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Province’s New Climate ‘Action Plan’ Is Deeply Insufficient
Nearly a year after its Path to Net Zero, the Manitoba government has finally released its first three-year Action Plan. Unfortunately, it lacks the detail and specificity needed to ensure meaningful and measurable GHG reductions. It fails to provide specific...
The Port of Churchill Plus, Redwashing, and the Fight for Real Consent
Image credit | Arctic Gateway GroupGuest blog post by Lisa Currier, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Treaty 5 Manitoba is being sold a story about the Port of Churchill Plus project. We are told it is about jobs, trade, national security, Arctic sovereignty, and “getting...
Churchill LNG: Lasting legacy or pining for a pipe dream?
Original op-ed published by Winnipeg Free Press | Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 | Image credit Galyna Andrushko The federal government is investing in major infrastructure, promising to expedite “projects of national interest” and pitching them to private investors at a...
What Could 50-50 Transit Funding Help Pay For?
Image credit Meghan Mast Since the launch of the “Next Stop: 50-50” campaign in May, we’ve been connecting with bus riders and community members in Winnipeg and Brandon about the need for the provincial government to restore the 50-50 transit funding agreement. A...
If Battery Storage Works in Ontario, Why Not in Manitoba?
Original op-ed published by Winnipeg Free Press | Monday, Jul. 13, 2026 | Image credit biletskiy Grid-scale battery storage has fundamentally changed the global energy landscape — and Manitoba needs to get on board. Battery systems store large amounts of excess...
How Manitoba Municipalities Can Cut Climate Emissions
With municipal elections coming up this Fall, now is a key time for Manitobans to be pushing candidates to make ambitious commitments on climate. Much of our work at Climate Action Team is on climate action (and inaction) at the provincial level, but many emissions...
Exporting LNG Through Churchill Would Be A Climate Disaster
Image credit: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Key Points Prime Minister Mark Carney and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew are pushing to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Churchill by 2030. LNG is extremely high-emitting due to a combination of...
Manitoba’s Support for New Pipeline Overshadows Earth Day Celebration
Image Credit: Adrian Wyld | The Canadian Press The Government of Manitoba’s celebration of Earth Day at the Legislature is contradicted and overshadowed by its ongoing campaign for a new fossil gas pipeline and export terminal through Hudson Bay. The nominal...
Energy Security, Not More Gas Tax Cuts
*This article was published on Monday, Apr. 20, 2026 by Winnipeg Free Press. In the wake of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, oil and gas prices have surged, triggering what’s widely expected to be the worst energy crisis on record. Amid ongoing affordability...
What is 50-50 Transit Funding—And How Much Might it Cost the Province?
There's been a lot of talk about the need for the Province to restore the 50-50 transit funding agreement. But what does this raffle-sounding policy actually mean? And how much might it cost the Province? The 50-50 funding agreement was a partnership between the...