The NDP fail Manitobans on the environment and the economy

Whether it is the environment or the economy, the NDP are failing Manitobans. This year was the 14th year that a careful audit has been conducted in Manitoba using stringent World Wildlife Fund standards. This year Manitoba's grade was an F. This is the first F in 14 years, as Alexandra Paul reported in the Free Press. The NDP have failed badly in fulfilling the protected areas goals, and commitments for our province. There is no excuse for what has been happening. It is just one more example of bad and incompetent management by the present NDP government. Visit http://www.manitobawildlands.org/#456 if you would like to see more.

When it comes to the economy, the news is no better. As Tom Brodbeck pointed out in the Winnipeg Sun this week, Manitoba's job growth was tied for lowest of all provinces in 2004, and does not look much better this year. Year after year under the NDP, Manitoba's economy has grown less than the national average (the only exception being 2000, when it only just reached the national average). This is a result of their poor understanding of the nature of economic growth. Too many entrepreneurs and investors fly over Manitoba when they see the NDP government here.