Fried'Em Road

The municipal water intake for the city of Winnipeg, MB, has been off limits to the public, vandals and terrorists for a century.  Canada's fledgling new Prime Minister says he will soon change that.  He has promised to spend $30 million to build a public highway past the intake because 200 souls who live at the end of the road cannot find a way to dig wells to get their own potable water.  Did I mention that the new Road will be used to haul in a $15 million water purification plant for the 200 people?  Yup.  A $45 million promise for a glass of water.

Are Winnipeg citizens worried about local vandals and terrorists hanging around at their city water intake?  Hell NO.  Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba have offered to help pay for this huge mistake.

I see it as bad news, but there is also good news::  Canadian voters knew when they went to the polls that our new Prime Minister wouldn't keep the promises he made to get elected.