Where's Fido A Manitoba Taxpayers Association opinion
Mitch Gray argues Parliament’s Estimates process fails accountability by restricting votes to 30 percent of spending and keeping statutory authorities fixed. He urges reform to allow full voting on all spending to restore fiscal sanity and return public oversight, noting party discipline and potential elections deter backbench influence. The piece closes with a call to relax conventions and improve parliamentary scrutiny.
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Youth faces assault charges in Neepawa case
A 15 year old faces aggravated assault and weapon related charges after a beating of 41 year old John Butler at Butler’s Neepawa apartment on March 30. Butler was found unconscious with head and chest injuries and a knife wound to the leg and remains in intensive care. The youth was arrested hiding at a Minnedosa residence. the girl was not charged.
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