Council Hears From More Candidates
A couple more of Dauphin's provincial hopefuls got to lay out their priorities to city council on Monday.
Kate Storey of the Greens and the Manitoba Party's Darryl Inkster attended Monday's council meeting.
Storey says the Green Party is running on a plan to reduce poverty by half.
"We can do this. We also want to create jobs greening the economy, and that means jobs insulating houses and putting solar panels on roofs and all those good things that will put money back in our pockets and create jobs here in Dauphin."
Inkster spoke of lowering taxes and pushing for a basic agricultural program in schools.
"They used to have a greenhouse at the high school and stuff when I was a kid. I used to love going in there, see the plants growing and stuff. Now it's not there anymore. Kids don't know how to plant a tomato plant anymore."
The City of Dauphin has invited all candidates to meet with council. They have already met with the NDP's Darcy Scheller. PC Brad Michaleski was scheduled to be at Monday's meeting but was unable to attend; he's offered to meet with council April 15.
Garry Gurke is running for the Liberals. CKDM has not yet reached out to find out when he will be meeting with council.
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Winnipeg Woman Accused of Stealing from Heart Transplant Fund in Court
A Winnipeg woman is in court this week for allegedly stealing from a medical trust fund she set up for her niece who was awaiting a life-saving heart transplant.
Forty-two-year-old Sheryl Matheson was arrested in March 2011 for fraud and theft over $5,000 dollars after police allege she'd withdrawn thousands of dollars during the fund's two year existence and used it for personal purchases.
Her 19-year-old niece, Jessica Bondar, died a few weeks later in a Montreal hospital.
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First Bid for Federal Conservative Leader Expected Today
Hats will start getting thrown into the ring today for the next leader of the federal Conservative party.
The Canadian Press has learned Ontario MP Dr. Kellie Leitch will officially launch her bid for the Conservative leadership by submitting her application to the party today.
Quebec MP Maxime Bernier is expected to announce his bid tomorrow.
The vote won't be held until next May, but party faithful will gather in Vancouver next month for a policy convention which many see as the real starting point for the leadership race.
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CPPIB Eyes Glencore Agri
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it plans to spend $2.5-billion dollars US for a 40 per cent stake in Glencore Agricultural Products, a division of Swiss-based commodities giant Glencore.
The purchase is subject to regulatory approvals.
Glencore Agri has agricultural assets and operations in Canada, Australia, South America and Europe.
