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Share First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on October 20, 2026. Winnipeg is facing a housing and toxic drug crisis that is not going away. Every day, we see the consequences: people living without a safe home, encampments in neighbourhoods and public spaces, increasingly toxic drugs, overdoses, and emergency services stretched to their limits. These ar…
Share The federal government’s modifications to the Canada Labour Code through Bill C-39 have been generating a lot of questions. Why, first of all, are federal policymakers claiming that this obvious attack on the right to strike is not what it looks like? In what way will these measures “modernize” labour relations in Canada? The labour legislation in Bill…
Share The powers that be in Winnipeg have pushed for cheap property taxes for decades. As a result, the City doesn’t have enough money to balance the books, let alone maintain infrastructure, deliver services, and respond to challenges like homelessness and the toxic drug crisis. Winnipeg’s fiscal problem stems from decades of keeping property-tax increases …
Share There is no doubt that most Canadians will breathe a sigh of relief in response to last night’s results on Alberta’s referendum question #10, which asked whether respondents wanted to convene another future referendum on whether Alberta should separate from Canada. Today will also be filled with a litany of commentaries and analyses assessing the futur…
Share On September 28, Stelco announced its plans to idle parts of their Hamilton and Nanticoke operations in order to “ensure the survival” of the company, potentially impacting up to 500 workers, the latest casualties in the U.S. trade war. Ottawa is threatening legal action but Stelco is proceeding with lay-offs, part of a larger play to force Canada into…
Share Despite David Eby framing this election around the U.S. trade war on Canada, B.C. voters will likely decide this election based on how they feel about parties’ respective proposals to improve their everyday lives. One of the key issues, on that front, is health care. A recent Angus Reid survey found that health care comes second only to cost of living …