Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 26, 2016 “There are no sacred cows,” Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister said as he hinted at things to come should his party win the provincial election on April 19. In taking on those untouchable portfolios, Mr. Pallister seems to have put every aspect of non-essential government services on notice that changes will take place under a Tory government. The main basis ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 27, 2015 For the longest time, political parties across this country could count on one thing — seniors would show up to vote. By far one of the largest and most engaged voting demographics in all of Canada, seniors presented a world of opportunity for political parties nationwide. They supported politics both on an electoral level, but more importantly on a financial ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 25, 2015 As Canadians head into the home stretch in this lengthy election campaign, both NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau have drawn a line in the sand as to whether either would support Stephen Harper should his party win a minority government on Oct. 19. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell,” Mulcair quipped about the thought of ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 7, 2015 In what will be the second-longest campaign in Canadian history, the marathon 42nd election is officially underway. As the writ dropped this past Sunday, all three of the main leaders were quick to lay out their first steps on the long road ahead. Whether the Conservatives’ strategy was to try to run the other two parties out of money by ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition July 18, 2015 “He didn’t say yes, but he also didn’t say no and that’s significant.” — Brandon School Division board chair Mark Sefton If ever there was a time when numbers don’t lie, this would be the case. Without the construction of a new elementary school in our division, the current safe capacity for students will be met within a few short ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 29, 2014 As one of those people standing on 10th Street watching the marquee light up once again, I was filled with optimism for a group that had tripped on more than its share of hurdles. ...
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