Manitoba Tory MLA slammed for calling farmer who killed Cree man in Sask. a victim | @stevelambert.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli

Something from me with retirement looming: A Substack, with some advice for reporters interested in covering politics. #mbpoli substack.com/@stevelamber...

Article today on Manitoba’s high inflation rate, with some context about food prices: winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/05/19/m... #mbpoli

With the usual caution that these are monthly snapshots, here are the latest inflation numbers from StatsCan today. They show that, among the provinces, Manitoba had the highest food inflation in April (vs April 2025) and tied for the highest overall inflation. #mbpoli

Canadiens win game 7 in OT, Alex Newhook gets the series winner

Article today with context on the debate at the legislature over the food-tax cut: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

1/2 For those that haven’t heard, I’m retiring in two weeks. It has been a rewarding 36 years and I love the industry. At 60, I will now be able to spend more time outdoors and with friends and family. Here’s ….

Article today on a big change to a Manitoba tax credit for renters: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on the NDP and the Speaker. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on a Tory getting tossed from the legislature chamber and the Speaker revealing a new list of banned words ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-tor... #mbpoli

Signs at wedding receptions and political fundraising dinners.

What you can't see in the pictures of pedestrian streets: the QUIET. Hundreds of people out, and all you hear are birds singing, the click of a bike mechanism, and the murmer of conversation. 📷 Ave Mont-Royal, Montréal

1/ Just an FYI re: the rumours in some circles about an early #mbpoli election. There is no snap election call allowed under Manitoba law, unless the government falls on a confidence matter in the chamber ….

Steven Madow captured this awesome close-up shot of Artemis ll engine, using a Panasonic GH5 and a Lumix G Leica 50-200mm f/2.8-4 lens. This photo was captured at 1/8000s, f/16, and ISO 100. Beautiful (and not BS AI) petapixel.com/2026/04/03/h...

Article tonight on the Manitoba government eyeing an expansion of its food-tax cut, and an Independent voting for the budget: www.timescolonist.com/national-bus... #mbpoli

As the astronauts of the Artemis II mission emerged from the other side of the moon, they experienced yet another breathtaking sight: a solar eclipse, from a vantage never witnessed by any human being. See more photos released on Tuesday by NASA. nyti.ms/4tzKL21

A sliver of earth on the right as the Artemis 2 crew heads around the far side of the moon (from the NASA live stream)

Great play-by-play style announcing by the astronauts - about the moon’s topography- on the NASA live feed right now. www.youtube.com/live/z-j1uxB...

The Habs are going back to the NHL playoffs 😎

Article today on a report from Moody’s that raises questions about Manitoba’s budget plan: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Article today on a report from Moody’s that raises questions about Manitoba’s budget plan: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Always wanted to see this fella drum live. It finally happened tonight.

Production order documents obtained by CBC provide more details on the sexual assault investigation involving former cabinet minister Scott Fielding. Story here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Article late tonight on former premier Brian Pallister having his portrait unveiled at the legislature. ca.news.yahoo.com/former-premi... #mbpoli

Article today about the PST cut affecting some food-sellers, the premier digging into a chicken, and some calculations on the savings: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on the Manitoba budget: www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/mani... #mbpoli

Article tonight on the Manitoba budget: www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/mani... #mbpoli

1. A bit about the deficit expected in today’s budget, one year away from a promised balanced budget:

Article tonight on tomorrow’s budget. More changes afoot for the education property tax credit. ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-bud... #mbpoli

Article tonight on tomorrow’s budget. More changes afoot for the education property tax credit. ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-bud... #mbpoli

Good work by CBC Manitoba on challenging this publication ban. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Article today on a pre-budget announcement, with some numbers to put the promised path-to-balance in context: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on more #mbpoli squabbling, the Tories questioning the speaker, and a bill on a Crown-Indigenous corporation that has yet to surface. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

LRT seems unreliable. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

We had minor ice storm on Wednesday to Thursday, but that's all it took to once again cripple #Ottawa 's LRT. The overhead catenary wires burned. The LRT jokes will continue. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Another article tonight: Election groundwork laid with a disclosure bill that harkens back and a big (no cost revealed) campaign promise from the Tories. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on a flurry of bills (some not yet in the physical realm) at the legislature. Hydro rates, rent control, groceries and more. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on a new right-to-repair bill in Manitoba: halifax.citynews.ca/2026/03/11/m... #mbpoli

Article today: Bob Lagasse leaves the Manitoba PC caucus, citing a few factors including the silica project and a gesture by leader Obby Khan. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight: The province says minors won’t access the SCS, but IDs won’t be mandatory and the Tories tabled a document (from the former proposed site) that mentions 16-year-olds. ca.style.yahoo.com/manitoba-tor... #mbpoli

1/ Some observations and context about taxing high-income earners as part of a plan to balance the budget (the premier has floated the idea of raising taxes in the top 1%): #mbpoli 🧵

Happy International Women’s Day but a big shout out to all you local women, too

Kudos to @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social for getting my favourite shouty, costumed, Nordic fuzz-rock band this year : open.spotify.com/track/7D7F0n...

Article tonight on 13 bills introduced in the legislature. Issues include machetes, impaired drivers, animal mistreatment and more: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli

Article tonight on a new tack being used to open Manitobas first supervised consumption site: ca.news.yahoo.com/manitobas-fi... #mbpoli

Article tonight on Day 1 of the spring legislature sitting and the launch of longer detentions for people on meth. www.ckom.com/2026/03/04/h... #mbpoli

When I was a kid I remember seeing news stories about Americans being mad because school buses were running in total darkness, but I’d forgotten that this was the reason.