Update: More Nomination News

I’ve been wanting to write this post for the past few days but school work and a cold has kept me away,. There has been lots of movement lately in nomination for all parties. I've also did a few format changes and created a separate page for the nomination board.

The Liberals released the dates for a number of ridings. A lot of the ridings are being contested. I found interesting that in the news release announcing the meetings they also named the candidates vying for the nomination.  I was surprised to see Rav Gill, who ran for Mayor in the fall, name on the list.

St. Vital – March 3:  Harry Wolbert
Transcona – March 10:  Faye Jashyn and David Kendall
Point Douglas – March 16:  Mary-Lou Bourgeois and Rav Gill
Fort Garry-Riverview – April 16:  Sean Goertzen and Kevin Freedma
Lac Du Bonnet – March 22
Keewatinook – March 22
Spruce Woods – March 26
Flin Flon – March 28                           

The updated PC website now contains a list of upcoming nomination meetings for the month and a page for all the nominated candidates.

This week Laurent Tétrault announced he would seek the nomination in Dawson Trail. He ran and lost to Cliff Graydon in a tight race for the nomination in Emerson for the last election.

Tétrault, now CAO of the R.M. Springfield, is somewhat of a controversial candidate in some circles given his past. He is from my hometown of La Broquerie and controversy arouse when the R.M. was the subject of special audits from the Auditor General. While no conflicts of interests or illegal activities were found some R.M. practices were found to be wanting.  Even since his departure, to say things are still rocky at the R.M.  would be an understatement.

It will be interesting to see how this past might affect his run for the nomination and to see who, if anybody will come out to challenge him. The fact Tétrault is a francophone bilingual candidate might hurt Lemieux in his stronghold of Lorette and Ste-Anne but being from outside the riding may also hurt his chances.

The PC seem to have turned the page in Interlake fairly quickly with the nomination happening earlier this week. If anyone has the name of the winner, it would be greatly appreciated if you could forward it.

They also have the nomination of Assiniboia tonight. I suspect Susan Auch will most likely come away with the nomination. I know there were two other people running for the nomination before she announced but I don't know if they still are. 

In other PC nomination related news, Gord Steeves names still keeps popping up in rumours that he might take a shot at Seine River. From what I hear it still all rumours but if it were to happen would definitely make the race in that riding interesting. They have also nominated David Bell in Selkirk and Dave Powell  in Swan River.

Susan Auch won the nomination for Assiniboia last night and Steve Lepke is the new candidate for the Interlake.

Here is a list of meetings for the PC:

Interlake – March 7
Assiniboia – March 10
Fort Richmond -  March 16
Transcona – March 17
Dawson Trail – March 21
Rossmere -March 25



The NDP have also Clarence Pettersen in Flin Flon to replace long time MLA Gerrard Jennisson.They have these meetings scheduled for the rest of the month.


Dawson Trail - March 12
Point Douglas - March 15
Thompson and River East - March 19
Brandon East and Brandon West - March 21
Fort Rouge - March 23
Kirkfield Park and Transcona - March 24
Riding Mountain - March 26