By R.H. Wood North Battleford

My amanuensis suggested two titles for this week’s article. The first thought was “All in the Family”. David Johnston, a close family friend of the Trudeau’s and former Governor General, has been appointed rapporteur to look into foreign election interference. It is likely that his report will be greeted with dismissive disparagement and will contain no criticism of our Prime Minister.

Secondly, the new interim ethics commissioner is the sister-in-law of Dominic

LeBlanc, current Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities. He is a long time Liberal minister and erstwhile babysitter to the Trudeau children i.e., Justin and his brothers. His father was Romeo LeBlanc, also a former Governor General, which to some might suggest insider political entitlement. Dominic was found guilty by the then ethics commissioner in 2018 of a serious breach of ethics when he awarded a lucrative fisheries contract to a company linked to a cousin of his wife. He had the brazen affrontery to stand stone-faced with our Prime Minister as this appointment was justified. They are simply thumbing their noses at the electorate. The comment “You Cannot be Serious” (part two) has to be appropriate – this appointment is absolutely outrageous and surely a conflict of interest within our government. These are the words Mr. Trudeau used as he justified the appointment, “If there is any office in the country that understands how to manage conflict of interest and ethical perception issues it is that office (there) that has always done exceptional work at ensuring the confidence of Canadians”.

Here is a question –

Unlock food’s potential and reduce waste

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Battlefords Early Childhood Community Planning Network

The Battlefords Early Childhood Community Planning Network (BECCPN) would like you to join us in celebrating Nutrition Month, 2023. The theme this year is Dietitians Help You Unlock the Potential of Food. While working with a dietitian you can learn how to create an eating plan that is simple, nutritious and sustainable. Sustainable nutrition means that the way food is produced and delivered is done in a way that is mindful of the impact on people and the environment. One of the most important things you can do to reduce the environmental impact of your diet can be to avoid food waste. Spending time to plan meals before you shop can help reduce waste. While shopping,

Regular: $3500 + tax what single word typifies the recent budget? My choice is shameless as this covers the document and our P.M. and Chrystia, our finance minister. Mr. Trudeau allowed that he is “proud” of the budget while Chrystia assured us many times that it would be fiscally prudent. In my view, it is a blatant, cynical furtherance of typical Liberal vote catching and creates yet another unjustifiable $40.1B deficit which of course will be added to the national debt. Federal indebtedness over the past eight years has become an uncontrollable self-potentiating monster requiring interest payments equal to this year’s deficit. Immediately before April 1st. we filled with gas for a $1.30 per litre. On April 1st. we visited every gas station in North make sure to get a variety of fresh and frozen and eat the fresh foods sooner. When you do have foods that are nearing their expiration, incorporate them into soups or sauces, or freeze them if able (like ripe bananas or bread). Avoid throwing away leftovers from cooking or dining out, and package them up for a new meal. Get creative and use leftovers in new recipes. For example, some leftover chicken drumsticks could go great in a stir fry or curry. The BECCPN