Episode 19 touches on the bizarre reasons why the City of Winnipeg isn’t advertising a Public Works Committee event, more federal election campaign news and views, and more evidence Elections Canada is trying to deceive the public that their “preventative measures” stop non-citizens from getting a ballot and voting.
Part 1- Late on Wednesday, a City of Winnipeg representative emailed Marty Gold about his Sun column, Public Works Presentation on Bike Lanes, Lower Speed Limits Kept Hush-Hush.
The column revealed that while the Saturday morning event is framed as a “robust presentation” about the $96 Million councillors intend to spend on “Active Transportation and Road Safety in the next 6 years,” the people running the show seemed to only want to hear from supporters and beneficiaries of their plans.
Case in point– Committee Chair Janice Lukes specifically invited the bike lobby, but not WiseUp Winnipeg that represents 14,000 drivers. As Todd Dube suggested, that’s one way politicians can use tax dollars to set up a robust echo chamber.
“It is not a Public Service-led event, and we do not promote information sessions organized and led by an elected official,” explained the email.
If you think that doesn’t make sense, wait till you hear the rest of the explanation of how “there is no component of public engagement or feedback-seeking at this event” and how Marty responded.
20.15 Part 2 starts off with some reaction to Sun columns. Hear comments on the Public Works info session, the injection site Town Hall held by Point Douglas residents, and the passing of Con Lynch, a venerated North Kildonan teacher with a deep connection to Marty’s family.
27.15 – Listeners and readers contribute tips and observations about the state of the federal campaign. Prospects for the NDP are looking bleak while the Conservatives are finally allowing local candidates to speak for themselves. Meanwhile, the Jew-haters have made their presence felt in Tuxedo, targeting Jewish Tory incumbent Marty Morantz.
34.10 Part 3 – A recent correspondence from Elections Canada revealed how the agency tries to fool Canadians into believing their lax ID practices don’t open the door to non-citizens being handed a ballot.
Listen to the Elections Canada memo sent to encourage tax preparers to add clients to the voting list.
You’ll wonder if the agency is only interested in padding voter rolls and not in protecting our democracy. We will continue to stand up for you.
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Coming up Sunday in the Winnipeg Sun– an investigation into the tolerance of another ‘anti-Zionist not antisemitic’ incident in youth sports, this involving a family from River Heights with a couple of unexpected twists to the tale.