Striking the right budget balance

Manitobans understand that governing is about choices. They also understand that some of the biggest choices a government makes are the hardest ones, especially when it comes to money.

Survey results crystal-clear: transit system overhaul a disaster

When more than eight in 10 of your core customers say you’ve made things worse, that’s not a minor hiccup. That’s a collapse in confidence.

And it’s exactly where Winnipeg Transit finds itself after its sweeping network overhaul launched last year.

The redesign was billed as a bold modernization — a smarter, more efficient system built around frequent primary routes and timed connections.

Instead, it has produced a level of dissatisfaction among downtown riders that is as striking as it is alarming.

A wily Netanyahu and a simple Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump is not just Benjamin Netanyahu’s glove puppet, but it is remarkable how much influence the Israeli prime minister has over the American president. If you are seeking a reason why Trump felt the need to attack Iran again only nine months after he declared that he had eliminated any nuclear threat from that country, you need look no further.

The sidelines: perhaps the safest place to be

The military power of the United States — and of Israel — is brought to bear on Iran, and the Canadian response is well, muted. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Letters, March 4

In my lifetime, I have witnessed the spread of an inept universal political rationale for attacking Muslim-majority countries, both by mainstream media promoting anti-Muslim propaganda, sometimes subtle and sometimes outright Islamophobia.