Every December, newsrooms do what they always do. We debate the biggest story of the year. The arguments come fast. The Grey Cup was a success. The Manitoba PC leadership race produced a winner who actually had fewer votes than the other guy. City hall approved historic property tax increases. Protest permits kept flowing no matter how extreme the cause. An NDP MLA mocked a controversial speaker assignment instead of engaging it. All of those mattered. None of them stood abov

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

There is a moment, every so often, when a government makes a choice that tells you exactly how it sees itself. Winnipeg just had one of those moments. The city’s leadership is signalling that it believes it can effectively overrule the provincial government, ignore the authority of a provincial board, and do so on the advice of its own public service rather than independent legal counsel. That raises a question residents and businesses deserve to ask out loud. Who does the ci

Inside the Manitoba Legislature, every MLA can be addressed as the Honourable Member for their constituency. It is a long-standing parliamentary courtesy meant to signify integrity, seriousness, and respect for their role. Only cabinet ministers, the Premier, and sometimes the Speaker carry the title The Honourable for life, but all members are expected to uphold the standard that title implies when they take their seats. Yet what Manitobans saw again this week looked nothing

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...

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...

Let’s stop pretending we’re still in the game. The latest Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies makes one thing crystal...

Imagine being told by your city that a broken curb in front of your house might get fixed—if you're lucky—by 2045. That’s what one...

Three provinces signed a nation-building agreement this week. Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta committed to working together on new...

Mayor Scott Gillingham and his council recently took a victory lap, touting a “record number” of housing approvals in Winnipeg. But what...

The federal government’s 2024-25 budget sets aside nearly $32 billion for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations...

Let’s clear something up: there is no such thing as “government-funded.” That phrase gets thrown around too often in press releases and...

When a government tells you what kind of car to buy, it’s gone too far. That’s exactly what Canada’s electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate...

Another summer. Another warning. And once again, rural Manitoba’s emergency rooms are on the verge of collapse. Let’s stop pretending...