Posts Tagged ‘mayor’
Brian Mayes Talks Gillingham, Housing and Goulet St.
Episode 38 features an interview with Brian Mayes, the Winnipeg council representative for St. Vital since a byelection November 2011. In Part 1, he discusses his ward and his view on the first year of Mayor Scott Gillingham’s term- “a very honest man” who knows how City Hall works, but they did have some heated…
Read MoreTop 5 Podcast Headlines about the Winnipeg election / CTV’s “Dewey Defeats Truman” Redux
Our election wrap-up is the theme of Episode 24 – and we look at the results, the campaigns, the media coverage, and we point out THE headline that Winnipeg media has dared not utter. Hear what the result really meant about 34.00 in. And CTV gets spanked for their ‘Decision Desk’ faux pas and non-apology.…
Read More“That Poll Was Loney Tunes” / Carjackings, Kidnappings and More Crime
The latest Probe poll was Loney Tunes! The newsrooms gave no serious analysis to this “poll” (Loney 14/Gillingham 15/Murray 40 = ‘a 25% lead!’) but we did. -Listen as we break down the numbers, proported to the media and public to have any legitimacy when the undecided borders on 40% (and 8% more won’t vote).…
Read MoreReturn Of The Russ / Police Chief Smyth On The Hot Seat
We open Episode 16 by talking about Marty’s coverage in TheJ.ca of antisemitism in the federal government, and his story about the relationship of Queen Elizabeth II with Canada and with Manitobans. Then he offers some personal comments about his experience in Los Angeles on Sept. 11, 2001 and how the aftermath led him back…
Read MoreRick Shone On Cops And Safety; Klein and RFO Campaign Updates
The Magic Word Is ‘Starter’ as Marty finally got to the bottom of the car problems! But even without getting to live events with candidates this week, we had lots to talk about in Episode 14. And as we predicted – crime, policing and public safety continue to get big attention from the Mayoral hopefuls.…
Read MoreThe RFO Interview – And Some New Council Candidates Emerge
One of the most popular interviews Marty conducted during the 2014 Winnipeg Mayoral race was with a political unknown – Robert-Falcon Ouellette. He parlayed an unexpected 3rd place finish to ride the wave of Trudeaumania Pt. 2 to Ottawa the next year. Now he’s taking another shot at the Mayor’s chair, and Marty spoke with…
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