When Winnipeg Centre MP Pat Martin called for the move of the CP Rail yards, we saw the Free Press get three days’ worth of stories out of one (not to mention the CBC and their single-source offering). Martin's idea came out of nowhere but got him the headlines he thrives on. Another good question is why some columnists say Martin has 'vision' and other leaders don't, conveniently ignoring the dumpfest Hugh McFadyen had to endure from the media when he floated his South Point Douglas redevelopment ideas in the provincial election. Maybe it all depends if the ideas come from the political left or the right...
City Hall’s call for a downtown water park continues to get considerable coverage, although nobody but TGCTS is asking: Why did the city pull $7 million out of a Kildonan Park redevelopment to fund a water park outside the North End?
We had morning host Broose sit in with us on Thursday for a 30-minute interview with Marc Emery of Cannibus Culture. Marc has sold marijuana seeds in Canada and the US for over ten years, with tacit government approval, and yet the US Government wanted him extradited for drug trafficking. Marc is going on a 60-day tour before he turns himself in after a plea bargain, and we’ll be sure to have him on the show when he comes into Winnipeg in March.
James O’Connor, managing editor for the Brandon Sun, was our co-host for a blockbuster of a show on Friday. He jumped into the fray when CTV’s Kevin Armstrong followed up on a lead from TGCTS, and laid out MLA Jim Maloway’s misadventures with constituency allowance money! Not easy to spend $45,000 plus without an actual office or phone number for the people of Elmwood to visit or call, but the real trick was to file $500 of "Campaign" expenses and get away with it. Still silent on the scandal - the Free Press and every other media outlet. Kudos to CTV.
Coming up next week, Scott Taylor on Monday to talk about Manitoba Score Magazine, Kelly Dehn of CTV on Wednesday, and Councillor Gord Steeves will join us on Friday!
We’ll catch up on CANALERT with Spirited Kenny, I'll be tracking down information on Scott Fielding’s quest for security cameras for high-crime areas, and much, much more!
