“We need the CCPA to remind us that our dreams of a decent, egalitarian society are reasonable — indeed that with a little work, they are practical. And I love that practicality, that protection of the dream of the possible.”
— Naomi Klein
Manitoba Office | Update
March 19, 2012
Judging by the preliminary operating budget, it looks like this year’s operating budget will not offer Winnipeg a clear course of action that will allow it to meet the goals stated in OurWinnipeg. Instead it goes madly off in all directions, pitting public transit against cars; businesses against home owners; private sector against public; inner city against suburbs; city against the province, and commerce against culture and the environment. Our report explains how this year’s budget falls short.
Read the full report here: 2012 Preliminary Operating Budget: Madly Off in All Directions.