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Winnipeg Newsmakers: The Winnipeg spending problem and a win against fourplexes
This week’s Winnipeg Newsmakers features City Councillor Brian Mayes, who successfully delayed a proposed zoning change that would...
Dec 14, 2024


The Winnipeg budget is the spending status quo
The 2025 preliminary budget for Winnipeg, unveiled last week, proposes a 5.95% property tax increase, the city’s largest in 34 years....
Dec 14, 2024


Finance Minister Adrien Sala said Manitoba added 10,000 jobs, but it's what he didn't say that matters.
The latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada indicates that Manitoba added 10,000 full-time jobs in November. Finance Minister...
Dec 11, 2024


Some people missed the point about my column on the University of Winnipeg BiPoc-only lounge.
The response to my column about the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association’s BIPoC-only lounge has been overwhelming. The volume of...
Dec 9, 2024


Facts Matter: Political spin is not enough to address the issue
Recently, the Kinew Government made an announcement in response to media coverage about financial shortfalls for the North End Treatment...
Dec 8, 2024


Proposed Winnipeg supervised consumption site fails Manitobans
The Point Douglas Residents Committee has been sounding the alarm about how the provincial government is manipulating the public...
Dec 8, 2024


Discrimination has no place in our society, yet it appears to have been institutionalized in a troubling way
Discrimination has no place in our society, yet it appears to have been institutionalized in a troubling way at the University of...
Dec 8, 2024


Where is all the money Wab Kinew is spending coming from?
Where is the money coming from? That’s the question Manitobans should be asking every time Premier Wab Kinew’s NDP government makes...
Dec 1, 2024


Why does Venture Capital pass on Winnipeg?
The geography of Canadian venture capital paints a stark picture for Winnipeg. Our city doesn’t even show up as a tiny blip on the...
Dec 1, 2024


Winnipeg fails to meet the deadline for more than $60 Million in funding
I have written many columns over the past few months about the failure of Mayor Gillingham and his administration on housing. Time and...
Nov 29, 2024


Winnipeg politicians are ignoring critical issues while they enjoy the good life
Winnipeg faces significant challenges, and it’s time for city councillors and Mayor Gillingham to focus on solving the real issues....
Nov 28, 2024


Body cameras are not a luxury; they are a necessity in modern policing
A video has been circulating online showing Winnipeg Police shooting a man who reportedly stabbed another officer in the neck....
Nov 27, 2024
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