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Earlier this month Manitoba’s Legislature completed one of busiest Legislative sessions in Manitoba history. Over 100 bills from all parties were introduced, about 70 passed, a handful were defeated and the rest remain on the Order Paper for further consideration … Continue reading →

When the covid-19 virus first made the news, I was skeptical – was this really any more serious than the flu?  When my friend got covid and wound up in intensive care, I began to take things a little more … Continue reading →

MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS Importance of Receiving COVID Vaccine Mr. Andrew Micklefield (Rossmere): When the COVID‑19 virus first made the news, I was skeptical. Was this any more than the flu?    But then my friend got COVID and wound up in … Continue reading →

Mr. Speaker, every April the Canadian Cancer Society honours and supports those affected by cancer with the Daffodil Campaign where people can buy daffodils and raise money for Cancer research. Daffodils survive long winters and bloom in early Spring and … Continue reading →

Budgets are never just about money, they’re always about people, and Manitoba’s 2021 budget charts the course to help all Manitobans by creating jobs, lowering taxes and strengthening core services. On April 7, Manitoba’s government committed to spend more per-person … Continue reading →

Madam Speaker, World Down Syndrome Day, which was this last Sunday, is a day to recognize and celebrate people with Down syndrome. Children born with an extra 26th chromosome causing Down syndrome face physical and mental challenges and often require … Continue reading →

Last week Manitoba’s government released education reform legislation based on recommendations from the long-awaited K-12 Education Report. For the first time in more than a generation, the structure underlying Manitoba’s public schools was examined. Not everything got a passing grade.  … Continue reading →

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Royal Fashions, a new EastIndia fashion store in Rossmere which I was honoured to help open thislast Tuesday. This boutique shop is the most recent endeavour of Soniaand Jaswant Singh, and their extended … Continue reading →

There is plenty to get excited about this February thanks to the creative enterprise of area community groups. Winnipeg’s annual Real to Reel Film Festival, usually hosted live at North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church at 1315 Gateway Road, this year … Continue reading →

February 9, 2021 – Following the Fundamentals is How We Continue to Protect Each Other and Save Lives: Pallister Following feedback from Manitobans and advice from public health leaders, the province is loosening a variety of restrictions while ensuring protocols … Continue reading →