2018-10-20 06:19
Under Premier Pallister, Manitoba's pulled outof a carbon tax plan. If we don't reducecarbon going into the atmosphere, the futurewill be no laughing matter for the children ofManitoba.Image… Read More
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A blog to take on the real RAG (Rightwing, Absolute Garbage) pieces that are printed in Winnipeg's press. This blog will house analysis and commentary on relevant social, political, and economic issues distorted by the RAG machine.
2018-07-21 23:52
So opponents of opening Portage and Main are getting behind a referendum on the issue. As is Mayor Brian Bowman, likely for the cynical purpose of having cover to backtrack on a key urbanist… Read More
2017-07-01 02:13
I am greatly amused to find out that the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Scheer, is saying he wants the country of origin of oil labelled at gas pumps. Scheer is basin… Read More
2016-10-21 14:10
Runaway suburban sprawl puts pressure onCity services & drains resources fromexisting neighbourhoods.Image Source: The Analyst/TwitterThe Sprawl Lobby is engaging in a brutal, scorched e… Read More
2016-10-17 12:05
Petulant face of the Sprawl Lobby and Qualico VicePresident of community development Eric Vogan.Image Source: Bartley Kives/TwitterFor the past decade our city, at the behest of developers… Read More
2016-05-16 14:06
Spending be gone painlessly,no cuts to services, nojob losses, everyone winswith the efficiencyfairies!Image Source:Disney (Obtained from Wikipedia)People like public services but also like… Read More
2016-05-12 15:00
Painting of Cassandra in frontof Troy by Evelyn De MorganObtained from Wikipedia.Throughout the election members of Manitoba's pundit class have denounced concerns over cuts and comparisons… Read More
2016-05-11 18:47
Scott Price on what the Pallister CON Government means for the Manitoba Labour Movement. Labour organizing capacity and new group Solidarity Winnipeg are discussed. Fast Forward Newsline … Read More
2016-04-25 18:51
Image Source: TwitterSo some snark is being flung around by the centre-right pundit class on #MbPoli twitter over leftwing concerns about austerity and service cuts under the incoming Pallis… Read More
2016-03-14 04:16
Manitoba Liberal Leader Rana Bokhari.Image Source: WikipediaManitoba Liberal Party Leader Rana Bokhari, who I mistakenly called a "dynamic leader", has been running on a grab bag of policy p… Read More
2016-03-13 23:55
Poster advertising a Solidarity Winnipeg forum.Image Source: Facebook/Solidarity WinnipegRightwingers have been very clueless about the grassroots movement that is Solidarity Winnipeg. Unsub… Read More
2016-01-29 17:18
Poster advertising a Solidarity Winnipeg forum.Image Source: Facebook/Solidarity WinnipegSolidarity Winnipeg is a grassroots, leftwing movement in our city mobilizing as a force of independe… Read More
2015-10-31 15:50
There hasn't been a Conservative so progressive since, at least, the 18th century. Brian Pallister, of course, displaying the height of compassionate Conservative concern for our children an… Read More
2015-10-06 04:44
Note: I spoke to a concerned student at the University of Manitoba about current events involving the University of Manitoba Students Union (UMSU) and the administration. They expressed a nu… Read More
2015-08-20 15:00
Image Source: WonketteA group of Fetus Fetishists with an infamous history is at it again. The group, billing itself the "Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform", took to sending out flyers… Read More
2015-07-27 19:25
Top: 2.6 million more Greek children enteredpoverty following the recession, accordingto 2014 Unicef report. Bottom: Dave Shorr full of suggestionsfor helping Greek kids.Image Source: t… Read More
2015-07-27 19:25
Top: 2.6 million more Greek children enteredpoverty following the recession, accordingto 2014 Unicef report. Bottom: Dave Shorr full of suggestionsfor helping Greek kids.Image Source: t… Read More
2015-05-20 03:04
Note: Sorry about missing last Tuesday. I find a post out each Tuesday is a lot easier said than done. I'll try to keep the self-imposed deadline for future weeks as best as practicable.Imag… Read More
2015-05-06 03:48
Image Source: Environmental Defence CanadaIn mid April I went to a panel talk organized by the Council of Canadians and the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition on the proposed energy East Pipe… Read More
2015-04-29 05:42
Image Source: The Hamilton SpectatorNote: Late in the day, but part of a new commitment to have a new post out every Tuesday. Amid the height of the first wave of the Senate Scandal in 201… Read More
2015-04-21 19:40
Image Source: Chaos Cycling Club ForumA local public access demagogue on the Right has taken to hysterical ravings about the "bike lobby" and all their evil plans. Their main, if we can stre… Read More
2015-04-02 23:29
Boy, this year has been crazy - too busy for super frequent blog posting (that and my twitter account has sorta cannibalized a lot of my would-be blog content). I'm still working on some dra… Read More
2015-03-31 20:37
Are you with us or are you with the TERRORISTS?!!The mature reasoning like thatkind Elmwood-Transcona MP Lawrence Toet would us.Image Source: YoutubeSeemed like there was quite a bit of Marc… Read More
2014-12-31 00:07
Update: Got old comments back - uncertain of how well it'll work. Lest there be another Comment-Gate I'd like to clarify that I switched the commenting system over at The Winnipeg… Read More
2014-12-30 21:17
Is this how much Prime Minister Harper cares aboutthe safety of Canadians?Image obtained from West Coast Native NewsThe Harper MisGovernment has fought a long battle to destroy indigenous la… Read More
2014-12-25 20:17
Tina Fontaine vigil, August 19, 2014.Image taken by Greg Gallinger, obtained off Twitter.Finding a mean spirited way to insult Indigenous Peoples seems to be a holiday trick Stephen Harper p… Read More
2014-10-30 14:00
Upscale neighbourhoods like Wellington Crescenthave higher turnout and more say in city politics thanlow income areas like Lord Selkirk Park.Top: Wellington Crescent HouseBottom: Lord Selkir… Read More
2014-10-24 18:05
Outcomes of a Bowman mayoralty remainuncertain.Image Source: DraemsTimeBrian Bowman, in many ways an old school Chamber of Commerce conservative, won a landslide victory in the Winnipeg Mayo… Read More
2014-10-23 21:06
Brian Pallister, leader of the OfficialOpposition in Manitoba.Image Source: Screen capture/Youtube/Natalie PollockReading through the Freep website I found this interesting nugget:Opposition… Read More
2014-10-22 20:13
Brian Bowman (far right), with Tracy Bowman, "honoured" to have the endorsement of old school Conservative politician Gary Filmon (second from the left, withwife Janice Filmon).Image Source:… Read More
2014-09-15 20:45
Another not so great moment for Canada under the Harper MisGovernment. Our federal government is at least acting clueless to the social basis behind the obscenely disproportionate numbers of… Read More
2014-09-14 20:28
... and, as the Vancouver Observer's Jenny Uechi points out, it should raise many red flags. For example, because there wasn't consultation with First Nations the Canada-China trade deal mig… Read More
2014-09-08 15:30
Two birds of a feather? Gord Steeves and Scott Fielding.Image Source: TwitterGord Steeves and Scott Fielding are two rightwing city politicians that are alumni of Katz's inner circle - the E… Read More
2014-08-13 20:46
... with Winnipeggers winning two thirds of Truth Mashup's prestigious Douchebag of the Week awards on August 11. These great honours ensured Toronto wasn't alone in the class of "Canadian m… Read More
2014-08-10 15:30
Note: Google's comment form has its glitches. Make sure to copy any comments you write in the event they do not go through the first time.Sometime on Friday, August 8, 2014.Twitter… Read More
2014-08-08 21:15
Note: Google's comment form has its glitches. Make sure to copy any comments you write in the event they do not go through the first time.Twitter screen shot: Charles Adler's respons… Read More
2014-08-08 21:14
LRSD Ward 4 candidate & provincialConservative Youth RepresentativeCandace Maxymowich (left) besideConservative leader Brian Pallister.Image Source: Candace Maxymowich/TwitterNote: Posti… Read More
2014-07-23 15:30
Israeli Defense Force attacks against Gaza - over Hamas rocket fire - are making headlines here in Canada. This is rightly so as it's a tremendously important situation - especially given th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Winnipeg RAG Review's content is cut downto size for social media.Image Source: Broken City LabAs one can see the post count here's fallen off quite a bit within the last year. Rest… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Manitoba Education minister Nancy Allan hugsEvan Wiens - teen bullied on camera for effortsto start a Gay-Straigh Alliance in his Steinbach School.Bill 18 protects the rights of student… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
... in 2150.Protected Intersections For Bicyclists from Nick Falbo on Vimeo.Now, it's good to see that bike infrastructure is on the upswing here. Thanks to tireless advocacy from Bike to th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In this lecture staged before the 2011 provincial election politics professor Shannon Sampert discusses negative ads and campaigning. Most of what she says is spot on.There are, however, som… Read More
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