Manitoba Hydro pays out sick time

Prairie director Colin Craig comments on the $43 million Manitoba Hydro has paid to employees for unused sick time. Read more »

Winnipeg needs a time out on stadium project

Prairie director Colin Craig suggest the city of Winnipeg call a time-out on the proposed football stadium until it receives more information on how much taxpayers will actually need to cough up for the project. Read more »

Prisoners accidentally released in Manitoba

Prairie Director Colin Craig says there needs to be accountability for the numerous accidental releases of criminals in Manitoba. Read more »

Winnipeg's rapid transit debate

Prairie director Colin Craig comments on the rapid transit debate taking place between Winnipeg's mayoral candidates. Read more »

Stick to the bear necessities in Manitoba

Prairie director Colin Craig comments on the new multi-million dollar Polar Bear exhibit planned for the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg. Colin says in the face of massive deficits, this is not the type of project governments should be involved in. Read more »

Subsidies pulled from Winnipeg Boat Tour

Colin Craig of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation publicized the tens of thousands of dollars lost in Winnipeg boat tours each summer. He succeeded in lobbying the city to eliminate the subsidized tour. Now the tour boat operator wants someone to resurrect the business and save the city's boat from the auction block. Read more »

Peguis Problems Continue

After several years of admitted financial mismanagement, the federal government i Read more »

Thumbs Down for Manitoba Olympic Pavilion

Visitors are giving low marks to the Manitoba Pavilion at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Attendance is low, yet organizers insist the venue is exceeding expectations. Colin Craig of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says someone has to be held accountable for this disaster. "Amazing! There's a beach in Manitoba," said one person of the computer display. Others say there's little hope of attracting tourists through the pavilion. Read more »

Will taxes rise in Winnipeg?

Can Mayor Katz freeze Winnipeg property taxes for a 13th straight year? After announcing he will run for mayor again this fall, he said he will do just that. Some of his colleagues on city hall, however, have different ideas. Colin Craig says many Winnipegers can't afford for taxes to go up again.  Read more »

Winnipeg firefighters get $2M for unused sick days

Winnipeg firefighters have a $27 million liability in unpaid sick leave, all of which can be collected when firefighters retire. Already this costs Winnipeg taxpayers $2 million annually. Prairie Director Colin Craig calls on the City of Winnipeg to take out this provision. The city is currently negotiating a new contract with firefighters, since the old one expired on December 31. Read more »