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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Opinion: Ignorance far from bliss, PC leader pleads in effort to leave stench of ’23 campaign behind
3 weeks ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
Obby Khan wants to make it perfectly clear that the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba’s controversial 2023 election campaign is not an accurate reflection of who he is. Khan, who became PC party leader in late April, said he continues to struggle to explain his role in that campaign, particularly ads and flyers promoting him as the champion of “parental rights,” a well-established dog whistle for anti-LGBTTQ+ activists in Canada and the United States.
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3 weeks ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
The NDP government has asked the provincial auditor general to probe Project Nova, the doomed technology project undertaken by Manitoba Public Insurance, the Free Press has learned. Read this article for free: Email Address: Password: I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement.
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3 weeks ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
By: Dan Lett Posted: 2:21 PM CDT Monday, Jun.
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4 weeks ago |
winnipegfreepress.com | Dan Lett
This weekend, when you think of Pride, spare a moment to think about Kady Grass. Just two weeks ago, the 19-year-old was beaten severely by five men as she left the bathroom of a McDonald’s restaurant in a suburb outside Chicago with her 13-year-old niece. Witnesses and closed-circuit video cameras confirmed that the attackers used homophobic taunts and insults right before the attack. Grass was beaten unconscious and suffered a broken nose.
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1 month 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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ICYMI: In his first long-form interview, @PC_Manitoba Leader @obbykhan60 talks landfill searches, "parental rights" and where he hopes to take his party. All on the Niigaan & the Lone Ranger podcast: https://t.co/9Zv19bREEu @cdnpoli #mbpoli
How does PM @MarkJCarney gain in popularity without having done much? Low expectations and a lack of credible alternatives are helping – Winnipeg Free Press https://t.co/vOnpgO00mZ via @WinnipegNews #mbpoli #cdnpoli
Obby Uncovered: leader of PC party talks for first time about how he got involved in politics and how he feels about being the poster-boy for parental rights in last election. #mbpoli
In his first long-form interview, PC Party of Manitoba Leader Obby Khan talks to @Niigaanwewidam and @danlett about being misled by his party on controversial campaign ads and his commitment to making sure it never happens again. Listen now: https://t.co/8ZvBycYeP4 https://t.co/3Lw2m6FoZd