Greg Selinger
2011 Manitoba Election Archive
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Incumbent since 1999
party leader
Greg Selinger incumbent
Political Party: NDP
Phone: (204) 930-4232
Questionnaire: Read Greg's Response
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Votes were there; Tories didn't mobilize them
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Finally, there is a lot of debate within the party about the decision early on by the Tory brain trust to not go after Premier Greg Selinger directly in negative campaign advertisements. Senior advisers like Sen.Don Plett, a major contributor to some ...
Turnout hike provincewide just minimal
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Greg Selinger was the only party leader who paid a visit, and pressing problems such as poverty, job creation, remote health care, food prices, teen suicide and housing earned little mention on the hustings. Elections Manitoba's Mary Skanderbeg said ...
Right back to business: Selinger tackles flooding
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Newly elected Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger is all smiles at a press conference in his office Wednesday. (MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Premier Greg Selinger's first day back at the office was spent tackling a file ...
Chamber fills leadership abyss
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - During the past election, many people took issue with the lack of visionary leadership expressed by either Greg Selinger or Hugh McFadyen. Throughout the campaign, the chamber compiled and issued a detailed list of what it called "bold" ideas for ...
The danger of electoral injustice
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Tuesday's election not only split the province between a Conservative south and an NDP north, it sharpened the cleavage by rewarding Premier Greg Selinger's New Democrats with 16 more seats than their Conservative rivals with just 1.6 per cent more in ...
The more you call for change…
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Uptown - Clockwise from top left: Greg Selinger gets happy with the masses, Hugh McFadyen throws in the towel, Jon Gerrard hangs in there, and James Beddome just chills out. (RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ARCHIVES, JOE BRYSKA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ...
Cut decision was political, tough and the safe one
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Carman Valley Leader - That's exactly what Premier Greg Selinger and EMO Minister Steve Ashton did. The media, including myself, gobbled up the doom and gloom rhetoric as the Gospel truth. People along the proposed path of the water sandbagged like never before. ...
No interest in Manitoba politics
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Sun - It didn't matter to them that NDP leader Greg Selinger wasn't promising much in this campaign, other than his version of a steady-as-she-goes agenda. What Selinger didn't do is stray from his NDP roots, which was good enough for NDP supporters who were ...
Poor turnout for provincial election
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Sun - (Brian Donogh, Winnipeg Sun) With just 57% of registered voters casting a ballot in this year's provincial election, Premier Greg Selinger said the NDP will look at ways to encourage more people to get out and vote — including electronic voting. ...
You won, get back to work
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Winnipeg Free Press (blog) - Premier Greg Selinger promised to cap class size at 20 students for kindergarten to Grade 3, at an annual cost of $20 million for additional teachers, and a one-time capital cost of $85 million. I suspect the figure for hiring teachers will turn out to ...
Questionnaire Response
Greg Selinger - St. Boniface
Why did you decide to run in the 2011 Manitoba election?
Our government has made a lot of progress since the 90’s and I think if we work together we can achieve much more. I want families to have access to health care, quality education, good jobs, and feel safe in their communities.
What experience will you bring to compliment your role as MLA?
As a resident of St. Boniface for over 30 years and having raised my two sons in this community I feel passionate about St. Boniface's wonderful and unique qualities as a neighbourhood and its contribution to making Manitoba the wonderful province it is.
Is there anything in particular you would like to change in our province? In your electoral division?
Health care accessibility, opportunities for young people, recreational infrastructure, quality education & keeping Manitoba Hydro publically owned.
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