Latest from Michael Welch
Opinion
Green herrings: Winnipeg 'clean energy' conference focused on unrealistic solutions
Last week's Generation Energy conference provided little basis for optimism, says Michael Welch, with an unstated focus on the contradiction of reducing greenhouse gases while maintaining the current North American lifestyle and standard of living.
Opinion
Parker Lands consultations would give Métis a say on ancestral land
Discussion is urgently needed on how we engage our treaty partners and affected Indigenous governments in strategic urban planning and high-level decision-making moving forward.
Opinion
Peace activism is 'meek' in Winnipeg, but needed now more than ever
Looking at the latest Winnipeg Walk for Peace, it might be hard to imagine a time when tens of thousands of Manitobans marched for the cause of international peace. And that's a sign of how far the peace movement has regressed here in the last three decades, says Michael Welch.
Opinion
Canada-EU trade deal could mean hike in Manitoba Hydro rates
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the end of October, effectively allows foreign, private investors the right to compete with government-owned companies, including Manitoba's supplier of electrical energy and natural gas.
Opinion
My six weeks with Winnipeg’s Twelve Tribes community
I have encountered the Twelve Tribes several times over the years, usually at the booth they would set up at public events like Ciclovia, or the annual Peace and Justice Festival.