Posts Tagged ‘Winnipeg election’
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 MoreDid CBC Spoil Glen Murray’s Birthday With Pembina Institute Surprise?
A midweek special commentary by Marty that runs about 16.00 minutes with a summary explaining why the CBC-TV investigative findings yesterday A) fit an undeniable, disturbing pattern in the career of Glen Murray, and B) will force more questions about Glen Murray’s history that Winnipeg MSM (CBC aside, keep that in mind the rest of…
Read MoreSchool Trustees Coming And Going / An Emergency Call In A Park
Episode 17 begins with Spirited Kenny lamenting the Bombers bombing out in Hamilton and then the armchair versions turn to discussing the evolution of quarterbacks as athletes since the 50’s and 60’s. 5:30 – Two notes about local school trustees and the school board election. One, Kevin Freedman is a candidate in Ward 5, seeking to…
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 MoreWhat’s Missing from Mayoral Talk on Crime and Police? Plus Some Candidate News
Episode 15 is a rambling session with Marty and Spirited Kenny that kicks off with Bomber talk! And not just the close game, but the Labour Day Classic telecast. Marty compares it to the great sportscasters he knew and emulated as a teenager and says fans deserve better from the TSN broadcast booth. 7:30 –…
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…
Read MoreKlein Responds To Coun. Eadie / Glen Murray Takes Flak On 4 Fronts
This is number 12 in our podcast series covering the 2022 Winnipeg civic election! We received an extensive response to the comments of Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie about the entry of Kevin Klein to the Mayoral race- if you want the entire reply of Coun. Klein, we can email it to you. 5.00 The response…
Read MoreWoodstock Warns: “Glen Murray Is A Habitual Quitter”, Last Exit From Mayor’s Office Cost Winnipeg $2M
Another mid-week edition focuses on a Mayoral candidate who speaks from the inner city, Don Woodstock. He held a press conference on Wednesday, challenging Glen Murray to sign a Winnipeg Mayoral Service Agreement promising to serve the full term – unlike his last whirl in the Mayor’s chair – if elected Mayor on October 26. …
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,…
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