Blink and you miss it session ends. Liberals focused on terrible shortcomings of the NDP

The all too brief Legislative session ends today.  We focused on exposing the ghastly abominable performance of the NDP on so many issues.  Here is a selection of my questions:

1) Liberals called on the NDP to immediately fulfill their promise to make all cancer drugs free for Manitobans, but it was soon apparent the NDP are more focused on finding loopholes to avoid keeping their promise than on doing what they promised.  See http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/10/liberals-are-calling-on-ndp-to.html

2) Liberals called the NDP to account for dismally neglecting prevention of health problems like diabetes.  We exposed the fact that diabetes is not even on the provincial list of the top 98 public health problems.  With that kind of approach the diabetes epidemic continues out of control.  See http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/10/ndp-neglects-diabetes-epidemic-not-even.html

3) Liberals called it for what it is.  Too many health care wait times in Manitoba are getting longer, even as spending increases due to poor NDP  management.  See http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/10/health-care-wait-times-and-number-of.html

4) Liberals expose the fact that a shocking 72% of sexually exploited youth in Manitoba were actually in the care of the provincial government's child welfare system when exploited.  See http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/10/sexual-exploitation-of-children-and.html

5) Liberals expose the fact that the Minister responsible for Child and Family Services is late with his report, is shirking his responsibilities and is likely trying to hide the face that the number of children in care has increased again under his watch.  See http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/10/minister-of-child-and-family-services.html

6) Liberals expose the fact that Selinger's support of the Canadian Wheat Board is tepid at best - with reports he has almost given up on keeping the board, and that Selinger has no transition plan to help farmers, to help those who may lose jobs, or to keep the Port of Churchill.  See http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/10/canadian-wheat-board-my-question-about.html

7) Liberals expose the NDP's neglect of inner Winnipeg which is contributing to gang activity and crime.  See http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/10/high-crime-rate-in-part-because-ndp.html

8) Liberals expose the fact that Selinger has neglected northern Manitoba and never approached the federal government with a proposal like Ontario did to ensure clean running water for First Nations communities.  http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2011/11/ndp-neglect-northern-communities-with.html

The session may end today, but Manitoba Liberals will remain active and vigilant in support of Manitobans from all over our province.   If you have an issue that needs to be brought forward, please email me at jon.gerrard@leg.gov.mb.ca