Dan Lett
Political Columnist at Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press political columnist - If you can't stand me in print, you'll really hate my podcast.
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2 weeks ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
As remarkable as ethics commissioner Jeffrey Schnoor’s report into the Sio Silica scandal is — and remarkable is a good word for it — it was unable to answer a fundamental question. Why would a former premier and two senior former cabinet ministers put their personal and professional reputations at risk to issue a licence for a questionable silica mining proposal in the days after they were defeated in the 2023 election?
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4 weeks ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
With his approval ratings still soaring, Premier Wab Kinew can probably afford to anger a variety of different interests in the province without fear of losing the next election. However, nurses are not a constituency to mess with. As the NDP government knows very well, nurses are where the rubber meets the road in health care. You can have an oversupply of doctors, hospital beds and emergency rooms and still not provide better health care without an adequate supply of nurses.
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1 month ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
By: Dan Lett Posted: 5:25 PM CDT Monday, May. 5, 2025 Print Email Read Later When is success not politically successful?
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1 month ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
It is a tragic irony obscured by stunned disbelief. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lost the 45th general election, and he lost his seat. And yet, in his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre clung to a glass-half-full analysis of the results and indicated a desire to stay on as leader. Two days after the election, Poilievre has not confirmed he will stay on. But neither has he indicated he will step down.
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1 month ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
History is replete with stories about political leaders who went down to defeat because they were unable to recognize the moment when their fortunes began to change. For Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives, that moment may have come on Jan. 2. While most Canadians were still wiping the sleep from their eyes after New Year’s Eve and Day, far-right academic Jordan Petersen posted a YouTube interview with Poilievre.
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