CBC Manitoba
Sat. Sep. 16, 2017
Manitoba's NDP chooses Wab Kinew as new leader
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...2017-1.4291711
Wab beats Steve 700 to 200 votes.
Not happy about the list of candidates both.
Aston is an old fart, while Kinew has "skeletons in his closet", domestic abuse allegations/charges gone back years ago.
So it's really up to the Manitoba Liberals to field excellent candidates to put the NDP further back of the pack. Make sure they're out of office for a WHOLE GENERATION.
And I believe that Wab won't be leader for long or the NDP's chances of winning the next Prov. Election will not come to be. Maybe he will be a short term leader till they can "grow" a new one.
Domestic Abuse issue is important to me. I heard the yells of my Mom when I was age 3 and 4 ('69-70 and onwards). My working Dad (Janitor @ CFB Winnipeg North Base) did not want to give up more of his earnings to my stay-at-home Mom who just wanted spending money to buy us (Mom, Dad and Me) clothing from downtown Eaton's, The Bay, Woolco, Kmart, etc... I'd be trying to fall asleep and they'd be arguing at god knows what time (11 pm?) ... He'd say something quietly to her and she'd say "Frank, don't blackmail me. Frank! (I hate that name)..."Frank don't throw out my stuff, that's mine!". When I was older, like age 10 or 11 (1976-77 period) I witnessed him push her towards her dresser during the daytime.
Of course same Dad used to chase me around with his belt since I was 4 (1970). He was a Sociopath or a Psychopath or something like that. Physical and verbal abuse from my Dad didn't stop until I moved out to Biscayne Bay in McGillivray Park on Feb. 1, 1989. And then 1 month after I did move out, during another fight, Dad got his many years unused shotgun and pointed it at me in the basement. I immediately called 9-1-1 and Police took away the hunting rifle. He and also now deceased brother had "control issues". I believe his abuse also stemmed from "poverty" or more kindly said "not making ends meet". Then why have kids, let alone 3 of us?
Both are passed away now. I'm not missing either parent at all.
So, I'm not being "racist" just in case anyone says so. No, it's more to do with allegations against new NDP leader Wab Kinew and allegations he "threw" his woman partner across the floor, and other abuse issues.