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MLA Report - Nov. 24, 2017

Changes necessary for long-term prosperity
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It was nice to see so many parents braving the cold with their children to see Santa Claus and all the floats in the Thompson Christmas Parade last weekend. Afterward, many of them headed to the Thompson Regional Community Centre to warm up with hot chocolate and goodies, and to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree. Thanks to all the parents, volunteers, helpers and participants for their tireless efforts to support children and to make them feel special during the holiday season and throughout the year.

This past week, it was my pleasure to welcome Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires to Thompson, along with environmental scientists and experts, to host consultations with northern stakeholders in order to foster participation and gain valuable input on our government’s Manitoba Climate and Green Plan. Our made-in-Manitoba plan takes into account our province’s previous investments in green energy and our unique position as a low-carbon emitter. We are developing this plan in place of the one-size-fits-all carbon tax being forced on the provinces by the federal government. I encourage Manitobans to review our plan and to have their say on it by going online to www.ManitobaClimateGreenPlan.ca and giving us their views and suggestions.

The third legislative session of the 41st Manitoba legislature began this week with the delivery of our government’s Throne Speech outlining our goals, plans and vision for a better Manitoba. We are setting a new course with a broad and ambitious plan, one that will focus on long-term sustainable measures to fix our province’s finances, improve the services Manitobans depend on and rebuild the economy.

We are fixing the finances by restructuring how Manitoba attracts investment, by restructuring our economic development efforts and by ensuring key economic indicators remain optimistic. We are working to better improve health care through recruiting more doctors to rural Manitoba, co-ordinating medical services for all Manitobans and broadening access to mental health, addictions and chronic care treatment. We are working to reduce the number of children in care through new partnerships and programs with our newly launched Child and Family Services reforms, and are proud to partner with Indigenous groups to renew our duty-to-consult framework for issues of mutual importance, setting the stage for meaningful engagement and collaboration.

Change is never easy, but this work needs to be done to make our province better in the long term. We are committed to tackling the challenges ahead.

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