Winnipeg Mayoral Election 2018 - Page 4

Danny D Oh · #61 Posted **Sep 9, 2018, 5:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

Yeah I don't know what credibility you're talking about. Even ignoring P&M the guy is a nutcase.

Meilleur would be a nightmare. She couldn't even keep the Osborne BIZ organized and most of the business owners hated her. Jeff sounds like a good candidate.

I don't think Rollins will get much love – many people are growing extremely wary of School division spending and practices, especially at WSD.

Frankly if someone ran on a platform of working with the province on school division reform, going down to one division, or at most 2 (one being French) – they would rocket up my charts.

If a city council candidate ran on that platform I'd ask, why the hell aren't you running for MLA? Because the City has nothing to do with that.

buzzg · #62 Posted **Sep 9, 2018, 6:07 PM**

We vote school trustees municipally, so it's inextricably linked.

peg · #63 Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 7:56 AM**

Talked to Jeff a few times by email. Really nice, sincere guy with a great platform focused on urbanism. He’s got my vote for councillor.

wardlow · #64 Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 2:37 PM**

The Motkaluk campaign is veering into parody at this point:

EndoftheBeginning · #65 Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 3:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

Agreed. Jeff is a good guy.

Also in agreement. Would be a great Councillor for that ward.

pspeid · #66 Posted **Sep 10, 2018, 5:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by wardlow

The Motkaluk campaign is veering into parody at this point:

I hope some of our "investigative" media types try to crunch these numbers and see if it's actually realistic. Simply quoting someone, especially a political candidate, without any accompanying critical appraisal of the comment, implies agreement.

buzzg · #67 Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 12:13 AM**

What would all those things add up to, 1% of the project costs? What a lunatic. When is the plebiscite on this whole project?

I don’t think even Katz’ old campaign manager (now her press secretary) can give her any hope at a chance. Also her afs look like they’re for tampons.

dmacc · #68 Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 1:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

Yeah I don't know what credibility you're talking about. Even ignoring P&M the guy is a nutcase.

Meilleur would be a nightmare. She couldn't even keep the Osborne BIZ organized and most of the business owners hated her. Jeff sounds like a good candidate.

I don't think Rollins will get much love – many people are growing extremely wary of School division spending and practices, especially at WSD.

Frankly if someone ran on a platform of working with the province on school division reform, going down to one division, or at most 2 (one being French) – they would rocket up my charts.

But Meilleur's name literally means better

drew · #69 Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 2:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

Yeah I don't know what credibility you're talking about. Even ignoring P&M the guy is a nutcase.

Meilleur would be a nightmare. She couldn't even keep the Osborne BIZ organized and most of the business owners hated her. Jeff sounds like a good candidate.

I don't think Rollins will get much love – many people are growing extremely wary of School division spending and practices, especially at WSD.

Frankly if someone ran on a platform of working with the province on school division reform, going down to one division, or at most 2 (one being French) – they would rocket up my charts.

Agreed - but that power doesn't reside within the City (or councilors). It's something the province would do all on it's own.

buzzg · #70 Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 11:58 PM**

The province does love savings...

rrskylar · #71 Posted **Sep 13, 2018, 7:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

The province does love savings...

This province is broke!

Authentic_City · #72 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 1:44 PM**

What a depressing list of mayoral candidates to choose from. I understand now why people don't vote.

And then there were 8: Incumbent Bowman faces more than half-dozen mayoral challengers

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ates-1.4825992

windypeg · #73 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Authentic_City

What a depressing list of mayoral candidates to choose from. I understand now why people don't vote.

And then there were 8: Incumbent Bowman faces more than half-dozen mayoral challengers

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ates-1.4825992

So the crack political journalists at CBC figured the most important piece of information voters needed on each candidate was where they stand on a small downtown sidewalk project? Maybe we wouldn't have this whole ridiculous circus around P&M if we didn't have such mickey-mouse media in this town legitimizing the whole thing because they're willing to pander to the lowest common denominator to get a few clicks. Why bother telling voters what the candidates' budget priorities are, or what ideas they have for public safety and the meth crisis, or anything else important, when instead you can just fan the flames of some stupid populist outrage

Jammon · #74 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 4:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Authentic_City

What a depressing list of mayoral candidates to choose from. I understand now why people don't vote.

And then there were 8: Incumbent Bowman faces more than half-dozen mayoral challengers

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ates-1.4825992

I've been driving around the city a lot the past two weeks for my job and I have to say I am surprised at the number of Motkaluk signs I'm seeing on front lawns.

cheswick · #75 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jammon

I've been driving around the city a lot the past two weeks for my job and I have to say I am surprised at the number of Motkaluk signs I'm seeing on front lawns.

I see Jim Gauthier is a supporter since his dealerships have her sign up. One thing I've noticed over the years is that number of lawn signs present is a poor indication of election results.

Authentic_City · #76 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 5:10 PM**

With no labour/NDP backed candidate to provide an alternative on the left, Jenny M. seems like the only alternative to the status quo. I think Jenny will get a significant share of the anyone-but-Bowman vote, but I predict a low voter turnout and another term for Bowman. And I predict "no" on the P&M plebiscite.
Depressing.

StNorberter · #77 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 5:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ando

She came from the Conservative political machine. It's not a secret.

I think it's more of the "She came from the old school hard right reform political machine" Her husband once ran for the Canadian Alliance

cheswick · #78 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 5:53 PM**

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/bowman-o...cers-1.4100595

Bowman is pledging to remove OT from officer pension calculations. Personally support this.

esquire · #79 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 6:01 PM**

^ After rah rah cops all the way for the last 20 years, people are starting to feel the pinch from the blank cheques that have been written to WPA members.

Bowman is wise to start doing something to rein in costs. Best thing for him is that Motkaluk can't respond since she is the WPA's anointed candidate.

windypeg · #80 Posted **Sep 19, 2018, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ After rah rah cops all the way for the last 20 years, people are starting to feel the pinch from the blank cheques that have been written to WPA members.

Bowman is wise to start doing something to rein in costs. Best thing for him is that Motkaluk can't respond since she is the WPA's anointed candidate.

I'm getting the impression most people aren't buying into the union's fear-mongering nonsense and that make me at least mildly more hopefully about democracy.