2022 Winnipeg Mayoral election

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by biguc

That's blatant corruption. Degenerate drunk seems like she doesn't know what she's saying half the time.

Who wants another round of Scamming Sam Katz, but without the sense to even hide it?

Unfortunately, Winnipeggers elected Katz 3 times. They don't seem to be worried about corruption.

[wags_in_the_peg]

Winnipeg is built by the Mafia, too funny Hecate! I think you watching too much Netflix pal.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by esquire

Good analogy, Adler really did go all in on the Tucker Carlson-like rhetoric. It was so toxic that I completely stopped listening to CJOB for many years, except for Bob Irving and football.

Somewhere along the way they lightened up and the CJOB toxicity is gone. I actually started listening to it in light doses over the last couple of years and if you can stand the endless commercial blocks it's pretty decent. The morning show guys are not bad.

As for Adler, if you follow him on social media, you will see that he has converted to mainstream liberalism which is fine. But as he decries the likes of Poilievre, Kenney and trucker convoys and the worst of ugly far right politics, I wonder if he ever regrets profiting handsomely from pumping their tires for all those years. (I'm assuming not.)

Interestingly enough Adler dropped his endorsement for Murray this morning.

[Hecate]

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

Winnipeg is built by the Mafia, too funny Hecate! I think you watching too much Netflix pal.

Are you really that unaware? Can you not connect dots?
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6455608
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4432644

[esquire]

Interesting op-ed piece by a political studies professor about the relative absence of crime as a topic in the municipal election:

Crime creates a gap in politics
By: Royce Koop
Posted: 2:00 AM CDT Friday, Jun. 24, 2022

Crime used to be a politicized issue in Canada, and still is in many other democracies. In the not-so-distant past, right-wing parties in federal and provincial politics, buoyed by public perceptions that both the courts and governments were more concerned with the rights of criminals than victims, championed a broad range of “tough-on-crime” policies, including the introduction of mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

Indeed, the shocking 2005 Boxing Day shootout between gangs in Toronto that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old bystander likely shifted votes to Stephen Harper’s tough-on-crime Conservative party, helping him to win the 2006 federal election.

But politicians in 2022, for several reasons, appear reluctant to treat crime as a serious issue deserving of governments’ full attention. Even when addressing these themes, politicians pull their punches. One might think that’s appropriate, but here’s the thing: both nature and politics abhor a vacuum. And with every story I read about random violent crime in this country, it feels as if we’re just one entrepreneurial politician away from full-fledged, politicized crime politics.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/op...576619152.html

[GreyGarden]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Interestingly enough Adler dropped his endorsement for Murray this morning.

Its been interesting watching "city policy" people endorse Scott Gillingham since Murray's announcement.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by Hecate

This entire city and province are so corrupt it’s not even funny. The mafia built our city’s police headquarters for fuck sakes. Like… how much more corrupt can you get?? S+J built true north square too, and the company is still being awarded provincial contracts. How? It’s pretty much common knowledge that a large chunk of Winnipeg home builders are all mafia run.
This goes right up to the top, we’re probably worse than Montreal ever was for construction industry corruption but nobody cares. Just imagine motkaluk in the mayors chair. Free reign to pad her families and friends pockets. It’ll be worse than Sam Katz.

S&J only did the foundation excavation work at TNS.

PCL was the contractor for TNS but the concrete pumping was done by Granite Concrete Services which is part of Garcea Group of Companies, that also owns S&J.

They were also the concrete pumping service for 360 Main St..

[wags_in_the_peg]

Originally Posted by Hecate

Are you really that unaware? Can you not connect dots?
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6455608
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4432644

correct, aware of the whole Police HQ fiasco. What I'm saying is the "entire" city is not run by mafia

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Interestingly enough Adler dropped his endorsement for Murray this morning.

charles adler endorsed murray?

He had me on his radio show several times before he left. I actually really liked him. He was nothing like the personna he had crafted on the radio....he hated trudeau junior but loved trudeau senior....i was always amazed at his intelligence and ability to have in depth conversation with whoever he was talking to....i always enjoyed talking to him.

[esquire]

^ He is clearly a very intelligent, very skilled broadcaster. That's why it was so disappointing when he became an increasingly hard-line conservative attack dog as the years went on. I kind of tuned him out some 20-odd years ago and never listened to him again on any platform.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by trueviking

charles adler endorsed murray?

He had me on his radio show several times before he left. I actually really liked him. He was nothing like the personna he had crafted on the radio....he hated trudeau junior but loved trudeau senior....i was always amazed at his intelligence and ability to have in depth conversation with whoever he was talking to....i always enjoyed talking to him.

https://twitter.com/charlesadler/sta...ff4fSLimMo7ctQ

[wags_in_the_peg]

City Council - anyone have an idea how we find out who registered for them? I cant find it anywhere?

EDIT - Registration for Councillor candidates begins Thursday, June 30, 2022.

[steveosnyder]

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

City Council - anyone have an idea how we find out who registered for them? I cant find it anywhere?

EDIT - Registration for Councillor candidates begins Thursday, June 30, 2022.

If you want to register you have to book a time with the elections officers, not like last one where you could just show up.

[wags_in_the_peg]

Originally Posted by steveosnyder

If you want to register you have to book a time with the elections officers, not like last one where you could just show up.

no I'm curious WHO is running in each area, but it doesnt open till June 30 so we will know in July i guess

[steveosnyder]

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

no I'm curious WHO is running in each area, but it doesnt open till June 30 so we will know in July i guess

Well, I can tell you a few people... Markus Chambers, Janice Lukes, Sherri Rollins, Matt Allard, Ross Eadie, Cindy Gilroy, and Jason Schreyer are definitely running again. I'm assuming (and have heard second-hand) all the rest are too, but I haven't heard it directly from them, so it wouldn't be directly from the source. Rumour is that Kevin Klein is not running for mayor, but I can't confirm that one.

I'm running in Mynarski, and an NDP affiliated Greg McFarlane is running against Devi Sharma in Old Kildonan.

I've heard Shawn Dobson, a former councillor from 2014 who ran against Scott Gillingham for the amalgamated St. James ward, is running for St. James, as is Kelly Ryback.

That's the extent of my knowledge.

[thurmas]

Gillingham proposing pop up teams of 30 people 3 units each at 1.1 million a pop responsible for pot hole filling and graffiti clean up. How inspiring ugh

[esquire]

At least it's...something???

[thurmas]

Originally Posted by esquire

At least it's...something???

I suppose would be nice if he addressed the panhandling at every red light intersection as we already have laws on the books to address it we just don't enforce it

[trueviking]

Go get’em Steveo! I’m really hoping you can do it. That area deserves better.

[steveosnyder]

Thanks TV.

You, Hazel, and Steve Cohlmeyer were the three locals that really shaped my thoughts on what Winnipeg can be. I hope I do you all justice.