[Hugh McFadyen] said the Opposition wants to focus its energies on crime and the "growing economic challenges" facing the province. "So some of the changes we made today -- the intent is to bring some added accountability to what we view as a tired NDP government.
[Steinbach MLA Kelvin Goertzen] has tremendous grasp of the rules of the house," [Hugh McFadyen] said yesterday, "He has great ability and energy and intelligence, and that is one of the ways we are signalling the change in generation in the party. "It took the new leader four sessions of question period to do some micro-tweaking," [Gord Mackintosh] said. "This is recycling, not renewing." "The ultimate job of the opposition is to hold the government to account," McFadyen said. "When there is a parade and things are going right, the premier is more than happy to run to the front of the parade ... But they seem to have no interest in accepting responsibility when things go wrong every now and then, as they do in government."
...Upon appointing his shadow cabinet at the beginning of the 41st Parliament, t...
Charleswood MLA Myrna Driedger, Steinbach MLA Kelvin Goertzen and Tuxedo MLA Heather Stefanson -- some of the official Opposition's strongest critics -- all got new responsibilities. Driedger, who has spent several years taking jabs at NDP health ministers, becomes deputy leader and critic for advanced education. She takes over as deputy leader from rural MLA Larry Maguire (Arthur-Virden), signalling the party's determination to win back the hearts and votes of urban dwellers. Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen said he expects his revamped shadow cabinet to give the party a boost of new energy. The move is part of a period of reform and renewal after last spring's disappointing election results. The Tories lost a seat to the NDP juggernaut.
...As part of a "focused" shuffling of his shadow cabinet ahead of the spring legislative session, p...
After a long, very quiet summer, he will announce new critic responsibilities. This shadow cabinet will reflect the face of the party, re-made in [Hugh McFadyen]'s image of what he thinks a political party should be. It's critically important that he do a good job of finding the right jobs for his MLAs because to date, the Tories have been sluggish when it comes to bird-dogging the NDP government. McFadyen has also been guilty of failing to make a meaningful point in those rare times when we have heard from him. The NDP announced this summer that the economy was doing so well, it did not have to make a withdrawal from the Fiscal Stabilization Fund to balance it's books this year. McFadyen told a Free Press reporter he had not read the Public Accounts and so could not comment. However, M...
Barring a remarkable conversion by voters next week, it will have been three elections for [Jon Gerrard], and three underwhelming performances. The Liberals have, through their inability to gain traction with voters, helped more than anyone in converting Manitoba into a two-party political economy. And yet, Gerrard soldiers on. When Gerrard finally took the helm of the party in 1998, few political observers knew what to make of the bookish former federal cabinet minister. He did not enjoy a high profile while a member of the federal Liberal cabinet; Gerrard had the misfortune to toil in the long shadow of the omnipotent Lloyd Axworthy. Pierre Trudeau on a unicycle likely never would have obtained a decent headline if he had been second fiddle to Axworthy in Manitoba. Those who know him...
... the opposition selected a new Leader and a shadow cabinet; and Premier Shawn Graham shuffled his Cab...
... just moments after the announcement of his shadow cabinet, the 62-year-old leader of the nation's th...
What Doer doesn't disclose is that much of that is due to unparalled transfer payments from Ottawa, which allows Doer to both spend like a socialist and cut taxes like ... well ... kinda like a blue liberal. In a news release, Tory president Brent Pooles said, "This new leadership role will be integral in strengthening our base support and reaching out to new supporters." To honour the Sun as it enters its 126th year of continuous publication - and as a gift to its readers - we've updated the graphic and physical design while rethinking the way we present the news, sports, features and syndicated articles.
... sheen on what could be a very fractious cabinet and caucus. . "We were re-elected because of the .... Tory MLAs behind him - the caucus and shadow cabinet are still a bit shaky. Heck, the Tories ca...
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