Your world, your voice
This is the second year of the Manitoban’s International Comment section. Last year was a great success, as many diverse voices were heard, lively debates…
Comment
Commonwealth games reveal disparity
During the next two weeks, over 7,000 athletes will compete in the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The games have been described as an…
Letters to the Editor
RE: GUNS, GUNS, GUNS (SEPT. 29, 2010 ISSUE) Why are Manitoba Conservative MPs so proud of their political grandstanding over the gun registry? The prime…
LiLo, LiLo, it’s off to jail you go
Two weeks in a U.S. prison should be enough to scare a young woman straight and enable her to see the error of her ways….
Refuting “A refusal to face reality”
Spencer Fernando had me at, “As the world recovers from the global financial crises, governments are beginning to realize that there are deeper flaws in…
Bodies, the exhibition
We don’t get a chance to see something like this exhibit every day in Winnipeg. Our city is comparatively small, as are our venues. The…
A tale of two Torontos
Imagine the entire city of Toronto engulfed in noise. A mob of people running through the streets. Car horns blaring in the distance. Police on…
Tories can’t seal deal on long-gun registry
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, MPs voted to scrap a controversial private members bill by a margin of 153 to 151. Bill C-391, put forward…
Education is a right
Re: Public education for the public good (Sept. 15, 2010) Education is a right. In fact, Article 26 of the Declaration of Human Rights deals…
The Plan
At this time last year, my life was in shambles. I had just dropped out of law school after two weeks of classes, I was…