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Editorial Federal Election 2019

Don’t waste your vote!

Editorial September 25, 2019

One constant refrain during any election is that we shouldn’t vote for smaller parties or campaigns because it is a “wasted vote.” The reasoning is that a candidate who doesn’t stand to be elected...

7 Minutes

Federal Election 2019 Women and Gender

Federal Election: Closing the Gender Wage Gap

PV September 25, 2019

The mainstream parties in the 2019 federal election are all, it seems, claiming to be feminist. But are they really committed to implementing programs that will help achieve equality for women and gender oppressed...

2 Minutes

Manitoba

What impact would Proportional Rep have had in Manitoba?

PV September 22, 2019

The September 10 provincial election in Manitoba had a near record low turnout, at just over 55%. Of those who voted, 47% voted for Brian Pallister’s Conservatives, just over 31% for Wab Kinew’s NDP,...

5 Minutes

Labour Manitoba

Will Pallister’s 100-Day Action Plan spark a labour fightback plan?

PV September 22, 2019

Working class Manitobans are in for the fight of their lives, against 4 more years of neoliberal austerity from Brian Pallister’s Conservatives. Fresh from winning a majority in the provincial election, Pallister announced on...