Right in the centre - Trudeau's legacy

By Ken Waddell

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About four years ago, David Frum participated in a debate about the legacy of Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Well known as a former prime minister of Canada and father of current Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau, the very name raises strong feelings in Canada.

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Homebodies - I walked in solitude at twilight

By Rita Friesen

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The campaign for the Oct. 19 federal election officially began on Aug. 2. It will last for 11 weeks and could be one of the costliest (if not the costliest) campaign in Canadian history. While I would rather watch paint dry than be bombarded with the endless rhetoric and numerous attack ads that will come at us from every angle, I see much value in an 11 week campaign.

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Faithfully yours - Faith and the federal election

By Neil Strohschein

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The campaign for the Oct. 19 federal election officially began on Aug. 2. It will last for 11 weeks and could be one of the costliest (if not the costliest) campaign in Canadian history.

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My perspective - Food fight!

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

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Who doesn’t love a food fight?  Especially one in which you’re unlikely to ruin your favourite clothes with food stains?  When the Great Manitoba Food Fights returns this fall, food entrepreneurs will have such a chance.

It’s a pretty neat way to support and promote locally created food products.  

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Right in the centre - Election fever

By Ken Waddell

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With the United States election nomination process well underway, an election in Canada and an election in Manitoba next spring, we are in an election fever wave.

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