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U of M prof soft on Putin
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I was reading a CBC News article last week about comments that Russian President Vladimir Putin made regarding former Canadian Speaker of the House Anthony Rota’s resignation. Rota had invited a former Nazi Ukrainian...
It’s almost Winnipeg’s 150, but we really shouldn’t be celebrating
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Winnipeg will mark its 150-year anniversary on Nov. 8, 2023. In the lead-up to civic celebrations, it is important to look at what Winnipeg’s incorporation meant to people at the time.
The recent victory of...
Transphobia is being allowed to thrive in the Prairies
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Days after the 1 Million March 4 Children (1MM4C), I started seeing online articles that celebrated counter-protesters outnumbering the fringe, cross-country anti-trans protest.
While there were several provinces in Canada that did have such instances,...
Illegality of dumpster diving in Winnipeg facilitates waste
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In this economy, the discarded microwaves and half-eaten red velvet cakes in my apartment complex’s dumpster are their own sweet temptations. However, I am defiant in private and a pathetic rule-follower in public. I...
Conservatism is for spineless babies racing to loserville
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If you’ve ever whipped up a nonsense paper in a panic during the wee hours of the morning to meet a deadline, you might have produced something very similar to Manitoba’s Conservative party. The...
Tortoise tales and the West African ethos
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I was five, maybe six, when I heard the story of the tortoise and the hare.
In the classic folktale, an arrogant hare challenges the slow-moving tortoise to a race, and to everyone’s surprise, the...
To protect trans kids is to demand a better future
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It seemed like the fascists wanted to hurt us.
The anti-queer 1 Million March 4 Children (1MM4C) protest in Winnipeg last Wednesday drew far larger numbers than those of us who showed up to oppose...







