Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 26, 2021
Last Modified: 8:38 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 26, 2021 | Updates
Opinion
He may not be the biggest thorn in Premier Brian Pallister s side, but Tory MLA Shannon Martin is a thorn, nonetheless.
He may not be the biggest thorn in Premier Brian Pallister s side, but Tory MLA Shannon Martin is a thorn, nonetheless.
The McPhillips MLA, one of the diligent worker bees on the backbenches of the Pallister government, has quietly become one of the Manitoba premier s foremost critics.
Following MLA Eileen Clarke s July 14 resignation from the post of Indigenous and northern affairs minister, Martin became the first Tory to break ranks. He said Clarke s decision after Pallister tried to defend the benevolent intentions of colonial settlers was shitty but understandable.
Manitoba s eco-review called waste by groups whose funding cut
Conservation Minister Sarah Guillemard.
The provincial government said it would review waste management and recycling in Manitoba just months after it cut funding to environmental groups, including ones that promote recycling.
The provincial government said it would review waste management and recycling in Manitoba just months after it cut funding to environmental groups, including ones that promote recycling.
Conservation Minister Sarah Guillemard said the review, expected to be done by late spring, will look into several areas. Those include a regulatory review of the Waste Reduction and Prevention Act, an evaluation of Manitoba stewardship programs and the waste reduction and recycling support levy.