Podcasts about Wab Kinew

Today the SibNerds are talking about chapters 21 – 23. We hope that you took time to take care of yourselves after reading Chapter 21. It was a horrific depiction of what can (and did) happen in times of war when we stop seeing others as human. The conversation is heavy today, but important. Next time we finish the book. If you're a member of our Patreon, please make sure to vote for our next read along! Here are your choices: 1. Star Wars: Queen's Shadow by: E.K. Johnston 2. Walking in Two Worlds by: Wab Kinew 3. Sisters of Sword and Song by: Rebecca Ross Happy Reading!  Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Katy Perry and the "All Female" Space crew returned to Earth in the Blue Origin capsule, and some are asking to send them back up... for good.  Dave needs some help with computers, and Manitoba Premiere Wab Kinew is says Manitoba is open for business!  Candace Rae is also in to officially kick off spring in the prairies!Get the VIDEO VERSION of the Podcast HERE!!!! @TylerCarrfm@Energy106fmTyler Carr on Tik Tok

Plus: A historian investigates thousands of missing Scottish archival documents…and finds a suspect in Canada.  Also: The first woman to be the curator of mycology at the New York State Museum says it's emotional to work on an exhibit about 19th century mycologist Mary Elizabeth Banning ... and give her some of the recognition she deserved when she was alive.

In Part 1 of Episode 14, we lay out the opening salvos of the Federal Election. The Liberal launch drew about 300 in St. John's with Mark Carney locking out protesting fishermen; meanwhile the CPC kick-off in North York drew 2500 and turned away 1000 supporters.Marty Gold describes some of the obstacles the international banker-turned- Canadian nationalist faces in establishing credibility with voters, the challenges from the media Carney bristles at, and the policy ideas already lifted from the Pierre Poilievre platform. Also, you'll hear the statement of Brandon-Souris MP Larry Maguire in retiring from a 25 year career as an elected Tory.17.15 Part 2- Last week we filed four very unique reports with the Winnipeg Sun. By raising important issues the broadcast media ignores, we prove our role is crucial to the local marketplace of ideas.The reports included: - If Uzoma Asagwara can't take the heat the disclosure of vital wait time information could generate, Premier Wab Kinew needs to find someone in his caucus who can. For patients, it could be a matter of life and death.Debbie's Law poll result corners Asagwara on patient safety https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/gold-debbies-law-poll-result-corners-asagwara-on-patient-safety- No other reporter attended the city Open House on rezoning to allow for federally-subsidized multi-unit housing builds. Listen for more about what was said at the session, the questions that planners couldn't answer, and what some residents saw and didn't like. "We were not impressed with any of these density designs. I am still shocked at the examples they showed, of how crowded these lots will be, also because of the height."City staff on the defensive at Open House on new four-plex zoninghttps://winnipegsun.com/opinion/0322-gold-city-staff-on-the-defensive-at-open-house-on-new-four-plex-zoning32.20 - The whispers aren't so quiet anymore that NDP loyalists look with great longing towards Wab Kinew as a potential savior of their political fortunes. But within the realm of the federal NDP, he has a problem.On the anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas he stated, “Israel has a right to exist and a right to defend itself.” But Kinew plays the ‘both sides' game, where any mention of antisemitism or Jew-hatred (both real things) is paired with grave warnings about “Islamophobia” or “Anti-Palestinian racism”.  Kinew courts the “anti-Zionist not anti-Semite” mob https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/gold-kinew-courts-the-anti-zionist-not-anti-semite-mob- The Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada, in partnership with Congregation Shaarey Zedek, organizes the annual observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day –Yom HaShoah.“Last year, the Lieutenant Governor participated as the lead reader, and this year,” wrote the Heritage Centre, “we are honoured to welcome the Premier of Manitoba to fulfill this role.”This was not a well-thought out idea. The blowback directed to the Shaarey Zedek synagogue, which is hosting the event, was immediate. "We would not want to do something to offend or endanger our congregants or community. We are trying to navigate the delicate political position this has put us in.”Invitation to Kinew for Holocaust event fractures Winnipeg's Jewish communityhttps://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/gold-invitation-to-kinew-for-holocaust-event-fractures-winnipegs-jewish-community41.30 - Federal subsidies subvert the coverage of mainstream outlets. Our ability to do these reports, investigations, interviews and analysis is because of the financial support of listeners and readers who ensure we can get out in the field and in the production studio to deliver the information the public needs to know. Hear why your contribution in Season Six will keep our independent coverage a key part of the public affairs landscape. Our current total is $660 towards the Season Six target of $10,000. Go to our Donate Page to help us along!

The little old lady loses her life savings to someone she THOUGHT was her grandson. The retiree transfers hundreds of thousands of dollars to who he THOUGHT was his long-distance girlfriend. The teenager's being extorted over nude photos they sent to who they THOUGHT was another teen. We see these heart-breaking stories every day, and wonder "How could they not have seen the red flags?" The fact is, smart people fall victim to scammers every single day.  3:50 | Consumer protection advocate Julie Matthews shines a light on new scams involving AI voice and video generation, Telus customer rewards, air duct cleaning, software security, and more.  BOOK JULIE: https://www.juliematthews.ca/ 49:50 | You don't have to support Wab Kinew's politics to LOVE how he went about banning American booze in Manitoba liquor stores. And how about President Trump's message to US auto manufacturers? Jespo and Johnny take a look at the top headlines relating to the trade war. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: talk@ryanjespersen.com  REGISTER FOR THE REAL TALK GOLF CLASSIC on JUNE 19: https://www.ryanjespersen.com/real-ta... FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, X, INSTAGRAM, and LINKEDIN: @realtalkrj & @ryanjespersen  JOIN US ON FACEBOOK: @ryanjespersen  REAL TALK MERCH: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE PERKS - BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON: patreon.com/ryanjespersen THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.

The latest episode of The Food Professor Podcast delivers a timely and insightful discussion on the state of Canadian agriculture, the impact of Trump's tariffs, which Canadian politicians had the best response to, and what it means for the food industry. Hosts Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois break down new trade restrictions' economic and political ripple effects, discussing the challenges of retaliatory tariffs, fluctuating commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions.Our guest, John Pigott, CEO of Morrison Lamothe and a leader in the food industry for over three decades brings his deep expertise to the conversation. John reflects on his journey in the Canadian food sector, sharing valuable lessons on innovation, leadership, and navigating market shifts. From growing his family's bakery business into a major supplier of frozen foods and private-label products to his recent recognition as a Golden Pencil Award winner, John discusses the evolution of the industry and the importance of strategic thinking in times of crisis.One key theme of the discussion is the role of private-label brands in shaping the future of grocery retail. John highlights how Canadian food manufacturers have thrived by partnering with retailers to develop high-quality private-label products, offering a competitive advantage against national brands. He emphasizes that while tariffs pose a significant challenge, they also present an opportunity for Canadian businesses to rethink their strategies and expand into new global markets beyond the U.S.The conversation also explores the broader geopolitical landscape, including China's response to U.S. tariffs, the increasing presence of Mexican food products in Canada, and the potential for Canada to strengthen its agricultural exports to emerging markets. John argues that Canada's food sector has unique advantages—vast farmland, fresh water, and strong production capabilities—that position it as a global leader in food security.In the episode, John shares his philosophy on leadership, mentorship, and the importance of "returning" knowledge to the next generation. Now, in the "third act" of his career, he is focused on mentoring young entrepreneurs and helping them navigate the challenges of growing a business in today's uncertain economic climate.From trade tensions to leadership wisdom, this episode is packed with critical insights for food industry professionals, retailers, and consumers. Tune in to hear how Canada can adapt, innovate, and turn adversity into opportunity. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.

Premier Wab Kinew joins Mackling and Megarry to discuss the potential discovery of human remains at Prairie Green Landfill.

Anita Anand, Transport & Internal Trade Minister; Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier; The Front Bench with: Michele Cadario, Gary Mar, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

After our reports in the Winnipeg Sun about the haphazard public consultation process for the proposed drug consumption site, Episode 5 focuses on a comparison raised by another Sun columnist. Part 1- Our stories have detailed the limited outreach for the consultations by the NDP government and Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre, and what the proponents have heard from Point Douglas and East Exchange district stakeholders concerned with the potential of even more crime and disorder descending on their neighborhood. The failed narrative of site supporters and the media is that anyone with questions are an enemy of addiction treatment. With the area MLA Bernadette Smith being assigned by Wab Kinew to help fulfill his election promise, residents feel she is in a conflict of interest. Where are city councillors or Mayor Scott Gillingham in this process to represent the community? Absent. Yet the spike of vandalism and break-ins and violence they've suffered was directly connected to former Mayor Brian 'don't arrest the criminals' Bowman, as homeless addicts and illegal riverbank encampments terrorized their neighborhoods 13.10- John Wintrup wrote: "There is a more rigorous and fulsome process outlined by the federal government for siting new cell towers compared to siting new safe consumption sites." Not a lot of people in Winnipeg know anything about the federal telecom tower approval process. It just so happens, Marty Gold is one of them. 17.35 Part 2- A major reason behind concerns about a fair and proper consultation not being conducted is the fact Argyle High School is right across the street. As Wintrup described it: "The public is now considering the compatibility of safe consumption sites within 60 metres of schools — the length of an NHL ice sheet – well within an easy walking distance... Either someone at the provincial government thinks safe consumption sites 200 feet from schools are great, or did not think this through at all." 23.00 - Listen to the audio of Bernadette Smith explaining how 200 Disraeli came to be listed as the address on the application- especially in light of Wintrup's analysis. The Health Canada rules for applications to establish a safe consumption site don't even have a defined radius for notifications of nearby properties, services or political representatives, and what details are to be included. But if this was a communications tower being proposed for 200 Disraeli, it would be vastly different- and better protect the public interest. We have the details of the rules set out by ISED including - a well-defined radius for notification mailings - the information required including why the specific location is best-suited to the proposal, - the stringent timelines for acknowledging and replying to public comments and questions, and for addressing or rectifying concerns - the placement of newspaper ads Another interesting point is that a communications tower is visited perhaps twice a year by one or two technicians for repair, maintenance or installation of a new dish. Almost no traffic results, yet formal municipal concurrence is a requirement. Yet for a site frequented by hundreds of addicts weekly to use drugs- and are allowed to walk out the door- it seems Health Canada has no such sign-off required. Federal rules regulate drug site consultations with less rigour than a cell tower proposed in the middle of farmland. And the NDP knows it. IN THE SUN: Media Cheerleaders Won't Deter Consumption Site Questions ⁠ Fake Consumption Site Consultations Not Fooling Pt. Douglas Stakeholders “Please do not set this up in our neighborhood” Smith told about planned drug site Dishonest Consumption Site Consultations Threat to Bernadette Smith's Political Future Our ⁠Donate page⁠ on ActionLine.ca lists Top Podcasts of 2024; interviews with political leaders, public figures and crime victims; and rCity Hall and Legislature reports. It includes links for PayPal and E-transfer donations!

Donald Trump is headed back to the White House on Monday, meaning his tariff threats could become a reality and wreak havoc on the Canadian economy. So what's Canada's opening move if Trump charges forward? Host Catherine Cullen checks in with premiers at their important meeting in Ottawa this week to strategize a response, but not everyone is on the same page. Canada's ambassador to the U.S. joins the show to discuss the federal government's plan, and an economics professor explains which provinces are the most at risk.Next, an author and staff writer for The Atlantic explains why, of all the policies Trump has flirted with over the years, the incoming president is so wedded to the idea of tariffs and how Canada should prepare itself for a possible trade war.Finally, as more candidates step up or step back from the Liberal leadership race, two Parliament Hill watchers break down the contest so far and the questions the candidates will need to address.This episode features the voices of:Ranj Pillai, Premier of YukonScott Moe, Premier of SaskatchewanWab Kinew, Premier of ManitobaKirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the United States.Trevor Tombe, economics professor at the University of CalgaryDavid Frum, staff writer with The AtlanticTonda MacCharles, Ottawa bureau chief for the Toronto StarChristopher Nardi, parliamentary reporter for the National Post

Part 1- This weekend's columns in the Winnipeg Sun are reviewed, as important issues we've covered all year long came to a head. The vaunted Metro Region Plan20-50 was deep-sixed, Wab Kinew finally decided illegal encampments had to go and stay gone, and former Winnipeg broadcaster Dahlia Kurtz is organizing the fight against Jew-haters, declaring, “Our leaders have failed us. We will not fail us.” We fill in some details- and there's news about terrorist-supporting mobs taking over malls during Christmas across the country you probably haven't heard about yet. 11.44 Part 2 - From the Sun column on Sunday: In 2021, Mayor Cheryl Christian of West St. Paul told the media, "Plan 2050 will have significant impact on all businesses, citizens and property owners living within the Winnipeg Metro Region boundaries." She was sounding the alarm- but after the blueprint document that included the power of expropriation emerged from WRM backrooms, the City of Winnipeg did nothing to get the people of Winnipeg informed or made aware. It all blew up at the Niverville public hearing, and you'll hear how the scene unfolded from Don Woodstock and Marty, after the WMR board foisted dealing with hundreds of affected residents stuck in the lobby on their diminutive Executive Director. Woodstock, who operates a security firm, addressed them when she floundered and tried to placate the crowd. He describes how shortly after, most of the board had snuck out a side door and none of them explained their postponement ruling to the restless crowd in person. A discussion of the roles of mismanagement of the public hearings, Mayor Scott Gillingham, a biased media, and Wab KInew's play to support the dissenting RM's gets analyzed. * EVERY PODCAST EPISODE CAN BE HEARD AT ⁠https://actionline.ca/podcast/⁠ WITH ADDED IMAGES AND GRAPHICS * From the column: “While Gillingham and WMR staff insisted opposing views were based on “misinformation”, within two weeks, a total of 12 out of the 18 member municipalities had rejected the plan, including one (Rockwood) that claimed the consultants had never even spoken to them before tabling a document that would determine future development in their district.” This is story of the year because it was a power grab and it cost a lot of money to be just be blown up by the people responsible for it's failure and stick taxpayers with the bill. The narrative of “it's conspiracy theories” fell to the legitimacy of the concerns about democracy. Listen to what really forced the WMR to unanimously scuttle the plan. We are almost at the fundraising goal for Season 5 of $5600 ! Make a year-end contribution via ⁠⁠ActionLine.ca⁠⁠ using Paypal or E-Transfer and receive a rare copy of the Black & White photographic history of 1970's Winnipeg, Retropeg! 26.15 -  More from the Sun column: The NDP's Bill 4 would revoke making participation mandatory. That means elected officials in places like Niverville, Headingley, East St. Paul, and Winnipeg will have to vote on maintaining WMR membership. Woodstock and Marty explore what sort of delegations with questions might appear when City Hall has to do what every other WRM member will – hold a public vote about continuing to be a WRA member. With Gillingham being on the Metro executive committee, questions will arise about Plan20-50 expenses, consulting costs, and potential conflicts of interest (Woodstock says out loud what was only whispered until now- "their friends and their cronies"). Taxpayers deserve answers about the lack of return on investment, and why Gilliingham and city planners went along with the scheme to override elected RM's autonomy, which was confirmed by Municipal Affairs Minister Glen Simard as being why the province stepped in. As for the slanted portrayal of Plan20-50 opponents by Winnipeg's broadcast media as 'misinformed crazies', Woodstock says "you should be ashamed." COMING UP- THE TOP TEN PODCASTS OF 2024 -AND THE SEASON 5 FUNDING DRIVE CONCLUDES.

Episode 38 focuses on how we get results! Part 1- Transcona Councillor Russ Wyatt hosted a Christmas party on Saturday, collecting food hampers and much-needed funds for the needy in Transcona. Hear how on Monday, he took on the role of traffic cop to unsnarl shoppers in his ward. 8.38 Part 2- The Winnipeg Metro Region voted unanimously to pull Plan20-50 and discontinue the public hearings. The first anyone heard a critical word about the power-grab by the unelected body of elected municipal officials was Marty's column in the Winnipeg Sun. But once the flaws of the "climate change"-driven document, including insane housing density concepts and misguided and inaccurate maps, became known, the dream of Metro allowing the City of Winnipeg to have veto power over all development planning in nearby RMs was shattered. Wab Kinew's promise to legislate an 'out' for dissenting RM's helped grease the skids. In 2021, Mayor Cheryl Christian of West St. Paul told the media, "Plan 2050 will have significant impact on all businesses, citizens and property owners living within the Winnipeg Metro Region boundaries." Did Mayor Gillingham ever warn us of that? The public's opposition shocked the media- but not us. You'll hear a brief overview of the news- with more details coming up in the Winnipeg Sun next Sunday. * For comments, feedback, or - To Donate via E-transfer, Cash and Cheque contributions, Ads & Sponsoring segments, please Email - ⁠⁠Martygoldlive@gmail.com * 19.08 Part 3- What led up to Wab Kinew telling reporters he's changing course and intends to clear out lawless riverbank homeless encampments in downtown? You can bet Marty Gold's series of stories in the Sun about the effects on property owners and residents near the Red and Assiniboine - and revealing the proposed location of a safe injection site - created an urgency to turn away from emphasizing harm reduction ideology over public safety. Last Sunday's column suggesting the campers be moved to the Legislature grounds was spurred by Coun. Cindy Gilroy touting a UN initiative she chairs in Winnipeg- which exposed how there was a two-tier approach to women's safety by the City. Listen to the background of the column and the obstacles to Kinew's goal to house tent-dwellers within 30 days. The real winner here is Marion Willis of St. Boniface Street Links whose smart, results-oriented approach to dealing with the homeless and addictions has now been admitted as the right way to go- even if Kinew, Gillingham and "harm reduction experts" refuse to say so out loud. ********* We are almost at the fundraising goal for Season 5 of $5600. Thank you to our donors! You've seen the results our exclusive Investigations, Interviews and Analysis can bring the community. Make a year-end contribution via ActionLIne.ca using Paypal or E-Transfer and receive a rare copy of the B & W photographic history of 1970's Winnipeg, Retropeg! *****

The Ancestral Science podcast fam ALL got to chat with Sahtu Dene mother, wife, activist, political organizer, and podcast host MICHELLE ROBINSON (they/them) about the game and everyday application of mathematics, how nature talks back to us, the silence of snow as a teaching, dogs as ancestors, natural law vs. colonial law, colonization, addictions and uranium, and how the future and sustainability of the earth lies with the teachings of reciprocity, respect, and circle of life of Indigenous Peoples.Michelle generously donated her honoraria to www.skippingstone.ca, and organization that empowers trans folks here in Treaty 7. Remember, you can support the pod and rock some unique Indigenous Science merch at www.relationalsciencecircle.com/shop, all proceeds go towards Knowledge Keeper honoraria, following protocols, and keeping the pod going.Full SHOWNOTES: hereImportant Reconciliation Resources:Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada8Th Fire, Wab Kinew article, videohttps://www.nativecalgarian.comThe Indian ActNational Indigenous Economic StrategyUNDRIPPam Palmater: Idol no MoreTreaty Right to Health, UBC Treaty Rights to HealthRichard Van CampAmerican Indian Codetalkers of WWIIhttps://www.nativecalgarian.comwww.skippingstone.caGratitude to the support from JUAN-CARLOS CHAVEZ, the editing and audio skills of EMIL STARLIGHT of Limelight Multimedia, and ALEX FLETT for marketing and pod support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ancestral Science podcast fam ALL got to chat with Sahtu Dene mother, wife, activist, political organizer, and podcast host MICHELLE ROBINSON (they/them) about the game and everyday application of mathematics, how nature talks back to us, the silence of snow as a teaching, dogs as ancestors, natural law vs. colonial law, colonization, addictions and uranium, and how the future and sustainability of the earth lies with the teachings of reciprocity, respect, and circle of life of Indigenous Peoples.Michelle generously donated her honoraria to www.skippingstone.ca, and organization that empowers trans folks here in Treaty 7. Remember, you can support the pod and rock some unique Indigenous Science merch at www.relationalsciencecircle.com/shop, all proceeds go towards Knowledge Keeper honoraria, following protocols, and keeping the pod going.Full SHOWNOTES: hereImportant Reconciliation Resources:Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada8Th Fire, Wab Kinew article, videohttps://www.nativecalgarian.comThe Indian ActNational Indigenous Economic StrategyUNDRIPPam Palmater: Idol no MoreTreaty Right to Health, UBC Treaty Rights to HealthRichard Van CampAmerican Indian Codetalkers of WWIIhttps://www.nativecalgarian.comwww.skippingstone.caGratitude to the support from JUAN-CARLOS CHAVEZ, the editing and audio skills of EMIL STARLIGHT of Limelight Multimedia, and ALEX FLETT for marketing and pod support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As word comes out of the meeting with Premiers it turns out they came out in agreement that securing the border is the only way to make it thru this, making our communities safer. Listen to our Podcast on the go: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elev8podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elev8podcast X: https://twitter.com/TheElev8Podcast 0:00 - Intro 3:25 - Border Chaos 6:20 - The Premiers' Response 10:55 - Wab Kinew's Response

Episode 32 begins with a recap of Marty Gold's latest reports and columns in the Winnipeg Sun, and the reaction to our most recent podcasts about City Hall. He also previews his upcoming Sunday column about appearing at the Council public hearing this week regarding amendments to zoning bylaws to allow for new HAF-funded housing at malls and along commercial streets. You'll hear how the entire process and the public hearing itself didn't serve the public good. * To send story tips & comments, or to send support to Season 5 costs by E-Transfer- Email martygoldlive@gmail.com 17.00- Part 2- There are 40 agencies involved in the city plan to deal with homelessness and demands for shelter spaces. While some, like St. Boniface Street Links, are taking down illegal camps and getting affected occupants into social service programs, Main Street Project - and official City policy- persists in placing the "human rights" of those campers over the rights of the taxpayers whose lives and safety are upended by the criminals. 26.00 - MSP opposes relocating encampments from river banks to safer spaces inland. Yet the organization takes tax funding from those same residents pleading for relief. Some of those residents told the media this week they don't want to be identified for fear of retaliation. Even Premier Wab Kinew isn't down with the MSP approach. “As a society, we do not accept when people are not of sound mind that we allow them to continue suffering.” Is it time to defund groups like MSP that enable criminals to disrupt the peace and threaten those who blow the whistle? And is it time for Wab Kinew to offer up some Crown Land the homeless encampments can move to? And who is responsible for refugees being among the homeless? You'll hear some surprising statistics about emergency service trips to illegal camps- we await a price tag for those visits. SEASON 5 FUNDING DRIVE UPDATE-- we are now within $1185 of the $5600 target! You can help us meet the budget for this season and ensure this podcast continues to be your voice - go to ⁠⁠the Donate page at ActionLine.ca⁠⁠ and pitch in towards our costs! 39.25 Part 3- Crime Courts and Public Safety Update A 27 year old Philippino Winnipegger rode his bike to a hotel vendor just before closing time last year to grab a case of beer. Instead he was viciously beaten by a youth mob and stabbed to death by the then-14 year old ringleader. That punk proceeded to assault 3 of his accomplices. Manslaughter, robbery, weapons charges (brass knuckles!) - and he got 3 years in closed custody. What did he learn from this? What he can get away with if his lawyer plays the 'bad upbringing card. Who should have been wondering "it's 2 AM on Remembrance Day, where's junior?" We ask- what are the repercussions for the parents, social workers, and Nahanni Fontaine's provincial Families Department? 49.45- Another day, another lawsuit against the City of Winnipeg. We go over the details of the claim made by a Nova Scotia company who were turfed from working on the North End Sewage Plant. The way they tell it, it smells like city honchos are covering up for their own bumbling - again. ****** Latest Sun Columns and Stories: City's Push For Housing Steamrolls Over Residents Mayes wants St. Vital residents ready for fight over new fourplex zoning rules COMING UP- More on bus safety; An update on antisemitism in Winnipeg; Dark days for Manitoba Hydro; more interviews! ******* * THANK YOU FOR LISTENING *

Ukraine's president says the war with Russia will end sooner once Donald Trump beings his US presidency.The U-N is asking Canada to grant refugee status to all female Afghan asylum seekers already here.Manitoba premier Wab Kinew says Canada needs to prepare for Donald Trump's second Administration.

President-elect Donald Trump is assembling his inner circle and making some cabinet nominations that are sending shockwaves around the world. As officials here prepare for tough talks on trade and border security – what could those picks mean for Canada? Two journalists in Washington and Ottawa to weigh in. Then, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew joins the program to talk U.S. trade, tariffs and the border.Plus, Palestinian Canadians who are trying to bring family members from Gaza into Canada explain why they're frustrated – and losing hope – over a special visa program. An immigration and refugee lawyer also details what she sees as the program's main problems.Finally, former B.C. premier John Horgan died this week at the age of 65. A former colleague shares memories of his leadership and kindness.This episode features the voices of: Alex Panetta, CBC WashingtonRob Russo, Canadian correspondent for The EconomistWab Kinew, Premier of ManitobaOmar Omar, Palestinian CanadianAhmed Badah, Palestinian CanadianDebbie Rachlis, immigration and refugee lawyerRavi Kahlon, B.C. Minister of Housing

Cindy Gilroy has represented the West End ward of Daniel McIntyre for ten years. In Episode 30 you'll hear a fast-paced 20 minutes as we ask her about key issues facing Winnipegl. Part 1- Marty Gold speaks briefly about his exclusive report in the Winnipeg Sun on November 7th -Province, CFS won't discuss at-risk child reported at Mostyn Park encampment  7.20 Part 2- Cindy Gilroy isn't happy a council committee isn't acting on a report about a clean-up of the heaps of used needles, weapons and broken glass being found in kids playgrounds and inner-city parks. "Every kid, when they go to a park, need to feel safe.... we have to find the money to keep them safe for kids." Hear her comments about the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority abandoning needle return targets, yet maintaining discarded needles was "rare". 15.00- The safety of bus drivers and passengers has gone downhill but Gilroy believes the new transit service plan will help. She wants better lighting at stops, and getting cops and transit support workers riding the buses. 18.00- Asking about the future of the Arlington Bridge gets Cindy Gilroy fired up- "We need the bridge fixed". Citing population growth in the North End, suburban councillors opposing paying the costs "are wrong... we need to focus on the other side of the city" and is worried about the closure "dismantling the community." Noting the Louise Bridge is also disintegrating, she says "We have two bridges and we have no thought of even how we're going to deal with them." 20.25- Mayor Scott Gillingham is floating new fees and taxes to increase revenue but Gilroy isn't aware of the specifics. While she agrees in principle the city needs more cash, "I don't wnat to do it on the backs of people that are already struggling." The increased fees for residential parking passes unfairly punishes inner-city neighborhoods like hers that can't afford extra charges and wants it reviewed. Asked about the pattern of tax dollars being wasted by City Hall projects, Gilroy says "There's definitely room for efficiencies." 25.30- CBC distorted what Gilroy said about riverbank homeless encampments and she sets the record straight. "I have said we need a new encampment strategy that really dictates where we're going to allow them." She talks about the concept of a shelter system that would allows users to come and go but keep their belongings safe. Citing federal guidelines that forbids "just kicking people out," Gilroy wants more housing and services to address the underlying mental health and addictions at play. "The citizens of Winnipeg want us to figure this out." "It's not OK" for homeless camps to be interfering in the public's access to city parks. Gilroy wants to ensure "our parks are safe, our river fronts are free from fires... there is a way that we can do this but so far we haven't come as a council and had those hard discussions." Related: ⁠How would Mayor Gillingham deal with a homeless camp in his backyard? E-Transfers, sponsor inquiries, comments and feedback can be sent to martygoldlive@gmail.com 29.45- Marty Gold tosses an idea at Coun. Gilroy about where homeless encampments can be moved to. While Gilroy laughs at first, she stops laughing when told the province actually banned encampments on the Legislature grounds, shifting all emergency response costs to the city. It also shifted all the danger onto law-abiding residents along the Red and Assiniboine rivers, instead of Wab Kinew and the NDP government sharing the burden. 33.33 Part 3- The episode wraps up with a reminder of the importance of the ActionLine.ca platform covering public affairs and producing unique reports and substantive interviews with Winnipeg councillors and other newsmakers. Listeners can help close the gap and contribute in November to the Season 5 Funding Drive, which is now at 80% of the target goal. Support independent investigations and analysis - Use the Paypal link at https://actionline.ca/2024/02/donate-2/

Episode 22 provides a day-by-day account of the allegations hurled by Wab Kinew and the Manitoba NDP at Mark Wasyliw, the MLA they exiled who has pulled no punches in allegations about Kinew's toxic behavior and backroom micro-management. Part 1- A preview of the upcoming Sunday column in the Winnipeg Sun, about the federal by-election result in Elmwood-Transcona this week. You'll hear about a special interview with a key figure in the campaign. A brief note about a Town Hall on the new City transportation blueprint that had Coun. Brian Mayes seeing red. The session is from 7-9 pm on Monday Sept.23 at the Norberry - Glenlee Community Centre   Site at 176 Worthington and you'll be reading about it in the Sun. 7.30- Marty asks what was going through Wab Kinew's head when he decided- because no one believes it's a caucus decision- to turf his Fort Garry MLA. While a new poll puts Kinew at the peak of his political honeymoon, the attempt to dirty up Mark Wasyliw- for being a lawyer who knows other lawyers defending unpopular clients- has backfired. The resulting blowback is trans-partisan in nature and national in scope. 11.25- From the first sentence of the weak caucus announcement it was obvious the ouster was personal. Being somehow linked to counsel acting for Peter Nygard was a pretext for ousting Wasyliw. Marty walks listeners through what was said, the attack on the principles of criminal law, Wasyliw's fiery claim that all of the caucus is bullied by Kinew and his assertion that it's "a personality cult, it's all about him." 16.30- The anger erupted from lawyer's groups at the inference of Wasyliw having 'guilt by association.' Did Kinew think it was a good idea to attack the president of the Law Society for representing Nygard? The Charter guarantee to mounting a criminal defence doesn't hinge on the government's approval. F⁠ormer Tory A-G Kelvin Goertzen tweeted out a good overview⁠. 21.50- After waiting a day to comment, Kinew doubled down it was a "caucus decision." Then he falsely portrayed Wasyliw as being affiliated with Nygard's criminal defence, and shifted the reasons to the MLA not being a 'team' player. Season 5 fundraising is at $3055- help us reach the $5600 target by clicking here! 25.40 Part 2- Wasyliw issued a statement refuting Kinew's cover-up, claiming House Leader Nahanni Fontaine said she had no idea about the caucus vote. The Progressive Conservatives open a third front, wanting official House probes into possible respectful workplace infractions. They'd been harping on Kinew's behavior all year- yet the press gallery on Broadway never picked up on it. 29.50- Wednesday brought a fresh round of smears towards the dissident MLA as other justifications were trotted out. There's been MLAs continuing with their real-life jobs for years, but now the NDP considers it "the straw that broke the camel's back." Wasyliw laughed at the cover-up by a "toxic and dysfunctional government." He dared the media to ask for details on the vote and the supposed 'consensus'. 37.00 The unreported bombshell allegation: Kinew 'flagged' Wasyliw's law career after the MLA witnessed the 2023 incident between Kinew and PC MLA Obby Khan- and he's promising to dish more details soon. (Here is a Black Rod analysis of the confrontation- which includes a list of previous instances of Kinew's temper and lack of accountability: ⁠Obby vs Wabby: The real story of Handshake-gate⁠) By Thursday, the NDP trotted out more mouthpieces to try to undermine Wasyliw, who didn't actually provide any evidence of a vote while still lying that he is involved in Nygard's defence. At the same time, the actual lawyer pleading the case, Gerri Wiebe, issued her own public statement, thanking supporters and blasting the NDP. Watch Legislature video from May where interim Opposition leader Wayne Ewasko identified issues about Premier Kinew's conduct and behavior that Wasyliw has now seemingly confirmed. E-transfers/comments- martygoldlive@gmail.com

Episode 21 continues to explain the failed tactics used by regional planning honchos to override local councils and seize power, and the desperate attempts by influential proxies to rescue the Metro concept. Part 1- After all the hue and cry about the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region and the collapse of Plan20-50, you'd think the NDP government would want all the input they could get from the public. Instead,⁠ as Marty revealed in the Winnipeg Sun⁠, they posted a survey- but didn't tell the public. 8.40- It takes 20 questions to get to the Metro part of the survey- and you'll hear how the questions are framed. The NDP didn't advertise it, and none of the 18 member RMs advertise the survey. The WMR also didn't post it to their website. It's like the public consultation is being... rigged. Providing timely information to the public isn't a high priority for Metro, as they were shamed into updating the site last week. After the charade of public hearings was waylaid, WMR stand-ins are trying to rally support for the plan - even though one of the RMs has complained they were never spoken with by the plan's authors. Every time you look there's more proof this was a top-down process where the protecting the public interest was an inconvenience. Support our Season 5 Funding Drive - now over 50% raised with $2600 to go! ⁠Click here to donate⁠! 15.24 Part 2- Misinformation, disinformation and worse were in the arsenal of a trio of Metro supporters who penned op-eds that downplayed and misrepresented the fatal flaws of Plan20-50. With 11 RMs opposed, it's a safe bet they know better than any political scientist if the WMR was a threat to local control of land and water decisions. 20.00- A second op-ed was penned by a planning professor. He tried to get sympathy for the WMR's "decades worth of hard work" and 'relationship building", cast aside by Wab Kinew's opt-out promise made without even consulting the poor WMR. A reference to a "very small" staff was also designed for sympathy, before concluding the plan should not be shelved because opponents "that might not appreciate its benefits." In reality, there's no benefit to letting the Mayor of Winnipeg have a veto over your own municipal planning. 23.50- A third column came from a veteran planner. He did not disclose his own role in the formation of the WMR or previous employment with the City of Winnipeg. The column continued the tactic of demeaning opponents as 'just not getting it', while insisting there's a need to copy planning processes from failing jurisdictions like Vancouver where no one can afford a house anymore. The questions raised if the WMR suffered from a too-small staff and too-small budget were floated to set up doubt and exonerate the Metro efforts. In Episode 21 we present the facts to refute that tactic. 34.30- You'll hear the reported amounts spent in 2023 on Plan20-50, staff and other line items - with less than $1100 spent on advertising and promotion, total. That seemingly included holding 3 open houses on a blueprint affecting 850,000 people. With the province tossing an extra $140k into their account, money wasn't the problem either. It was the WMR itself- beset with an attitude of superiority and entitlement, rushing to the finish line to get the Plan20-50 passed. It was a naked power grab- and now no onen wants to advertise the NDP survey to hear from average citizens about their ire and dismay. 41.30 Part 3- A fourth op-ed demonstrated the bottom-line credibility problem Plan20-50 proponents have. They are aligned with far-left "climate crisis" activists who falsely claim the 600 that appeared in Niverville "shut down" the public hearing and reject a "sustainable lifestyle". That's what the doomsday crowd seems to believe. No wonder 11 RMs are saying "no". We accept no government funding. These investigations, interviews and analysis are funded by listeners like you. E-transfers, sponsor inquiries, comments, news tips- martygoldlive@gmail.com

Another City of Winnipeg fake public consultation, and the Premier admits his approved drug-use site will adversely affect the neighbours, are the focus of Episode 8. Part 1- A recap of recent episodes and Winnipeg Sun columns; Marty also notes the passing of two politically-connected matriarchs in the community. Olga Fuga and Katherine Morrisseau-Sinclair both had controversial tenures heading non-profits - Fuga in the 1980's at the Citizenship Council of Manitoba and KMS around 10 years ago at the Native Women's Transition Centre. The saga with Fuga made headlines, while newsrooms scurried away from the KMS controversy in fear of her husband Murray. Later this summer you'll hear more about their obsession with power, our investigations into their actions, and how the lingering ill-will after they left their organizations affected their reputations. Get a copy of Retropeg when you donate to our $5600 Summer funding drive! Email- martygoldlive@gmail.com 14.05 Part 2- "We have a plan to move transportation into the future" announced the City on Monday. But 'TRANSPORTATION 2050: Reimagined Mobility' is based on far-fetched ideological goals like "Winnipeggers make 50 percent of trips by walking, cycling, transit and ride sharing by 2050." In the winter? We call BS. It smells a lot like '15 Minute Cities' and it's tied into a broader plan for the "Metropolitan Region" that shifts decisions about your community to a board of political overlords from surrounding municipalities. As Marty explains, the last thing the urban visionary cultists at City Hall want is genuine engagement with residents affected by their schemes. So, they rig council approval by holding fake consultations. 'Pop-up public events' being held on short notice (barely 24 hours for the event at St. Vital Mall for starters) will supposedly garner public feedback. The locations and schedule - all shopping malls and none on weekends - are designed to exclude working people with 9-5 jobs who would ask tough questions. You'll hear how buried on page 26 is a claim that policies will "Improve speed and avoid delays for emergency vehicles. • Design streets with emergency vehicles in mind". Since City Hall never once consulted with the WRHA or St. Boniface Hospital about throttling traffic flow on Goulet - we call BS on that too. FOR LINKS TO POPULAR EPISODES & WINNIPEG SUN COLUMNS, AND TO DONATE TO SEASON 5 COSTS - ⁠CLICK HERE. 27.35 Part 3 - Wab Kinew admitted to CTV that "there will be an impact when you open a supervised consumption site in terms of the next few blocks around it." At the "Safer Consumption Site Announcement" held a few days later, seemingly none of the reporters there mentioned Kinew's concerns about public safety. Neither did the "harm reduction" champions, some of whom instead lamented that the NDP isn't planning to hand out free drugs to users- yet. 38.00 We identify some of the 'experts' steering the project, and review the experiences of people in BC, Calgary and Ontario who deal with the disgusting and dangerous fallout when a drug den is licenced in their neighborhoods. 43.05 - Local reaction questioned how keeping addicts hooked helps anyone but the poverty industry. 51.30- Hear audio of cops in London identifying the diversion of "safe supply" to organized crime rings. Other things never mentioned in media reports about the site, which our analysis indicates will go somewhere near Siloam Mission north of Logan Avenue: No targets for getting addicts into recovery, no explanation how it will get people using contaminated drugs at home and dying to go to the site to have it tested, and nothing about a reduction in discarded needles. But it will create an army of employees who will depend on there being a continuing stream of drug addicts to justify their paycheques- and new dangers for the people who live and work nearby. Coming up- another interview with a City councilor! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

To open Episode 6 - a recap of the Canada Day weekend road trips to Vita and CFB Shilo, more about Marty's column exposing antisemitism at the Pride parade, and a peek at Marty's upcoming Winnipeg Sun column with St. Boniface residents battling to save Happyland Pool. 10.38 Part 2 - If there's one thing we've got a nose for, it's news about Manitoba Hydro. Going back to our exclusive KICK-FM interview with 'Miss Whistle'- our listeners have heard important explanations about what the Crown Corporation's numbers have really meant. As you'll hear, going back to 2015 it was apparent that the poor decisions of the Doer/Selinger NDP era has saddled Manitoba Hydro with an unmanageable debt/equity ratio and almost a Billion going to interest payments and not to power infrastructure, repair and upgrades. Now, brownouts and blackouts that used to be rare, are a regular occurrence because of system failures, Hydro admits, in a report with the bleak financial forecast. Riding his wave of popularity, Wab Kinew assures the media, wind farms will save the day. And he's saying No, No, No to Nuclear power - despite it being good enough for our neighbouring provinces. FOR LINKS TO POPULAR EPISODES, AND TO DONATE VIA PAYPAL - ⁠CLICK HERE 18.00 - We ask a few questions MSM didn't - how much power comes from wind farms already? How much does it costs? Aren't wind farm operations subsidized by the government already? How will this make, and not lose, money? You'll hear a review of how Hydro's financial plan in the past included subsidizing power for Minnesota users- and how Kinew's plan will more than double the current Hydro debt- which is guaranteed by the Province. 20.52 - Kinew's backslide on Hydro- he originally promised to freeze rates - hasn't hurt his honeymoon with voters. Until now. "A pretty good road map" for him is emulating a Quebec plan. Listen to the math behind how much power Manitoba Hydro needs to build- and based on the Quebec model, a good guess at the astronomical cost. We also touch on other elements at play that MSM ignores- including construction inflation, eco-credits, the utter lack of residential charging capacity in Winnipeg, and the 'Net-Zero' ideology. And then there's the unions. The sound of the bottom line is truly jarring- and could disable the economy and bankrupt Manitoba Hydro. Marty asks, what happens when Hydro goes broke. Will Wab be telling you to turn out the lights? ********** Send your comments, news tips, sponsor inquiries or - an E-Transfer donation to support the Season 5 Funding campaign! Almost $1200 has been received towards the $5600 target Donors will get their own copy of Retropeg as a token of our appreciation! Email- martygoldlive@gmail.com

In Episode 50, Marty Gold walks listeners through his ongoing Season 4 reports about antisemitism and illustrates a continuing reluctance of Winnipeg media to tell the truth about the conduct and behavior of their like-minded friends in the 'From the river to the sea" crowd. Last week we published a blog story on ActionLine.ca: ⁠Antisemitism Training To Be Mandatory at U of M Med School⁠ It was the latest installment about the manifestations of Jew-hate across our province and ⁠our nation⁠. In ⁠our schools⁠, in ⁠our newspapers⁠, and ⁠among political leaders⁠. Not a single MSM outlet has reported on what University of Manitoba President Michael Benarroch said: - “Antisemitism continues to exist on our campuses today” - The anti-Israel valedictory speaker “tarnished” the med school graduation event - “I hear far too often from students and colleagues who do not feel UM's campuses are safe for them.” To report these facts would disrupt the "it's anti-Zionism not antisemitism" narrative the biased Winnipeg media uses to cover up for the pro-Islamist campus activists. ⁠Check out the top episodes⁠⁠, make a donation towards our costs, and help our public affairs coverage spring into Summer! 18:49 Part 2- After 4 days, a Free Press typist covering a formal complaint about the valedictory speech included two sanitized sentences about Benarroch's initiatives: "In response to the criticism, U of M president Michael Benarroch said the university would offer additional anti-racism training to students, faculty and staff. The training will be mandatory for students in the Rady faculty of health sciences." Notice what's missing? The word "antisemitism". What Benarroch said was: "including antisemitism training for our students, faculty and staff." The Free Press- and the rest of the Winnipeg media- doesn't want you to know. It's not the first time the broadsheet has ducked using the word antisemitism. Hear how the reporter steered her article about an antisemitism complaint, into a bleating session for other pro-Hamas leftists in town who are being criticized after outing themselves by voicing support for the doctor now under investigation. 26.30- Local media doesn't clue in the community about incidents Canada-wide either: a comic illustrator barred from a BC festival, or about the two Jewish schools shot at in the last week. The pattern is clear, that hate and violence towards Jews is "Not News". We list media outlets that made no mention of Benarroch admitting the U of M has a problem with Jew-haters. 32.00 - It's not just the "Jew" thing. Winnipeg media has contorted itself to avoid reporting on race relations gone wrong. A significant underlying factor behind the attacks on Food Fare employees has been mob behavior encouraged by aboriginal activists and the evident distrust between them and the Palestinian grocers. Justice Minister Matt Wiebe pronounced he wants police to act, but he also hid what's really behind the violence. Marty Gold explains how in recent years, police chief Danny Smyth cowered from violent mobs, including a pro-Hamas attack on Jews near the Legislature in 2021 that was followed by the statue-destroying, cop-hating aboriginal radical mob 6 weeks later. No one was charged in either riot, and the signal was sent that mobs rule our streets. Smyth helped cause the problem, and no one should expect him to do anything as he counts down the days to his retirement in September. Comments, news tips, Interac donations- martygoldlive@gmail.com Coming up: Coun. Jason Schreyer on city debt, public safety, and deficient public consultation; Nurses ready to revolt against Wab Kinew; and Will the Sun Rise Again?

A full house turned out in St. James on Friday to say farewell to Brian Smiley. From all walks of life and his endeavours, but especially we heard about family and friends from the lake. Marty briefly describes the celebration of our old chum in Part 1 of Episode 49. 8:02 Part 2- The headlines have been blaring for a month about confrontations at a West End supermarket fending off shoplifters. An April 28th incident where a woman swung, missed and got punched by an employee was followed by CBC making excuses for the thieves, and other kinds of 'warriors' making direct threats towards Food Fare for confronting them. Marty Gold explains that the subsequent CBC report criticizing confrontations as "normalizing something that's not normal" had it backwards. What's become normalized in Winnipeg is stealing from retailers, and that's what has to be addressed. What's not normal. is labeling what's going on as "petty shoplifting by individuals who are poor, struggling, maybe dealing with substance abuse issues, unhoused or underhoused." That's narrative, not reality. And it drove antagonism that bad actors took to heart. Comments, news tips, Interac donations- martygoldlive@gmail.com This week's Free Press story provided the details of the escalating intimidation at the Portage and Arlington store that has included staged Candid Camera style thefts to instigate bad publicity and litigation, a jumping in a parking lot, and a premeditated revenge raid with brass knuckles and batons by a gang of 5. Every incident thus far has had a common denominator- invoking the 'victim' of the April 28th rhubarb by aboriginal crusaders. Hear how on May 3rd, self-described "angry Indians" demanded the firing of the now-suspended employee involved in the April incident. The demands were accompanied with threats to the store's operations and a declaration about native sovereignty over the property ("our land"). We questioned how these tactics would be reported if "white people" did this to an immigrant family grocer. 23.00 - "You can't touch us", taunted a group of 4 attackers on May 14, when they scoped out the joint with a shoplifting excursion around 5 pm and got thrown out. What message does it send when the 17 year old isn't sent off the streets for a single day? He brandished brass knuckles leading a mob with weapons, attacked and hospitalized 3 grocery store clerks, and gets a scolding from a cop and is sent off with a court date. Who does that protect? 26:16 - “We never know what to expect.” Food Fare told about the dollar value of stolen goods they retrieve every month before it's walked out their door, and shoplifting at that store has "quadrupled." Armed with phone cameras, it's a set-up to engineer criminal, civil, or human rights complaints against the store- ie Lawfare. Faced with a lawless mob - armed goons - intimidating a supermarket and 4 of them still on the loose, Police Chief Danny Smyth shows no concern. Neither does Wab Kinew, Scott Gillingham, or other political leaders. If the mob were from another segment of society, would politicians call out the intimidation, violence and hate? Are they waiting until another grocery owner gets muscled? 38:38 Part 3 - A fast wrap-up with a peek at an upcoming interview. We're rolling on towards Season 5! ****** Help us cover the costs of bringing unique and informed local commentary and reporting⁠ ⁠to you, click here for our Donate page!

The polls suggest that Premier Wab Kinew is in the midst of a honeymoon after the Manitoba NDP's victory last year, but that honeymoon will be put to the test on June 18 when voters go to the polls in the riding of Tuxedo, the seat of former premier Heather Stefanson and a riding that nearly joined most of the rest of the city in turning orange in October's provincial election.But Tuxedo won't be the only Winnipeg battleground in 2024, as a federal byelection will have to be held in Elmwood–Transcona in the next few months. The federal NDP, not nearly as buoyant in the polls as their provincial cousins, could have a fight on its hands to hold off the Conservatives in this seat.To discuss the first months of Wab Kinew's government and the upcoming electoral contests taking place in Winnipeg, as well as how the city is shaping up ahead of the 2025 federal election, I'm joined by Ian Froese, the CBC's provincial affairs reporter in Manitoba.THE NUMBERS: On this week's episode of The Numbers podcast, available for Patreon members here, we chat about the upcoming byelection in Toronto–St. Paul's and what's at stake for the Liberals in what has traditionally been a safe seat. We also discuss the results in the Pictou West byelection in Nova Scotia, the upcoming Tuxedo byelection in Manitoba and new polls out of Ontario, Alberta and B.C.In addition to listening to this episode of The Writ Podcast in your inbox, at TheWrit.ca or on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, you can also watch this episode on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

A recap of violent incidents across the city is the theme of Episode 48, including a possible lead in an inner-city homicide. Part 1- Our recent episodes get a mention, as does the controversy about antisemitism on display at the University of Manitoba medical graduation- which earned a stern rebuke from the Rady family. Will this issue trip up the NDP at the doors in the Tuxedo by-election? 8:48 Part 2- Disturbing details of separate mall parking lot beatings in Tuxedo and Grant Park that newsrooms haven't warned the community about, but we do. One victim lost almost every tooth in their mouth, to a trio who took off in a stolen car; the other was carjacked in a brazen noon hour assault. One senior said they won't even carry plastic to the mall anymore, lest they be purse-snatched. Then we continue east to Osborne Village, where Mayor Gillingham visited the neighborhood with CBC last week to address the rampant crime that forced Starbucks to shutter. As Marty Gold explains, corporate practices that tolerated drugged out zombies using the restaurant until it was too late were part of the problem. 18.50- Gillingham made the point that social issues don't underly every incident, and that some criminals just "think they can get away with it." While that seems an entirely reasonable statement, an anti-cop, anti-capitalist, antisemitic professor at the University of Winnipeg ivory tower pounced with a Marxist word salad: "This rhetoric is made possible by concessions to the separation of criminalized people into categories of those who deserve to be policed and those who don't... Regardless of the person or issue being policed, policing is a repressive and harmful response." Her oppression narrative was immediately dismantled by a critic who raised the eruption of consequence-free Liquor Mart carry-out heists a few years ago, and by a fellow who works in a beer vendor describing the threats he gets. If policing represses violent thieves, the working class seems to be all for it. Check out the top episodes⁠⁠, make a donation towards our costs, and help our public affairs coverage spring into summer 22.30- Continuing on to St. Boniface, one 7-11 is already closed overnight, and another might not be far behind after a failed 2 am robbery. A 17 year old with priors unloaded bear spray but was tackled by 2 customers. We wonder what would keep kids like this out of trouble... more recreation probably?... except Council keeps closing pools in the French quarter. 25.30 Foodfare on Portage at Arlington keeps appearing in headlines, but after 3 employees got the brass knuckle treatment from (yet another) 17 year old, one detail wasn't heard in the news. He had been tossed out of the supermarket earlier and returned for revenge, but sources tell us- he brought some friends. Is that the kind of gang Wab Kinew said he'd go after? 27.00- A body was found in the back lane around the 400 block of Notre Dame near Isabel last Tuesday. You'll want to hear about a potential clue from someone who had played online video games with the victim, Leo Amus Caribou, and was trying to find out what happened. Rounding out the episode is a couple of arrests of violent criminals with a common denominator - failure to comply. One case involved a slew of weapons and drugs; the other, trying to mow down store employees with a stolen car. Just remember that to the Criminal Justice experts at the U of W, "policing is a repressive and harmful response." ********* Coming up: Updates on Happyland Pool, Tuxedo by-election candidates, and a chat with East Kildonan Coun. Jason Schreyer!

MP Panel with: Adam Van Koeverden, Melissa Lantsman & Charlie Angus; Joy Malbon, CTV News; Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory & Tom Mulcair.

Episode 44 opens with listener comments about our tribute to Brian Smiley; an update on the Dan Rentz 911 suicide call from Episode 42; then lots more updates in the city hall and provincial round-ups! 8:00 Part 2- Using the bully pulpit of the Free Press, Brent Bellamy is the mouthpiece of the elitist 'urban visionary' crowd in Winnipeg, aligned with the radical bike lobby. When Coun. Ross Eadie wrote to the newspaper disputing Bellamy's proposals that would make River and Osborne a nightmare for disabled and blind pedestrians, Bellamy mocked the concerns. You'll hear Eadie's detailed explanation and the crass, no class response from Bellamy, distorting the issues and dismissing the objections of the councilor who is himself blind. It's indicative of how actual public safety is an afterthought to the anti-car, anti-capitalist mob Bellamy fronts for. As Eadie put it: "This guy has an architecture stamp – wow... maybe architects should be penalized under the Accessibility For Manitobans Act." Comments, news tips, Interac donations- martygoldlive@gmail.com 19.40- That attitude against protecting genuine public safety is on display with the debate about closing Assiniboine Avenue at Main Street. Marty Gold provides the history of the idea, which was a favorite of the Manitoba Club front group, "Friends of Upper Fort Garry" in 2010. The flaws of the idea were put on the record by Kelly Ryback at the Public Works meeting - starting with a naval base down the block and the use of the road to get to St. Boniface Hospital. You'll hear audio clips from the subsequent discussion by councilors and the stunning deceptions that the bureaucrats were pulling to conceal their plans, dissuade public input, and cater to their allies in the bike lobby. 26.45 - Janice Lukes and Russ Wyatt question the department heads. You'll hear how emergency services were not actually asked about ambulances getting delayed going to the hospital, the dirty trick of labeling the report as 'information' when they intended to "roll this out" anyways, and Wyatt challenging this "dangerous" idea. Lukes called it "a tricky recommendation" and "confusing." Another trick was revealed- summer repairs on Assiniboine will block eastbound lanes, which will lower the numbers of vehicles diverted northbound down Fort Street and make it seem less obstructive of traffic than it really is. 34. 14- While the administration called it a "pilot", Wyatt rightly said, "It's a trojan horse, not a pilot". You'll hear the bureaucrats admit they didn't mention the word 'pilot' anywhere in the report or that the proposal to forbid right hand turns onto Main St. is for a YEAR. This is an example of the public service deliberately deceiving the public to tamp down their input. Not coincidentally- immediately after Wyatt identified the bike lobby as manipulating this initiative, the YouTube feed of the meeting was mysteriously cut off. He's taking his complaint about being censored to the Governance Committee. Marty recaps how stakeholders like small businesses and residents downtown are being shunted aside by high-paid liars on the public payroll who favor the bike lobby elitists. Lastly in the City Hall round-up, a Matt Allard sighting. Hear the questions he's going to be asked as we continue to seek an interview with him. It's not only about the Goulet bike lane, but that's a start. There's a Happyland Pool fundraising update to end the segment. 48:47 - Part 3 - Provincial round-up Update on the Bell MTS layoffs in Brandon, as we again scoop MSM; More reasons why Wab Kinew's NDP shouldn't follow the BC model of hard drug decriminalization and 'safe supply'; Four hopefuls- at least- are lining up to contest the PC nomination in Tuxedo to replace Heather Stefanson, one of whom is a strong voice for the Jewish community, Larry Pinsky. ******* To support the Truth for Lily, Justice For Dan $25/ticket fundraiser raffle: sheenapaterson.massagetherapy@gmail.com

Episode 42 is a special interview about the case of Winnipeg resident Dan Rentz, the tragedy of his passing in November 2022, and if the City 911 service failed to send help because of a systemic bias. Part 1- Sheena Paterson is the mother of Lily Rentz, who is the daughter of Dan Rentz. The parents were a pair for 27 years, and the family struggled with Dan's mental health and addiction issues. He had called 911 in the past. "What he went through (for a 5 day evaluation) was disturbing." Sheena believes with males more prone to committing suicide, "there's a real discrepancy as to how they deal with 911 calls" between male and female callers. 8.00- You'll hear what a Police Detective told Sheena about the panicked 911 call and what Dan said- and that's led the family to wonder why a wellness check wasn't dispatched. When CTV asked, the City made a bold claim: “It has been determined that proper procedure was followed within the policy of the communication centre. "While this incident was tragic, no information was provided during the interaction with the call taker to indicate an emergency requiring a response from our units.“ Without hearing the audio, there is no way to evaluate if the City is telling the truth, or if it is covering up. 10.00 - City Holds Back 911 Audio From Suicide Victim's Family "Not only have we been refused for the FIPPA requests, we've been refused on different reasons every single time." One of those reasons was "Disclosure harmful to a third party's privacy”, Lily has pushed back, writing: "In my dads case, how is a third party impacted by my dads call? He didn't have any people around close to him when he ended his life; who is the third party? How much training in suicide prevention do the 911 operators have?" Hear Sheena explain, "he was by himself when he called 911 and he was by himself when he died... so who are they trying to protect?" While the family still fights for access to the tape, Lily is pleading for some common sense: "My dad was in serious mental distress and called 911 for help. I am not looking to lay blame on anyone for his actions but I am trying to understand what he communicated to the 911 operator and why he did not meet the criteria to warrant a health check by WPS." One of the reasons? PACT program wellness checks In Winnipeg were only available until 9:30 pm on a Saturday night. We hope no one ever gets suicidal after midnight. 18:52 Part 2 - "My daughter deserves the truth." 21.10- Sheena describes the doors that aren't open towards helping that cause, including the Medical Examiner's Office, Legal Help Centre, or- Wab Kinew. Sheena describes the end result of 4 conversations with his office- 'she pretended she never even received the email and then later accidentally quoted my email. Then she called (Coun.) Sherri Rollin's office- no help." 23.20 - "If it was a white woman in St. Vital that car would be there in an instant." We discuss if there's an unconscious bias towards males or core-area addresses - people like Dan Rentz who lived on Logan - when they call 911 for help. The Lentz tragedy was made worse when Dan's house "was immediately looted". Police were more concerned about Sheena trying to protect the home from repeated break-ins than with the thieves. 25.48 - "Dan had written notes that he left belongings for Lily... the clothes out of the dryer, food out of the fridge... people running out of the house with bags of stuff" Vagrants started fires inside the house, the pipes burst, then the City demolished it. "Never did we get access to that house to take belongings. All of my daughter's memories with her dad, gone." 29.00- This boils down to how an emergency call was handled. Who takes a complaint about 911? Marty called the 311 service to ask- and got a surprising answer, as Sheena had never once been guided towards that venue. To support the Truth for Lily, Justice For Dan $25/ticket fundraiser draw: sheenapaterson.massagetherapy@gmail.com

Late breaking news caused a shift in direction for Episode 41, but we make sure you get the analysis you need to know what's going on with Wab Kinew's crew! Part 1 – Our interview about the police shooting of Brad Singer in February opened a lot of eyes to the questions that deserve answers. Here's the link: A listener sent a thoughtful response to the comments about residential schools made by Kelly Ryback and noted a factor affecting Indigenous poverty and addiction rates he had not: the reserve system and isolation. 9.40- An NDP MLA has gone against the 'devolution' script for child welfare, telling a Legislative Committee that “I'm worried about the nepotism that's currently going on in every office.” Amanda Lathlin from The Pas is a foster parent and is getting the runaround from "unqualified workers that are currently there, such as the ones who've not returned my calls for two months asking for a visit.” The Children's Advocate shared her concerns that kids in care may be left voiceless, but Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine was all-in on handing First Nations control under Trudeau's Bill C-92. Fontaine and Housing Minister Bernadette Smith had to cancel a press conference Friday after a body was found at the derelict Manitoba Housing site at 575 Balmoral. Marty describes how he had been asking what was going on with an RFP that closed last fall to redevelop Centre Village - but he had been ignored. While the neighborhood suffers from the blight, the City looks the other way instead of ticketing Housing officials. 18.00 - A leading doctor has quit the U of M and Shared Health and blasted the NDP government which "meddles relentlessly in our health system without empowering those with expertise to run it." Dr. Eberhard Renner said "recycling previous health system leaders who would elsewhere compost in retirement" was creating "the wild west... (in some) instances this government's actions frankly hinder the ability of expert leaders to do their job." We deciphered which partisan codger he was referring to. Lastly, an announcement of a sexual assault strategy group proved the pattern of political nepotism as a crony of Nahanni Fontaine's got a post on the steering committee. Fontaine claimed, “There is so much more to do to protect women, girls and two-spirit peoples" but also seemed to have a blind spot - aren't men also victims of spousal abuse? What services do they get? 26:16 Part 2- Crime Courts and Public Safety Update; - An accused triple murderer - Two fires on Thursday a half hour apart will result in two houses in Weston being demolished - A spat between parents in Elm Creek has flared, after a claim students visiting a northern school in a 'peace and reconciliation' exchange were sexually harassed and assaulted by some of their hosting peers. WFP on Thursday- "a parent said Elm Creek boys had been spanked, slapped, “dry-humped” and threatened by students from the Norway House school, and that a video of the harassment had circulated throughout the school community." RCMP are investigating. WFP on Friday - a mother whose kid was on the trip and had not seen the video insisted "I believe that this is fuelled by racism... I think that the kids that didn't want to go made the time that they spent there awful." 'Believe all victims' - until you don't want to, it appears. ****** Our reporting is never funded by government - listeners and people who believe in a strong alternative media do. We earn your support - donate at this link, and check out links to our top stories compiled on the refreshed Donate page!

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A tradition returns to TGCTS as we welcome the Canadian Taxpayers Federation for Episode 36! Part 1- Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director, starts off by tackling the City of Winnipeg budget. We dig into the under-the-radar subject of the $200M civic 40-Year Bond, and the interest cost to taxpayers. Despite the city carrying a higher than Canadian average debt load, somehow $82,000 of support for residential services like Happyland Park pool just didn't fit council's "urban vision". Gaubrich urges all taxpayers to tell their councilor they "want the government to focus on basic priorities: recreational pools, roads, keeping the streets clean and safe" not spending on travel to conferences, adding bureaucrats, or exorbitant severance pay to outgoing ward assistants. It's an uphill fight since special interest lobby groups often get government funding to advance their narrow goals. You can support our interviews and analysis by contributing via PayPal or Interac, or arrange by emailing us! Email martygoldlive@gmail.comJoin us on Facebook⁠ 17:38 Part 2- Wab Kinew's new budget flaunted a huge $1.4B increase in spending and falling revenues, but WFP columnist Devryn Ross called out the Finance Minister for trying to cover it up. The Tories had set aside half a billion for new civil service contracts, and Adrian Sala lied to try and explain away the deficit. That's not the only lie connected to the NDP approach to the budget. While the 14 cent a litre tax break "helps a lot of people out", an $800M deficit and billions wasted on interest payments- $1520 per Manitoban - trends our province in a dangerous direction. Haubrich addresses the change in the education tax credit to a flat $1500, contrary to Kinew's election promise to keep the discount at 50% of the bill. We walk through the escalating net cost to homeowners as the NDP farm club on school boards ratchet up taxes. While Tom Brodbeck claimed "it's a good thing" for Kinew to break that election promise, Haubrich says "they shouldn't have promised it in the first place... that's a big problem that contributes to cynicism and hurts taxpayers' walletbooks." Marty Gold raises the way governments are chipping away at the intergenerational transfer of wealth within the working and middle class while delivering less value for dollar to taxpayers. Corporate welfare such as E-car rebates, millions allotted for a safe injection site that Kinew's crew won't be living anywhere near, Nahanni Fontaine jetting an entourage to the United Nations, are part of the expensive priority of the NDP- feeding their base, and claim the budget will be balanced in 4 years in time of the next election. In the meantime, Manitobans will be paying $9.6B in interest over that term. In the overall scheme of things, providing a paltry $300 credit for property security systems- which can save millions in losses, insurance hikes, and policing costs- shows it's difficult to get a caucus with no experience in making a payroll "to understand the plight of the everyday taxpayer, when your paycheque has been coming from the government," concludes Haubrich. 40:00 Part 3- A fast wrap up, and pitch for last-minute support as the final contributions to the winter funding drive are being collected up this week. We earn your support! All our episodes with full descriptions and photos, are at ActionLine.ca Links to our best podcasts by category, are on the Donate page Important Columns and Articles on the Blog tab - Just added-  https://actionline.ca/2024/04/a-quiz-about-israel-and-hamas-for-politicians-pundits-and-protesters/

After a brief recap of our winter funding campaign and a preview of a few upcoming items, we turn to the NDP government of Wab Kinew. What direction will his Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara try to steer addictions policy towards? If they intend to emulate British Columbia, that direction is- Scandal after Scandal after Cover-up. Comments, news tips, interview inquiries & Interac donations - Email— martygoldlive@gmail.com 9:43 Part 2- There's already signs that Kinew skirts accuracy when trumpeting 'improvements' to adding beds at HSC. He announced "50" but the media missed that 27 were already in "temporary" use- meaning the net gain was really 23 beds. How else will the NDP try to fool Manitobans? Well, they already won't discuss the actual number of new hires in health care. The radfem 'Squad' in his caucus are champions of decriminalization and a $2.5M legal injection site as a "harm reduction" strategy. We know none of them- especially Nahanni Fontaine- will have it built near their own homes and won't experience for themselves the associated decline in neighborhood safety. Their supporters want them to next rush into "safer supply". Kinew played coy, saying he's moving "one step at a time" and will follow where the evidence leads." We discuss the evidence he will no doubt ignore; how "Most studies which support the strategy use low-quality research methodologies that are considered unacceptable in most healthcare studies." Lessons from BC- the NDP government spent nearly a year dismissing safer supply diversion as an “urban myth,”  Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry assured the public that diversion was being closely monitored- which was recently exposed as a lie. It took a challenge from the Alberta government, dealing with the impact of criminal gangs flooding 'safer supply' drugs into their communities, for the BC scam to be exposed. 22.00- Nurses in BC got a memo ordering them to allow open drug use in maternity and other wards and not to call the RCMP. And reporting it to their bosses was futile. Premier Dave Eby and his Ministers denied fentanyl was being smoked inside hospitals, and also cited an RCMP press release claiming “there is currently no evidence to support a widespread diversion of safer supply drugs in the illicit market in BC or Canada.” Nurses called out the lies about their workplace safety. Then it was learned a gag order was placed on RCMP detachments about safe supply drugs seized in raids or any other aspect of the program, because Eby is facing an election. And the opposition uncovered that no data (evidence) was being collected to begin with. These were NDP deceptions to protect their policies on drug decriminalization and safer supply. 32.00 - That isn't the only NDP cover-up in BC. You'll hear of a grant system (funded by Carbon Taxes) for electric truck manufacturers, where MNP pressured companies to pay them to write up their applications and kick back 20% if successful. Conveniently, MNP was empowered to decide on which applications to recommend for the grant awards. When one company raised an alarm about the racket, they were shunned by Eby's government, which coincidentally announced a review of the controversial grant program- to be conducted by MNP. An opposition motion to investigate was voted down by the NDP majority- but after the whistleblower exposed the kickback cover-up, Eby was forced to reintroduce the motion and vote for it after voting against it. We saw NDP operatives who ruined Alberta pack their bags and get handsome raises to take on roles in the Kinew government in Manitoba. Will he next absorb refugee hacks from BC, and import their advanced style of cover-up, corruption and kickbacks? Don't bet against it. 37:17 Part 3 - Future episodes will include interviews with families questioning police and 911 dealings with their deceased relatives, city councilor interviews, and a Taxpayers Federation overview of the City and Provincial budgets.

A wisecrack from a listener has Marty Gold recounting the history of "Hail Aurtarlia" to open Episode 34. Another listener commented about a retirement at CBC-TV, who the new Winnipeg anchor might be, and what needs to be improved in local CBC coverage- but won't be. 6.00 - Researching into the provincial budget, we flagged a few items for our upcoming interview with the CTF- including a meagre break for home security systems that the NDP refused to implement 15 years ago despite their own Speaker at the time, George Hickes, supporting our idea. We only need $405 to reach our funding goal - Donate here to help us succeed today! 12:43 Part 2- The Wab Kinew government has alloted funding to "anti-racist" education and Holocaust curriculum. Marty Gold says it's giving false hope to the community. That's because, last year the Winnipeg media blackballed coverage of the incident involving an outburst by "Free Free Palestine" University of Winnipeg Collegiate athletes at the Gray Academy Jewish campus. The Free Press couldn't even bring itself to admit the chants and gestures were antisemitic. And the Department of Education and the schools involved did nothing to get to the bottom of it. In other words, the authorities are all talk and no action when it comes to harassment and intimidation of Jewish students - and the media sides with the "protesters". 17.00 Three local newspapers have allowed bizarre, antisemitic narratives disguised as "pro Palestinian" activism to be published without balance or challenge to the inherent anti-Zionist messaging. - The Manitoban has ceaselessly promoted a concept put before the University of Manitoba Student's Union to adopt a definition of "Anti-Palestinianism' invented by an national Arab lawyers group. You'll hear how Rhonda Spivak dismantled the notion the proposal is any equivalent to the IHRA definition of antisemitism. "The proposed definition of anti-Palestinian racism will not allow for supporters of Israel to present their viewpoint on campus, or criticize Hamas or the Palestinian side in any way, without running afoul of the definition of "Nakba Denial" ... anyone speaking in favour of a two-state solution, Canada's stated policy, will run afoul of the definition of Nakba Denial in the proposed definition before UMSU." In other words, it's antisemitic. - The Winnipeg Sun without hesitation printed a letter to the editor that claimed the October 7 massacres was a "false flag" operation falsely blamed on Hamas - as rancid a conspiracy theory as can be imagined. Yet the newspaper published it. 21.30 Meanwhile the Free Press, still reeling from the blowback to a Jen Zoratti column about October 7th, was embarrassed by an Honest Reporting Canada investigation into a column by far-left Faith reporter John Longhurst. Longhurst performed stenography duty for the antisemitic Mennonite Central Committee, which claimed Israel was withholding food aid from Gazans. "On the day Longhurst's article was published, well over 200 trucks filled with humanitarian aid entered Gaza, in addition to 159 tonnes of additional aid airdropped over the coastal territory. The next day, 258 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza, 166 of which carried food, well over twice the amount that was entering the enclave prior to the war." As we explain, when the media repeats misinformation and slanted reporting assailing Israel for carrying out a "genocide" and deliberate starvation, Marxist politicians like Nahanni Fontaine repeats the narrative of Jew-haters, citing the Fake News media reports. To the dismay of militant Palestinians, Mayor Gillingham has stood his ground and refused pressure to add a "ceasefire now" motion to a city council agenda, after Wab Kinew caved in to them. MSM won't ask, but we do- When the Iranian-funded "Al Quds Day" comes to Winnipeg, will the Mayor and Premier tolerate a thousand pro-terrorist marchers calling for "Intifada revolution" and the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Israel?

The wholesale destruction of the Archwood and Dufresne neighborhoods in St Boniface - the small residential communities north and south of Happyland Park - by a proposed Marion Freeway was averted in 2015/16. So instead, city bureaucrats have resorted to a new tactic - incremental erosion of the area through budget cuts, even while the City trumpets the massive infill development at the Canada Packers site across Archibald. In Episode 29 you'll hear about the devastating and cruel decision to demolish the outdoor pool at Happyland Park, despite support for the neighborhood from the Manitoba Metis Federation and the infill project leader. Marty Gold tells about the pleas of residents, who even offered to raise the $82,000 cost to keep the pool open. The concept of a new aquatic centre near Provencher Blvd. far from Happyland Park means one thing - no relief in the summer for the poor and working class losing their pool, because it will require paying to get in. As a councilor wrote, "The Mayor has provided each of the fifteen councillors with a piece of his approximately 1.27% operating property tax increase, but it is chump change if one wants to provide children with pleasurable experiences." We put the failure of St. Boniface Councilor Matt Allard to save the pool under the microscope. Under his watch, and his extremist focus on "climate change" and bike lanes instead of real issues affecting residents and businesses, the Marion-Goulet corridor continues to decline into becoming the North End of the South End. City Council chose to undermine the biggest reason families use Happyland Park. It appears to be part of a larger plan to kill the park, and force out the working class and seniors- and as one resident told us it's “Creating a city people aren't going to want to stay in.” This work is entirely funded by YOUR support. Check out our redesigned ⁠Donate page⁠ - it's easier than ever to help us continue to serve the public. 27:33 Part 2 - We review the fiery comments from Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt after Wednesday's vote, where he decried "a mean-spirited budget, with attacks on working families and their neighborhoods." "Had we not made the investment in Transcona by building the Transcona Aquatic Park, they would have tried to close that former old outdoor pool too, but now it's just too popular thanks to the reinvestment." Hearkening to a prior era when "we had at City Hall strong City Councilors", Wyatt also took a shot at the current crop including Allard: "Former Councillors would have stood up and fought for their communities, instead of the group we have today who rolled over today in the face of the cuts being made in the budget and to their communities." We also have some insight from Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie about the trade-offs councilors have to make with pools, splash pads, and being outside of the controlling bloc at council. Episode 29 concludes with interesting feedback to our analysis of Wab Kinew's Gaza Gambit, and a renewed push for our fundraising drive as we pass the halfway point. $1800 is still needed to meet our costs. Marty Gold is committed to investigating and reporting on the serious concerns in our neighborhoods, bringing the stories MSM can't or won't forward to ActionLine.ca and forcing those issues onto the civic and provincial political agenda. In that way, we earn your support. To send story tips, comments, and contribute support via Interac- Email martygoldlive@gmail.com

The controversial war resulting from the terror attack on Israeli settlements by Hamas on October 7th has affected almost every sphere of society from domestic politics to academia to entertainment. In Episode 27, we look those affects with examples from the macrocosm - the Oscars and the Trudeau Liberal's foreign policy - and then the microcosm, after Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew attempted to play both sides. A rebuke from a former Winnipegger in Israel exposed his shallow understanding of the war to eradicate Hamas, and of antisemitism. Email Comments, News tips or donate via Interac- ⁠⁠⁠⁠martygoldlive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Part 1- You'll hear about what happened in Hollywood: ‘Zone of Interest' Executive Producer Danny Cohen Refutes Director Jonathan Glazer's Oscar Speech: ‘I Just Fundamentally Disagree' “The war and the continuation of the war is the responsibility of Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization which continues to hold and abuse the hostages, which doesn't use its tunnels to protect the innocent civilians of Gaza but uses it to hide themselves and allow Palestinians to die. I think the war is tragic and awful and the loss of civilian life is awful, but I blame Hamas for that." 9.00 - National Post: Mélanie Joly visits Israel only to trivialize Hamas's sexual violence After restoring funding to the Hamas front group UNRWA, Joly announced equal funding to both Israeli and alleged Palestinian victims of sexual violence. Then, accompanied by Minister of mental health and addiction Ya'ara Saks, they struck a collegial pose with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas - a Holocaust and October 7 atrocity denier who makes hefty 'Martyr' payments to the families of terrorists that murdered Jews. Israel's Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism, former Montrealer Michal Cotler-Wunsh, "slammed the Canadian foreign minister for perpetuating a “false moral equivalence” between Hamas's coordinated use of sexual torture on Oct. 7 and allegations of sexual misconduct levied against individual Israelis." “Canadian tax (dollars) supporting blood libel inversion of fact (and) law.” "Why is Joly insistent on “all lives matter-ing” the organized sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli women and girls?" asked Rahim Mohamed. "(It's) an affront to reality." The 'why' is a political calculation that Joe Roberts described: "Justin Trudeau's legacy will be the abandonment of our allies—leaving a Canada that cannot answer the call of NATO, but happily answers the call of the antisemitic mob. Shameful." 18:33 Part 2 - We dissect Wab KInew's ceasefire call- a gambit to assure the Jewish community he's an ally, while at the same time asserting Muslims are victims of Israel having "little regard for civilians." Ignoring facts on the ground that disprove his concept of how war against Islamists and their supporters is waged and why there's a "famine" in Gaza, you'll hear how Kinew is playing the human rights card to placate the antisemites in the NDP and the pro-Hamas protest mob leaders, revealing "a tremendous amount of ignorance and naivety." 43:41 Part 3 - Marty Gold reads the response from a former classmate who lives in Southern Israel to Kinew's misguided and misinformed statement. Hear how combat to eliminate terrorists is taking place door-to-door, with support for Hamas and Hitler found inside those homes. Instead of Kinew comprehending that like the Nazis, Hamas must totally surrender, "Calling for a ceasefire may be politically correct and an attempt to pander to all constituencies, but it is, in fact, cowardly and morally corrupt. You can do better." Episode 27 concludes with a look at how Hamas has faked casualty reports "because the daily totals increase too consistently to be real... they assigned about 70% of the total to be women and children, (and) in-filled the number of men as set by the predetermined total." See Also - https://actionline.ca/2024/03/the-unmentionable-jew-then-and-now-by-dr-rafael-medoff/

To kick-off Episode 26, an update on our winter campaign! Please help us maintain the pace towards the $3800 goal by April 1. Marty Gold outlines unique upcoming topics - including analyzing Wab Kinew's far-left Gaza gambit - that will continue to earn the support of those seeking a voice and listeners turned off by being force-fed MSM narratives. 13.20 - A brief analysis of the underlying political rivalries behind the budget debate about closing 3 outdoor pools. Marty cites how the same tactics used a few years ago to demolish his childhood wading pool at Clara Hughes Park were again in play to set up the latest proposed closures. While Mayor Gillingham plays coy, the media lets him off the hook for an administration willing to slash services for poorer neighborhoods. While Coun. Sherri Rollins signaled she favours saving Winakwa pool (but not Happyland Park), no one in the media is assessing if the residents affected are being rewarded or punished because of the politics between rival councilors. Matt Allard frantically argued at the Community Services meeting for money to keep those pools open as St. Boniface becomes the North End of the South End. We ask, are councilors getting back at him for how he lorded over Public Works when he was Chair, and his conduct at Council meetings? Get all our columns and podcasts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ActionLine.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Comments, News tips or donate via Interac- ⁠⁠⁠⁠martygoldlive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ 23:20 Part 2 - Crime Courts and Public Safety Update - You'll hear about a violent March 5 incident inside HSC, how it relates to a March 7 announcement by NDP Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara, the Manitoba Nurses Union mocking arming new safety officers with "verbal Judo", and a 14 year HSC nurse who fled west after assaults and the "constant threat" of violence at work. - Also from HSC- a lawsuit over an Emily St. parkade elevator that crashed, severely injuring a doctor. - What did 4 teens learn after using pepper spray and brass knuckles on security guards at the Forks on March 7? That they don't spend even 24 hours being locked up, even if they were breaching court orders. Listeners offer some opinions. "How safe does anyone feel going to the Forks which can now be designated a high crime zone." - Transit safety officers needed police back-up after pulling a goon off a bus at Main Street near Portage during rush hour on March 9. Is there any public place in Winnipeg that's safe anymore? ⁠Someone should ask Dr. Joss Reimer. 38:59 Part 3 - The more we dig into the safety survey numbers, the worse police chief Danny Smyth looks. Listen to how truly awful the state of public safety is, when only 10% of males and 5% of females feel safe downtown at night. And if you think that's bad, wait till you hear about Smyth and councilors pretending burglars aren't waiting to get their hands on residential water-use data to find out when you aren't home. ****************** So far we've raised $1770 towards our $3800 target- almost halfway there! Your contribution helps pay for hosting, upgrades, research and in-the field costs so we can bring you the information you will not get from MSM. Please Use The Donate Page and Support Our Public Affairs Investigations and Analysis Today

Wab Kinew says he never set out to be the first First Nations premier in Canada, but he does intend to be the best premier Manitoba has ever had. He talks to Matt Galloway about the weight of expectations, the tough decisions ahead and why he thinks Manitoba is ready to take a leading role in Canada's future. Plus we talk to Indigenous leaders and innovators about a transformation happening in Winnipeg.

Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier; Tim Houston, Nova Scotia Premier; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark and Brian Gallant.

Wab Kinew becomes Canada's first ever First Nations premier of a province after Manitoba gives his NDP party a majority.

This week, the Maier's get together on Thanksgiving weekend to discuss: books, vegetables, Mavis, SOGI, bottle openers, Manitoba election, moving in, SOW, writers strike and Wab Kinew. Reach Us:  @kmaemaier  @chrismaierbc  @hwywhoney  hwywhoney@gmail.com

How did Wab Kinew, leader of the Manitoba NDP, win his province's election to become the first First Nations premier of a Canadian province? What burden does this place on him in a province struggling with reconciliation? Ian Froese, a reporter with CBC Manitoba, breaks down the campaign.

Wab Kinew and the NDP steamrolled the PCs in Manitoba this week to win a convincing electoral majority. Kinew becomes the first First Nations premier of a Canadian province, and Heather Stefanson has resigned as leader of the PCs. National Post reporter Tristin Hopper joins the show to discuss why Stefanson failed to resonate with voters, where the PCs stumbled during the campaign, and how the NDP was able to capitalize on that. Background reading: One of Canada's weirdest-ever 11th hour re-election pitches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Without a speaker no business can be conducted. Has this action damaged the Republican party? We hear from one of the rebels and one of the moderates. Also on the programme: we hear from the first indigenous person to be elected to the role of premier of a province in Canada. Wab Kinew is from the Ashinaabe First Nation; and we also hear from one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Professor Moungi Bawendi. (Picture: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Credit: Reuters)

Lots to talk about this week with Bruce Anderson on SMT from Wab Kinew's historic Manitoba election victory, to the challenge the new Speaker faces in Ottawa, and who knows what about the soaring price of turkey!  Plus a new segment Bruce wants to call "Grovel" where I correct things I got wrong in the last week.

Fresh from his election win in Manitoba, NDP Leader Wab Kinew talks to Matt Galloway about becoming the first First Nations provincial leader in Canada; and delivering on campaign promises around health care, affordability and searching a landfill for two missing women.

With just days to go before the Manitoba election comes to a close, the polls suggest it could be Wab Kinew and the NDP's to lose. But can Heather Stefanson's Progressive Conservatives hold on to win a third consecutive victory?To discuss these final stages of the Manitoba campaign, I'm joined by Curtis Brown, principal at Probe Research, Ian Froese, the CBC's provincial affairs reporter in Manitoba, and Kelly Saunders, associate professor in the department of political science at Brandon University.Join me for a livestream of the Manitoba election results on Tuesday, starting at 8 PM CT / 9 PM ET. You'll be able to find the livestream here.And don't miss the latest episode of The Numbers podcast, out every Thursday for Patrons and every Friday for everyone via Apple Podcast, Spotify and wherever else you get your podcasts.In addition to listening to this episode of The Writ Podcast in your inbox, at TheWrit.ca or on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, you can also watch this episode on YouTube. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

Manitoba's election campaign is underway and is setting up to be a close contest between Heather Stefanson's Progressive Conservatives and Wab Kinew's New Democrats — so close, in fact, that Dougald Lamont's Liberals could end up with the balance of power.To discuss this first stage of the Manitoba campaign, I'm joined by Curtis Brown, principal at Probe Research, Ian Froese, the CBC's provincial affairs reporter in Manitoba, and Kelly Saunders, associate professor in the department of political science at Brandon University.As always, in addition to listening to the episode in your inbox, at TheWrit.ca or on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, you can also watch this episode on YouTube.Are you a paid subscriber to The Writ? Then keep an eye on the chat, where I often solicit questions for the podcast. You can find The Writ's subscribers-only chat here.Don't miss the latest episode of The Numbers podcast, out every Thursday for Patrons and every Friday for everyone else via Apple Podcast, Spotify and wherever else you get your podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

Bruce Anderson joins for an attempt to deconstruct two key political moments -- one in Ontario and one in Manitoba.  One happened here and what are the lessons for all of us who consider ourselves political junkies.