With October’s civic election looming, it’s hard to make sense of the crowded race for mayor and the somewhat skimpy races for council. We break it down in three charts.

Manitobans will elect a new provincial government on October 3. Our most recent poll shows a statistical tie between the governing Progressive Conservatives and the New Democrats, so we expect a very close race.
Here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on as the campaign begins: