We asked the mayoral candidates your human rights questions
Earlier this month our team reached out on our social channels to find out what human rights questions you'd want to ask Winnipeg's next...
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- Apr 9, 2021
COVID-19 Does Not Discriminate — But Oppressive Systems Do.
Statistics show that Indigenous peoples are more vulnerable to COVID-19, and it largely has to
do with the oppressive systems this commun...
- Mar 3, 2021
Canada can't afford to put the climate crisis on the back burner
The pandemic is not an excuse to ignore climate obligations The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered our ways of living over the...
- Apr 9, 2020
5 Takeaways from the 2020 Manitoba Budget
Providing better services; Protecting our environment; Making our communities stronger and safer; Making life more affordable; and...
- Dec 3, 2019
#CanadaCommit: Canadian Law Students & Professors Call for Climate Action
Climate science is abundantly clear: we have a very small window of time left to radically reduce our emissions. The United Nations...
- Feb 21, 2019
Why You Should Care About the Supreme Court of Canada's Nevsun Case
BackgroundNevsun Resources Ltd. is a base metals mining company that, until recently, was headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia....
- Jan 14, 2019
Wet'suwet'en Pipeline Conflict - Consent? Rule of Law?
Access Granted But Opposition RemainsIn the interest of protecting their community from further conflicts with the RCMP, the Wet’suwet’en...
- Dec 27, 2018
Low-Income Bus Pass: An Economical Change to Public Transit
The 2017 Fare Hike Winnipeg’s bus fare increased dramatically last January, with the price jumping 25 cents. This major increase, the...
- Dec 14, 2018
Non-citizen vote in municipal elections – a possibility for Winnipeg residents?
Newcomers by the numbers What about the presence of non-citizens in Winnipeg, and particularly in the Winnipeg School Division? As...
- Dec 3, 2018
Dereliction of Duty: The Province of Manitoba’s Response to the Climate Crisis
Carbon PricingCarbon pricing is not a radical solution- it’s a market-based approach. The 2018 Nobel Prize for economics was jointly...
- Oct 23, 2018
What You Need to Know About Tomorrow's Winnipeg Election
The Candidates Brian Bowman - Former privacy lawyer and Winnipeg's first Métis mayor is running for re-election after serving one term....
- Jul 22, 2018
10 Things You Can Do to Stop Pipelines from Anywhere in Canada!
Why stop pipelines? Ten Things You Can Do to Stop Pipelines from Anywhere in Canada! 1. Sign these Petitions This petition, launched...
- Mar 13, 2018
Cannabis Regulations, Child Welfare Reform, Environmental Protections - This Week in the Leg
BILL 11 - THE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE RETAILING OF CANNABIS ACT (LIQUOR AND GAMING CONTROL ACT AND MANITOBA LIQUOR AND LOTTERIES CORPORATION...
- Jan 29, 2018
What Does Slashing Net Neutrality Mean to Canadians?
What Is Net Neutrality? In order to use the internet, you need to go through an Internet Service Provider , like Bell or Rogers. Net...
- Dec 2, 2017
5 Ways to Fight the Winnipeg Transit Fare Hike
"When the bus fare was raised by five cents — I mean it’s just five cents, right? But it did throw our budget out of whack... My husband,...
- Oct 31, 2017
Security? Discrimination? Both? Bill 62: Quebec's Controversial New Law
A review and analysis of Quebec's controversial Bill 62 As you may have heard, Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 62 on October 18,...
- Oct 31, 2017
Accepted or Denied - Coveted words of closure
Merriam-Webster defines limbo as "a transitional place or state and a state of uncertainty" - this is never a good state to be in. For...
- Oct 24, 2017
Tuition Cap Removal, Uber, Election Reform Bills—This Week in the Leg
An overview of 5 contested Tory Bills scheduled for public hearings in the Winnipeg Legislature on the week of October 23, 2017. The...
- Oct 27, 2015
Two for Trudeau: Manitoba Association for Rights & Liberties
What are the top two human rights issues that Justin Trudeau needs to address? TWO LIBERAL PLATFORM WISHES? MAKE THAT THREE. I found it...
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