top of page
Is This Really Winnipeg’s Biggest Issue?
Winnipeg public service is recommending the default residential speed limit drop from 50 km/h to 40 km/h. Council’s public works committee will debate it March 4. The estimated cost is $525,000, largely for signage and promotion. The stated goal is safety. The question is simple. Is this the biggest issue facing our city today? In recent weeks, a child was attacked on a Winnipeg Transit bus with a baseball bat. That is not a traffic-calming issue. It is a public safety failur
Feb 28
Canada aims a Bill at believers while protecting extremists
Canada faces a troubling moment when the federal government claims to be fighting hate, yet directs its energy toward policing faith instead of confronting the violence already happening on our streets. Bill C-9 was supposed to deal with genuine threats. It was meant to ban public displays of swastikas and terrorist insignia, and create stronger penalties for intimidation. Most of that is already covered by existing law, which tells you this bill is more political show than r
Dec 11, 2025
Wab Kinew brags about liquor trailer, not Manitoba made products
The Premier of Manitoba used his time and government resources this week to film a video promoting a liquor trailer in a Costco parking lot. Not a major investment announcement. Not progress on fast-tracking mining approvals. Not support for Manitoba producers. A liquor trailer. While families struggle with one of the highest inflation jumps in the country, the Premier was busy filming a parking lot promo. Statistics Canada reported Manitoba’s inflation rose 3 percent in Octo
Nov 27, 2025
Political optics won’t fix Winnipeg’s broken transit system
Every week, Winnipeggers share their frustration with our city’s transit system. The stories are detailed, emotional, and sadly familiar....
Oct 10, 2025
Is Canada dividing itself with race-based sentencing?
A Calgary man sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl, terrorized her with threats, and left scars that will last a lifetime. The Crown...
Sep 30, 2025
Winnipeg is running on overtime and you are at risk
Winnipeg is running on overtime. It is not a figure of speech. It is a fact. And when a city runs on overtime, it doesn’t just cost more...
Aug 22, 2025
Winnipeg residents beg for safety, but the City ignores them
Winnipeggers are not asking for the impossible. They are asking for law, order, and fairness. What they are getting is silence, excuses,...
Aug 20, 2025
Winnipeg Fire Trucks Offline
It was the firefighters’ union that went to social media to tell residents what City Hall would not. They informed the public that in the...
Aug 19, 2025
Recognizing Palestine would reward terror, not peace
Originally published in the Winnipeg Sun . Mark Carney’s statement in support of recognizing a Palestinian state was not leadership—it...
Aug 4, 2025
Confidence In Wab Kinew’s Government Crashes
Let’s stop pretending we’re still in the game. The latest Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies makes one thing crystal...
Aug 3, 2025
Why Are Canadians Sleeping in Tents While Ottawa Pays for Hotels?
Doug Ford was blunt. Ontario’s hotels are packed with asylum seekers receiving full taxpayer-funded support—housing, meals, healthcare,...
Jul 30, 2025
Petition shows Winnipeg taxpayers are hitting their breaking point
There’s a limit. A point where people say enough is enough. In Winnipeg, that moment may finally be here. An online petition demanding...
Jul 29, 2025
Wab Kinew Walked Away from Pipeline—And Manitobans Are Right to Call Him Out
Three provinces signed a nation-building agreement this week. Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta committed to working together on new...
Jul 26, 2025
Winnipeg housing starts collapse 46%, multi-unit starts down 67%
Mayor Scott Gillingham and his council recently took a victory lap, touting a “record number” of housing approvals in Winnipeg. But what...
Jul 19, 2025
Indigenous Spending Nears $32B, But Results Still Lacking
The federal government’s 2024-25 budget sets aside nearly $32 billion for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations...
Jul 16, 2025
Stop Pretending Government Funds Anything — We Do
Let’s clear something up: there is no such thing as “government-funded.” That phrase gets thrown around too often in press releases and...
Jul 14, 2025
bottom of page