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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Reigning in out of control administrative spending in education in at least MB
Over 9% increase in administrative costs in 3 years and other unsustainable increases before that in several school divisions in at least Winnipeg. LRSD School Board increased school taxes last year instead of reigning in out of control administrative spending … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Financial, News and politics
Tagged board, bureaucracy, cba, division, lrsd, out of control, public, school, spending, superintendent, taxes, union, unsustainable
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Pros of minimum living wages far outweight cons
Detailed article from the Globe and Mail that looks at minimum living wages according to skill, industry and working evenings, weekends or OT. In Australia it has contributed to lower averages of household debt, price index and unemployment than Canada. … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, News and politics
Tagged Australia, Canada, entitlements, GDP, income, living, low, minimum, wage, workers
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Out of control parking enforcement in Winnipeg including firelanes and issues contesting or appealing
Feb 22 2018 – Kevin Yaworski – WiseUpWinnipeg — Using the City of Winnipeg Open Data Systems and some in person investigation we have identified serious issues with manual and automated parking enforcement including in fire lanes when improperly sign … Continue reading
Posted in justice, News and politics
Tagged alleged offence, automated, brian bowman, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, cbc marketplace, charter rights, city hall, city of winnipeg, corruption, enforcement, fair trial, firelane, for profit, G4S, G4S Technologies, illegal, incompetent, influence, justice, legislation, Parking, right, rights, unconstitutional, unethical, unfair, unlawful, violation, winnipeg, Winnipeg Parking Authority, WPA
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Tougher distracted driving laws proposed
First responders and police are seeing more minor and deadly impacts from distracted driving. Proposed legislation in Ontario to allow suspending drivers for 3 days and up to $1000 fine and increasing for repeat offenders. Some countries are considering or … Continue reading
Posted in Education, justice, News and politics
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MPIC once again misleading Parliament, GoM and MB PUB
Feb 22 2018 – Kevin Yaworski – WiseUpWinnipeg **** DRAFT **** Related: In Oct 2017 we posted: Province of Manitoba, City of Winnipeg and MPIC supporting Road to Zero / Vision Zero Strategy – What this really means In Dec … Continue reading
Posted in justice, News and politics
Tagged allegations, brian bowman, brian pallister, bylaws, charter rights, city of winnipeg, contesting, corruption, due process, enforcement, G4S, G4S Technologies, government of manitoba, influence, justice, legislation, manitoba, manitoba public insurance, mbea, mpic, municipal bylaw enforcement act, Parking, poa, provincial offences court, Summary Convictions Court, unethical, unfair, unlawful, whistle-blower, winnipeg, Winnipeg Parking Authority, WPA
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Allegations of sexual assault against Hedley and response from several organizations
Many Hedley fans remain supportive as the band continues on tour while facing sexual misconduct allegations. On Friday, the management team for the pop-rock quartet severed its ties with the band. (Universal Music Group) Feb 20 2018 – Kevin Yaworski … Continue reading
Posted in justice, News and politics
Tagged allegations, cbc, Corus, Date Rape Drug, Embassy, exclaim, Hedley, innocent until proven guilty, Junos, justice, Rape, Sexual Assault, Social Justice, Ticketmaster, trend in behavior, unfounded
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Reduce bureaucracy in education vs. removing class size caps and teachers
Feb 20 2017 – Kevin Yaworski – Parent and Public Advocate — Improving Education in Canada is a hot topic for many parents and other Citizens and now the Supreme Court of Canada is even weighing in. Some Provinces like … Continue reading
Posted in Education, News and politics
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