Manitoba’s government must stop being anti-education
It is a contradiction provincially acknowledged that arts deemed valuable in politicians’ personal lives become extraneous costs in their professional lives. But the value of…
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Needs of renters pushed aside during crisis
With people facing increasing precarity in terms of their income amidst the COVID-19 crisis, there are groups and individuals attempting to organize rent strikes.
Conservatives cut post-secondary funding yet again
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative-led government has cut post-secondary operating grants for the third year in a row. The budget includes a one per cent reduction in…
Let Uber be a lesson in corporate welfare management
Two years ago, ridesharing giant Uber threw a tantrum and opted to avoid Winnipeg entirely over Manitoba’s regulations.
Peaceful protesters must be protected
Recent protests involving Indigenous peoples blocking railways in peaceful protest have demonstrated the need for better protection of protests.
Manitoba Metis Federation victim to politics of respectability
It seems that for David Chartrand solidarity with the ongoing mass movement in support of Wet’suwet’en in their struggle with the Canadian government is not on the table.
The Progressive Conservatives’ continued cuts hurt Manitoba’s most vulnerable citizens
With cuts to people with disabilities, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has blood on his hands.
It’s time Pallister learns some self-accountability
The blame game is all the rage in Manitoba’s governing party.
Manitoba Labour Board to rule on unfair labour complaint filed against the university by UMFA
The Manitoba Labour Board heard arguments in May regarding an unfair labour practice complaint filed by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) stemming from…
Provincial government owes transit more than cuts
The province has divested itself of the responsibility to match the city’s budget contributions to Winnipeg transit.