewing the glass as half full instead of half empty.
In the fall of 2022, researchers in the United States conducted an in-depth study about the impact of random acts of kindness.
Last week in the Manitoba Legislature, the NDP government brought forward a motion to be debated that criticized the Alberta government for threatening to pull their province out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
That didn’t take long. Just a few months after taking office the NDP are reporting that they are now on track this year for one of the largest deficits in Manitoba’s history at $1.612 billion.
In fall, the NDP made a number of promises to Manitobans as they were campaigning for election. But, ever since their election win, a number of these promises have been either delayed, altered, or broken.
On Tuesday of this week the new NDP government delivered its first Throne Speech since being elected in October.
The Manitoba Legislature is set to resume sitting on Tuesday of next week with the reading of the government’s Speech from the Throne.
In what has become an annual tradition at the Manitoba Legislature, the “Poppy Blanket”, made up of 8,000 handmade poppies amassing 85 feet in length, was put on display this week in a stunning presentation that stretches from the third floor of the building all the way down the Grand Staircase.
