Marty opens Episode 10 with an update on the Season 5 Funding drive, now at over 25% of the $5600 goal. Every donor gets a copy of Retropeg, and you’ll hear some background about it and the collection of black and white photographs taken in the 1970’s by the late James Donahue. Then, it’s a Crime Courts and Public Safety update!
7.00 Part 2- Last July we spoke about the rise of “ganglets“- a term created by Sel Burrows to describe armed underage marauders terrorizing our streets. A year later 5 boys made the news, although only 4 were old enough to be charged.
A 9 year old took part in a break-in and theft from a retailer before helping set fire to a gazebo in the West End, but will face no consequences. The others, all under 15, were released to a single adult. What did they have in common? Very likely, a file with the Families Department of Nahanni Fontaine.
11.35 – Mayor Scott Gillingham put his foot down and lectured social service agencies to stand down at homeless encampments and other scenes when the cops and fire department shows up.
As it turns out, the ideologues encouraging the homeless to stay in their riverbank tents as we reported last month got a little too big for their britches.
We explain why City Councilors should heed the advice of Marion Willis of Street Links:
“It takes a little bit of tough love sometimes to move people out of their circumstances and into a better place. If all we’re ever going to do is hand out granola bars, coffee, blankets and harm reduction, we’re not really moving people forward.”
17.30 – For over 15 years we’ve reported on the scourge of derelict housing. Winnipeg’s policies still fail to get the number down under 500 and the city is getting more aggressive.
But we’ve also seen so many screw-ups by City Hall, it makes us wonder if it is in fact possible that one landlord- now disabled- never did get any bills for overdue inspections and fines from the City before they sued her.
21.00 – As winter faded away the heated pro-Hamas marches in Winnipeg have toned down a bit, but antisemites hiding behind “Anti-Zionism” continue their campaign of harassment.
You’ll hear about a Fringe performer targeted for a boycott; then a recap of the very vile insults tossed around by the Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba (PARIM) board of directors in a chatroom. “It does appear to be right out of a Nazi playbook” said a local businessman who called for their ouster.
26.30 – An upcoming fall event is being co-sponsored by the City of Winnipeg and a council member, touting a DEI-based event called “Equitable Cities: How to liberate those caged by our transportation system”.
Insofar as the headline performer is a professor from a US campus that has been investigated for tolerating Jew-hate, taxpayers have a right to expect his background will be properly screened to ensure council isn’t importing a speaker spreading antisemitic tropes in the cause of “equity”.
29.50 Part 3- A look at what’s coming up: more fake public consultation in St. Boniface, an interview with (now ex-EPC member) Coun. Brian Mayes of St. Vital, and your feedback on the podcasts and Winnipeg Sun columns!
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