Ethan Cabel
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New deal for young New Democrats
The youth faction of the Manitoba New Democratic Party is making headlines over a decision that has changed the group’s delegate selection process for the Oct. 16 convention.
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Is anybody here a doctor (or nurse)?
The Manitoba government recently announced an investment of over $2.1 million to fund a large, multi-tiered strategy to recruit and retain Manitoba doctors. The investment has caused many to speculate whether there is a shortage of medical practitioners in Manitoba and whether the province is doing enough.
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Residential schools commission about more than abuse
After over a year marred by infighting and dispute, the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) now has a new set of commissioners and is two months into its five-year mandate.
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Fair dealing or no fair dealing
As consultations on updated copyright law end, the future of consumer access to movies, music, television and other media is now in the hands of the federal government.
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Manitoba rejects harmonized sales tax
The Manitoba government has decided that tax harmonization – a federal proposal to amalgamate the GST and the PST – will take away provincial tax control and hurt consumers along the way.
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Greyhound keeps rollin’ on down the highway
After a week of threats and negotiations, Greyhound Canada has decided to continue running their Manitoba passenger bus routes beyond Oct. 2, their previous date of withdrawal from the province.
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Graduation without the grades
A debate has resurfaced in Manitoba grade schools about whether or not to retain students in a grade if they don’t satisfy the necessary criteria.
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What about the Senate?
As the federal political parties prepare for a possible fall election, speculation is growing over policy.
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Heritage building demolition stirs up Osborne residents
Plans to demolish a historic building in Osborne Village have many residents and Winnipeg professionals worried about the priorities of city hall.
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Red Chamber, red face
Critics of the recent Senate appointments are accusing the Conservative government of hypocrisy, while defenders say it is necessary to allow stalled legislation to pass.
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Taking the abortion debate to the street
The front sidewalk of the Women’s Health Clinic (WHC), a feminist community-based health centre located at 419 Graham Avenue, has become a forum for a longstanding Canadian debate.
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The long digital arm of the law
The one-year anniversary of the abduction of two Winnipeg children has sparked an unprecedented international investigation into their whereabouts.
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Profitability trumps watchability
The King of Pop died on June 25 and by the end of the week, questions of mental instability and surgically altered pigmentation were of the hour.
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Will it really be OurWinnipeg?
Despite the city’s seemingly proactive approach to city planning as seen with the recent OurWinnipeg development plan and SpeakUpWinnipeg.com, some residents are worried their views won’t be translated into action.
Lauren Lange, a city planning student and member of the Speak Up Squad, has heard such concerns firsthand. -
Liberals blowing their party to bits
I can hear the fireworks. The sound is nearly rattling the walls of my little home in the federal riding of Winnipeg South Center. It is Canada Day, a day marking the confederation of this land into a united country. Celebration is abounding for a country that is, because of the freedom it grants and, ultimately, the stability and comfort it provides, the best place in the world. And yet I can’t help but notice my surroundings.
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U of W gets funding boost from the feds
Manitoba universities and colleges recently received a funding boost from the federal government amounting to $65.5 million, and the University of Winnipeg hasn’t been left out.
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Harper’s confusing Senate policies
In the role of Opposition, political parties are often committed to fundamental reform of government. For instance, consider the NDP/Green Party position on electoral reform, the Reform Party position on Senate reform or, looking further back, the Progressive Conservative position on the evils of political patronage. However, when the Opposition party becomes federal government, reform is trumped by political necessity.
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Conservatives plagued by semblance of unification
We live in a culture where uniformed punditry is considered a virtue. The mass media grant many individuals the implicit expertise required to opine the daily news and their “informed” opinions are often merely speculations about the partisan and ideological elements of governance. The modern Canadian columnist is, more often than not, uninterested in policy.
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Capturing our potential
In political campaigns and social movements in particular, it is important to inspire a groundswell of support. This support can be hinged on a volatile issue of values or founded on the basis of sustainability.
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And we let them run the country…
Our House of Commons is not plagued so much by our lack of messianic instruction as it is by the carpet bagging and the opportunism of our political left.