It finally looks like the Tories are going to show up. If they do it will make the last part of Selinger's term most interesting and should create the right atmosphere for a provincial election.
I think Wowchuck is in so far over her head, it seriously concerns me. This entire cabinet is short some good thinkers.
By WINNIPEG SUN
The Manitoba Tories have filed an official complaint with the Ombudsman’s office after NDP staff members distributed a letter to media containing the name and office address of a Tory staff member.
The letter was written by Manitoba Hydro and addressed to the Tories, and the opposition claims they hadn’t even received it before the NDP began handing it out without their consent.
“It’s really reprehensible conduct,” said Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen. “It shows the distastefully close relationship between Manitoba Hydro and NDP political operatives.
“They did not have (the staff member’s) consent to release the letter. It was not their decision to make.”
The incident occurred Thursday following a leaders’ debate about BiPole III. The letter in question was a follow-up clarification sent by Hydro’s freedom of information officer to the Tory staffer in response to one of her freedom of information requests.
The NDP staffer who distributed the letter — a spokeswoman for Hydro Minister Rosann Wowchuk — said the minister’s office always receives a copy of freedom of information responses, but never until it has been sent to the concerned parties. She said her office was unaware in this case that the Tories had not yet received it before she handed it out and apologized for failing to black out the Tory staffer’s name and address.
“There is regret that the name wasn’t blacked out,” she said.
I think Wowchuck is in so far over her head, it seriously concerns me. This entire cabinet is short some good thinkers.
