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Tyndall Park
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Hi David,
Thank you for sending this to me. Very interesting to take a walk down
memory lane and check out the by-election stats!
Obby Khan
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> Pair of polls paint a rosy picture for New Democrats, but 10 remaining
> days are an eternity in campaign time
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> Bartley Kives · CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2023 8:00 AM ADT
>
>
> A man in a suit stands at a podium. Opinion polls in Manitoba give NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew the best chance of being elected premier in the next
> 10 days. But those 10 days represent one-third of the formal campaign.
> (James Turner/CBC)
>
> If the New Democrats manage to hold on to the lead polls suggest they
> have right now in Manitoba, there won't be much of a contest on
> election night.
>
> Two things are going very well for the NDP: strong support for the
> party itself and a significant voter retreat from the Manitoba
> Liberals.
>
> Polls released this week by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute and
> for-profit firm Probe Research suggested 47 to 49 per cent of Manitoba
> voters intend to cast ballots for the NDP.
>
> Support at that level spells victory — over the past century, no
> Manitoba political party with 44 per cent of the popular vote or
> better has lost an election.
>
> Even a smidge below 44 per cent doesn't get you there, at least if
> you're the Tories. Progressive Conservative parties led by Sterling
> Lyon in 1981 and Hugh McFadyen in 2011 came close to garnering 44 per
> cent and still managed to lose elections to the NDP.
>
> In both of those races, support for the Manitoba Liberals collapsed
> into the single digits. That provided the NDP with an advantage in
> what essentially became head-to-head races with the PCs in northern
> Manitoba, Brandon and the northern half of Winnipeg.
>
> This is another year where the Liberal vote appears to be collapsing.
> Both the Angus Reid and Probe polls suggest only nine per cent of
> voters intend to cast a ballot for a Liberal.
>
> Manitoba NDP now enjoys 6-point lead over PCs, Angus Reid poll suggests
>
> Manitoba NDP take 11 percentage point lead over PCs: Probe poll
>
> That means the dynamic we see right now in Manitoba — strong support
> for the NDP coupled with a weak Liberal showing — may prove lethal for
> the Progressive Conservatives.
>
> Even if both the PCs and Liberals claw back a few percentage points of
> support, recent electoral history suggests the path to victory for the
> PCs becomes narrow, hinging upon favourable splits in swing
> constituencies.
>
> In 1999, both the NDP and Gary Filmon's Progressive Conservatives
> garnered more than 40 per cent of the popular vote, while the Liberals
> under Jon Gerrard captured 13 per cent.
>
> Gary Doer's NDP still captured eight more seats than the PCs — 32 to
> 24 — and a majority government that year.
> Liberal support sank in 1981, 2011
>
> This year, the polls are looking a lot more like 1981 and 2011.
>
> In 1981, Howard Pawley's NDP edged Lyon's PCs in popular support by 47
> to 44 per cent. But the Liberals, led by the now-forgotten Doug
> Lauchlan, only cobbled together seven per cent support. The result was
> an 11-seat NDP majority.
>
> A man looks toward the camera as others, including a man holding a TV
> camera, stand behind him. In 2011, Hugh McFadyen and the PCs only
> trailed the NDP by two percentage points in the popular vote but still
> lost to the NDP by 18 seats. The culprit was a poor showing that year
> by the Manitoba Liberals. (David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)
>
> In 2011, Greg Selinger's New Democrats edged past McFadyen's Tories by
> an even narrower range of popular support, 46 to 44 per cent. But
> Gerrard's Liberals only managed 7.5 per cent of voters.
>
> This allowed Selinger to win 37 seats — the highest total ever won by
> an NDP premier in this province — as well as an 18-seat majority.
>
> All of this discussion, however, is predicated on the idea nothing
> will change in Manitoba between now and the Oct. 3 vote. There is
> every reason to suggest a lot will.
>
> For starters, the favourable polls for the NDP have the potential to
> mobilize diehard PC supporters who can't stand the idea of the NDP's
> Wab Kinew becoming premier in time to issue Thanksgiving greetings to
> Manitobans.
>
> A woman in a suit speaks at a podium.Manitoba Progressive
> Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson has 10 days to turn her party's
> fortunes around. (James Turner/CBC)
>
> Similarly, there may be a temptation for NDP supporters and campaign
> workers to take their feet off the gas.
>
> "There [are] hazards in those numbers because it can lead to
> complacency," said Probe Research president Scott MacKay.
>
> Kinew clearly understood this risk when he made an appeal to voters on
> Friday.
>
> "Polls don't change governments," he said in a carefully worded
> statement at a campaign appearance in Tuxedo. "Only voters can do
> that, and that's why we need everyone to get out and vote this year."
> Appeal to Liberal voters
>
> There is also the possibility Kinew has overplayed his hand when it
> comes to Liberal voters. Three times this week — at the Tuxedo event,
> during a televised leaders' debate and in front of the Winnipeg
> Chamber of Commerce — Kinew appealed directly to Liberals for their
> votes this year.
>
> There are voters who do not appreciate being told overtly what to do.
> If polls suggest many Liberal voters were already leaning NDP, why
> mess with success?
>
> A man in a suit speaks at a podium. Leader Dougald Lamont must find a
> way to ratchet the Liberal support up from the single digits to hold
> on to the three seats the party had when the legislature was
> dissolved. (James Turner/CBC)
>
> More importantly, 10 days is still a very long time in the context of
> a 28-day political campaign. The Progressive Conservatives are not
> finished rolling out their platform. The negative ads you expect to
> see from a party running from behind have yet to appear en masse.
>
> The bottom line is that campaigns matter, even at the end, and
> provincewide popular opinion can change.
>
> Kinew in the crosshairs during Manitoba party leaders' debate as
> NDP surges in polls
>
> Fact-checking Wab Kinew's promises on crime during Manitoba party
> leaders' debate
>
> Last spring in Alberta, for example, the United Conservatives and NDP
> were running neck and neck in several polls two weeks before the
> election. The UCP ended up winning the popular vote by almost nine
> percentage points.
>
> A provincewide NDP lead doesn't automatically mean the party will be
> able to flip every one of the seats on its target list. If Manitoba's
> race grows closer, the election-day machinery on the ground for both
> the NDP and PCs becomes more important.
>
> The NDP must win 11 more seats than the party has right now to form a
> majority government. There are few easy outs among the potential
> targets occupied right now by Liberals and PCs.
>
> In other words, this race is not over, even with polls painting a rosy
> picture this week for the NDP.
>
> As advance polls open Saturday, this is now Wab Kinew's election to lose.
>
> Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
>
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>
> Bartley Kives
>
> Senior reporter, CBC Manitoba
>
> Bartley Kives joined CBC Manitoba in 2016. Prior to that, he spent
> three years at the Winnipeg Sun and 18 at the Winnipeg Free Press,
> writing about politics, music, food and outdoor recreation. He's the
> author of the Canadian bestseller A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba:
> Exploring Canada's Undiscovered Province and co-author of both Stuck
> in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg and Stuck In The Middle 2:
> Defining Views of Manitoba.
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> Fact-checking Wab Kinew's promises on crime during Manitoba party
> leaders' debate
> NDP leader promised bail reform, criminal property seizures and more.
> How much is really possible?
>
> Caitlyn Gowriluk · CBC News · Posted: Sep 22, 2023 9:34 PM ADT
>
> A man in a suit speaks at a podium.
> Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew faced off against his two main opponents
> — Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson and Liberal Leader
> Dougald Lamont — in a televised debate on Thursday night. (James
> Turner/CBC)
>
> There were promises to reform bail, pledges to seize property from
> suspected criminals and accusations Manitoba's Progressive
> Conservative government has been "hard on the people living in bus
> shelters but soft on the people supplying them drugs."
>
> But experts say some of the comments NDP Leader Wab Kinew made as his
> opponents — Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson and
> Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont — grilled him on crime and safety during
> the only televised leaders' debate of Manitoba's 2023 provincial
> election race on Thursday warrant further scrutiny or lack key
> details.
>
> The debate came a day after the release of polls from the Angus Reid
> Institute and Probe Research suggesting the NDP have a strong lead in
> the campaign.
>
> So what did the perceived front-runner in the race leading up to
> Manitoba's Oct. 3 election say about how his party would address crime
> — and how does it stack up against reality?
>
> WATCH | Party leaders on how they'd tackle crime and safety:
> Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on crime and safety
> Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
> 21, 2023.
> Bail reform
>
> During the debate section on crime and safety, Kinew said "there's no
> need to wait for other levels of government to take action" on bail
> reform, promising to "implement bail reform at the provincial level"
> and "direct the Ministry of Justice to implement stronger conditions
> on bail to keep you safe in the community" within 100 days of being
> elected.
>
> But that "oddly worded" statement doesn't quite reflect what power
> provinces have when it comes to affecting bail outcomes, said Brandon
> Trask, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba's faculty
> of law.
>
> WATCH | Kinew says he'd tackle bail reform in first 100 days as premier:
> Kinew promises to tackle bail in first 100 days
> Duration 2:26
> NDP Leader Wab Kinew says there's no need to wait for other levels of
> government to tackle bail issues to reduce crime. He also says his
> party, if elected, will end chronic homelessness. Liberal Leader
> Dougald Lamont vows to do it faster.
>
> "I would say his comments were partially true. But, you know, [they]
> could be confusing to a number of individuals listening," Trask said.
>
> That's because while a province's attorney general can in theory
> provide broad directives to provincial prosecutors, only the federal
> government has the power to make the kind of criminal laws that would
> actually change bail outcomes, he said.
>
> Any directives also have to be based on objective legal criteria —
> "never ideology or political views," said University of Manitoba
> criminologist Frank Cormier.
>
> Three people in business attire stand at podiums in a TV studio. From
> left: Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and
> Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson at a party leaders'
> debate at CBC Manitoba on Thursday. (James Turner/CBC)
>
> And the final decisions are ultimately up to a judge — who a
> provincial government is not allowed to give orders to, said Michael
> Weinrath, a criminal justice professor at the University of Winnipeg.
>
> Trask said he's also "a bit puzzled" about what directives an NDP
> attorney general might want to implement, since things like public
> safety are already considered in bail hearings.
>
> Kinew in the crosshairs during Manitoba party leaders' debate as
> NDP surges in polls
>
> Analysis
> Manitoba's election is now the NDP's to lose
>
> Many of the current rulings that shape bail decisions have also been
> handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada — which wouldn't be
> possible for a provincial government to direct prosecutors to ignore,
> Trask said.
>
> NDP spokesperson Rorie McLeod-Arnould said in an email later Friday
> the party's approach to bail reform will be guided by the National
> Police Federation's recommendations.
>
> Those include "support for better data sharing among law enforcement,
> investments in rural broadband to improve bail monitoring and
> introducing standard qualifications for those who conduct bail
> hearings," the statement said.
> Unexplained wealth act
>
> Kinew said another step an NDP government would take to address crime
> is introducing an unexplained wealth act "that will mean if there's a
> gangster driving a $100,000 car, we're going to ask, 'How did you get
> that? And if you can't explain it, we will hold you accountable.'"
>
> A man in a suit speaks at a podium. Kinew speaks during
> the televised party leaders' debate at CBC Manitoba on Thursday.
> (James Turner/CBC)
>
> Trask said "the devil's in the details with something like this" and
> wondered how the proposal would differ from Manitoba's existing
> criminal property forfeiture unit, which allows the government to
> seize assets that are the proceeds of a crime or were used to commit
> one, even if the person involved hasn't been convicted of a crime.
>
> Cormier said while the language political parties use during an
> election is "often not necessarily intended to be terribly
> scientific," what Kinew is describing sounds to him like something
> that would open up legal and human rights issues.
>
> "We can't just decide that somebody driving a certain car is or is not
> a gangster," he said.
>
> How crime pays for police: Possibility of expanding Manitoba's
> civil forfeitures raises concerns
>
> "Clearly we can't have police, you know, stopping everyone who's
> driving a very expensive car and saying, 'You need to explain to me
> how you got this.' That is obviously unacceptable in a free and
> democratic society."
>
> NDP spokesperson McLeod-Arnould said the act would "complement
> existing criminal property forfeiture regimes" and "allow law
> enforcement to initiate investigations proactively of persons of
> interest and their assets, and require them to justify unexplained,
> excess wealth."
>
> The statement also noted the party would consider lessons learned in
> British Columbia, which earlier this year introduced similar
> legislation.
> PC record on addictions, prosecuting traffickers
>
> More than once during the debate, Kinew accused Progressive
> Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson's government of being "hard on
> the people living in bus shelters but soft on the people supplying
> them drugs."
>
> Weinrath said while he agrees the PCs haven't done enough to help
> people with addictions, he "would like to see the evidence" that
> they're not doing enough to crack down on traffickers.
>
> Trask also characterized it as "a bit of a stretch" to claim a
> provincial government has been soft on dealers when provinces play
> such a limited role, noting provincial attorneys general aren't
> allowed to get involved in specific cases, and "the vast, vast
> majority" of drug prosecutions are done by federal prosecutors, not
> provincial ones.
>
> Cormier said all that means it's ultimately up to police and
> prosecutors to determine how strenuously law enforcement goes after
> dealers — not the province.
>
> "A provincial government can't be hard or soft — or anything else — on
> drug traffickers," he said.
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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> Caitlyn Gowriluk
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> Reporter
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> Caitlyn Gowriluk has been writing for CBC Manitoba since 2019. Her
> work has also appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, and in 2021 she was
> part of an award-winning team recognized by the Radio Television
> Digital News Association for its breaking news coverage of COVID-19
> vaccines. Get in touch with her at caitlyn.gowriluk@cbc.ca.
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> Kinew in the crosshairs during Manitoba party leaders' debate as NDP
> surges in polls
> Leaders of PC, Liberal, New Democrat parties tackled issues Thursday
> as election race enters final stretch
>
> Caitlyn Gowriluk · CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2023 7:00 AM ADT
>
>
> Three people in business attire stand at podiums in a TV studio. From
> left: Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and
> Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson took part in a party
> leaders' debate at CBC Manitoba on Thursday night. (James Turner/CBC)
>
> Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew faced a barrage of criticism from his
> opponents on Thursday night during the only televised debate of 2023
> provincial election race — including shots in some questions that
> weren't even directed at him.
>
> Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont used all his questions during the
> hour-long leaders' debate to grill Kinew on issues such as how he'd
> address violent crime and pay for his party's promises.
>
> Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson, meanwhile, used two
> of her opportunities to ask Lamont pointed questions about Kinew —
> essentially using the Liberal leader to take swipes at her main
> opponent.
>
> The debate comes a day after the release of two polls suggesting the
> NDP is leading the PCs in popular support.
>
> For the most part, the leaders stuck to the talking points and
> promises they've trotted out throughout the election period.
>
> WATCH | Party leaders make their opening statements:
> Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders give opening statements
> Duration 11:34
> Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
> 21, 2023.
>
> Stefanson focused her statements on growing the economy and tackling
> the high cost of living, while Kinew talked about fixing the
> health-care system and Lamont argued neither of his opponents are
> worthy of Manitobans' votes, referring to both the PC and NDP plans as
> "fiscally delusional."
>
> But the night did bring a few standout moments.
>
> WATCH | Party leaders on how they'd tackle the major issues:
>
> Health care:
> Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on Manitoba health care
> Duration 15:29
> Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
> 21, 2023.
>
> Affordability and the economy:
> Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on affordability and the
> economy
> Duration 14:25
> Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
> 21, 2023.
>
> Crime and safety:
> Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on crime and safety
> Duration 13:13
> Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
> 21, 2023.
> Stefanson takes shots, sticks to notes
>
> In one question, Stefanson asked Lamont — not Kinew — about the
> effects of a provincial sales tax hike by an NDP government. Her party
> has, without evidence, been claiming for months the NDP would increase
> the PST if elected.
>
> She later told reporters that strategy was simply a way to "make sure
> that Dougald Lamont had a chance to get up and let everyone and
> Manitobans know what he stands for," while Lamont said the PC leader
> raised important questions about the NDP, who he said have "been
> making it up as they go along."
>
> WATCH | 'Don't be fooled by Mr. Kinew,' says Stefanson:
> 'Is Gary Doer running for politics again in Manitoba?': Stefanson
> Duration 3:09
> PC Leader Heather Stefanson and NDP Leader Wab Kinew debate the NDP's
> fiscal legacy in the televised election debate. Kinew says he's
> working with former premier Gary Doer, while Stefanson reiterates her
> promises to grow the economy.
>
> The PC leader also asked Lamont about Kinew's statement during a CJOB
> radio debate this week that former Liberal member of Parliament and
> current emergency room doctor Doug Eyolfson endorsed the NDP's plan to
> reopen three Winnipeg emergency rooms. Lamont later held a news
> conference where he decried that as a lie.
>
> Eyolfson also later said he hadn't had time to read the NDP's plan,
> let alone endorse it — and while he has publicly condemned the
> province closing the ERs, he called Kinew's description of his views a
> misunderstanding, not a lie.
>
> Following Thursday's debate, Kinew would not say he was wrong in
> describing Eyolfson's statements as an endorsement.
>
> Two people in business attire are shown on the screen of a camera with
> prompter directions in the foreground. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew
> and Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson are seen on a
> screen during Thursday's debate. (James Turner/CBC)
>
> "I think that we're in agreement, Dr. Eyolfson and I, that closing the
> ERs was a big mistake," he said.
>
> Stefanson, who appeared to rely heavily on her notes throughout the
> debate, was also the first to bring up the calls for a search of the
> Prairie Green landfill near Winnipeg for the remains of two First
> Nations homicide victims.
>
> She questioned Kinew's leadership ability by bringing up his support
> for a landfill search, referring to her choice against paying for a
> search as the type of necessary but "very difficult decision" that
> leaders are often faced with.
>
> "This will happen time and time again. And in this particular case,
> the answer had to be no," she said.
>
> When asked why she won't reconsider searching for the remains of
> Marcedes Myran or Morgan Harris, Stefanson mentioned neither of the
> women's names as she talked about her government's recent pledge to
> help fund an Indigenous-run addictions treatment centre.
>
> "That's true reconciliation, working together — 180 more beds to help
> ensure that we prevent those people from getting the — prevent MMIWG
> from getting into the situation in the first place," she said.
> Kinew attacks premier's record
>
> Kinew fired back at Stefanson during the debate, asking her whether
> she agreed her government's cuts to health care in Manitoba led to
> tragic consequences, including the death of Krystal Mousseau, a
> 31-year-old woman who died during a failed transfer to an intensive
> care unit out of province in 2021.
>
> "I want everyone to remember Krystal's name, because I think so many
> of us in this province know somebody where we're still asking those
> 'what if' questions. What if healthcare had been better?" he said.
>
> WATCH | 'I want everyone to remember Krystal's name,' says Kinew:
> 'I want everyone to remember Krystal's name': Kinew
> Duration 2:18
> PC Leader Heather Stefanson admits in the CBC televised election
> debate she made a mistake when she brought up her son's hockey team
> when asked about the death of Krystal Mousseau, a COVID-19 patient who
> died in 2021 after a failed attempt to airlift her to an Ottawa
> hospital, but says the NDP don't have enough of a health-care plan.
> NDP Leader Wab Kinew says he wants better health care for Manitobans.
>
> Kinew later attacked Stefanson's record on dealing with crime and
> addictions as premier, accusing her of being "hard on the people
> living in bus shelters but soft on the people supplying them drugs."
>
> He also said an NDP government would take action on changing bail
> conditions at the provincial level within 100 days of being elected.
>
> WATCH | Kinew says he'd tackle bail reform in first 100 days as premier:
> Kinew promises to tackle bail in first 100 days
> Duration 2:26
> NDP Leader Wab Kinew says there's no need to wait for other levels of
> government to tackle bail issues to reduce crime. He also says his
> party, if elected, will end chronic homelessness. Liberal Leader
> Dougald Lamont vows to do it faster.
>
> The NDP leader also raised his promise to bring back former Manitoba
> premier Gary Doer as an adviser on Canada-U.S. trade — which Stefanson
> responded to with a moment of sarcasm.
>
> "Am I missing something? Is Gary Doer running for politics again in
> Manitoba?" she asked Kinew.
>
> "I have a lot of respect for Gary Doer. There's no question. But he is
> not going to be the premier of Manitoba after this election, so you're
> going to have to make some tough decisions if you get there — but I'll
> tell you, we're going to make sure that you don't get there."
> Lamont takes aim at opponents
>
> In an apparent reference to the NDP's promise to stop sending
> education tax rebates to corporate property owners — but otherwise
> leave the PC practice largely intact — Lamont accused Kinew of
> sticking to the "Pallister plan" and used Kinew's own catchphrase to
> liken the NDP leader to former PC premier Brian Pallister.
>
> "How do you do? You're Pallister Kinew," he said.
>
> A man in a suit speaks at a podium. Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald
> Lamont speaks during the Thursday night debate. (James Turner/CBC)
>
> Lamont also suggested neither Kinew nor Stefanson would be able to
> fulfil all their election promises, including balancing the budget,
> without slashing funding from somewhere.
>
> "What you're promising is cuts," he said.
>
> At the end of the night, Kinew made another plea to Liberal voters to
> consider giving their support in the upcoming election to the NDP — a
> party Lamont later accused of abandoning its principles.
> New polls suggest NDP advantage
>
> A group of broadcasters co-operated to put on the debate, which aired
> live on CBC TV, radio and online.
>
> It comes a day after the release of polls from the Angus Reid
> Institute and Probe Research suggesting the NDP have a strong lead in
> the race.
>
> The Probe poll suggested the NDP have 49 per cent of voter support,
> compared with 38 per cent for the PCs and nine per cent for the
> Liberals.
>
> Those polls suggest a shift in voter intention since June, when a
> Probe Research poll reported a provincewide deadlock in party support.
>
> How do Manitoba's parties compare on these election issues?
>
> 'Elitist,' 'relatable' and 'who?' Swing riding voters have their
> say on 3 Manitoba political leaders
>
> The coming election will also be a test for the PCs under Heather
> Stefanson, who has never stood a provincial election as party leader.
>
> WATCH | Party leaders's closing statements:
> Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders give closing statements
> Duration 3:47
> Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
> 21, 2023.
>
> Heading into the election period, the governing PCs held 35 of the 57
> seats in Manitoba's Legislature. The NDP had 18, the Liberals held
> three and one seat was vacant.
>
> Advance voting opens on Sept. 23 and runs until Sept. 30.
>
> Election day is Oct. 3.
>
> Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
>
> Watch the debate in full:
> Leaders of Manitoba main parties face off in debate
> Duration 58:30
> Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
> Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
> 21, 2023.
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>
> Caitlyn Gowriluk
>
> Reporter
>
> Caitlyn Gowriluk has been writing for CBC Manitoba since 2019. Her
> work has also appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, and in 2021 she was
> part of an award-winning team recognized by the Radio Television
> Digital News Association for its breaking news coverage of COVID-19
> vaccines. Get in touch with her at caitlyn.gowriluk@cbc.ca.
>
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>
> With files from Ian Froese
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>
>
> Manitoba NDP take 11 percentage point lead over PCs: Probe poll
> September poll also gives PC Leader Heather Stefanson high disapproval
> numbers
>
> Bartley Kives · CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2023 6:52 PM ADT
>
>
> Three politicians, all in suits, speak at public events.
> PC Leader Heather Stefanson, NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Liberal Leader
> Dougald Lamont are 12 days away from an election. (Darryl Dyck, John
> Woods, David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)
>
> Another survey of Manitoba voter intentions has the New Democrats
> well ahead of the Progressive Conservatives.
>
> A Probe Research poll commissioned the Winnipeg Free Press and CTV
> suggests 49 per cent of voters support the NDP, compared to 38 per
> cent for the Progressive Conservatives and nine per cent for the
> Liberals.
>
> The poll of 1,000 adults was conducted over the phone and online from
> Sept. 7 to Sept. 18. A purely random sample of that size would have a
> margin of error of 3.1 per cent.
>
> The 11-point lead for the NDP exceeds the six-point margin from an
> Angus Reid Institute poll published on Wednesday.
>
> "Things are going very well for the NDP, but there's also hazards in
> those numbers," said Scott MacKay, Probe Research's president, in a
> telephone interview. "It can lead to complacency."
>
> Manitoba NDP now enjoys 6-point lead over PCs, Angus Reid poll suggests
>
> MacKay said he is reminded of 2003, when the NDP went into an election
> with very flattering polls suggesting they were poised to wrest huge
> swaths of seats away from the PCs. When all the votes were counted on
> election night, the NDP only won three more seats.
>
> NDP spokesperson Rebecca Widdicombe said in a statement that the Probe
> poll suggests Manitobans agree there should be a change in government.
>
> PC campaign manager Marni Larkin, meanwhile, said the numbers do not
> jibe with what she is seeing at the door.
>
> "I've got my head down and I'm going to drive out every single vote I
> can until election day," she said in a telephone interview.
>
> Liberal spokesperson Colin Roy said his party's own numbers are more
> favourable.
>
> "Manitobans need as many Manitoba Liberals in the legislature as
> possible to hold the next government, possibly a minority government,
> accountable," he said in a statement.
>
> Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
>
> The Probe poll also suggests Manitobans have a far more favourable
> opinion of NDP Leader Wab Kinew than they do of PC Leader Heather
> Stefanson. The poll suggests 51 per cent of voters approve of Kinew,
> compared to 32 per cent for Stefanson.
>
> MacKay said he finds Stefanson's low approval ratings difficult to
> understand. The survey suggests 61 per cent of Manitobans disapprove
> of her, compared to 39 per cent who disapprove of Kinew.
>
> "I didn't think people would really dislike her that much," he said,
> adding he would expect that sort of disdain to be reserved for
> extraordinary political characters like former U.S. president Donald
> Trump. "This seems to be a very intense reaction to her."
>
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> Former Manitoba premier Doer wants off 'bleachers,' will take on
> Canada-U.S. trade adviser role if NDP win
> Gary Doer, 75, served as 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009
>
> CBC News · Posted: Sep 12, 2023 1:01 PM ADT
>
>
> Two politicans in blue suits speak to media. NDP Leader Wab Kinew,
> left, announced Tuesday that former premier Gary Doer, right, has
> agreed to work as an adviser on Canada-U.S. trade should the NDP win
> the Oct. 3 Manitoba election. (CBC/Radio-Canada)
>
> The Manitoba NDP promises to bring back a party all-star as an adviser
> if it forms the next provincial government.
>
> Leader Wab Kinew announced on Tuesday that former premier Gary Doer
> would work with a Manitoba NDP government as an adviser on Canada-U.S.
> trade, should the party win the Oct. 3 election.
>
> "I thought I owe it to my community if I can be helpful, constructive,
> valuable with the contacts that I still have in Washington," Doer said
> during a Tuesday morning news conference at The Forks in Winnipeg.
>
> "I just want to be part of the solution and not sit totally in the
> bleachers."
>
> Doer, 75, served as the 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009,
> winning three provincial elections, with a larger majority each time.
>
> After retiring from politics, Doer served as Canada's ambassador to
> the U.S. from 2009-16. He later worked for the Alberta government as
> an advocate in resolving the softwood lumber dispute with the Trump
> administration.
>
> Gary Doer leaves the building: Long career in public life ends for
> U.S. ambassador
>
> Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador to U.S., says he's heading home soon
>
> He is currently the volunteer co-chair of the Woodrow Wilson Institute
> and is a member of the advisory board of the Canadian American
> Business Council. His gig with the NDP would also be on a volunteer
> basis.
>
> Doer said the invitation from Kinew reminded him of one of his first
> moves after becoming premier in 1999, which was to approach former
> Progressive Conservative premier Duff Roblin for advice on expansion
> plans for the Red River Floodway.
>
> "I think this is a tradition in Manitoba — we use the talent we have
> in the most effective way we can," Doer said.
>
> "Elections are competitive, politics is very competitive, but I've
> always believed that we should try to work together after the election
> as much as possible … for the benefit of our kids and our
> grandchildren."
>
> Two politicians in blue suits shake hands. Doer and Kinew shaking
> hands at the announcement on Tuesday. (CBC/Radio-Canada)
>
> Doer has been "an inspiration to me since the beginning of my
> political career," Kinew said Tuesday.
>
> "I'm grateful he has accepted the offer to lend his great expertise to
> the important issue of Manitoba-U.S. trade."
>
> Doer would help increase trading opportunities with the U.S., said Kinew.
>
> "If my team has the opportunity to serve as Manitoba's next
> government, we'll get back on track and we'll draw on Gary's
> experience and advice to do it."
>
> Doer said he feels health care is the biggest issue in this election,
> and the status quo isn't cutting it. The NDP has also put health care
> at the centre of its election campaign.
>
> Doer "has something to contribute to build up our economy to help with
> the health care issues we're talking about," said Kinew.
>
> "I think his approach produced great dividends for Manitobans while he
> was the premier, and I think he has got a ton to offer to help us
> moving forward."
>
> Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
>
> Doer said he has been impressed by the reaction to Kinew from
> health-care workers, business people and other Manitobans whom he has
> spoken with about the NDP leader.
>
> "I've been around town — I live in this community, love this community
> — and I have been very impressed with the people I've met who have met
> Wab Kinew," he said.
>
> "I've come to the conclusion that Wab Kinew is open to advice from all
> Manitobans, and I've been very impressed with that. And a person who
> is open to advice, I think, will run an open government."
>
> WATCH | Kinew announces Doer will take adviser role if NDP elected Oct. 3:
> NDP's Wab Kinew open to advice, former premier says in endorsement
> Duration 1:37
> Former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer says he's impressed at the range of
> people who've had good things to say about current NDP Leader Wab
> Kinew, even if they may not vote for him in the upcoming provincial
> election.
>
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> Gary Doer biography
>
> Gary Albert Doer serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr.
> Doer is a director of IGM Financial Inc., Great- West Lifeco Inc.,
> Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial Corporation. He is
> also Senior Business Advisor to the law firm Dentons Canada LLP.
> Previously, Mr. Doer served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United
> States from 2009 to 2016 and participated in the negotiations of the
> Canada-U.S. new border agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
> tentative agreement. Mr. Doer also served as the 20th Premier of
> Manitoba from 1999 to 2009. He was elected a member of the Legislative
> Assembly of Manitoba in 1986 and during his tenure, he served as
> Minister of Urban Affairs and Minister of Crown Investments. From 1979
> to 1986, Mr. Doer was the President of the Manitoba Government
> Employees’ Association. Mr. Doer is a Canadian member of the
> Trilateral Commission and serves as Co-Chair of the Wilson Centre’s
> Canada Institute, a non-partisan public policy forum focused on
> Canada-U.S. relations. In 2010, he became a Member of the Order of
> Manitoba and, in 2011, he received a distinguished diplomatic service
> award from the World Affairs Council.
>
MLA booted from caucus alleges he was asked to 'lie for Wab,' | Mark Wasyliw speaks to reporters
CBC News Manitoba MLA booted from caucus alleges he was asked to 'lie for Wab,' discredit PC account of tense handshake in 2023
Premier hasn't responded, but previously said MLA chose 'to push a lamp off the table on his way out'
A Manitoba MLA recently expelled from the government caucus says he was punished for refusing to publicly back his party leader's explanation of a tense exchange in the legislature in 2023.
Mark Wasyliw, who was ousted from the NDP caucus last week, said Monday he was asked to refute Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Obby Khan for accusing NDP leader Wab Kinew of swearing at him and shoving him during an extended handshake.
Kinew denied Khan's allegation, saying there was only a "tense verbal exchange."
While addressing reporters gathered in the lobby where his law office is located on Monday, Wasyliw said he was seated behind the men during the handshake, which happened at an April 2023 public event to mark Turban Day.
Later in the day, the Fort Garry MLA says he received a call from party spokesperson Rebecca Widdicombe, who asked him to "go on social media and basically refute MLA Obby Khan's claims and to basically cast aspersions."
Wasyliw said he told his colleague he wouldn't do that because, based on his observations, he saw Kinew acting inappropriately.
He alleges, in speaking Monday, Kinew grabbed Khan's hand and pulled it toward his body, looking "angry and agitated and he was doing most of the talking," while Khan appeared "shocked and horrified." He added Khan was trying to leave, but Kinew was "holding him in place."
Refusal to follow NDP's position
He said he relayed his account to Widdicombe.
"I told them that I would not lie for Wab and that if the media had asked me, I would give them the version of events that I just gave you," Wasyliw said.
"Her response to me was, 'Well, we don't want that.'"
He said Monday he believes Kinew's actions during the handshake reached the legal definition of assault.
WATCH | Security camera captures Kinew-Khan exchange:
Kinew now serves as premier and Widdicombe as deputy chief of staff. Khan is running for leader of the Progressive Conservatives.
NDP caucus spokesperson Julius Chester described Wasyliw's comments Monday as a "series of misrepresentations."
"While this MLA is focused on negativity, our caucus is united in its focus to fix health care and make life more affordable for everyday Manitobans," he said in an emailed statement.
Wasyliw alleges he was further pushed out of the party after refusing to criticize Khan's account of the handshake. He said he stopped being called upon as a media spokesperson and wasn't invited to participate in election debates despite the lawyer being, in his opinion, the "most experienced debater" in caucus.
He said the NDP didn't ask him to speak at the pre-election environment announcement, despite being the environment critic, and didn't ask him to introduce the election announcement in his constituency, despite running in that constituency.
He did, however, lead an attack-style pre-election news conference in which the NDP alleged the PCs were improperly using government resources. He was also the NDP's spokesperson on issues surrounding the Sio Silica controversy.
Wasyliw said he's speaking out now because he'll no longer face repercussions from the NDP.
"It was not a safe atmosphere. It was toxic and hostile in the caucus and had I come forward, I absolutely would have been expelled from caucus," he said.
Still, Wasyliw said he's "deeply ashamed" for initially refusing to speak, apologizing to his constituents in Fort Garry and Khan.
He said he met with Khan last Friday, where he offered his regrets. Khan's leadership campaign accepted the apology.
Wasyliw said Khan was "telling the truth, and my caucus knew it. And yet they cast aspersions on him. They attempted a character assassination and created a social media pile-on. He didn't deserve any of that."
Wasyliw said he's confident in backing Khan's telling of events, despite not hearing what was said during the exchange, nor witnessing the alleged shove from Kinew, since Wasyliw said his view was obstructed at the time.
Several NDP MLAs, who were seated near Kinew at the event, wrote in social media posts at the time they witnessed no aggressiveness. Khan's accusations are "baseless and unbecoming," Nello Altomare said on Twitter. Lisa Naylor tweeted Khan's accusation "plays on racist tropes."
Wasyliw said his own silence at the time speaks volumes.
"I was also what people have termed an 'attack dog'" in the legislature, he said. "It was kind of strange that the attack dog, who's the main witness of this, was silent. Nobody seemed to ask the question about that."
At the time of the incident, Kinew said he criticized Khan for making partisan comments at the NDP-organized Turban Day event, but did not swear at him or shove. Khan said Kinew swore repeatedly and was aggressive in a way that left him shaken.
No shove seen in video
A video released later by the Speaker's office, shot from a security camera, doesn't include audio. It shows Kinew standing up and shaking Khan's hand while also grabbing the bicep of Khan's arm with his other hand.
The handshake appears to go on for 20 seconds. Khan takes a step away at one point and appears to try to leave, but Kinew continues to talk to him and the handshake does not break immediately.
At one point, Khan's back is to the camera. There is no evidence of a shove.
Wasyliw's dismissal from the NDP caucus last week was initially attributed to his failure to "demonstrate good judgment" since a colleague at the law firm where he works is defending convicted sexual predator Peter Nygard in court.
Caucus chair Mike Moyes has since called that issue the "final straw," but said Wasyliw showed a pattern of deceit and disrespect well before his removal.
Meanwhile, Wasyliw has called Kinew a "bully" and "dysfunctional and toxic leader" who pressures, bullies and demeans those who disagree with him. Kinew has denied Wasyliw's claims, said he invites dissenting opinions and expressed disappointment last Tuesday that the expelled MLA has "chosen to push a lamp off the table on his way out the door."
Wasyliw denies speaking out because he's bitter.
"I have been getting increasingly more uncomfortable with what's been happening at the legislature and with Wab Kinew's leadership."
"I'm not upset that I've been kicked out of the caucus. I'm not seeking to get back in, especially if he's the leader."
He said he's happy to be an independent MLA who isn't restrained by a political party's rules.
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MLA Mark Wasyliw defends Winnipeg police officer in court a day after being kicked out of caucus
Manitoba NDP says it kicked Fort Garry MLA out of caucus because his colleague is defending Peter Nygard
A Manitoba MLA was in court defending a Winnipeg police officer against an impaired driving charge on Tuesday, a day after being kicked out of the Manitoba NDP caucus — a move one legal expert says may have allowed the governing party to dodge a potential conflict.
The New Democrats removed Mark Wasyliw, an MLA who is still a practising criminal defence lawyer, from their caucus on Monday, which eliminated what could have been a tough issue for the government to defend, says Andrew Flavelle Martin, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University's law school in Halifax.
"I would have a lot of concerns about an MLA of the governing party representing, in this case, a Winnipeg police officer," Martin said Tuesday.
"I think the reason they gave for taking him out of caucus was terrible and should be very concerning to everybody. But it may be that the fact that he's out of caucus makes the issues less complicated."
The NDP said Monday that Wasyliw, who represents the Fort Garry riding in the legislature, was being removed from caucus because a colleague at the law firm where he works is defending convicted sexual predator Peter Nygard in court — which the NDP caucus chair said was a failure by Wasyliw to "demonstrate good judgment."
On Tuesday, Wasyliw was in a Winnipeg courtroom defending police officer Robin Kipling against a 2021 impaired driving charge.
Wayne
Ewasko, interim leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party,
says the NDP had no problem defending Wasyliw when concerns about his
legal practice were first brought to their attention in 2019. (Randall McKenzie/CBC)
Kipling, who has pleaded not guilty, was charged following a single-vehicle accident on Sept. 29, 2021. Court heard he was riding his motorcycle when he hit some loose gravel and lost control.
There were no witnesses to the accident and no one else was injured.
Wasyliw closed his arguments by saying the Crown's case had "gaping holes" around a blood sample taken at hospital showing Kipling was over the legal alcohol limit.
Kipling arrived at the hospital by ambulance, but court heard there was no record to show what time the blood sample was taken and no record of who took it.
"They're asking the court to fill in evidentiary gaps," Wasyliw said.
Kipling declined to comment after Tuesday's arguments.
Provincial court Judge Keith Eyrikson reserved his decision.
'Really problematic': law prof
If Wasyliw was still in caucus, defending a Winnipeg police officer would have raised possible conflict of interest issues given the relationship between government and police, said Dalhousie University's Martin.
"Is this person putting their political interests ahead of the interests of their clients? Do they want to avoid embarrassing the government?" he said.
"If you're a lawyer representing someone unpopular, might you soft-pedal your advocacy so you don't embarrass the government in this situation?"
Speaking after the hearing, Wasyliw said the NDP was not aware he was defending Kipling. Repeating comments he made Monday, he maintained the reason for his expulsion had nothing to do with his colleague defending Nygard.
Wasyliw has said he wasn't afraid to disagree with decisions made by Premier Wab Kinew, which the NDP leader did not like.
"This is about me, somebody who stands up to him, who won't be bullied by him — somebody who will challenge him when I think he's making bad decisions," Wasyliw said Tuesday.
Kinew denied the bullying allegations on Tuesday and defended his party's decision, noting that Nygard still faces charges in Winnipeg, and having a sitting NDP MLA working at the same firm as Nygard's lawyer was "going to cause at the very least the perception of a problem."
Martin said now that Wasyliw is sitting as an Independent, the government can more easily disassociate itself from what the MLA is doing as a lawyer.
But his colleague's defence work on the Nygard case isn't a reason to kick Wasyliw out of caucus, the law professor said.
"It's really problematic that a caucus or anyone else would decide that we're going to kick you out of our group because someone you work with was defending someone we don't like," Martin said.
"It's very important that everyone get a fair trial and has fair access to defence counsel."
'Everybody deserves a defence'
Wayne Ewasko, the interim leader of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, questioned why the Nygard defence would be a final straw for the NDP, when previous concerns about who Wasyliw was representing in his own legal practice were ignored.
"I know when some of these concerns were brought up in the past, Wab Kinew stood by and absolutely defended him," said Ewasko.
"Wab, the premier of Manitoba, wants to have a distraction."
NDP
caucus chair and MLA Mike Moyes said the party feels reaffirmed in its
decision to expel Wasyliw after learning he was defending a Winnipeg
police officer. (Prabhjot Singh Lotey/CBC)
NDP caucus chair Mike Moyes said the news Wasyliw is defending a police officer reaffirms the party's decision to turf him.
"When you are an MLA in our caucus, it's the expectation that you give your constituents 110 per cent," he said in an emailed statement.
Wasyliw said on Tuesday that if anyone has a problem with a sitting MLA representing a Winnipeg police officer in court, that's their opinion, but he defended his actions.
"Everybody deserves a defence. And I do this on my own time," he said.
"This doesn't conflict with my duties as a public official. And I think people respect those boundaries."
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MLA Mark Wasyliw removed 'effective immediately' from NDP caucus
One of Wasyliw's business partners is Peter Nygard's acting lawyer: NDP
Mark Wasyliw has been removed from the Manitoba NDP caucus "effective immediately," the party said Monday, using as the basis for its decision the months-old news one of the MLA's business associates is the acting criminal defence lawyer for convicted sexual predator Peter Nygard.
In response, Wasyliw is now calling the premier a "dysfunctional and toxic leader" who pressures, bullies and demeans those who disagrees with him.
The NDP caucus expelled Wasyliw after learning of his legal colleague taking on Nygard as a client, NDP caucus chair Mike Moyes said in a news release Monday morning.
"MLA Wasyliw's failure to demonstrate good judgment does not align with our caucus principles of mutual respect and trust," Moyes said.
"As such, MLA Wasyliw can no longer continue his role in our caucus."
Wasyliw said in an interview he will remain the MLA for Fort Garry.
NDP's rationale is 'rich': Wasyliw
He doesn't believe his expulsion from the NDP's ranks has anything to do with the Nygard case. Gerri Wiebe began representing the convicted sex offender on his Ontario cases in June.
"I mean, that's rich, right?" Wasyliw said.
"I'm not a law partner with Ms. Wiebe. I cannot dictate who other lawyers take on as clients. I don't profit financially from this. I have absolutely nothing to do with that Nygard case. And I have no control about what another person does."
"They needed a reason to silence critical voices in the legislature," he said.
The MLA faced heightened scrutiny from inside and outside his party last year when he revealed he would continue his law practice as a criminal defence lawyer after his party was elected into office.
Wasyliw's decision to continue working as a lawyer, after being overlooked for cabinet, disappointed Premier Wab Kinew, who said late last year "all of us should understand that public service is more than a full-time job."
Speaking Monday, Wasyliw said the relationship between him and Kinew deteriorated well before the disagreement over the Fort Garry MLA's law practice.
Dating back to their time in Manitoba's Official Opposition, Wasyliw said he wasn't afraid to disagree with Kinew's decisions when warranted. He said Kinew didn't like that.
"Wab Kinew is a dysfunctional and toxic leader and he's created a dysfunctional and toxic legislature and culture and not having to be part of that, I'm a little, quite frankly, relieved," he said.
"Wab's a bully and when he cannot convince people to do things, he needs to pressure them, bully them, demean them."
Fort Garry MLA Mark Wasyliw claims Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is a "toxic and dysfunctional leader." (Justin Fraser/CBC)
The NDP is choosing not to respond to Wasyliw's accusations.
'Screaming matches'
Wasyliw said the two of them would get into a "screaming match" every six months or so.
"It got progressively worse and then at some point we just weren't talking," he said.
Other MLAs have faced a similar treatment, Wasyliw said.
"He's somebody that will get into screaming matches with MLAs in the hallway and will berate them in private and talk about how 'He's the leader, he's the premier. You have to listen to him,'" he said.
"It's his way or you're out — and I don't respond well to that. I never have."
Wasyliw alleged Kinew's government doesn't involve his caucus in any discussion around the direction of the party.
"I'm a front-line justice worker, 25 years. I have never ever been consulted by my own party about bail reform or anything to do in the courts."
He said he'll remain focused on representing his Fort Garry constituents and he's happy to adopt the New Democrats who've become bewildered by a government "solely concerned with public relations" rather than good policy.
Wiebe, the attorney now representing Nygard, said she's frustrated the NDP is impugning the reputation of criminal defence lawyers who are entitled to give everyone a vigorous defence.
"I'm disappointed because to say that Mark has exhibited bad judgment by associating with me is obviously an indictment of me, but it's an indictment of what I do," Wiebe said.
Winnipeg
criminal defence lawyer Gerri Wiebe is representing convicted sexual
predator Peter Nygard. She is disappointed MLA Mark Wayliw has been
evicted from the Manitoba NDP caucus because of his association with
her. (Justin Fraser/CBC)
The NDP's comments on Monday suggest the party doesn't fully understand the role of criminal defence lawyers, she said.
"It scares me because these are the people that make funding decisions about our justice system."
"If they're this fundamentally misinformed … what kind of decisions are they going to make about the people proceeding through that system?"
In an email to CBC News, Wayne Ewasko, interim leader for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, called the decision to remove Wasyliw from the NDP's caucus as one that shows poor leadership from Kinew.
"[The] decision only highlights how far the NDP still needs to go in showing leadership and, as we've now learned, creating a respectful workplace. Kinew previously said the NDP 'deserved to lose' the 2016 election because of a disrespectful workplace.
"If it is indeed still disrespectful, we want people to feel safe coming forward."
Wasyliw, a former Winnipeg School Division trustee, was first elected as an MLA in 2019.
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Questions of conflict, time management arise as Manitoba government MLA juggles work as politician, lawyer
Law professor troubled by Wasyliw working as lawyer, but Manitoba's law society, ex-MLA not concerned
A law professor says the perception created by Mark Wasyliw working as a criminal lawyer while serving as a Manitoba government MLA is worrying and could erode public trust, even if no conflict-of-interest rules are broken.
Wasyliw, the NDP representative in Fort Garry, revealed this week he would continue his law practice, rather than shut it down as he previously promised, after being overlooked for cabinet.
His explanation didn't satisfy Premier Wab Kinew, who told an unrelated news conference "all of us should understand that public service is more than a full-time job."
Andrew Flavelle Martin, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University's law school in Halifax, said Wasyliw's continued law practice deserves scrutiny now that he's in government.
As a criminal defence lawyer, Wasyliw would argue against Crown attorneys employed by the government he's part of.
"I think once you're an MLA for the governing party, there's two sets of issues — and one is are you intimidating the Crown, or is there a perception you're intimidating the Crown?" said Martin, whose research focuses on the legal ethics for government lawyers.
Challenging government laws
The other set of issues could be fighting government laws, Martin said. As a criminal lawyer, Wasyliw would largely examine federal law, but maybe he'd be "required to do something as part of his duty of resolute advocacy that embarrassed the [provincial] government?" Martin said.
"And then would he be less likely to fully pursue that because, for example, he has aspirations of being in cabinet and doesn't want to make the government look bad?"
Martin insists he isn't suggesting any lawyer is unethical, "but it's more the public perception that they might be tempted to, or there might be that pressure on them."
For its part, the independent regulator of Manitoba's lawyers doesn't see Wasyliw's responsibilities as a criminal defence lawyer as compromising.
"When we look at conflicts of interest, we're merely looking at a lawyer's obligations to comply with our code of professional conduct, can they maintain their clients' confidentiality and can they maintain their duty of loyalty to a client?" Law Society of Manitoba chief executive officer Leah Kosokowsky said in an interview Wednesday with CBC Manitoba's Up to Speed.
"By generally sitting as an MLA and sitting on the backbench, we don't see that as a conflict of interest."
Martin said he understands the ethics of Wasyliw's law practice won't bother some.
"Even if the Law Society is correct that it's not a concern for them, I would with much respect suggest that maybe it should be, or it might be in the future depending on what happens," he said.
Wasyliw's duties as a lawyer have been a longtime target of the Progressive Conservatives. Before the party was defeated in this month's election, the PCs called him out for defending accused sex offenders and drug dealers in court, even though every person has the right to fair representation in court.
More recently, Wasyliw's duties as a lawyer appear to be chafing with leadership at his party.
Kinew maintained on Tuesday that public service is "more than a full-time job," following a Winnipeg Free Press story the previous day in which Wasyliw said he would take on more cases because, without a cabinet appointment, he has "a lot of time on my hands."
WATCH | Kinew answers questions Tuesday about Mark Wasyliw's law practice:
Gord Mackintosh felt he couldn't juggle his burgeoning law practice and political aspirations, after becoming a NDP MLA in 1993.
"I just thought that I had to give up the law practice if I was going to give [politics] my all," said Mackintosh, who went on to various cabinet minister roles.
Other MLAs could theoretically handle politics and law, he said, but in his case, he was taking care of a young family and didn't want to work 16 hours a day.
Mackintosh doesn't believe Wasyliw would be in conflict handling both jobs. Mackintosh, who works now as a government relations consultant, said the law society and legislative assembly each have rules governing that.
Provincial legislation states an MLA is in a conflict of interest when they exercise "an official power, duty or function that provides an opportunity to further their private interests or those of their family or to improperly further another person's private interests."
It appears Wasyliw's legal practice would not constitute an "official power, duty or function" of a MLA, though the province's ethics commissioner said he couldn't comment on individual cases.
Paul Thomas, a professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba, isn't concerned by the perception of conflict, but rather sees this saga as an "ongoing source of potential embarrassment" for the new government. Wasyliw was the only NDP MLA to not embrace, shake hands or fist-bump their leader after Monday's swearing-in ceremony.
Mark
Wasyliw, speaking with fellow NDP candidates at a pre-election campaign
announcement in August, previously said he would wind down his legal
practice. He changed his mind, saying he'll have time available since
he's not in cabinet. (Ian Froese/CBC)
Thomas said the two men should patch up their differences.
"Let's get over this misunderstanding, and it might be in the premier's best interest, given his skills at communication and persuasion."
Wasyliw has declined interview requests, including Thursday when CBC News visited his law office.
The NDP issued a statement that didn't respond to CBC's questions.
Progressive Conservative deputy leader Kelvin Goertzen said over his 20 years in office, MLAs have had jobs as business owners, farmers and restaurateurs, but someone else has handled the day-to-day duties.
"I think where you run into trouble is if you're doing a job where there isn't that flexibility," Goertzen said, while acknowledging he doesn't know the nature of Wasyliw's law practice, except that it's obvious the current arrangement bothers Kinew.
Wasyliw has wiggle room to schedule court dates outside the times when the legislature and committees may sit, but he must also accommodate the timetables of judges and Crown attorneys.
Frequent speaker in question period
As an Opposition MLA, Wasyliw was an active participant in the legislature. He held critic roles, including in the high-profile finance department. In question period, the NDP relied on him for some of their most aggressive attacks at the PCs.
Wasyliw has been named this month as the legislative assistant for the minister of education — a nearly $5,000 annual pay bump — and as part of cabinet's healthy child committee, in addition to his representing Fort Garry constituents.
The base salary of a MLA in Manitoba is $102,998. Cabinet ministers receive an additional $56,390.
Ian Wishart, the just-retired PC MLA for Portage la Prairie, was an opposition MLA, government cabinet minister and government backbencher over his 12-year career.
Every role was demanding, he said. Within a year of his first election, he wound down most of his farming operation, selling his cattle and renting land to other farmers.
"We have a saying in agriculture … how much work it is depends on how deep you set the plow. You can make [politics] a lot of work for yourself and I guess I was probably a little prone to do that."
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MLA 'more than a full-time job,' Manitoba premier says, after caucus member decides to stay on as lawyer
Mark Wasyliw says he has time to continue to work as a lawyer since he isn't in cabinet
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the responsibilities of an MLA equal more than a full-time job, but a member of his caucus says he'll continue to work as a criminal defence lawyer on the side.
Kinew was asked Tuesday about Fort Garry MLA Mark Wasyliw, who has said he changed his mind and won't wind down his law practice, as he said before the election.
"I think all of us should understand that public service is more than a full-time job," Kinew responded, although he didn't refer directly to Wasyliw.
Kinew wouldn't say if he'd ask Wasyliw to stop practising law.
On Monday, Wasyliw told the Winnipeg Free Press he'll continue to take cases as a defence lawyer since he has "a lot of time on my hands" because he wasn't promoted to Kinew's first NDP cabinet.
In addition to representing Fort Garry constituents, Wasyliw was named last week to cabinet's healthy child committee.
He's been a longtime target of the Progressive Conservatives, before and during the recent election campaign, for working as a lawyer while being an elected member of the legislature.
PCs targeted Wasyliw
The Tories have called him out for defending sex offenders and drug dealers in court, even though every person has the right to fair representation in the legal system.
Wasyliw had a top critic role — in finance — as an Official Opposition MLA. Earlier this year, he was shifted from finance to the dual portfolios of economic development and the environment.
In a Tuesday statement to CBC News, PC caucus chair Ron Schuler said Kinew "needs to tell Manitobans how he will hold his caucus accountable to their word," saying Wasyliw backtracked on a promise to voters.
Kinew wouldn't say if Wasyliw's law practice had any bearing in his decision not to appoint him to cabinet.
"When we put cabinet together, there are so many different dimensions and considerations that I would say the biggest challenge we have on our team is the bench strength we have. There are many, many MLAs on our team who — in fact everyone, I would say — could serve as a minister.
"But at the end of the day, we made a few decisions. One of them was to shrink the size of cabinet and as a result, there's some decisions that have to be made about how many people can serve in that capacity."
There's no rule preventing MLAs from holding business or financial interests, but they must disclose them and avoid any potential conflicts of interest.
Mark
Wasyliw, speaking with fellow NDP candidates at a pre-election campaign
announcement in August, previously said he would wind down his legal
practice. He changed his mind, saying he'll have time available since
he's not in cabinet. (Ian Froese/CBC)
When asked if Wasyliw should give up his law practice, Kinew said the "expectation is first that you will treat your MLA work as more than a full-time job."
When contacted by CBC for comment, Wasyliw said in an emailed statement he takes his role in the new government seriously and is "honoured and excited to serve as legislative assistant to the minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning."
He didn't shake hands with Kinew after being sworn in as an MLA on Monday. All other NDP MLAs shook Kinew's hand, except Jennifer Chen and Bernadette Smith, who hugged him, and Malaya Marcelino, who gave him a fist bump.
The former Winnipeg School Division trustee was first elected as MLA in 2019.
WATCH | Premier Kinew answers questions about Mark Wasyliw's law practice:
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Manitoba PCs accuse NDP MLA of representing criminals in his employment as defence attorney
Government responds to question period criticism by targeting ads for Mark Wasyliw's legal firm
An Opposition MLA's continued employment as a criminal defence lawyer came under fire in the Manitoba Legislature, as the governing Progressive Conservatives repeatedly brought it up before, during and after question period.
In a Wednesday news release, the Manitoba PC caucus said it was "disappointed" to learn Fort Garry NDP MLA Mark Wasyliw has continued his work as a criminal defence lawyer.
The caucus said Wasyliw is actively working to make Manitoba streets less safe through messages in his firm's online ads, such as: "Drinking and driving is NOT against the law" and "Facing Sexual Assault Charges in Winnipeg? We Can Help!"
Paul Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba, wasn't surprised by the tone of the rhetoric, which comes less than seven months before the next provincial election.
"As we get further into the session and closer to the election, the content and tone of debates will become more hyper-partisan, nastier and more personal," he wrote in an email to CBC News.
In
response to the NDP's queries about the SANE program during Wednesday's
question period, the Tories repeatedly brought up Wasyliw's law firm's
website, which offers legal services for charges involving impaired
driving and sexual assault. (Wasyliw Wiebe website)
Crime is an effective hot-button issue the PCs can use to sway voters to their side, said Thomas, especially after a recent series of random, violent attacks and other notorious crimes in Manitoba.
"The content and tone of the news release is meant to inflict maximum political damage on Mr. Wasyliw and his party," said Thomas.
The rhetoric continued during question period, when NDP Leader Wab Kinew asked Premier Heather Stefanson to acknowledge her government's mismanagement of the sexual assault nurse examiner program, also known as SANE, after the resignation of several casual nurses.
"The government is failing to provide a basic service that anyone in Manitoba would expect them to deliver: ensuring sexual assault victims have access to health care and justice," Kinew said, noting staffing gaps in the program could put criminal cases at risk.
"Our government will always stand up for survivors of sexual violence, unlike members opposite," Families Minister Rochelle Squires responded.
"Unlike the leader of the Official Opposition, whose own attorney — the member of Fort Garry — makes a living representing rapists and perpetrators and pledges to beat them of their criminal charges related to sexual violence."
Manitoba
NDP Leader Wab Kinew called for the premier to seek her health
minister's resignation, after she blamed nurse resignations from the
SANE program on Shared Health. (CBC)
The Opposition did not respond in the House to the criticism directed at Wasyliw, with Kinew instead calling on Stefanson — who was absent from Wednesday's session — to ask for Health Minister Audrey Gordon's resignation, after she blamed the nurse resignations on Shared Health.
"Will the premier let her blame these civil servants or will the premier do the right thing and ask her to resign?" Kinew asked.
"The person that should be resigning in this house is the member of Fort Garry," Squires fired back, accusing Wasyliw of stating on his law firm's website that he can explore legal loopholes involving the age of consent to get child sex offenders off the hook.
The Wasyliw Wiebe law firm website on Thursday morning included a page that says "Facing Sexual Assault Charges in Winnipeg? We Can Help!" at the top, and then outlines information about sexual assault law, including about the age of consent.
Gordon said she was concerned that the NDP did not address their statements about Wasyliw's advertisements.
"They don't want to reference any of the information we've tabled today because they obviously stand behind their member for Fort Garry, who happens to be — I'm told — the legal advisor for the leader of the Opposition," Gordon said.
Families
Minister Rochelle Squires responded to criticism from the Opposition by
accusing NDP MLA Mark Wasyliw of representing 'rapists and
perpetrators.' (CBC)
The NDP told the CBC on Thursday morning that Wasyliw is not a legal advisor for the Opposition and that while his law firm represents defendants in sexual assault cases, he himself does not.
Opposition members continued to press provincial ministers on the SANE program for a majority of question period, while the Tories continued to bring up Wasyliw's legal practice.
While Thomas told CBC there is nothing prohibiting MLAs from pursuing outside employment, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said after question period that Wasyliw shouldn't be doing it.
"I don't understand how anyone could have any side work at all as an MLA," he said.
"I know I am a leader, so I have extra work, but I am more than busy enough without even being able to imagine something like having a law practice on the side."
'Desperate distraction'
Wasyliw did not respond to the PCs' attacks during question period, and did not speak to the media afterwards.
When contacted by the CBC on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the NDP caucus described the accusations as "a desperate distraction from the fact sexual assault examiner nurses have resigned en masse because of PC mismanagement and chaos."
With files from the Canadian Press's Brittany Hobson
Khan, Kinew both claim vindication after Speaker releases video of exchange in Manitoba legislature
NDP say video shows no evidence of 'shove,' but Khan says it was obscured from security cam
Security video of a tense exchange between two Manitoba politicians inside the legislature was released by the Speaker's office Wednesday, but the footage appeared unlikely to put to rest a dispute over exactly what happened.
The footage was recorded two weeks ago at a public event in the second-floor rotunda just outside the legislature chamber, and only made public Wednesday evening.
Obby Khan, the Progressive Conservative minister for sport, culture and heritage, complained to the Speaker that Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew held him in a long handshake at the event, swore at him and shoved his stomach.
Kinew denied the accusation, saying there was a "tense verbal exchange" and a handshake, but no swearing or shoving.
The footage, shot from a security camera far away, does not include audio. It shows Khan approaching a row of dignitaries after speaking at the event, which marked Turban Day, a commemoration of Sikh and Punjabi cultures.
Khan is seen giving a brief hug and handshake to one of Kinew's colleagues in the NDP caucus, then approaching Kinew.
WATCH | Security camera captures Khan-Kinew exchange:
Kinew stands up and shakes Khan's hand while also grabbing the bicep of Khan's arm with his other hand.
The handshake appears to go on for 20 seconds. Khan takes a step away at one point and appears to try to leave, but Kinew continues to talk to him and the handshake does not break immediately.
At one point, Khan's back is to the camera. There is no evidence of a shove.
The NDP rejected interview requests Wednesday night but claimed vindication in a brief written statement that was not attributed to any individual in the party.
"Minister Khan lied to Manitobans when he told them 'there was a shove in the stomach' following his interaction with Mr. Kinew," the statement from the NDP caucus read.
But Khan also claimed the video supported his side of events.
Khan says camera was blocked during shove
"You can see that there's gripping of my hand and forcefully being kept in that conversation," Khan said in an interview.
"You can see clearly from the video that I tried to walk away ... and he pulls me back in."
The shove occurred at the end of the handshake, Khan said, when his back was to the camera.
The one thing both men agree on is the subject of the conversation.
The NDP hosted the event and had a party banner as a backdrop. Khan told the ceremony there should have been Progressive Conservative and Liberal banners as well, because the issue was non-partisan.
Opposition
Leader Wab Kinew speaks in front on NDP backdrop at an event to mark
Manitoba's first Turban Day at the legislature. Kinew and PC cabinet
minister Obby Khan each accused the other of making the event partisan. (CBC)
Kinew said at the time he criticized Khan for making partisan comments, but did not swear at him or shove. Khan said Kinew swore repeatedly and was aggressive in a way that left him shaken.
The legislature's Speaker, Myrna Driedger, said Wednesday she did not have jurisdiction to weigh in on Khan's accusation because it did not happen inside the legislature chamber.
But she urged all politicians to behave.
"I am troubled that either version of the incident could have occurred at all," Driedger said.
"I wish that you could all treat each other respectfully and honourably."
Manitoba cabinet minister Obby Khan accuses NDP Leader Wab Kinew of shoving, swearing at him
Kinew denies accusations; legislature Speaker agrees to look into allegation
Manitoba cabinet minister Obby Khan accused Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew of swearing at him and shoving him at a public event inside the legislature Thursday, saying it left him shaken.
Kinew denied the accusation, saying there was only a "tense verbal exchange."
Kinew and Khan agreed that words were exchanged at a ceremony marking Turban Day, a commemoration of Sikh and Punjabi cultures.
The NDP hosted the event and had a party banner as a backdrop. Khan, the Progressive Conservative minister for sport, culture and heritage, told the ceremony there should have been PC and Liberal banners as well, because the issue was non-partisan.
The two men shook hands, but their accounts of what happened after that differ.
"The leader of the Opposition pulled me in and said, 'You piece of s—-. How dare you politicize this f—-ing event. What you did is f—-ing wrong,"' Khan, the minister for sport, culture and heritage, told the legislature chamber later in the afternoon.
"I'm emotionally shaken by this. I wasn't expecting that — intimidation attempts, insulting language and … when we left the handshake, there was a shove in the stomach."
WATCH | Khan accuses Kinew of inappropriate behaviour (WARNING: contains offensive language):
Khan, a former Canadian Football League player who stands six feet four inches tall, said he expected physical conflict on the field but not at the legislature.
He raised the matter in the chamber as a matter of privilege — an issue where a politician's ability to perform their job is interfered with. He asked that it be referred to a legislature committee.
Speaker Myrna Driedger said she would make her decision at a later date.
Kinew said the NDP banner was in place because the party organized the event but welcomed people from other parties. He said there was no abusive behaviour during the exchange with Khan.
"I said, 'You should not have said these partisan things.' [Khan] comes back at me and he says, 'You have no class,"' Kinew said.
Opposition
Leader Wab Kinew speaks in front on NDP backdrop at an event to mark
Manitoba's first Turban Day at the legislature. Kinew and PC cabinet
minister Obby Khan each suggested the other was bringing partisanship to
the event. (CBC)
"My colleague [NDP MLA Mintu Sandhu] was beginning to speak, and so I turned and said we should listen," Kinew continued.
"At no time was there any swearing. At no time was there any name calling. And the interaction was of words exchanged, albeit tensely, over a handshake."
Public will decide who to believe: U of M prof
Royce Koop, a professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba, described the day's events as "remarkable" — but not in a good way.
"Today was a low point in the tone of politics in this province," he told CBC.
While it's normal for politicians to occasionally clash over ideas, Koop said the personal tone of Khan and Kinew's disagreement is what made the dispute different, and that the emotions of both men could be heard in their voices afterwards.
"No one wants to see this in public life … this kind of personal conflict between politicians. We want politicians to set an example and it does not seem to have been that today."
Regardless of the eventual consequences within the legislature, Koop said what matters most about Thursday's dispute is its potential effect on public opinion. With an election six months away, he said the stakes are particularly high for the NDP leader, who has faced criticism in the past about his conduct before entering politics.
"If I was Wab Kinew, I'd be very careful about anything that might reinforce some of those criticisms and some of those attacks that might be coming in the future election campaign."
Because Kinew and Khan have put forward two different versions of Thursday's events, Koop said it will be up to the people of Manitoba to decide which one to believe.
"The parties and the leaders can ... put some effort into trying to spin this, but people are going to see the video for themselves, they're going to come to their own conclusions about what they think actually happened," he said.
A few accusations of aggressive behaviour have been made in the legislature in recent years.
Kinew apologized in 2018 after he confronted Steven Fletcher, then a Progressive Conservative MLA, for talking while another politician was speaking. Kinew was accused of telling Fletcher to keep his mouth shut but admitted only to using forceful language.
Last year, New Democrat Bernadette Smith said Tory Blaine Pedersen smacked the back of her chair and made her feel unsafe. Tory House leader Kelvin Goertzen said Pedersen simply tapped Smith's chair in an attempt to get her attention. Pedersen apologized.
With files from Alana Cole, CBC
Mark Wasyliw is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Fort Garry. After having been elected as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, on September 16, 2024, Wasyliw was removed from the NDP's provincial caucus following revelations that his legal partner was the defence attorney for former Winnipeg-based businessman and convicted sex offender Peter Nygård.[2][3][4]
Electoral history
| 2023 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
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New Democratic | Mark Wasyliw | 5,319 | 58.82 | +16.47 | $26,232.97 | ||
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Progressive Conservative | Rick Shone | 2,405 | 26.60 | -5.22 | $7,032.45 | ||
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Liberal | Shandi Strong | 1,082 | 11.97 | -6.22 | $11,604.00 | ||
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Green | Aaron Kowal | 237 | 2.62 | -5.03 | $749.43 | ||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 9,043 | 99.46 | – | $60,307.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 49 | 0.54 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 9,092 | 58.75 | -2.94 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,476 | |||||||
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New Democratic hold | Swing | +10.84 | |||||
Source(s) |
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
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New Democratic | Mark Wasyliw | 4,003 | 42.35 | +6.5 | $23,569.90 | ||
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Progressive Conservative | Nancy Cooke | 3,007 | 31.81 | -5.9 | $29,491.08 | ||
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Liberal | Craig Larkins | 1,719 | 18.19 | +4.7 | $5,839.65 | ||
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Green | Casey Fennessy | 723 | 7.65 | -4.8 | $15.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,452 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 47 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 15,399 | 61.69 | -4.37 | |||||
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New Democratic notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |||||
Source(s) |
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
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Liberal | Anita Neville | 16,296 | 39.25 | −7.35 | $71,377 | ||
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Conservative | Michael Richards | 13,077 | 31.49 | +4.47 | $72,385 | ||
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New Democratic | Mark Wasyliw | 9,055 | 21.81 | +0.56 | $19,492 | ||
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Green | Vere H. Scott | 1,848 | 4.45 | +0.58 | $1,237 | ||
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Progressive Canadian | Dale Swirsky | 934 | 2.25 | – | $11,137 | ||
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Independent | Jeffrey Anderson | 246 | 0.59 | – | $3,204 | ||
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Canadian Action | Magnus Thompson | 66 | 0.16 | −0.13 | $2,750 | ||
| Total valid votes | 41,522 | 99.64 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 150 | 0.36 | +0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,672 | 69.49 | +6.85 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 59,971 | – | – | |||||
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Liberal hold | Swing | -5.91 | |||||
Member Information
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Manitoba's election is now the NDP's to lose
Pair of polls paint a rosy picture for New Democrats, but 10 remaining
days are an eternity in campaign time
Bartley Kives · CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2023 8:00 AM ADT
A man in a suit stands at a podium. Opinion polls in Manitoba give NDP
Leader Wab Kinew the best chance of being elected premier in the next
10 days. But those 10 days represent one-third of the formal campaign.
(James Turner/CBC)
If the New Democrats manage to hold on to the lead polls suggest they
have right now in Manitoba, there won't be much of a contest on
election night.
Two things are going very well for the NDP: strong support for the
party itself and a significant voter retreat from the Manitoba
Liberals.
Polls released this week by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute and
for-profit firm Probe Research suggested 47 to 49 per cent of Manitoba
voters intend to cast ballots for the NDP.
Support at that level spells victory — over the past century, no
Manitoba political party with 44 per cent of the popular vote or
better has lost an election.
Even a smidge below 44 per cent doesn't get you there, at least if
you're the Tories. Progressive Conservative parties led by Sterling
Lyon in 1981 and Hugh McFadyen in 2011 came close to garnering 44 per
cent and still managed to lose elections to the NDP.
In both of those races, support for the Manitoba Liberals collapsed
into the single digits. That provided the NDP with an advantage in
what essentially became head-to-head races with the PCs in northern
Manitoba, Brandon and the northern half of Winnipeg.
This is another year where the Liberal vote appears to be collapsing.
Both the Angus Reid and Probe polls suggest only nine per cent of
voters intend to cast a ballot for a Liberal.
Manitoba NDP now enjoys 6-point lead over PCs, Angus Reid poll suggests
Manitoba NDP take 11 percentage point lead over PCs: Probe poll
That means the dynamic we see right now in Manitoba — strong support
for the NDP coupled with a weak Liberal showing — may prove lethal for
the Progressive Conservatives.
Even if both the PCs and Liberals claw back a few percentage points of
support, recent electoral history suggests the path to victory for the
PCs becomes narrow, hinging upon favourable splits in swing
constituencies.
In 1999, both the NDP and Gary Filmon's Progressive Conservatives
garnered more than 40 per cent of the popular vote, while the Liberals
under Jon Gerrard captured 13 per cent.
Gary Doer's NDP still captured eight more seats than the PCs — 32 to
24 — and a majority government that year.
Liberal support sank in 1981, 2011
This year, the polls are looking a lot more like 1981 and 2011.
In 1981, Howard Pawley's NDP edged Lyon's PCs in popular support by 47
to 44 per cent. But the Liberals, led by the now-forgotten Doug
Lauchlan, only cobbled together seven per cent support. The result was
an 11-seat NDP majority.
A man looks toward the camera as others, including a man holding a TV
camera, stand behind him. In 2011, Hugh McFadyen and the PCs only
trailed the NDP by two percentage points in the popular vote but still
lost to the NDP by 18 seats. The culprit was a poor showing that year
by the Manitoba Liberals. (David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)
In 2011, Greg Selinger's New Democrats edged past McFadyen's Tories by
an even narrower range of popular support, 46 to 44 per cent. But
Gerrard's Liberals only managed 7.5 per cent of voters.
This allowed Selinger to win 37 seats — the highest total ever won by
an NDP premier in this province — as well as an 18-seat majority.
All of this discussion, however, is predicated on the idea nothing
will change in Manitoba between now and the Oct. 3 vote. There is
every reason to suggest a lot will.
For starters, the favourable polls for the NDP have the potential to
mobilize diehard PC supporters who can't stand the idea of the NDP's
Wab Kinew becoming premier in time to issue Thanksgiving greetings to
Manitobans.
A woman in a suit speaks at a podium.Manitoba Progressive
Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson has 10 days to turn her party's
fortunes around. (James Turner/CBC)
Similarly, there may be a temptation for NDP supporters and campaign
workers to take their feet off the gas.
"There [are] hazards in those numbers because it can lead to
complacency," said Probe Research president Scott MacKay.
Kinew clearly understood this risk when he made an appeal to voters on Friday.
"Polls don't change governments," he said in a carefully worded
statement at a campaign appearance in Tuxedo. "Only voters can do
that, and that's why we need everyone to get out and vote this year."
Appeal to Liberal voters
There is also the possibility Kinew has overplayed his hand when it
comes to Liberal voters. Three times this week — at the Tuxedo event,
during a televised leaders' debate and in front of the Winnipeg
Chamber of Commerce — Kinew appealed directly to Liberals for their
votes this year.
There are voters who do not appreciate being told overtly what to do.
If polls suggest many Liberal voters were already leaning NDP, why
mess with success?
A man in a suit speaks at a podium. Leader Dougald Lamont must find a
way to ratchet the Liberal support up from the single digits to hold
on to the three seats the party had when the legislature was
dissolved. (James Turner/CBC)
More importantly, 10 days is still a very long time in the context of
a 28-day political campaign. The Progressive Conservatives are not
finished rolling out their platform. The negative ads you expect to
see from a party running from behind have yet to appear en masse.
The bottom line is that campaigns matter, even at the end, and
provincewide popular opinion can change.
Kinew in the crosshairs during Manitoba party leaders' debate as
NDP surges in polls
Fact-checking Wab Kinew's promises on crime during Manitoba party
leaders' debate
Last spring in Alberta, for example, the United Conservatives and NDP
were running neck and neck in several polls two weeks before the
election. The UCP ended up winning the popular vote by almost nine
percentage points.
A provincewide NDP lead doesn't automatically mean the party will be
able to flip every one of the seats on its target list. If Manitoba's
race grows closer, the election-day machinery on the ground for both
the NDP and PCs becomes more important.
The NDP must win 11 more seats than the party has right now to form a
majority government. There are few easy outs among the potential
targets occupied right now by Liberals and PCs.
In other words, this race is not over, even with polls painting a rosy
picture this week for the NDP.
As advance polls open Saturday, this is now Wab Kinew's election to lose.
Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
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Bartley Kives
Senior reporter, CBC Manitoba
Bartley Kives joined CBC Manitoba in 2016. Prior to that, he spent
three years at the Winnipeg Sun and 18 at the Winnipeg Free Press,
writing about politics, music, food and outdoor recreation. He's the
author of the Canadian bestseller A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba:
Exploring Canada's Undiscovered Province and co-author of both Stuck
in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg and Stuck In The Middle 2:
Defining Views of Manitoba.
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Fact-checking Wab Kinew's promises on crime during Manitoba party
leaders' debate
NDP leader promised bail reform, criminal property seizures and more.
How much is really possible?
Caitlyn Gowriluk · CBC News · Posted: Sep 22, 2023 9:34 PM ADT
A man in a suit speaks at a podium.
Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew faced off against his two main opponents
— Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson and Liberal Leader
Dougald Lamont — in a televised debate on Thursday night. (James
Turner/CBC)
There were promises to reform bail, pledges to seize property from
suspected criminals and accusations Manitoba's Progressive
Conservative government has been "hard on the people living in bus
shelters but soft on the people supplying them drugs."
But experts say some of the comments NDP Leader Wab Kinew made as his
opponents — Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson and
Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont — grilled him on crime and safety during
the only televised leaders' debate of Manitoba's 2023 provincial
election race on Thursday warrant further scrutiny or lack key
details.
The debate came a day after the release of polls from the Angus Reid
Institute and Probe Research suggesting the NDP have a strong lead in
the campaign.
So what did the perceived front-runner in the race leading up to
Manitoba's Oct. 3 election say about how his party would address crime
— and how does it stack up against reality?
WATCH | Party leaders on how they'd tackle crime and safety:
Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on crime and safety
Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
21, 2023.
Bail reform
During the debate section on crime and safety, Kinew said "there's no
need to wait for other levels of government to take action" on bail
reform, promising to "implement bail reform at the provincial level"
and "direct the Ministry of Justice to implement stronger conditions
on bail to keep you safe in the community" within 100 days of being
elected.
But that "oddly worded" statement doesn't quite reflect what power
provinces have when it comes to affecting bail outcomes, said Brandon
Trask, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba's faculty
of law.
WATCH | Kinew says he'd tackle bail reform in first 100 days as premier:
Kinew promises to tackle bail in first 100 days
Duration 2:26
NDP Leader Wab Kinew says there's no need to wait for other levels of
government to tackle bail issues to reduce crime. He also says his
party, if elected, will end chronic homelessness. Liberal Leader
Dougald Lamont vows to do it faster.
"I would say his comments were partially true. But, you know, [they]
could be confusing to a number of individuals listening," Trask said.
That's because while a province's attorney general can in theory
provide broad directives to provincial prosecutors, only the federal
government has the power to make the kind of criminal laws that would
actually change bail outcomes, he said.
Any directives also have to be based on objective legal criteria —
"never ideology or political views," said University of Manitoba
criminologist Frank Cormier.
Three people in business attire stand at podiums in a TV studio. From
left: Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and
Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson at a party leaders'
debate at CBC Manitoba on Thursday. (James Turner/CBC)
And the final decisions are ultimately up to a judge — who a
provincial government is not allowed to give orders to, said Michael
Weinrath, a criminal justice professor at the University of Winnipeg.
Trask said he's also "a bit puzzled" about what directives an NDP
attorney general might want to implement, since things like public
safety are already considered in bail hearings.
Kinew in the crosshairs during Manitoba party leaders' debate as
NDP surges in polls
Analysis
Manitoba's election is now the NDP's to lose
Many of the current rulings that shape bail decisions have also been
handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada — which wouldn't be
possible for a provincial government to direct prosecutors to ignore,
Trask said.
NDP spokesperson Rorie McLeod-Arnould said in an email later Friday
the party's approach to bail reform will be guided by the National
Police Federation's recommendations.
Those include "support for better data sharing among law enforcement,
investments in rural broadband to improve bail monitoring and
introducing standard qualifications for those who conduct bail
hearings," the statement said.
Unexplained wealth act
Kinew said another step an NDP government would take to address crime
is introducing an unexplained wealth act "that will mean if there's a
gangster driving a $100,000 car, we're going to ask, 'How did you get
that? And if you can't explain it, we will hold you accountable.'"
A man in a suit speaks at a podium. Kinew speaks during
the televised party leaders' debate at CBC Manitoba on Thursday.
(James Turner/CBC)
Trask said "the devil's in the details with something like this" and
wondered how the proposal would differ from Manitoba's existing
criminal property forfeiture unit, which allows the government to
seize assets that are the proceeds of a crime or were used to commit
one, even if the person involved hasn't been convicted of a crime.
Cormier said while the language political parties use during an
election is "often not necessarily intended to be terribly
scientific," what Kinew is describing sounds to him like something
that would open up legal and human rights issues.
"We can't just decide that somebody driving a certain car is or is not
a gangster," he said.
How crime pays for police: Possibility of expanding Manitoba's
civil forfeitures raises concerns
"Clearly we can't have police, you know, stopping everyone who's
driving a very expensive car and saying, 'You need to explain to me
how you got this.' That is obviously unacceptable in a free and
democratic society."
NDP spokesperson McLeod-Arnould said the act would "complement
existing criminal property forfeiture regimes" and "allow law
enforcement to initiate investigations proactively of persons of
interest and their assets, and require them to justify unexplained,
excess wealth."
The statement also noted the party would consider lessons learned in
British Columbia, which earlier this year introduced similar
legislation.
PC record on addictions, prosecuting traffickers
More than once during the debate, Kinew accused Progressive
Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson's government of being "hard on
the people living in bus shelters but soft on the people supplying
them drugs."
Weinrath said while he agrees the PCs haven't done enough to help
people with addictions, he "would like to see the evidence" that
they're not doing enough to crack down on traffickers.
Trask also characterized it as "a bit of a stretch" to claim a
provincial government has been soft on dealers when provinces play
such a limited role, noting provincial attorneys general aren't
allowed to get involved in specific cases, and "the vast, vast
majority" of drug prosecutions are done by federal prosecutors, not
provincial ones.
Cormier said all that means it's ultimately up to police and
prosecutors to determine how strenuously law enforcement goes after
dealers — not the province.
"A provincial government can't be hard or soft — or anything else — on
drug traffickers," he said.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Caitlyn Gowriluk
Reporter
Caitlyn Gowriluk has been writing for CBC Manitoba since 2019. Her
work has also appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, and in 2021 she was
part of an award-winning team recognized by the Radio Television
Digital News Association for its breaking news coverage of COVID-19
vaccines. Get in touch with her at caitlyn.gowriluk@cbc.ca.
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Kinew in the crosshairs during Manitoba party leaders' debate as NDP
surges in polls
Leaders of PC, Liberal, New Democrat parties tackled issues Thursday
as election race enters final stretch
Caitlyn Gowriluk · CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2023 7:00 AM ADT
Three people in business attire stand at podiums in a TV studio. From
left: Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and
Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson took part in a party
leaders' debate at CBC Manitoba on Thursday night. (James Turner/CBC)
Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew faced a barrage of criticism from his
opponents on Thursday night during the only televised debate of 2023
provincial election race — including shots in some questions that
weren't even directed at him.
Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont used all his questions during the
hour-long leaders' debate to grill Kinew on issues such as how he'd
address violent crime and pay for his party's promises.
Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson, meanwhile, used two
of her opportunities to ask Lamont pointed questions about Kinew —
essentially using the Liberal leader to take swipes at her main
opponent.
The debate comes a day after the release of two polls suggesting the
NDP is leading the PCs in popular support.
For the most part, the leaders stuck to the talking points and
promises they've trotted out throughout the election period.
WATCH | Party leaders make their opening statements:
Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders give opening statements
Duration 11:34
Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
21, 2023.
Stefanson focused her statements on growing the economy and tackling
the high cost of living, while Kinew talked about fixing the
health-care system and Lamont argued neither of his opponents are
worthy of Manitobans' votes, referring to both the PC and NDP plans as
"fiscally delusional."
But the night did bring a few standout moments.
WATCH | Party leaders on how they'd tackle the major issues:
Health care:
Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on Manitoba health care
Duration 15:29
Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
21, 2023.
Affordability and the economy:
Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on affordability and the economy
Duration 14:25
Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
21, 2023.
Crime and safety:
Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders on crime and safety
Duration 13:13
Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
21, 2023.
Stefanson takes shots, sticks to notes
In one question, Stefanson asked Lamont — not Kinew — about the
effects of a provincial sales tax hike by an NDP government. Her party
has, without evidence, been claiming for months the NDP would increase
the PST if elected.
She later told reporters that strategy was simply a way to "make sure
that Dougald Lamont had a chance to get up and let everyone and
Manitobans know what he stands for," while Lamont said the PC leader
raised important questions about the NDP, who he said have "been
making it up as they go along."
WATCH | 'Don't be fooled by Mr. Kinew,' says Stefanson:
'Is Gary Doer running for politics again in Manitoba?': Stefanson
Duration 3:09
PC Leader Heather Stefanson and NDP Leader Wab Kinew debate the NDP's
fiscal legacy in the televised election debate. Kinew says he's
working with former premier Gary Doer, while Stefanson reiterates her
promises to grow the economy.
The PC leader also asked Lamont about Kinew's statement during a CJOB
radio debate this week that former Liberal member of Parliament and
current emergency room doctor Doug Eyolfson endorsed the NDP's plan to
reopen three Winnipeg emergency rooms. Lamont later held a news
conference where he decried that as a lie.
Eyolfson also later said he hadn't had time to read the NDP's plan,
let alone endorse it — and while he has publicly condemned the
province closing the ERs, he called Kinew's description of his views a
misunderstanding, not a lie.
Following Thursday's debate, Kinew would not say he was wrong in
describing Eyolfson's statements as an endorsement.
Two people in business attire are shown on the screen of a camera with
prompter directions in the foreground. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew
and Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson are seen on a
screen during Thursday's debate. (James Turner/CBC)
"I think that we're in agreement, Dr. Eyolfson and I, that closing the
ERs was a big mistake," he said.
Stefanson, who appeared to rely heavily on her notes throughout the
debate, was also the first to bring up the calls for a search of the
Prairie Green landfill near Winnipeg for the remains of two First
Nations homicide victims.
She questioned Kinew's leadership ability by bringing up his support
for a landfill search, referring to her choice against paying for a
search as the type of necessary but "very difficult decision" that
leaders are often faced with.
"This will happen time and time again. And in this particular case,
the answer had to be no," she said.
When asked why she won't reconsider searching for the remains of
Marcedes Myran or Morgan Harris, Stefanson mentioned neither of the
women's names as she talked about her government's recent pledge to
help fund an Indigenous-run addictions treatment centre.
"That's true reconciliation, working together — 180 more beds to help
ensure that we prevent those people from getting the — prevent MMIWG
from getting into the situation in the first place," she said.
Kinew attacks premier's record
Kinew fired back at Stefanson during the debate, asking her whether
she agreed her government's cuts to health care in Manitoba led to
tragic consequences, including the death of Krystal Mousseau, a
31-year-old woman who died during a failed transfer to an intensive
care unit out of province in 2021.
"I want everyone to remember Krystal's name, because I think so many
of us in this province know somebody where we're still asking those
'what if' questions. What if healthcare had been better?" he said.
WATCH | 'I want everyone to remember Krystal's name,' says Kinew:
'I want everyone to remember Krystal's name': Kinew
Duration 2:18
PC Leader Heather Stefanson admits in the CBC televised election
debate she made a mistake when she brought up her son's hockey team
when asked about the death of Krystal Mousseau, a COVID-19 patient who
died in 2021 after a failed attempt to airlift her to an Ottawa
hospital, but says the NDP don't have enough of a health-care plan.
NDP Leader Wab Kinew says he wants better health care for Manitobans.
Kinew later attacked Stefanson's record on dealing with crime and
addictions as premier, accusing her of being "hard on the people
living in bus shelters but soft on the people supplying them drugs."
He also said an NDP government would take action on changing bail
conditions at the provincial level within 100 days of being elected.
WATCH | Kinew says he'd tackle bail reform in first 100 days as premier:
Kinew promises to tackle bail in first 100 days
Duration 2:26
NDP Leader Wab Kinew says there's no need to wait for other levels of
government to tackle bail issues to reduce crime. He also says his
party, if elected, will end chronic homelessness. Liberal Leader
Dougald Lamont vows to do it faster.
The NDP leader also raised his promise to bring back former Manitoba
premier Gary Doer as an adviser on Canada-U.S. trade — which Stefanson
responded to with a moment of sarcasm.
"Am I missing something? Is Gary Doer running for politics again in
Manitoba?" she asked Kinew.
"I have a lot of respect for Gary Doer. There's no question. But he is
not going to be the premier of Manitoba after this election, so you're
going to have to make some tough decisions if you get there — but I'll
tell you, we're going to make sure that you don't get there."
Lamont takes aim at opponents
In an apparent reference to the NDP's promise to stop sending
education tax rebates to corporate property owners — but otherwise
leave the PC practice largely intact — Lamont accused Kinew of
sticking to the "Pallister plan" and used Kinew's own catchphrase to
liken the NDP leader to former PC premier Brian Pallister.
"How do you do? You're Pallister Kinew," he said.
A man in a suit speaks at a podium. Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald
Lamont speaks during the Thursday night debate. (James Turner/CBC)
Lamont also suggested neither Kinew nor Stefanson would be able to
fulfil all their election promises, including balancing the budget,
without slashing funding from somewhere.
"What you're promising is cuts," he said.
At the end of the night, Kinew made another plea to Liberal voters to
consider giving their support in the upcoming election to the NDP — a
party Lamont later accused of abandoning its principles.
New polls suggest NDP advantage
A group of broadcasters co-operated to put on the debate, which aired
live on CBC TV, radio and online.
It comes a day after the release of polls from the Angus Reid
Institute and Probe Research suggesting the NDP have a strong lead in
the race.
The Probe poll suggested the NDP have 49 per cent of voter support,
compared with 38 per cent for the PCs and nine per cent for the
Liberals.
Those polls suggest a shift in voter intention since June, when a
Probe Research poll reported a provincewide deadlock in party support.
How do Manitoba's parties compare on these election issues?
'Elitist,' 'relatable' and 'who?' Swing riding voters have their
say on 3 Manitoba political leaders
The coming election will also be a test for the PCs under Heather
Stefanson, who has never stood a provincial election as party leader.
WATCH | Party leaders's closing statements:
Manitoba 2023 election debate: Party leaders give closing statements
Duration 3:47
Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
21, 2023.
Heading into the election period, the governing PCs held 35 of the 57
seats in Manitoba's Legislature. The NDP had 18, the Liberals held
three and one seat was vacant.
Advance voting opens on Sept. 23 and runs until Sept. 30.
Election day is Oct. 3.
Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
Watch the debate in full:
Leaders of Manitoba main parties face off in debate
Duration 58:30
Manitobans vote for their next provincial government on Oct. 3. NDP
Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather
Stefanson squared off in a live televised debate on Thursday, Sept.
21, 2023.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Caitlyn Gowriluk
Reporter
Caitlyn Gowriluk has been writing for CBC Manitoba since 2019. Her
work has also appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, and in 2021 she was
part of an award-winning team recognized by the Radio Television
Digital News Association for its breaking news coverage of COVID-19
vaccines. Get in touch with her at caitlyn.gowriluk@cbc.ca.
Follow Caitlyn Gowriluk on Twitter
With files from Ian Froese
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canad
Manitoba NDP take 11 percentage point lead over PCs: Probe poll
September poll also gives PC Leader Heather Stefanson high disapproval numbers
Bartley Kives · CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2023 6:52 PM ADT
Three politicians, all in suits, speak at public events.
PC Leader Heather Stefanson, NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Liberal Leader
Dougald Lamont are 12 days away from an election. (Darryl Dyck, John
Woods, David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)
Another survey of Manitoba voter intentions has the New Democrats
well ahead of the Progressive Conservatives.
A Probe Research poll commissioned the Winnipeg Free Press and CTV
suggests 49 per cent of voters support the NDP, compared to 38 per
cent for the Progressive Conservatives and nine per cent for the
Liberals.
The poll of 1,000 adults was conducted over the phone and online from
Sept. 7 to Sept. 18. A purely random sample of that size would have a
margin of error of 3.1 per cent.
The 11-point lead for the NDP exceeds the six-point margin from an
Angus Reid Institute poll published on Wednesday.
"Things are going very well for the NDP, but there's also hazards in
those numbers," said Scott MacKay, Probe Research's president, in a
telephone interview. "It can lead to complacency."
Manitoba NDP now enjoys 6-point lead over PCs, Angus Reid poll suggests
MacKay said he is reminded of 2003, when the NDP went into an election
with very flattering polls suggesting they were poised to wrest huge
swaths of seats away from the PCs. When all the votes were counted on
election night, the NDP only won three more seats.
NDP spokesperson Rebecca Widdicombe said in a statement that the Probe
poll suggests Manitobans agree there should be a change in government.
PC campaign manager Marni Larkin, meanwhile, said the numbers do not
jibe with what she is seeing at the door.
"I've got my head down and I'm going to drive out every single vote I
can until election day," she said in a telephone interview.
Liberal spokesperson Colin Roy said his party's own numbers are more favourable.
"Manitobans need as many Manitoba Liberals in the legislature as
possible to hold the next government, possibly a minority government,
accountable," he said in a statement.
Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
The Probe poll also suggests Manitobans have a far more favourable
opinion of NDP Leader Wab Kinew than they do of PC Leader Heather
Stefanson. The poll suggests 51 per cent of voters approve of Kinew,
compared to 32 per cent for Stefanson.
MacKay said he finds Stefanson's low approval ratings difficult to
understand. The survey suggests 61 per cent of Manitobans disapprove
of her, compared to 39 per cent who disapprove of Kinew.
"I didn't think people would really dislike her that much," he said,
adding he would expect that sort of disdain to be reserved for
extraordinary political characters like former U.S. president Donald
Trump. "This seems to be a very intense reaction to her."
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canad
Former Manitoba premier Doer wants off 'bleachers,' will take on
Canada-U.S. trade adviser role if NDP win
Gary Doer, 75, served as 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009
CBC News · Posted: Sep 12, 2023 1:01 PM ADT
Two politicans in blue suits speak to media. NDP Leader Wab Kinew,
left, announced Tuesday that former premier Gary Doer, right, has
agreed to work as an adviser on Canada-U.S. trade should the NDP win
the Oct. 3 Manitoba election. (CBC/Radio-Canada)
The Manitoba NDP promises to bring back a party all-star as an adviser
if it forms the next provincial government.
Leader Wab Kinew announced on Tuesday that former premier Gary Doer
would work with a Manitoba NDP government as an adviser on Canada-U.S.
trade, should the party win the Oct. 3 election.
"I thought I owe it to my community if I can be helpful, constructive,
valuable with the contacts that I still have in Washington," Doer said
during a Tuesday morning news conference at The Forks in Winnipeg.
"I just want to be part of the solution and not sit totally in the bleachers."
Doer, 75, served as the 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009,
winning three provincial elections, with a larger majority each time.
After retiring from politics, Doer served as Canada's ambassador to
the U.S. from 2009-16. He later worked for the Alberta government as
an advocate in resolving the softwood lumber dispute with the Trump
administration.
Gary Doer leaves the building: Long career in public life ends for
U.S. ambassador
Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador to U.S., says he's heading home soon
He is currently the volunteer co-chair of the Woodrow Wilson Institute
and is a member of the advisory board of the Canadian American
Business Council. His gig with the NDP would also be on a volunteer
basis.
Doer said the invitation from Kinew reminded him of one of his first
moves after becoming premier in 1999, which was to approach former
Progressive Conservative premier Duff Roblin for advice on expansion
plans for the Red River Floodway.
"I think this is a tradition in Manitoba — we use the talent we have
in the most effective way we can," Doer said.
"Elections are competitive, politics is very competitive, but I've
always believed that we should try to work together after the election
as much as possible … for the benefit of our kids and our
grandchildren."
Two politicians in blue suits shake hands. Doer and Kinew shaking
hands at the announcement on Tuesday. (CBC/Radio-Canada)
Doer has been "an inspiration to me since the beginning of my
political career," Kinew said Tuesday.
"I'm grateful he has accepted the offer to lend his great expertise to
the important issue of Manitoba-U.S. trade."
Doer would help increase trading opportunities with the U.S., said Kinew.
"If my team has the opportunity to serve as Manitoba's next
government, we'll get back on track and we'll draw on Gary's
experience and advice to do it."
Doer said he feels health care is the biggest issue in this election,
and the status quo isn't cutting it. The NDP has also put health care
at the centre of its election campaign.
Doer "has something to contribute to build up our economy to help with
the health care issues we're talking about," said Kinew.
"I think his approach produced great dividends for Manitobans while he
was the premier, and I think he has got a ton to offer to help us
moving forward."
Read full coverage of the 2023 Manitoba election here
Doer said he has been impressed by the reaction to Kinew from
health-care workers, business people and other Manitobans whom he has
spoken with about the NDP leader.
"I've been around town — I live in this community, love this community
— and I have been very impressed with the people I've met who have met
Wab Kinew," he said.
"I've come to the conclusion that Wab Kinew is open to advice from all
Manitobans, and I've been very impressed with that. And a person who
is open to advice, I think, will run an open government."
WATCH | Kinew announces Doer will take adviser role if NDP elected Oct. 3:
NDP's Wab Kinew open to advice, former premier says in endorsement
Duration 1:37
Former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer says he's impressed at the range of
people who've had good things to say about current NDP Leader Wab
Kinew, even if they may not vote for him in the upcoming provincial
election.
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
https://ca.wallmine.com/tsx/a
Last updated: 1 September 2023 at 11:00am EST
Gary Doer biography
Gary Albert Doer serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr.
Doer is a director of IGM Financial Inc., Great- West Lifeco Inc.,
Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial Corporation. He is
also Senior Business Advisor to the law firm Dentons Canada LLP.
Previously, Mr. Doer served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United
States from 2009 to 2016 and participated in the negotiations of the
Canada-U.S. new border agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
tentative agreement. Mr. Doer also served as the 20th Premier of
Manitoba from 1999 to 2009. He was elected a member of the Legislative
Assembly of Manitoba in 1986 and during his tenure, he served as
Minister of Urban Affairs and Minister of Crown Investments. From 1979
to 1986, Mr. Doer was the President of the Manitoba Government
Employees’ Association. Mr. Doer is a Canadian member of the
Trilateral Commission and serves as Co-Chair of the Wilson Centre’s
Canada Institute, a non-partisan public policy forum focused on
Canada-U.S. relations. In 2010, he became a Member of the Order of
Manitoba and, in 2011, he received a distinguished diplomatic service
award from the World Affairs Council.
Mark Wasyliw
B.A. (Hons), M.A., LL.B., LL.M.
Mark Wasyliw is an experienced Criminal Defence Lawyer in Winnipeg, specializing in impaired driving and license suspension administrative law. He provides high-level professional service, protects clients’ legal rights, and offers effective representation with his extensive experience in criminal and administrative law.
Mark Wasyliw is a Winnipeg based Criminal Defence Lawyer who primarily specializes in impaired driving and license suspension administrative law. He graduated from University of Manitoba with B.A. (Hons) in political studies in 1993. He went on to complete a Masters in Political Science from McGill University in 1995. He then attended law school at the University of Ottawa graduating in 1999 with an LLB and went on to article with Brodsky & Company, staying on as a Senior Associate until 2009 when he founded the BUETI WASYLIW law firm. He completed his Masters in Criminal Law from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Mark has been active in the local legal community being a former executive member of the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association; Board Member for the Association in Defence of the Wrongfully Convicted; Former Residential Tenancies Commissioner and Lecturer for the Community Legal Education Association.
He has appeared at all levels of Court in Canada including Supreme Court. He Routinely appears for administrative hearings before the License Suspension Appeal Board, and MPIC Show Cause Hearings. He practices in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
A former School Trustee and Chair of the Board of the Winnipeg School Division. He was elected in September 2019 as the MLA for Fort Garry and is currently Deputy House Leader & Finance Critic for the Official Opposition.
Gerri Wiebe KC
Gerri Wiebe KC is the lawyer that makes the prosecutor double check their work before deciding to come to court.
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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 13:26:01 -0400
Subject: FYI Karen McCrimmon's assistant just asked me if I ever
talked to Karen Ludwig or Alaina Lockhart
To: david.mcguinty@parl.gc.ca, "rob.nicholson"
<rob.nicholson@parl.gc.ca>, peter.vanloan@parl.gc.ca,
"hon.ralph.goodale" <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, "hon.melanie.joly"
<hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>, "heather.bradley"
<heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca>, "Catherine.McKenna"
<Catherine.McKenna@parl.gc.ca>
<Karen.McCrimmon@parl.gc.ca>, "Steven.MacKinnon"
<Steven.MacKinnon@parl.gc.ca>, "Wayne.Long" <Wayne.Long@parl.gc.ca>,
"Karen.Ludwig" <Karen.Ludwig@parl.gc.ca>, "john.mckay"
<john.mckay@parl.gc.ca>, "PETER.MACKAY"
<PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
<mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "David.Lametti" <David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca>,
"clare.barry" <clare.barry@justice.gc.ca>, "jan.jensen"
<jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, Craig Munroe <cmunroe@glgmlaw.com>,
"Norman.Sabourin" <Norman.Sabourin@cjc-ccm.gc.ca
<marc.giroux@fja-cmf.gc.ca>, "andrew.baumberg"
<andrew.baumberg@fct-cf.gc.ca>
Well while I have debated Lockhart during the election of the 42nd
Parliament both women have always snubbed me under Trudeau's orders
because of my lawsuit in Federal Court of that I have no doubt.
However they do get my emails N'esy Pas?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Karen.Ludwig@parl.gc.ca
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 17:15:02 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Mr McGuinty we just talked again Need I say
that the lawyers Van Loan and Nicholson and all the others ducked me
as usual
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Thank you for reaching out to the Office of Karen Ludwig, Member of
Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest.
This email is to confirm we have received you correspondence and will
be answering it as soon as possible. Please note that we do receive a
high level of correspondence and in the case of an urgent matter
please call (613)-995-5550 or (506)-466-3928.
In order to prioritize correspondence from constituents please include
your postal code.
Sincerely,
Office of Karen Ludwig, M.P.
New Brunswick Southwest
69 Milltown Boulevard
St. Stephen, New Brunswick E3L 1G5
Toll Free: 1.888.350.4734
Email: karen.ludwig@parl.gc.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Karen.McCrimmon@parl.gc.ca
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 17:15:02 +0000
Subject: RE: Mr McGuinty we just talked again Need I say that the
lawyers Van Loan and Nicholson and all the others ducked me as usual
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Un message français suit.
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On 6/5/19, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Karen.McCrimmon@parl.gc.ca
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 16:28:18 +0000
> Subject: RE: Mr McGuinty we just talked again Need I say that the
> lawyers Van Loan and Nicholson and all the others ducked me as usual
> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> Un message français suit.
>
> This reply has been automatically generated to acknowledge successful
> receipt of your email.
>
> We receive a large amount of inquiries from across Canada. We triage
> email in the order it was received and we strive to respond to
> inquiries as quickly as possible.
>
> Please note that our office prioritizes inquiries from constituents of
> Kanata-Carleton, does not respond to messages directed to another
> person or organization, to form letters, or to correspondence
> containing offensive or abusive language.
>
> Thank you for your inquiry.
>
> Office of Karen McCrimmon
> Member of Parliament for Kanata-Carleton
>
> --
>
> Cette réplique a été générée automatiquement pour confirmer la
> réception de votre courriel.
>
> Nous recevons un gros volume de correspondance de partout au Canada.
> Nous faisons le triage des courriels dans l'ordre qu'ils ont été reçus
> et on s'efforce de répondre aux messages le plus vite possible.
>
> S'il vous plaît notez que notre bureau accorde la priorité aux
> messages provenant des commettants de Kanata-Carleton. Notre bureau ne
> répond pas aux messages adressés à d'autres individus ou
> organisations, aux envois massifs et aux messages contenant de langage
> vulgaire ou choquant.
>
> Merci pour votre message.
>
> Bureau de Karen McCrimmon
> Députée de Kanata-Carleton
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Catherine.McKenna@parl.gc.ca
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 16:28:18 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: Mr McGuinty we just talked again Need I say
> that the lawyers Van Loan and Nicholson and all the others ducked me
> as usual
> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> Thank you for contacting my office. This automated response is to
> assure you that your message has been received by my office and will
> be reviewed as soon as possible.
>
> Due to the high volume of correspondence received, I am not able to
> respond personally to every inquiry. Please do not hesitate to contact
> my office at the coordinates below should you have any questions
> regarding the status of your query.
>
> Please note that your message will be forwarded to the Department of
> Environment and Climate Change if it concerns topics pertaining to the
> Minister of Environment and Climate Changes' role. For all future
> correspondence addressed to the Minister of Environment and Climate
> Change, I ask that you please write directly to
> ec.ministre-minister.ec@
>
> Best,
>
> Catherine McKenna, Member of Parliament, Ottawa Centre
>
> * * *
>
> Je vous remercie d'avoir communiqu? avec mon bureau. La pr?sente
> r?ponse automatique vous est envoy?e pour vous informer que votre
> message a ?t? re?u et qu'il sera examin? le plus rapidement possible.
>
> En raison du volume ?lev? de correspondance re?ue, je ne peux r?pondre
> personnellement ? chaque demande. N'h?sitez pas ? contacter mon bureau
> aux coordonn?es ci-dessous pour vous renseigner sur le statut de votre
> demande.
>
> Veuillez noter que votre message sera transmis au minist?re de
> l'Environnement et du Changement climatique s'il concerne des
> questions qui ont trait au r?le de la ministre de l'Environnement et
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> correspondance future adress?e ? la ministre de l'Environnement et du
> Changement climatique ?
> ec.ministre-minister.ec@
>
> Cordialement,
>
> Catherine McKenna, d?put?e, Ottawa Centre
>
>
>
>
> On 6/5/19, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Hon.Ralph.Goodale (PS/SP)" <Hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>
>> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 15:53:15 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: I just called Commissioner Marc Giroux to
>> make certain that he remembers all my emails and the Hard Copy I sent
>> his office many years ago when David Gourdeau had the job
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Merci d'avoir ?crit ? l'honorable Ralph Goodale, ministre de la
>> S?curit? publique et de la Protection civile.
>> En raison d'une augmentation importante du volume de la correspondance
>> adress?e au ministre, veuillez prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir un
>> retard dans le traitement de votre courriel. Soyez assur? que votre
>> message sera examin? avec attention.
>> Merci!
>> L'Unit? de la correspondance minist?rielle
>> S?curit? publique Canada
>> *********
>>
>> Thank you for writing to the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of
>> Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
>> Due to the significant increase in the volume of correspondence
>> addressed to the Minister, please note there could be a delay in
>> processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be
>> carefully reviewed.
>> Thank you!
>> Ministerial Correspondence Unit
>> Public Safety Canada
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Jensen, Jan" <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>
>> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 15:52:43 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: I just called Commissioner Marc Giroux to
>> make certain that he remembers all my emails and the Hard Copy I sent
>> his office many years ago when David Gourdeau had the job
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> I will be out of office with limited email access most of June 3 - 6,
>> 2019. If you require immediate assistance, please contact my
>> assistant at (902) 407 7461.
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Barry, Clare" <Clare.Barry@justice.gc.ca>
>> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 15:52:43 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: I just called Commissioner Marc Giroux to
>> make certain that he remembers all my emails and the Hard Copy I sent
>> his office many years ago when David Gourdeau had the job
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Je serai absente du bureau le 5 juin, 2019. Dans mon absence, veuillez
>> contactez Ginette Mazerolle dans le bureau regional.
>>
>> I will be away from the office on June 5, 2019. In my absence, kindly
>> contact Ginette Mazerolle of the Atlantic Regional Office.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/1/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> As I said the email below can be found within the docket of the
>>> Federal Court of Appeal for quite some time now
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: david.mcguinty@parl.gc.ca
>>> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:39:32 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it applies to
>>> my complaint (File No: T-1557-15) Trust that I called and tried to
>>> talk a lot bureaucrats and politicians etc before sharing the hearings
>>> held on Dec 14th and Jan 11th
>>> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>>
>>> Received. Thank you.
>>> ______________________________
>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>> Sent: January 15, 2016 2:22 PM
>>> To: McGuinty, David - M.P.; McKay, John - M.P.; Long, Wayne - Riding
>>> 1; McKenna, Catherine - M.P.; McCrimmon, Karen - Riding 1; Ludwig,
>>> Karen - Riding 2; karen.ludwig.nb; MacKinnon, Steven - Député
>>> Cc: David Amos
>>> Subject: Fwd: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it applies to
>>> my complaint (File No: T-1557-15) Trust that I called and tried to
>>> talk a lot bureaucrats and politicians etc before sharing the hearings
>>> held on Dec 14th and Jan 11th
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:29:14 -0400
>>> Subject: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it applies to my
>>> complaint (File No: T-1557-15) Trust that I called and tried to talk a
>>> lot bureaucrats and politicians etc before sharing the hearings held
>>> on Dec 14th and Jan 11th
>>> To: Rheal.Fortin.c1@parl.gc.ca, Murray.Rankin.c1@parl.gc.ca,
>>> cmunroe@glgmlaw.com, nbd_cna@liberal.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
>>> ljulien@liberal.ca, pmilliken <pmilliken@cswan.com>, bdysart
>>> <bdysart@smss.com>, bdysart <bdysart@stewartmckelvey.com>,
>>> Braeden.Caley@vancouver.ca, robert.m.schuett@schuettlaw.
>>> jda@nf.aibn.com, eclark@coxandpalmer.com, office@liberal.ns.ca,
>>> president@lpco.ca, david@lpcm.ca, emerchant
>>> <emerchant@merchantlaw.com>, info@fja-cmf.gc.ca, w.kinew@uwinnipeg.ca,
>>> richard.tardif@cas-satj.gc.ca, "andrew.scheer"
>>> <andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca>, john.wallace@sen.parl.gc.ca, MulcaT
>>> <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, "rona.ambrose.A1" <rona.ambrose.A1@parl.gc.ca>,
>>> RBauer <RBauer@perkinscoie.com>, sshimshak@paulweiss.com,
>>> cspada@lswlaw.com, msmith <msmith@svlaw.com>, bginsberg
>>> <bginsberg@pattonboggs.com>, "gregory.craig"
>>> <gregory.craig@skadden.com>, "Gilles.Blinn"
>>> <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "bob.paulson"
>>> <bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "bob.rae"
>>> <bob.rae@rogers.blackberry.net
>>> <Gilles.Moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
>>> <Stephane.vaillancourt@rcmp-
>>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> Chantal.Carbonneau@cas-satj.
>>> assistance@liberal.ca, Karine Fortin <info@ndp.ca>, "stephen.harper"
>>> <stephen.harper.a1@parl.gc.ca>
>>>
>>> Anyway at least nobody said I could not so enjoy.
>>>
>>> Judge Bell Dec 14th
>>>
>>> https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>> Judge Southcott Jan 11th
>>>
>>> https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>>
>>> Federal Court Rule
>>>
>>> 46 (1) Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council and subject
>>> also to subsection (4), the rules committee may make general rules and
>>> orders
>>>
>>> (a) for regulating the practice and procedure in the Federal Court of
>>> Appeal and in the Federal Court, including, without restricting the
>>> generality of the foregoing,
>>>
>>> (viii) rules governing the recording of proceedings in the course of a
>>> hearing and the transcription of that recording,
>>>
>>>
>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>>
>>> OTTAWA, January 7, 2016
>>>
>>> In response to recent media reports regarding the application of Order
>>> in Council PC 2015-1071, the Chief Administrator of the Courts
>>> Administration Service (CAS) is releasing the following statement on
>>> behalf of the Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal, the
>>> Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax
>>> Court of Canada:
>>>
>>> The Chief Justices share the position conveyed today by the Chief
>>> Justice of Canada. They are also encouraged by the federal
>>> government’s response to their concerns about the impact of this Order
>>> in Council on judicial independence and are expecting a satisfactory
>>> resolution of the issue shortly.
>>>
>>> For further information contact:
>>> Richard Tardif
>>> Deputy Chief Administrator
>>> Judicial and Registry Services
>>> Courts Administration Service
>>> richard.tardif@cas-satj.gc.ca
>>> Tel: 613-943-3458
>>>
>>> http://goc411.ca/Employees/
>>>
>>> Daniel Gosselin
>>> Chief Administrator:
>>> Courts Administration Service
>>> Principal Office
>>> 90 Sparks St.
>>> Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H9
>>> Phone: 613-996-4778
>>> Fax: 613-941-6197
>>> Email: daniel.gosselin@cas-satj.gc.ca
>>>
>>> The clerks above did not have the sand to call me back but the lawyer
>>> below certainly did. I hung up on her the instant she told me
>>> everybody was too busy
>>> to bother talking to me.
>>>
>>> http://goc411.ca/60585/Lise-
>>>
>>> Lise Henrie
>>> Executive Directer and General Counsel
>>> 613-943-5484
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:55:21 -0400
>>> Subject: Fwd: Attt Commissioner William A. Brooks id you wish to
>>> recall I have some old documents for you and many foreign judges to
>>> review ASAP
>>> To: heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca, "andrew.scheer"
>>> <andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca>, john.wallace@sen.parl.gc.ca
>>> Cc: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, bdysart
>>> <bdysart@stewartmckelvey.com>
>>>
>>> I just called both of you again
>>>
>>> Heather Bradley, Director of Communications, Office of the Speaker of
>>> the
>>> House of Commons:
>>> Telephone: 613-995-7882
>>> E-mail: heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca
>>>
>>>
>>> John D. Wallace - Independent
>>>
>>> Province:
>>> New Brunswick
>>> Senatorial Designation:
>>> Rothesay
>>> Appointed on the advice of: Harper (C)
>>> Telephone: 613-947-4240 or 1-800-267-7362
>>> Fax: 613-947-4252
>>> Email: john.wallace@sen.parl.gc.ca
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 4:00 PM
>>> Subject: Attt Commissioner William A. Brooks id you wish to recall I
>>> have
>>> some old documents for you and many foreign judges to review ASAP
>>> To: info@fja-cmf.gc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, pmilliken
>>> <pmilliken@cswan.com>,
>>> MulcaT <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, "rona.ambrose.A1"
>>> <rona.ambrose.A1@parl.gc.ca>
>>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Welcome to the Website of the Office of the Commissioner for Federal
>>> Judicial Affairs Canada
>>>
>>> The Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs reports directly to the
>>> Minister of Justice. The Office of the Commissioner was established in
>>> 1978 to safeguard the independence of the judiciary and provide
>>> federally appointed judges with administrative services independent of
>>> the Department of Justice.
>>>
>>> Duties and responsibilities include:
>>>
>>> administering Part I of the Judges Act, which deals with
>>> eligibility for appointment, retirement age, and salaries of federally
>>> appointed judges;
>>>
>>> preparing a budget and providing services and staff to the
>>> Canadian Judicial Council;
>>>
>>> managing the Judicial Appointments Secretariat, which administers
>>> 17 advisory committees responsible for evaluating candidates for
>>> federal judicial appointment. The Minister of Justice has also
>>> mandated FJA to administer the process for the most recent
>>> appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada;
>>>
>>> managing the Federal Courts Reports Section, which is responsible
>>> for selecting and publishing Federal Court of Appeal and Federal Court
>>> decisions in both official languages;
>>>
>>> administering a judicial intranet called JUDICOM, which provides
>>> judges with email, a secure and restricted communication system, and a
>>> virtual library;
>>>
>>> providing language training to judges in both official languages;
>>>
>>> coordinating initiatives related to the Canadian judiciary's role
>>> in international cooperation.
>>>
>>> In order to carry out these activities and provide services to
>>> approximately 1,100 active judges and 850 retired judges and their
>>> survivors in Canada, the Commissioner is assisted by the Deputy
>>> Commissioner, six Directors and, at present, 70 other staff members.
>>>
>>> This Web site is designed to inform all Canadians about FJA's role and
>>> activities in judicial affairs in Canada. We welcome any requests for
>>> information and any comments or suggestions. Please do not hesitate to
>>> Contact Us.
>>>
>>> Enjoy your visit to our site!
>>>
>>> William A. Brooks, Commissioner
>>> Federal Judicial Affairs Canada, Office of the Commissioner for
>>> 8th Flr., 99 Metcalfe St.
>>> Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1E3
>>> Phone: 613-995-5140
>>> Fax: 613-995-5615
>>> info@fja-cmf.gc.ca,
>>>
>>> http://opendatacanada.com/
>>>
>>> William A. Brooks works as Commissioner (Commissaire) in
>>> COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE (BUREAU DU COMMISSAIRE), Office of the
>>> Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (Commissariat à la
>>> magistrature fédérale Canada). The telephone number is 613-947-1793.
>>> The address is 99 Metcalfe Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1E3.
>>>
>>> In 1996, Federal Judicial Affairs (FJA) was given the responsibility
>>> by the Chief Justice of Canada and the Federal Minister of Justice to
>>> coordinate the involvement of the Canadian judiciary in international
>>> technical cooperation initiatives. The Commissioner for FJA thus
>>> represents the principal instrument of intervention in the
>>> international judicial arena on behalf of the federal government, the
>>> Minister of Justice and the Canadian Judicial Council, ensuring that
>>> their participation in international activities does not compromise
>>> judicial independence and impartiality. The Commissioner is supported
>>> in the discharge of these responsibilities by the Judicial Advisory
>>> Committee on International Engagement.
>>>
>>> Since its inception and with the professional contributions of members
>>> of the judicial community, judicial experts and Canadian institutional
>>> partners, the International Programs Division (IPD) has implemented
>>> numerous international judicial cooperation activities and coordinated
>>> the participation of Canadian experts to that end. IPD is guided by
>>> the Canadian Judicial Council Policy on International Judicial
>>> Activities.
>>>
>>> http://www.cjc-ccm.gc.ca/
>>>
>>>
>>> Canadian Partners
>>> A collage of 5 color photographs features Canadian and foreign judges
>>> and court administrators at international conferences and meetings,
>>> including the Legal Empowerment of the Poor Roundtable meetings held
>>> across Canada.
>>>
>>> Canadian organizations partnering with or providing support and
>>> assistance to the International Programs Division of Federal Judicial
>>> Affairs in its projects have included:
>>>
>>> Court Administration Service
>>> Supreme Court of Canada
>>> Attorney General of Ontario
>>> Canadian Department of Justice
>>> Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association
>>> National Judicial Institute
>>> Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:35:01 -0400
>>> Subject: RE My complaint against the CROWN in Federal Court Attn David
>>> Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to submit a motion for a
>>> publication ban on my complaint trust that you dudes are way past too
>>> late
>>> To: David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca, "peter.mackay"
>>> <peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>, "peacock.kurt"
>>> <peacock.kurt@
>>> <mclaughlin.heather@
>>> <david.akin@sunmedia.ca>, "robert.frater"
>>> <robert.frater@justice.gc.ca>, paul.riley@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca,
>>> greg@gregdelbigio.com, joyce.dewitt-vanoosten@gov.bc.
>>> joan.barrett@ontario.ca, jean-vincent.lacroix@gouv.qc.
>>> peter.rogers@mcinnescooper.com
>>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> <gopublic@cbc.ca>, Whistleblower <Whistleblower@ctv.ca>
>>>
>>> https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-
>>>
>>> http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/
>>>
>>> http://thedavidamosrant.
>>>
>>> I repeat what the Hell do I do with the Yankee wiretapes taps sell
>>> them on Ebay or listen to them and argue them with you dudes in
>>> Feferal Court?
>>>
>>> Petey Baby loses all arliamentary privelges in less than a month but
>>> he still suposed to be an ethical officer of the Court CORRECT?
>>>
>>> Veritas Vincit
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> 902 800 0369
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:32:30 -0400
>>> Subject: Andre meet Biil Csapo of Occupy Wall St He is a decent fellow
>>> who can be reached at (516) 708-4777 Perhaps you two should talk ASAP
>>> To: wcsapo <wcsapo@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: occupyfredericton <occupyfredericton@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Your friends in Corridor or the Potash Corp or Bruce Northrup
>>> or the RCMP should have told you about this stuff not I
>>> To: "khalid" <khalid@windsorenergy.ca>, "Wayne.Lang"
>>> <Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "bruce.northrup@gnb.ca"
>>> <bruce.northrup@gnb.ca>, "oldmaison@yahoo.com" <oldmaison@yahoo.com>,
>>> "thenewbrunswicker" <thenewbrunswicker@gmail.com>, "chiefape"
>>> <chiefape@gmail.com>, "danfour" <danfour@myginch.com>, "evelyngreene"
>>> <evelyngreene@live.ca>, "Barry.MacKnight"
>>> <Barry.MacKnight@fredericton.
>>> <tom_alexander@swn.com>
>>> Cc: "thepurplevioletpress" <thepurplevioletpress@gmail.
>>> "maritime_malaise" <maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca>
>>> Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 4:16 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>
>>> http://davidamos.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
>>> Senator Arlen Specter
>>>
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