Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Steve Lambert
Publication Date: May 21, 2025 - 15:29
Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project
May 21, 2025
A report by Manitoba’s ethics commissioner says former premier Heather Stefanson and two of her cabinet ministers acted improperly by pushing for the approval of a silica sand mining project.The report says Stefanson, then-deputy premier Cliff Cullen and then-economic development minister Jeff Wharton tried to get approval for the Sio Silica project after the Tories lost the 2023 election, but before the new NDP government was to be sworn in.
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee today approved updates to the Municipal Parking Management Strategy Rate Setting Guidelines to allow for expanding paid parking to evenings and Saturdays where demand is consistently high. The move aims to promote turnover during the busiest hours while also allowing for flexibility when longer stays are required at night.
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