Manitobans pick a new government today and if polling is correct, the Progressive Conservatives should coast to a re-election victory. Premier Brian Pallister and the Tories had a massive advantage going into the campaign, as they won 40 out of a possible 57 seats in the 2016 election. The Manitoba Poll Tracker, compiled by Eric […] Read more
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Hog barn ban less of an issue this election
None of Manitoba’s main political parties is threatening to reimpose the infamous hog barn moratorium. That moratorium, begun in the Red River Valley in 2007 and then extended across the province, initiated a contraction in both hog farming and pork processing in Manitoba. “We’ll definitely look at options for expansion,” NDP Selkirk candidate Mitch Obach, […] Read more
Man. election lacks controversy
Manitoba is quietly cruising toward a Sept. 10 provincial election with the four main parties striving to differentiate themselves. But for voters — farmers and city people —there are few major issues dividing the people and few major differences between the parties. In agriculture, the most marked aspect of the campaign seems to be the […] Read more
Ag minister outlines issues of priority
Manitoba’s new agriculture minister is offering little to farmers for now, other than a government that listens better. However, once the government has been in place long enough, Ralph Eichler plans to begin implementing a “very aggressive program” of changes, improvements and additions to Manitoba’s agriculture policies, he has said since being named minister on […] Read more
Conservatives vow change
Sticking to his few-promises approach, just-elected Manitoba premier Brian Pallister offered farmers few details on what he will do to improve their lot under a new government. But he said farmers will find his Progressive Conservative government to be one that doesn’t take them for granted, tries to make their lives easier, and which cares […] Read more
Manitoba premiere-elect will address rural/urban split
Brian Pallister, Manitoba’s new premier, has been busily creating new words, such as “rurban” and “urbal.” He hopes those help create a stark new reality for the province: urban MLAs that care about rural areas and rural MLAs that care about Winnipeg. “We need rurban people and urbal people too, because we’re going to represent […] Read more
Newly-elected Manitoba premier has strong feelings on Bipole III project
Manitoba’s Premier-elect has strong feelings about a $4.6 billion hydro transmission line in the province and is considering halting the project. In a conference call with rural media this morning, the day after winning a record majority government for the Progressive Conservative Party, Brian Pallister said he will make a decision on the Bipole III […] Read more
Manitobans looking for change from newly-elected PC government
Just 13 hours after Brian Pallister was elected Premier of Manitoba after 16 years of NDP rule, Manitobans indicated they were expecting rapid and significant changes from the new Progressive Conservative government. Pallister and the PC Party will need to manage those expectations because hundreds of interest groups will want the government to address their […] Read more
NDP MLA enjoys being a farmer
This story is part of a series on farmers who are becoming directly involved in the Manitoba election. POPLARFIELD, Man. — Getting elected often forces a farmer-politician to give up farming. For Tom Nevakshonoff, getting elected in 1999 meant the opposite. Once he won as the NDP member for Interlake, he and his wife bought a […] Read more
Candidate gives up farming to seek change-making role
This story is part of a series on farmers who are becoming directly involved in the Manitoba election. PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — It’s not hard to find Ian Wishart on a farm these days, as he is on this sunny morning in late March. It’s just not his farm you’re likely to find him […] Read more
