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Leading with a bold vision, followed by a mixed record
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Former Winnipeg mayor, Ontario cabinet minister and municipal issues advocate Glen Murray is running for leadership of the Green Party of Canada.
Murray’s vision for the party is passionate but his record in government is...
Time for a necessary step, time to defund the police
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Calls to defund the Winnipeg police department followed the Justice 4 Black Lives rally earlier this month. Premier Brian Pallister has responded to these demands claiming defunding the police is an “illogical step,” focusing...
David Barnard’s legacy one of respect, fundraising
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As we all stay home and reflect on the disruption caused by COVID-19, students might have missed an announcement from the U of M: David Barnard is leaving the university after serving as the...
Contemplations of a post-COVID-19 world
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There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had a huge global impact. But what lasting changes in ourselves and our world will be present after this pandemic finally ceases to exist?
Response to COVID-19 serves big business, not workers
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As emergency measures continue to be taken by all levels of government, it’s become increasingly clear that these governments act on behalf of a specific, property-owning segment of the population — leaving workers to...
From a basement on a hill
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Near the end of my first term and after my second election I went to see a counsellor who said I likely just wasn’t cut out to be in a high-stress job and I...
Mental health in the age of COVID-19
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Canada was already experiencing a mental health crisis which has now become greatly amplified by the wave of uncertainty and panic brought on by COVID-19.







