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By Howard Hampton
M.P.P. Kenora-RR

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Jack Elliott
Contributor

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

In a previous article, we looked at your heat and the enormous volume of blood it pumps around in your body. Now we are going to see where it all goes.

With the presentation of the federal budget and a motion of non-confidence tabled in the House, this was easily the most eventful week in Ottawa and in all likelihood the last week of the 40th Parliament.

It began just as “The price is Right” might have started. Instead of Bob Barker calling someone down from the audience, we had three leaders talking about what was behind door No. 1, Door No.2 and Door No. 3.

This week at home in the riding my staff and I carried out an experiment in direct democracy. On Wednesday evening we held our first ever federal townhall meeting via telephone, and my immediate impression is that it was a great success and something worth doing again in the future.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Jack Elliott
Contributor