Budget Offers Support to Manitobans
Kelvin Goertzen, Author
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Steinbach
Last week the Manitoba Government unveiled the 2021-2222 provincial budget. While all budgets, whether in a home or for a province present challenges, this year was particularly difficult for all provinces. While there is much reason to be optimistic about the Manitoba economy, like every part of Canada there has been a negative impact on revenues even as expenses have grown exponentially due to the pandemic.
Yet despite these challenges there are a number of very important initiatives that impact Manitoba as a whole and the southeast in particular. For example, contained within the budget is $9 million more for the operation of personal care homes. During the last year, more than ever, we have seen the importance of having a strong personal care home system for those who have helped build our communities and who need support in their senior years. In Steinbach and the southe
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 5, 2021
Politicians often say the only poll that matters is the one on election day.
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That is largely the dilemma facing members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, which is facing an existential political crisis triggered by the rapidly eroding support for Premier Brian Pallister.
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Dr. Brent Roussin wants to see more COVID-19 vaccines in the province.
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The faces of Manitoba s COVID-19 response are sharing how the past year has gone, thanking others who helped along the way.
Dr. Brent Roussin
Manitoba s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, is the most recognizable face of the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba. Faithfully briefing the public on COVID-19 since January of 2020, Roussin s we are all in this together has been the soundtrack of Manitoba for the past year.
The doctor says it is difficult to sum up the past year. The pre-pandemic state seems like a lifetime ago to me and to other people, he says.