By Katherine Burley and Ian Hudson

The City of Winnipeg’s financial problems preceded both COVID and the cuts under the current provincial government. State of the City of Winnipeg Finances 2001 – 2021 shows how Winnipeg has been starving itself of revenues, and its citizens of services, for the past two decades. This report is a precursor to the Winnipeg Alternative Municipal Budget, a community budget as if all Winnipeggers mattered, written by local experts, due out Spring 2022.