More goood news for the Tories - Marilyn Brick won't run again

NDP MLA Marilyn Brick won't be seeking re-election in the October
Provincial election. She's represented St. Norbert since 2003. A news
release says she's pursuing "other interests."

Breaking News
Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
St. Norbert MLA bows out of upcoming election
By: Staff Writer
Posted: 02/11/2011 4:43 PM

WINNIPEG - Marilyn Brick, the NDP MLA for St. Norbert, has announced she will not run in the Oct. 4 provincial election.

Brick, who has represented the constituency since 2003, said in a
press release that she decided to pursue other interests after
discussing her future with her husband.


The Progressive Conservatives and Liberals both nominated candidates to challenge Brick last year.

The Conservatives are pinning their hopes on Karen Velthuys, executive director of the South Winnipeg Family Information Centre.

The Liberals have named former Conservative MLA Marcel Laurendeau as
their candidate. Laurendeau represented St. Norbert in the legislature
for 13 years until losing to Brick in 2003.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/St-Norbert-MLA-bows-out-of-upcoming-election-115978214.html

She's managed to maintain a very, very low profile...anybody ever heard of her or anything she's ever said or done?

whats up with the Libs running the former Con candidate.. anyone know what happened there?

no love for hugh?

JTF wrote:She's managed to maintain a very, very low profile...anybody ever heard of her or anything she's ever said or done?

name rings a bell...but just barely and I am not sure why.

She's my MLA.

IMHO, not a very good one. From what I can tell her contribution to legislative business is the reading of petitions.

Her constituent mailings were nothing but pictures of her glad handing and NDP election propaganda. Regardless of when she sent out her mailings it was nothing more than " we're doing a better job than the PCs did because....".

Her redeeming factor? I think she is leaving before she can collect a gov't pension for doing nothing.

I'm glad to see her go - I was a little concerned about her getting re-elected doe to vote splitting between Laurendeau (Name recognition) and the PC candidate (party recognition).

As for Laurendeau, he's an old school red tory, so not a huge jump to go to the Libs., esp if he wants to distance himself from any possible connection with fed reform conservatives like Harper & Bruinooge.

Imo this election will (again) be between the Conservatives and the Nippers with the Liberals running to keep at least one seat.

But you never know....there are still some people that believe that the NDP are doing a wonderful job for chrissake...go figure.

St Norberter wrote:Her constituent mailings were nothing but pictures of her glad handing and NDP election propaganda. Regardless of when she sent out her mailings it was nothing more than " we're doing a better job than the PCs did because....".

That's pretty much the norm, no, for most MLAs?