Let's Talk Winnipeg!

Recently Winnipeg City Council was going to adopt a new strategy for the city that fell short. The new strategy proposed keeping the status quo of parks and/or green space, even though the city is growing out. Klein moved a motion that changed that for our city.

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The CIty of Winnipeg put out a press release announcing the third year straight of winning the financial reporting award. But, did they really win the award, or did you pay for it?

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The City of Winnipeg's new CAO selection is disappointing, unfortunately expected, and truly a missed opportunity. I hope that City Councillors will think long and hard about his decision and the opportunity we have. Kevin Klein explains his thoughts with Hal Anderson.

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The City of Winnipeg has quadrupled its debt, what do we have to show for it?

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Was the cost really $36 Million, or was that the Taxpayer cost?

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Kevin Klein shares his thoughts about opening facilities across Winnipeg.

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Kevin Klein says that businesses in our city are barely holding on, and residents are experiencing increased stress with the pandemic restrictions. So these silly games are indeed unnecessary at Winnipeg City Council Meetings. Let's work for residents, not ourselves.

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The Main Street Projects Outreach Van answers the call from the City of Winnipeg to address residents in encampments, bus shelters and those who need a safe warm bed, all at NO CHARGE. But now, Main Street had to cut their service in half because of a lack of funding. Councilor Kevin Klein (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood) found the money to help put the van back into service. How did your city councilor vote? Did they say yes to helping or no?

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The public service it's needs more money to start a City project. The request was for more than $180,000. For what? Listen in, you'll be shocked. Then, watch how some councilors voted even after learning of the "Shell Game." The status quo at Winnipeg City Hall has to go.

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Kevin Klein has many concerns with the proposed Our Winnipeg Plan. The most concerning is the lack of a Cost-Benefit Analysis which he believes sets the stage for a revised Impact Fee. "Previously, plans like this required cost-benefit analysis. Why would this leadership and administration leave the most critical information out?" says Klein. “We lost a multi-million-dollar lawsuit on impact fees because cost-benefit analysis indicated development paid for development. I can only assume they didn't include it because they don't want residents to know the facts." Klein has sent four motions to the Mayor's Executive Policy Committee (EPC) members, asking them to move each motion on his behalf because non-members of the EPC are not permitted to introduce motions at EPC for the Our Winnipeg Plan. One is asking the Executive Policy Committee to lay over any decision regarding the Our Winnipeg Plan and direct the Public Service to initiate a third party to perform a Cost-Benefit Analysis to indicate if development pays for development. Another, asking the Executive Policy Committee to direct the Public Service to remove all development options (large and small) for park zoned land (natural areas, golf lands, and large parks) from the Our Winnipeg Plan. One would direct the Public Service to include a policy in Our Winnipeg that would claim 7 meters of land from the river as 'right of way" and not allow development, other than parks or paths, unless already separated by a city street. And the final is to direct the Public Service to remove the development option from the Repurposing of Golf Lands from the Our Winnipeg Plan. "Green is the new gold," said Klein. The Our Winnipeg Plan is another example of hypocrisy. This leadership has condemned the province for considering bills during COVID to continue pushing this unfinished Our Winnipeg Plan through."

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