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Arlington Bridge closure neglects North End residents
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The recent closure of the Arlington Bridge by the City of Winnipeg is another prime example of the city council trying to find a homemade solution to Winnipeg problems that never materializes.
On Nov. 21,...
Family and finance in the holiday season
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all my loyal readers. To everyone else, have a decent December or whatever.
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any other wonderful holiday or non-denominational winter festival, we...
Seasonal dishes are nice, but their future in a landfill isn’t
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I bought a bowl that looks like a plate recently. I can use it to serve a satisfying amount of pasta or some rice and sambar with long beans upperi.
Growing up, we rarely used...
ULTRA X’MAS for the holiday disinclined
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Holidays bring out the grinch in me, but not because I’m a cynic. I’m a sentimental crybaby and I get drunk off social energy, despite being an anxious mess. Some members of my family...
To my sisters who are killjoys
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I was told I was a very emotional child while growing up. When something or someone upset me, I argued, and tears shortly followed the argument.
I was soon diagnosed as emotional because I’m a...
Basic income is a band-aid solution
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Universal basic income (UBI) is the application of the radical, and somewhat devious, idea that citizens, for some reason, deserve to have their basic needs met.
UBI is a measure in which the government makes...
The spectre of fascism haunts hatred of kids
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I was chatting with some guests at a wedding when a few kids trotted past the table where we were swilling wine. Someone scoffed and bemoaned weddings that don’t ban kids from the guestlist....







