My heart breaks for Ukraine. Eighty-nine years ago, in the winter of 1932-1933, was the Holodomor, a famine in Ukraine which is today recognized by Ukraine, Canada and other countries as a genocide of the Ukrainian people carried out by the Soviet government. Somewhere between 3.5 and 10 million people died in Ukraine. Today in the winter of 2022-2023, Russia has invaded Ukraine. People in Ukraine face almost impossible odds, but we hope for them and we in Canada must do what we can to support people in Ukraine. Manitoba Liberals yesterday called for an early return of the Manitoba Legislature to debate and discuss the situation with all MLAs being able to contribute their ideas. The early return of the Legislature has been rejected, but we will have a matter of urgent importance - dealing with the situation in Ukraine - brought forward on Wednesday March 2, the second day of our session. It is not soon enough, but it will have to do.
Dougald Lamont speaks at Meth Forum last night to present positive ideas to address the epidemic, while exposing the lack of action by the Pallister Conservatives
Last night at the Notre Dame Recreation Centre in St. Boniface, at an Election Forum on the Meth Crisis in Manitoba, Dougald Lamont spoke eloquently about the severity of the meth epidemic and described the Liberal plan to address it. The Liberal Plan will make sure that there is a single province-wide phone number for people, or friends of people, who need help dealing with meth to call (as there is in Alberta) and that there will be rapid access to a seamless series of steps - stabilization, detoxification, treatment, extended supportive housing etc so that people with meth addiction can be helped well and effectively and so that they can rebuild their lives. The Liberal meth plan will be helped by our approach to mental health (putting psychological therapies under medicare), and to poverty (providing better support). It will also be helped by our vigorous efforts to help young people understand the problems with meth in our education system and to provide alternative positive
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