Posts Tagged ‘wab kinew’
Kinew Eases Into Manitoba’s Left Turn
We tidy up some closing notes on the Manitoba election to start off Episode 19, with a review of the appointments to cabinet by NDP Premier Wab Kinew. His Addictions Minister has already assured the media a “safe injection” site is planned for somewhere… will Bernadette Smith volunteer the neighborhood she lives in for the…
Read MoreWab’s Waffle to the Right Wins
The cult of personality – and what used to be called a high ‘Q’ factor – helped propel Wab Kinew and the NDP to a majority government on Tuesday. In Episode 16, Marty Gold looks at the Manitoba election, the winner’s careful steps to the right on key platform issues and how a compliant media…
Read MoreSept 29 2023- Kinew Has No Clue On Crime, Says Security Expert Don Woodstock
Hear our special guest for Episode 14 give his views on the crime-fighting platforms of the parties in the Manitoba election- and in particular, on the qualifications of Wab Kinew to become Premier. In a pointed half-hour conversation with Marty Gold, the owner of Jamrock Security, Don Woodstock, says little he heard during the campaign…
Read MoreAug 31 2023 – Flip Flop Wab Has An ER Epiphany
“He was against it, before he was for it.” The baffling policy waffling of the Manitoba NDP took another surprise turn with a promise to re-open 3 suburban hospital emergency rooms. It’s as if they thought no one would remember that their own previous regime had set in motion the shuttering of the ERs so…
Read MoreAug 28 2023- Kinew Shies Away From Media Scrum, While Lamont Accepts The Risk
A chance sighting of Wab Kinew, and his as-yet unexplained refusal to take media questions after a campaign announcement this weekend, propelled the topic of Part 1 of Episode 51: The Perils of Media Scrums. As NDP poll support plummeted, the party has been drawn off the ‘single issue ballot’ approach emphasizing health care, with…
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