Right in the centre - Throne speeches are built on consultation
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- Published on Thursday, November 23, 2017
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
As this is being written, the PC Manitoba government is about to present their third Speech from the Throne. The speech will outline the government’s plans for the future. It happens every year or so.
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My perspective - agreement disagreement
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- Published on Thursday, November 16, 2017
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Manitoba is one of the few remaining jurisdictions in which project labour agreements (PLA) are used, but that might be changing. On Nov. 3, the provincial government opened consultations on their current procurements practices, with a goal of reducing or eliminating the use of PLAs on major government projects.
Right in the centre - If only men would listen to God
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- Published on Thursday, November 16, 2017
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Isn’t that the main question facing men today? Isn’t that the question that men have always faced?
It seems that the problem of the day is that men, especially men in high places in politics and entertainment are rampantly involved in sexual assault. Not a day goes by without a fresh revelation or accusation of wrong doing against some famous person. It is disheartening to say the least.
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Right in the centre - Peace is an elusive thing
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- Published on Thursday, November 9, 2017
Ken Waddell
The Neepawa Banner & Press
The world is a very scary place. The amount of violence that has burst upon the world in the past few years is almost unbelievable. The depth of madness associated with the Texas church shooting and the Las Vegas shooting is also almost unbelievable. There has always been, and there always will be, some very sick people in the world, more than willing to foist unspeakable violence on other people.
My perspective - Change is coming
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- Published on Thursday, November 9, 2017
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner & Press
We can’t deny it any longer, a carbon tax is coming. We knew it was inevitable; after all, about 85 per cent of Canadians already pay a carbon tax of some kind. At the end of last month, the Manitoba government announced a new climate and green plan, which includes a carbon tax, as mandated by the federal government. While Manitoba had held out signing the federal agreement, an independent legal opinion sought last summer concluded that in the absence of a provincial plan, the feds could impose their plan on the province.
