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…
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…
Another Response to “The Conservative Plan”
This column was originally prepared by the South Eastman Transition Initiative. Go to setimanitoba.org. By David Dawson When this column started many years ago it was all about lifestyle, hence the title Rethinking Lifestyles. It was about gardening, recycling, composting,…
Ted Talks: A Response to the “Conservative Plan”
Ted Falk, MP for Provencher, prepares a weekly blog for the media covering Provencher. In his most recent blog he outlines the “Conservative Plan” for the fall election. This blog is written in response to that Plan. The plan speaks…
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…
Silica Sand from Seymourville
From the Manitoba Greens “Canadian Premium Sand Inc. has officially submitted their proposal for a license to approve the Wanipigow Sand Extraction Project. This project, which is planned to take place in the community of Seymourville near Lake Winnipeg, has received public concern due to the fact…
High Oil Prices or Low Gas Prices
Two posts on my Facebook timeline, one scroll apart, show just how bizarre the political economics of oil are these days. In one post, a PC MPP from Ontario brags about how the Ontario government has lowered gas prices. The…
