Posts Tagged ‘public safety’
Explaining Modern Antisemitism to Mayoral Candidates and the Winnipeg Media
This is a special episode that combines the TGCTS 2022 Winnipeg election coverage with Marty’s work as editor-in chief of TheJ.ca, Canada’s national onlne Jewish newspaper. Last Monday the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg held a mayoral forum which included 2 questions specifically on antisemitism and anti-Zionism. The board of that organization does not represent the grassroots Jewish…
Read MoreThunderbird House Proposals Fly, Blaming Winnipeggers For Its Failure Won’t
5:00 We note the passing of ‘climate crisis’ debunker Dr. Tim Ball, who supported us on Kick-Fm and Shaw-TV. Here is one of his excellent videos. 11:30 The flyer of St. Boniface candidate Marcel Boille makes some important points about how St. B has lost out by joining Unicity and watching their tax dollars go to “Winnipeg” and got…
Read MoreGlen Murray Should Come Clean About Caledon
Our plan to talk about those ‘other’ candidates took a turn on Thursday, when CBC reported that a retired Ontario small-town Mayor claims she was intimidated by Glen Murray on behalf of a housing developer in 2013. Murray wasn’t a lobbyist, he was a Liberal cabinet minister in the Kathleen Wynne government. Winnipeg newspapers are ignoring this scandal,…
Read MoreAugust 1 2022 – Crime Victims Need A Voice In The Winnipeg Election
Two main topics this episode: A blog post that echoed our civic election themes about crime and public safety, and then we explain- what kind of a poll did Glen Murray ‘win’ anyways? In the opening banter – rest assured this is Episode #8, not #7 as Marty said (but corrected later in the show.)…
Read MoreSouth Osborne Rep Tells TGCTS: Next Mayor Must “Be Brave” And Fire City Planners
Listen to the allegations of corruption made by the South Osborne Residents’ Group about the City of Winnipeg planning department, and how officials let developers ruin their neighborhood with BRT condos no one wants to buy. This week the podcast turns to voters raising serious concerns that Winnipeg needs to have fixed. The message from…
Read MoreThe Don Woodstock Interview: “The Public Don’t Want Another Bowman”
Listen to the full interview here to learn about Don Woodstock and his run for mayor. Marty’s got civics covered!! But first, he gets the lowdown from Spirited Kenny on his Blue Bomber gameday experience last Friday, when the locals edged the Calgary Stampeders to go 6-0 in the CFL West. It’s a funny change…
Read MoreTGCTS Podcast: Police Chief Smyth Makes Himself An Election Issue
Listen to the full podcast to find out why Winnipeg Police Chief Smyth has made himself an issue in the upcoming mayoral election. No Rogers network crash is going to stop The Great Canadian Talk Show from telling you what you didn’t know about Winnipeg police chief Danny Smyth. At his press conference on…
Read MorePolice Chief Danny Smyth Feels Safe At The Forks- Does He Take His Gun?
by Marty Gold Forced by pressure from the police union, Winnipeg police chief Danny Smyth had to hold a press conference on Friday and speak to recent violent assaults in Winnipeg around Canada Day, and in particular those at The Forks. Bursting with smug defiance, never was it more apparent that Smyth has put the…
Read MoreBad Week For The Forks Becomes A Civic Election Issue
Listen to the full podcast to learn more about what Winnipeg Police Cheif Smyth thinks about crime at The Forks. (… bad couple of weeks, actually.) After talking about what they did on Canada Day – Marty was hosting CWE wrestling in West St. Paul and Kenny was Mr. BBQ – the discussion steered towards…
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