Author Archives: BillReid

Elizabeth Shearer, our 2019 candidate

Posted on October 8, 2019 by BillReid

  Elizabeth was able to double our vote from the 2015 election. We placed third with 18% of the vote.

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Annual General Meeting Sunday September 9, 2018

Posted on August 27, 2018 by BillReid

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 … Continue reading →

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Annual General Meeting

Posted on May 29, 2017 by BillReid

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

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Winnipeg Meetup

Posted on June 21, 2016 by BillReid

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 … Continue reading →

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Annual General Meeting

Posted on April 27, 2016 by BillReid

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

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Climate Change Emergency Shakes Canada’s Corporate Establishment

Posted on April 25, 2016 by BillReid

A good article from counterpunch about the controversy that the Leap Manifesto has stirred up.

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Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems

Posted on April 15, 2016 by BillReid

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. … Continue reading →

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Leap Manifesto

Posted on April 14, 2016 by BillReid

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 … Continue reading →

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Federal Convention 2016

Posted on February 22, 2016 by BillReid

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 … Continue reading →

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A Few Insights After the Election

Posted on November 9, 2015 by BillReid

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 … Continue reading →

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