Article content Uncertainty over disputed land claims and protected areas continues to deter exploration and investment in Manitoba. Mining producers also complain about delays in the mining permitting process. Manitoba was also dead last in perception of transparency in permitting. Some things have changed, but they are still producing the results the province needs. Back in 2013, Manitoba had the highest mining taxes in the country. A study by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary documented how distorting our province’s mining taxation policies had become. That study should be dusted off and revisited since it contained many precious nuggets of policy wisdom for reform.