Right in the centre - Canada's future is in doubt
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- Published on Thursday, April 24, 2025
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Canadian election on Monday, Apr. 28 is being billed as ranging from very important to the most crucial election in Canadian history. After mostly Liberal governments forever, the current attitude in Western Canada is one of exceeding frustration. Oil and minerals are in high demand and are an integral part of Western Canada. You can hardly tell by looking at federal policies. Oil is produced in all four prairie provinces, as are minerals. Two western provinces have seaports albeit the Hudson Bay port is only used minimally. Western Canada needs another pipeline and a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline. It also needs more robust railroads.
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Right in the centre - He has risen, he has risen indeed
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- Published on Thursday, April 17, 2025
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Every aspect of life shows us that we should be good, that is to behave in a proper fashion. People praise each other by saying, “they are a good person.” That’s important but it also leads to a false concept that says if you are good, if you live a good life, you will go to Heaven when you die. It’s a widely accepted concept. Be good or you won’t go to Heaven.
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Right in the centre - No words strong enough
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- Published on Thursday, April 10, 2025
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
I am very annoyed, but there are no words strong enough that can be used in print to express my level of annoyance. What I am writing about is the behaviour of thieves and vandals in south-western Manitoba. You are despicable low-lifes who have no excuse for theft or vandalism. We live in a fairly prosperous area where there are many jobs unfilled, and many opportunities are readily available. I stand to be corrected, but for thieves and vandals, I currently see no excuse for such behaviour other than you are misguided and dreadfully evil.
Right in the centre - Canada needs a leader that can build a bigger Canada
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- Published on Thursday, April 3, 2025
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre is holding daily rallies across Canada. Attendance is over 2,500 at every one. According to reports, the rally in Winnipeg had 3,500 people attending. Ironically, or perhaps as expected, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) is downplaying the numbers. In comparison, Mark Carney’s rally in St. John’s was reported to be around 1,650 by the Liberals, but the crowd photo looked to be less than 500.
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Right in the centre - Newspapers and their future
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- Published on Thursday, March 27, 2025
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The following column is a revision of a column from a year ago. Tomorrow, March 29, I will turn 77. For almost half of those years, I have been in the newspaper business full time. For 59 of those years, I have been involved in writing and publishing and that dates long before the desktop or laptop computer.
Many people have asked me questions about the newspaper industry, people from seniors to farmers to sports figures to politicians, including premiers and prime minsters. They ask questions, lots of questions, and here’s a few examples:
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