Right in the centre - Beware of the promise makers
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- Published on Friday, September 27, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Provincial government announced some goals for energy production and conservation last week. Below are the main points and in italics I have written some things to watch for or to question about the policy.
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Right in the centre - Just waiting for them to die
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- Published on Thursday, September 19, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
It鈥檚 not uncommon to have to wait many months or even a year for a CT Scan or an MRI. Even an Ultrasound can take a long time. In spite of all the valiant efforts of health care workers, doctors, nurses and specialists to provide timely diagnostics and treatment, the system is faltering and even failing.
The ultimate fall back position in health care in 水果视频 seems to be 鈥淛ust wait until they die.鈥� And it鈥檚 happening. People are dying while waiting for timely diagnostics and treatment.
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Right in the centre - Canada Post is in trouble
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- Published on Thursday, September 12, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The government of Canada has a number of financial disasters on its hands. Some are ongoing like the CBC that sucks up $1.3 billion a year in taxpayers money. Another is Canada Post as between 2018 and 2023 it has lost $3 billion. In the first six months of 2024 CP has reportedly lost $464 million. The Corporation has current loans and borrowings of $1 billion, of which $500 million is due for repayment in July 2025. At least $1 billion in new borrowings or other liquidity measures are required for 2025, including refinancing $500 million in existing debt.
Right in the centre - Fixing the problem
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- Published on Thursday, September 5, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Twice a year, we can be assured that food and nutrition shortages are raising their ugly head in communities across 水果视频. Each Christmas season, we are reminded of an ever increasing need for food and money donations to the local food banks and hamper programs. Now that schools are back in session, we are reminded of an increasing number of students who go to school hungry. To both these situations, I say let鈥檚 wholeheartedly support them and make sure no one goes hungry. It鈥檚 just the right thing to do.
Right in the centre - Canada needs an overhaul
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- Published on Thursday, August 29, 2024
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Canada has been dragged through yet another threatened railway strike. As usual, the unions picked grain harvesting season to pull the pin. With millions of tonnes of grain needing to be taken to storage and to export to terminals and to processing plants, the railway unions have always known that August is strike month. The postal workers always aim for Christmas for their regularly scheduled strikes and other unions are tuned to hit the most sensitive times for strikes.
