Retired former reporter in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Politics geek, distance runner, may currently be in a canoe.
Loading...
The premier’s office is now using the phrase “weekly scrum”, which on the surface indicates reduced access by reporters than in the past. #mbpoli
I just heard someone use the phrase “20 times smaller” than a certain number. I’m tut-tutting
We were given incredible access by Winnipeg's Fire Paramedic service so we could show what is happening in Winnipeg right now. Crisis, epidemic, public health emergency are all words front-line folks are saying about Winnipeg's drug crisis. Read and watch our story here:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
3/ Thank you to Gary Doer, Greg Selinger, Brian Pallister, Wab Kinew
and Heather Stefanson for the well-wishes. The thrust-and-parry between reporters and politicians, done in good faith, is a cornerstone of democracy.
6/ And thank you to my colleagues in the press gallery. We have built on each other’s work, relied on each other’s questions in scrums, and bounced ideas off each other. The result has been a more-informed public m. -30-
Thread 🧵: I want to thank everyone for a retirement send-off Friday night. I am, frankly, blown away by the fact that many people chose to spend a beautiful summer evening at the event, or sent well-wishes via video. 1/ #mbpoli