So I’m knocking on doors and talking to people in Elmwood, and I’m getting questions about the policies that the Manitoba Liberals are putting forward, and that are worthy of their votes. Obviously, the Manitoba Liberals website has the most up-to-date info as policies are announced during this campaign, but
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Regan Wolfrom: Manitoba’s Political Parties: The Danger of Being on a Team
So I can feel it starting already, that pull, that distraction of partisan negativity that turns most of us off. Why is it that we can’t just say we disagree with the PC or NDP approach? Why is there an urge to go too far, to turn our fellow Manitobans
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: Residential Schools – The Shame Canadians Really Aren’t Sorry For
Robert-Falcon Ouellette is in the process of introducing the Indian Residential School Genocide and Reconciliation Memorial Day Act in the House of Commons. Not everyone likes this idea of having a day each year to “dredge up” or “dwell” on something that’s, you know, like, over and done with. I’d guess
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: My Run for the Leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party
It is with great vigour, excitement, and simulated frisson that I announce the start of the start of my run for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party. I am the perfect candidate. Smart, but not too smart. Attractive, but not too attractive. Rich, but not… well, not rich at
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: The NDP is bad… blah blah blah…
Is there really any point in talking about it? Almost every blogger I’ve read in Manitoba who’s covered political issues had mentioned that the NDP has been up to something. Manitoba Hydro Smash-and-Grab, Public Utilities Board Gouge-and-Grab, WRHA Mad-Cow-Expansion-and-Grab, PST Change-The-Law-To-Take-More-Money-and-Grab… But what’s the point in talking about it anymore?
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: What the Fuck Is Wrong With You? Manitoba Liberals Edition
No, seriously… what the fuck is wrong with you? (Oh… apparently this post has foul language. We can deal with my personal issues later, though.) Backstory: here and here (good intentions or not, the damage was done and I believe a public apology for the apparent misunderstanding is the right
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: Political Roundup – January 2011
I’m getting ever closer to accepting that I am not a politician by nature… part of that process is letting go of the self-censoring. If I want to say something that’s controversial, I should just say it. Life’s too short (at least it is now that I’m in my thirties) for continuous diplomacy. Rather than […]
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: Selinger, Wowchuk and their Hot Tub Time Machine – A New TV Series based on the upcoming movie
I won’t comment on whether or not it’s appropriate for the Premier and Finance Minister to be spending so much time in a hot tub even as they expect their cabinet ministers to take a pay cut. What I will say is that it’s truly remarkable how often the NDP government finds itself unexpectedly in […]
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: Manitoba’s Gambling Habit
Manitoba is hooked on gambling. No, I’m not talking about the NDP’s bizarre understanding of balanced budgets, or the risk of relying too much on federal transfer payments… I’m talking about the actual gambling, specifically the casinos. The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) has a website called GetGamblingFacts.ca. This is part of the concept that […]
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: The Big Disraeli Plan: Four Years Late
“I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?” – 19th century British statesman and Winnipeg freeway namesake Benjamin Disraeli. A few bloggers (Graham the rabblerouser and the ever-mysterious Black Rod) have mentioned that some citizens, including myself, had brought plans forward regarding the Disraeli Bridges Project. My plan, based on conversations with literally […]
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: The Human Fund: Money for People
George Costanza was a visionary, despite being a fictional character based on Larry David. Well, in truth, I just wanted a name to describe a concept, and most names are taken. Even The Human Fund is taken, by an organization in Cleveland. But that didn’t stop me… So here’s the pitch: many of us who […]
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