Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 23, 2016 It may have taken close to five decades, but the Progressive Conservatives have finally planted their flag on what longtime NDP MLA Drew Caldwell called the “island of sanity in a sea of Tory blue.” The victory, the first of its kind in the former labour-heavy area, indicates a shift at play in what once was considered the union-dominated workers’ ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 19, 2016 With the official drop of the writ on Wednesday, the 41st incarnation of a provincial election in this province got underway. Plenty of ink has already spilled on prognosticating the outcome. With surgeon-like dissection, many an editorial has dealt with each of the party leaders, and much has been said on the rhetoric that ramped up at a torrid pace ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 25, 2015 As Canadians head into the home stretch in this lengthy election campaign, both NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau have drawn a line in the sand as to whether either would support Stephen Harper should his party win a minority government on Oct. 19. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell,” Mulcair quipped about the thought of ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 19, 2015 It didn’t take long for Winnipeg Centre to again garner some national attention. This time, it was not for the colourful comments and quips made famous in the House of Commons by longtime NDP MP Pat Martin, but for his off-the-cuff remarks toward Green party candidate Don Woodstock at a recent riding debate. Martin was heard calling Woodstock a “son ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 27, 2014 The winding journey that was the life of the new civic services complex downtown seems to have written what is hopefully the final chapter, as the city is poised to move some planning and community services to the newly renovated structure at the corner of Seventh Street and Princess Avenue. ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 6, 2014 For an election that has remained pretty silent the last couple of weeks, it appears the battle for Brandon boulevards and billboards has begun. After an extended weekend that saw the launch of a new school year in its wake, much of the electioneering seems to have jumped a gear or two with candidates honing in on the seven weeks ...
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