Public media promotes collective cultural good
Opinion THE CBC was created in the 1930s to continue building Canada and bring our nation together through a common consciousness the way the railway had...
Interrupting the revolving hospital door
Opinion EVERYONE carries with them a story of a hospital discharge gone badly, whether it be their own, or the story of a neighbour or parent....
Pharma lab warns of potential AI misuse
Opinion “We are but one very small company (among) many hundreds of companies using AI software for drug discovery and ‘de novo’ design. How many of...
Foreign interference could sink Trudeau
Opinion For some time, there has been serious concern about foreign interference in Canadian politics. We have long known that, in the 2021 election, the Chinese...
Performance-based funding limits student access
Opinion IN Manitoba, post-secondary education reform has long been a project of the provincial government, dating back to 2016 when former premier Brian Pallister made it...
Is it time for Winnipeg to get aboard LRT?
Opinion Why does Winnipeg have no light rail transit (LRT)? Eleven cities across Canada have, or are about to have, LRT. Toronto started in 1954 and...
Water strategy provides opportunity for change
Opinion It was with great excitement that I clicked on Manitoba’s latest Water Management Strategy when it was announced last month. This strategy matters. The water...
Political staff often maligned, but essential
Opinion RECENTLY, a recruitment ad for a political adviser to a Manitoba cabinet minister arrived in my in-box. The position paid $75,000 to $90,000 a year....
Care aides traumatized during COVID-19
Opinion The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on long-term care in Canada. During the first two waves in 2020, more than 80 per cent of all Canadian...
Who, and what, is a populist?
Opinion Stephen Juba, who served an unprecedented 20 years as Winnipeg’s mayor from 1957 to 1977, may have been a poor administrator, was not a “team...