Jeremy Barber, our Manitoba Liberal Party candidate for the byelection in...
Jeremy Barber (photo below) has been formally nominated at a meeting in Oak Bluff as our Manitoba Liberal Party candidate in the upcoming provincial by-election in Morris constituency. Jeremy grew up...
View ArticleThe relationship between NDP mismanagement of Child and Family Services and...
Manitoba stands out among provinces as the one with the highest violent crime severity index in Canada.Winnipeg stands out among major cities in Canada as the one with by far and away the highest...
View ArticleFlooding this year? Why have the NDP wasted so much time before acting to...
We are now two years after the flood of 2011, and there is a possibility of major flooding in 2013. Sadly for the Assiniboine River basin and for Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin, the NDP government...
View ArticlePeguis First Nation expects to be impacted in a major way by flooding in 2013
In his Flood Press Conference this morning Minister Steve Ashton emphasized that Peguis First Nation is expecting to be flooded and that there will be a substantial number of people evacuated. My...
View ArticleTribute to Dr. Beni Sahai (1949-2012)
This morning, at the University of Winnipeg, I joined others to pay tribute to Dr. Beni Sahai who had an outstanding career as a scientist at the Cadham Lab, an Adjunct Professor of Medical...
View ArticleRoyal Manitoba Winter Fair
I was fortunate this week to be able to go to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon. Congratulations to President Kevin Cameron, the Board and all the volunteers who made this such a successful...
View ArticleFrost on trees near McAuley Manitoba
Thursday morning this week, near McAuley in western Manitoba, there were some rather neat frost patterns on the bushes and trees.
View ArticleFlooding Concerns at St. Lazare, Manitoba
With flooding concerns increasing around Manitoba, this Thursday I went to St. Lazare which is where the Qu'Appelle River comes in to the Assiniboine River. There are very high snow levels this year...
View ArticleManitoba Young Liberals Scholarship Applications are due May 1, 2103
Manitoba Young Liberals Scholarship Information Sheet2013/2014 Academic YearThe Manitoba Young Liberal Scholarships are open to youth aged 16 to 25 who are entering, or are currently enrolled in, a...
View ArticleAgriculture Awareness Day - Agriculture as a vital foundation for our province
Today at the Legislature, we celebrated Agriculture Awareness Day. Societies which fail to look after their food production inevitably get into trouble. That is one reason why agriculture is so...
View ArticleDevon Clunis meets with residents in River Heights and talks about...
Welcoming Winnipeg Police Chief Devon Clunis to River HeightsLast night I joined other residents of River Heights at the Sir John Franklin site of the Central Corydon Community Centre to meet with...
View ArticleInvitation to Wonderful Wednesday at Liberal Headquarters today (April 3)...
Wonderful WednesdayThe Manitoba Liberal PartyandThe Membership CommitteeInvites you toWonderful Wednesday Members ReunionCome and socialize with old liberal friends and leave with new friends!...
View ArticleInvitation to a Forum to find ways to help Manitoba's Arts and Culture...
Dr. Jon Gerrard, MLA for River Heights is hosting a forum to find ways to helpManitoba’s Arts and Culture Community thrive.Come and join a range of artists and advocates from Manitoba’s theatre, film,...
View ArticleThe Proposed Channel from Watchorn Bay on Lake Manitoba to Birch Creek and...
Today, I had the opportunity to visit the area where the proposed channel would go from Watchorn Bay on Lake Manitoba to Birch Creek and Lake St. Martin. I want to thank former Councillor and former...
View ArticleFlood preparations in 2013 being impacted by unpaid debts by Province
Yesterday, I was in the Interlake and had a chance to discuss the state of flood preparedness this year with Brian Sigfusson the Reeve of the R.M. of Coldwell.Brian tells me that the R.M. of Coldwell...
View ArticleAn important step forward for Jordan’s Principle and for the equality of...
As many of you know, I have been campaigning for equality for children in First Nations communities for many years. In 2005, Trudy Lavallee first wrote about Jordan Anderson, the boy who never got to...
View ArticleVoting for Justin Trudeau to become Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Voting for Justin Trudeau to become Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada starts at 11:00 pm Manitoba time tonight (with the exception of those who were at the Convention in Toronto today who had a...
View ArticleArts and Culture are the 'infrastructure for the mind', and we need to pay...
This afternoon, I hosted a Forum at Mona Lisa Restaurant to look at ways to help Manitoba's Arts and Culture community thrive. We had a panel representative of the broad arts and culture community and...
View ArticleJim Ludlow gives a remarkable and moving speech at Hospice and Palliative...
Jim Ludlow was the keynote speaker at the Hospice and Palliative Care Conference luncheon earlier today. He gave a remarkable and moving tribute to his late wife Theresa and to those involved in...
View ArticleCongratulations Justin Trudeau - Thank you to all who helped make Justin's...
Naomi and I joined many other Liberals at the Fox and Fiddle in Winnipeg to watch the announcement of the Liberal leadership contest, and to celebrate when we heard that Justin Trudeau had won and is...
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