Conservative MP Absent From a Child Poverty Forum in Southwestern Manitoba.
Are hungry kids a priority for the Harper government? by Larry Powell The forum (for the riding of Dauphin - Swan River - Neepawa) was sponsored by the Mission and Services Committee of the Neepawa United Church. It drew about 80 people to the church on Wednesday. But only four of the five candidates (see below) took part in the debate - Ray PichĆ© (Liberal), Kate Storey (Green Party), Inky Mark (Ind.) and Laverne Lewycky (NDP) . The 5th candidate, the sitting Conservative MP for the area, Robert Sopuck (represented by the empty chair on the right), did not attend. His office manager in Neepawa, Christine Waddell, said he was in Inglis, a small community in the western part of the riding for the evening. She did not elaborate. But she did explain that a campaign worker was mistaken when he told forum organizers earlier that Mr. Sopuck would, in fact be there. PichĆ© , the Liberal candidate, said the MP's absence showed “disrespect” for the rest of the candidates
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they are doing.
They proclaim to be protectors of our waters. However,their ignorance, once more, reveals itself.
A Shameful decision. ( see Born of the Stump )
Letter to the Editor;
(re: Opponents Outraged as St. Clements lagoon OK'd.
WFP 19 Dec. 2013.)
What Happened?
For years, as evidence mounted about the rising dangers of eutrophication in the waters of Lake Winnipeg, the former Conservative and present NDP government held their fingers in their years.
Then, in Oct. of 2009, Conservation Minister Struthers had this to say. "When we entered office.
we recognized that decades of poor planning, abuse and neglect of our lakes,rivers and wetlands had to stop."
On June 2, of 2011, Premier Selinger presented his Plan to Save Lake Winnipeg. In that plan
there was to be an International Summit that would bring together the stakeholders and levels
of government throughout the Winnipeg watershed to co-ordinate phosphorus reduction to
the Lake Winnipeg waters.
And that is why I have to ask, "What Happened"? Isn't this the same government that said all
those encouraging statements to make things better to 'Save Lake Winnipeg.'
The objections of the sewage lagoon, by the Lake Winnipeg Foundation, and local residents
were dismissed. They were put aside, ignoring the advice of a 2010 evaluation report that the government paid for. It's little wonder the people are upset and it's hitting the fan over Sewage.
Although the lagoon has been OK'd by the government ,in my view Lake Winnipeg has been KO'd, once again.
John Fefchak,
Virden, Man.