Sunday, January 01, 2006

New Years Resolutions

It is time for New Years resolutions. Mine are three.

1) To get to the bottom of the Crocus Scandal. Nearly 34,000 shareholders, many of whom invested in the belief this was a safe investment, have lost money as a result of what happened with the Crocus Investment Fund. We need to know why this happened so we can ensure it will not happen in the future. Kevin Lamoureux and I are determined to push for a full Public Inquiry so that Manitobans will know what happened.

2) To use this blog, and other means, to provide for greater accountability, openness and public understanding of the provincial government in Manitoba. To improve economic conditions and quality of life for Manitobans we need more open and accountable government and better public understanding of the changes that are needed.

3) To take substantial steps to build the Manitoba Liberal Party so that Manitobans will have an alternate, and a better choice than the NDP and Conservatives when the next provincial election comes. Part of this effort will be in helping individual Manitobans with their issues. Part of this effort will be in improving our policies, organization, candidates and resources.