In response to concerns raised about the recent introduction of mystery bills in the Manitoba legislature, Premier Pallister had this to say: We’re ready to play nice, but we’re also the elected government of Manitoba, so I would encourage the…
Ted Falk’s Meaningless Approach to Public Health
In a recent Steinbach Online article, Ted Falk has suggested that the “Endless cycle of restrictions must end.” Unfortunately, while this may speak to a lot of his constituents, it is grievously irresponsible. There is some truth in Falk’s message.…
Bernie Sanders and Our Clothing Problem
I had been planning to write this blog post about the environmental impact of our clothing this weekend. And then Bernie Sanders showed up at Joe Biden’s inauguration and caused a flood of Internet memes. If you’ve missed it (and…
No time to waste…
Watching the drama of the US election come to a head last week as protestors stormed the Capitol and this week’s impeachment and 25th amendment discussions has left a lot of us wondering, “Where do we go from here?” Indeed,…
Carbon Pricing News
There has been considerable debate about Carbon Pricing, aka The Carbon Tax, across our political spectrum this summer. Since the Liberals introduced the unfortunately named Carbon Tax, we’ve heard from various sources how it does no good, or that it…
Another Promise
My first response to Justin Trudeau’s announcement about a ban on single-use plastics was an enthusiastic “Hurrah!” This is something we need to do; it has been clear for years that we are putting far too much plastic into the…
Ted Talks – Carbon Tax
For the last few months, our Provencher MP, Ted Falk has been making much ado about the Liberal Carbon Tax plan. The most recent flyer he sent out to Provencher residents points out, again, the April 1 tax increase and…
Paul Manly’s win in BC
Last month, Green Candidate Paul Manly won the by-election in the Vancouver Island riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith. The win has been described as an historic moment for the Greens; adding a second MP to the House demonstrates that Elizabeth May’s hold…
Fixing a Broken System
It would be tempting to say that this week’s SNC Lavalin scandal in Ottawa has revealed some hitherto unknown abuse of power in the upper circles in Parliament. It would, however, be entirely incorrect. All this week’s scandal has done…
An Army of Problem Solvers – a book review
Sometimes a book comes along so chock-full of tasty ideas that you just want to pass it around for everybody to sample. An Army of Problem Solvers is one of those books. The book was written by Shaun Loney who…