Observations, Reservations, Conversations

Casual commentary about political, cultural and economic issues with a particular interest on the city of Winnipeg by John Dobbin

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Canada About to Increase Fighter Purchase to Two Different Fighters

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Be careful when military sources say that certain military purchases are not what some in military want. There is a strong chance that they ...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

Canada Day Celebration Princess Auto Stadium 2026

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The Forks and Assiniboine Park don't do them anymore. Fireworks, that is. When evening comes on July 1st, most parks that we helped to b...
Thursday, June 4, 2026

Anti-Semitism in Manitoba

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A lot of focus has happened with Prime Minister Mark Carney speech on anti-Semitism in Toronto. It is notable that the government felt it ne...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

New Apartment Faces Opposition on Des Meurons

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Des Meurons has always been a mix of everything. It has a fair amount of through traffic with industrial, residential and commercial literal...
Friday, May 29, 2026

TSN Signs Biggest Deal Ever for Broadcasting 2026

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The new Commissioner of the CFL Stewart Johnston is a former TSN executive and it stands to reason the teams across the league were looking ...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

Should Stony Mountain Penitentiary Be Replaced?

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Following the closure of Kingston, Ontario's federal pen, Stony Mountain has become Canada's oldest and continuously operating feder...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

The Mandalorian and Grogu

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George Lucas once said that Star Wars was aimed at 12 year olds when it came out in 1977. That so happened to be my age at the time. Perhaps...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Two More 7-Elevens Immediately Close in Winnipeg, Four or Five on the Bubble 2026

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Two More 7-Elevens have closed immediately and have been emptied out and boarded up. The locations are Notre Dame and Arlington and Keeewati...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Osborne Village 2026

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There is always a lamenting for the great old days of an area. Osborne Village has been called Canada's greatest neighbourhoods pre-pand...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

David Byrne - Burning Down the House 2026 Goodbye Colbert

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

U.S. Pulls Out of Canada/Defence Group

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The U.S. has suspended activities in a defence board set up by Franklin D. Roosevelt and William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1940 in WWII. Under ...

Should Victoria Day End?

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Should Victoria Day end? Well, not as a holiday but Victoria Day? That is to say, change the name and expand what it celebrates. Keep the fi...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Uniqlo Opens in Polo Park

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When I lived in Japan, Uniqlo was just a few years open and only really known by Japanese or foreigners who lived in the country. While a lo...

How Bad A Summer Will It Be?

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More and more businesses are saying problems along Portage and into Wolseley are exploding. Rampant drug use, aggressive behaviour and fires...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Lands Around Polo Park Being Sold Off

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  Shindico has indicated that Cadillac Fairview's priority surrounding Polo Park has been downgraded. The blame has been put on the City...
Friday, May 8, 2026

Sunrise Records Kildonan Place to Close

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Kildonan has been on a relentless transformation over the last 15 years as major anchors have closed and they try to find new ones and upgra...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Another 7-Eleven in Winnipeg Closes 2026

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After an indication that 7-Eleven was looking to expand in Winnipeg, another store at 1871 Main Street has closed. It has opened a huge deba...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Royce Koop Seeking Conservative Nomination in Winnipeg South Centre

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  University of Manitoba professor and Winnipeg Sun columnist has indicated he will be seeking the nomination for the Conservatives for Winn...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Loudmouth Lutnick

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Howard Lutnick is a billionaire who routinely mouths off about Canada in his Trump role as Commerce Secretary. He and Jamieson Greer, the tr...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Lowering Gas Tax

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The continuing war has led to the new majority government of Mark Carney to lower the excise tax on gas 10 cents. For diesel and aviation fu...
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