This week, Marty and Spirited Kenny bring 3 segments full of unique insight and analysis to Episode 2!
In Part 1, the pending retirements of Manitoba PC government cabinet ministers and MLA’s gets looked at. Knowing some of the players, Marty runs thru the list and evaluates the ‘abandoning ship’ media narrative.
4:30 What’s going to happen in McPhillips with Shannon Martin? A few observations about that riding and the exits of Pedersen, Lagimodiere, Clarke, Cullen, Wishart, Eichler, et al; what decisions will other longtime Conservative denizens of the Legislature make, as the Pallister era vets are culling themselves from the blue herd?
9:40 Myrna Dreidger and her slap back at speculation about why she’s moving on. Marty adds some personal comments about the Speaker from C’wood.
15:10 The whispers about the health of Premier Heather Stefanson – what if she also decides not to contest the 2023 election? How might the overall turnover affect the campaign strategy, that will surely focus on NDP leader Wab Kinew and unresolved issues from his tumultuous past?
21:00 The Manitoba LIberals will have a tough task to find votes. A Carstairs 88 breakthrough is always their dream but they’re wearing a Trudeau anchor. Also, will there be a Lib-held seat opening up?
23:00 The potential NDP alternative led by Kinew: Voters face the potential of some un-appealing radicals seated at the cabinet table.
26:24 – Part 2 – Kenny’s turn! He compares the CTV Winnipeg and GlobalTV news stories about a ‘pilot project’ reducing speed limits in 4 neighborhoods and parses the details, hectoring Coun. Janice Lukes for calling the idea the result of a “public outcry”, and applauds another Councilor for expressing some common sense. Kenny picks apart the media attempt to shame the City with Fake News.
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/city-looks-to-move-forward-with-pilot-project-to-lower-residential-speed-limits-1.6218269
https://globalnews.ca/news/9390603/winnipeg-canadian-cities-reduced-speed-limits/
35:35 – Part 3 – First, a pitch for your support as we prepare to report on the provincial election. Please get behind our efforts!
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36:30 Marty wraps up the episode with more about the value of our independent media work, especially compared to the craptacular new CBC-TV segment “This week in Brandon”.
42:15 A cornerstone of Corydon Ave retail, a former Mayor’s Biz award-winner, was forced to close their storefront and move into a warehouse. Guess why? A hint – it is directly connected to the guy who gave the owner the award! Brian Bowman’s failed term as Winnipeg Mayor, where criminals were coddled and small businesses left to fend for themselves, made shoplifting a free-for-all sport in our city. Bowman failed to show leadership when it came to crime and degeneracy, and he created a situation where bus passengers are in constant fear and security guards are a common sight in this city. Hear how the slide to becoming the new Portland has affected an Osborne Village jewelry store.
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