Dear Winnipeg, Last week, something strange and surreal happened at the Public Works Committee meeting. One Councillor showed a complete and utter mastery of transportation policy and presented a motion
Dear Winnipeg, Last week, something strange and surreal happened at the Public Works Committee meeting. One Councillor showed a complete and utter mastery of transportation policy and presented a motion
Dear Winnipeg, Well it’s official: the NFL is 100% better than the CFL. The proof? The City of Winnipeg, home of the 2019 Grey Cup Champions, has announced they will
Dear Winnipeg, A new report came before the Finance Committee this week, called Addressing the Financial Challenges of COVID-19. It’s got a lot of stuff in it, but what I
Dear Winnipeg, How have you been holding up? My wife and I have been doing ok, trying to get work done with the kids home from school, while simultaneously trying
Dear Winnipeg, This morning I went to City Hall to speak to Council about the dumpster fire that is the budget. Here’s what I said: Good morning Madam Chair, Mayor,
Dear Winnipeg, Are you as exhausted as I am? Maybe it’s the time change, or maybe it’s the draft budget. Tough to say. [At 825 pages in 3 volumes, I’m
Dear Winnipeg, This weekend, I read an interesting piece by Tom Brodbeck in the ol’ Freep talking about how the City uses two different sets of accounting standards for its
Dear Winnipeg, I was re-reading the City’s Multi-Year Budget Context: Structural Deficit Presentation document the other day. [You know, as one does on a Sunday afternoon.] On the very first
Dear Winnipeg, It’s winter. [I can tell because there are no mosquitoes!] So is now a good time to talk about your snow clearing policy? Also, your Climate Action Plan?
Dear Winnipeg, Wow, I can hardly believe it’s been nearly a month since I last wrote you. Sorry about that. I hope you haven’t been waiting by the mailbox all