POLITICAL COMMENTARY 

Winnipeg North End Treatment Facility Winnipeg ratepayers are on the hook for billions to overhaul the North End Water Pollution Control Centre, the city’s largest and oldest sewage treatment plant. The work is essential to protect Lake Winnipeg, meet regulations, and accommodate growth. But a significant portion of one of the biggest contracts is structured so that American corporations will ultimately benefit. The City awarded the Biosolids Facilities Upgrade to Red River B

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

A heated debate over language, identity, and political priorities took centre stage on the latest episode of Inside Politics , as Kevin Klein and his panel tackled a controversy that has gripped national headlines—while asking whether Canadians are missing the bigger picture. Joined by Winnipeg Sun columnists Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Lawrence Pinsky, and political science professor Royce Koop, Klein opened with a blunt question: why did outrage over Air Canada’s CEO not speak

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

Equality built this country. Not slogans or government programs, but a shared understanding that everyone would be treated the same and judged on what they contribute. For generations, that principle made Canada a destination for people around the world who wanted a fair shot at building a better life. That understanding is now being tested. Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs were introduced with the stated goal of fairness, and on the surface, few would disagree with

Winnipeg’s mayor needs to stop telling people how much safer the city is becoming. That message may work in a press conference. It may look good in a report highlighting selective statistics. But people living and working in this city know something is wrong. They see it every day on the streets, in their workplaces, and in their neighbourhoods. The public deserves honesty about crime in Winnipeg. Not spin. The city often points to recent police reports that show small declin