You could be forgiven for not even knowing it was happening. As the federal NDP gathered in Winnipeg for a leadership convention that could define its future—or confirm its decline—the city felt… quiet. No buzz. No urgency. No sense that a national political moment was unfolding. That silence set the tone for a fiery episode of Inside Politics , where host Kevin Klein and panelists Royce Koop, Lawrence Pinsky, and Robert-Falcon Ouellette pulled no punches in dissecting what t

Manitobans are paying more than half a million dollars for a trade envoy in Washington while the premier responsible for the hire publicly mocks the administration that the envoy is supposed to work with. That contradiction alone should raise serious questions about whether this expensive arrangement has any chance of delivering real results. Documents obtained through freedom of information legislation show Manitoba’s trade envoy to the United States, former CBC and CTV repo

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

This is Part 2 in our ongoing look at Mayor Scott Gillingham’s budget and the political spin wrapped around it. Winnipeggers deserve straight facts, not talking points shaped to soften the reality of higher costs and shifting responsibilities. When politicians say they are “holding the line” on taxes, most people assume that means their overall household burden is being kept stable. In Winnipeg, that assumption no longer holds. The numbers prove it, and the pattern is getting

Canada is nearing the point of no return on Its economic future. We cannot blame this on Donald Trump or tariffs; this is all on the Mark Carney Liberals. The newest episode of Inside Politics delivered a blunt critique of the federal budget, with host Kevin Klein and panellists Royce Koop and Lawrence Pinsky, K.C., arguing that the document fails to provide any serious roadmap for Canada’s economic future. Rather than focusing on political theatre or close vote counts, the p

As you may know, I had the honour of serving on Winnipeg City Council, and in my experience, politicians often push difficult decisions...

Mayor Scott Gillingham’s latest attempt to address encampments is weak, late, and clearly tied to his re-election campaign. For more than...