Elizabeth was able to double our vote from the 2015 election.
We placed third with 18% of the vote.
7:30 P.M. Sunday September 9th, 2018
993 Dorchester Ave
Guest speaker: Daniel Blaikie, MP for Elmwood-Transcona
The agenda will be the usual AGM reports and election of the executive. It would be great to get some younger members on the executive. If you can not attend the AGM but are interested in being on the executive please let us know.
The next Federal Election will be in October 21, 2019 so we are looking for a candidate. Let us know if you or someone you know are interested in being a candidate.
After the AGM and Daniel’s talk we will have refreshments and an opportunity to mingle.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
993 Dorchester Ave (between Harrow and Quelph)
7pm AGM
President and Treasurer Reports
Election of Executive
8-10pm Meet and Greet of Provincial Leadership Candidates
Monday June 27th, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Forth Cafe
171 McDermot Ave
Join Devin Tepleski, from Iron & Earth, and learn more about this oil sands worker led organization’s efforts to advocate for a diversified energy sector and ensure trades workers have the skills they need to succeed in building the clean energy projects of tomorrow.
Winnipeg South Centre NDP is holding its:
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday May 25th, 2016
Crescentwood Community Centre
1170 Corydon Ave
Multipurpose Room
7:00 PM
Guest Speaker: Daniel Blakie, NDP Member of Parliament for Elmwood-Transcona
For more information: info@winnipegsouthcentre.ca
A good article from counterpunch about the controversy that the Leap Manifesto has stirred up.
Financial meltdown, environmental disaster and even the rise of Donald Trump – neoliberalism has played its part in them all. Why has the left failed to come up with an alternative? A terrific article by George Monbiot of The Guardian. His latest book How Did We Get into This Mess? is available at the Winnipeg Public Library.
At our 2016 Convention in Edmonton the delegates voted to encourage riding associations to debate the merits of the Leap Manifesto over the next two years in preparation for the 2018 Policy Convention.
From a Globe and Mail article:
The manifesto’s proposals include:
The Federal Convention will be held in Edmonton April 8-10, 2016. A few members from our riding will be going. If you are interested in going you will need an Convention Easycode. Email to get one.
Register before February 29th and save $50.
Go paperless and save another $50.
Do not know who wrote this but it did produce a smile.
As we try to figure out what the election results mean, here are a few insights:
Like many millennials, after trying to strike out into the big vast world on his own, Justin Trudeau has returned home to the place he was raised (24 Sussex Dr.),
On the flip side, Mr. Harper woke up to quite likely his worst nightmare. He woke up as a regular Calgary citizen with a Muslim as his Mayor, the NDP running his province, and the Liberals running his country….