U of M students come up short in races for school trustee
Two University of Manitoba students who ran for school trustee have lost their respective races in Winnipeg’s municipal election. When the polls closed on Oct….
2014 Winnipeg municipal election
“Vote – anywhere” with advanced polling stations
The University of Manitoba campus’s advanced polling station stayed open over a span of three days—Sept. 30 to Oct. 2—during which 290 people cast ballots…
Winnipeg under new management, Bowman in the hot seat
Winnipeg is under new management, and citizens, along with University of Manitoba students, can expect big changes over the next four years. That is the…
Profile: U of M students running for school trustee
Two University of Manitoba students are running for school trustee as part of Winnipeg’s 2014 municipal election, taking place Oct. 22. The Manitoban asked both…
Developing story: Winnipeg mayoral candidates on ranked ballots
Robert-Falcon Ouellette, David Sanders, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, and Brian Bowman voiced their opinions on ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections. The…
CFS-MB releases, retracts city mayoral candidate report card
The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) released a report last week assigning grades to all of the mayoral candidates still in the running for Winnipeg’s…
Ouellette weighs in on ranked ballot system
Robert-Falcon Ouellette has come out in support of ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections. Mayoral candidates on rapid transit, value…
Mayoral candidates talk transit, education in lead up to Winnipeg election
During the lead-up to the run for mayor in the Winnipeg election, the Manitoban attended various forums and sought out each of the mayoral candidates….
Winnipeg election draws big names for open St. Norbert seat
The University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus is situated along the north end of St. Norbert ward, meaning many students living in residence and close…
Removing barriers to fair elections in Winnipeg
What sets municipal elections apart from those at other levels of government is that candidates are less constrained to toeing the party line. Municipal elections…