In marijuana legalization, Manitoba PCs torn between competing ideologies
Brian Pallister has handled everything to do with marijuana legalization in the least ideologically consistent way possible.
Ernest Zarzuela
Cutting international students’ health coverage inhumane policy
The Manitoba government is looking to further balance their budget by repealing basic health coverage for international students .
Manitoba budget a blow against the university
What the latest provincial budget reveals is that the government places little value on either education or students.
Pallister government fails Economics 101
Unfairly awarded construction contracts reveal a deeply-rooted tension in Pallister’s economic philosophy.
Canadian institutions are deadly racist
White Canadians and Canadian institutions kill Indigenous people and then excuse themselves for it in courts they designed and operate.
Cash flowing into think tanks undermines impartiality of the political process
Large donations and dark money undermine the information presented in think tank studies.
A paper needs independence to function as check-and-balance
The outpouring of support behind the paper has given the newsroom a renewed focus and energy to maintain the tradition that began in 1914.
Safer spaces should be a requirement, not an option
When people begin to speak with their dollars and patronage, businesses will have to listen.
In the introduction of ridesharing to Winnipeg, a balanced approach is key
Regulation for apps like Uber and Lyft benefit both the consumer and employee.
The banality of bourgeois ethics
So long as the public fails to see its interests realized, the private actions of those in public office are worthy of scrutiny and condemnation.