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Gord Steeves
Candidate in the 2014 City of Winnipeg Mayoral race.
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Robert Falcon Ouellette opening door to soul of city, bridging divide
Thursday, 14 August 2014
Comments made by Gord Steeves' wife on a Facebook post four years ago may have not made a second, third or fourth news cycle with some faster reaction and damage control by the candidate and his team. We will never know. But Ouellette, guarded in his ...
Winnipeg firm wants to crowdfund mayoral poll
Thursday, 14 August 2014
The last poll on the mayoral campaign was released in February by Insightrix, before all but one candidate had even declared they'd run. At that time, Judy Wasylycia-Leis was the runaway leader, with 42% of support. Gord Steeves was next at 17%, while ...
Forgiveness possible for Lorrie Steeves' comments?
Thursday, 14 August 2014
The wife of a Winnipeg mayoral candidate recently had an unpopular perspective. In particular, this woman's point of view only spoke from her experience, an experience that spoke of fear and frustration. Indeed, it is not nice to swear on social media ...
Racism in every city including Winnipeg, says Mayor Sam Katz
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Mayor Sam Katz said he's worked with embattled mayoral candidate Gord Steeves on aboriginal initiatives — and found him considerate of “every citizen.” “I know that Gord Steeves is a good man and cares about every citizen in our city,” said Katz ...
Racism alive and well in Winnipeg, says Mayor Sam Katz
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Katz responds in light of racist Facebook comments made by mayoral candidate Gord Steeves' wife. CBC News Posted: Aug 13, 2014 11:53 AM CT Last Updated: Aug 13, 2014 5:29 PM CT. Racism alive and well in Winnipeg, says Mayor Sam Katz 2:08.
Steeves a bad strategist, but not a racist
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Thanks to a fairly slow summer news cycle and some truly awful crisis management from Gord Steeves' camp, the story of Lorrie Steeves' offensive Facebook rant about “drunken natives” had blown way out of perspective by the time the mayoral candidate ...
Duckandrun strategy is far from mayoral
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Although it would be wrong to deduce too much from one vignette, the symbolism was hard to ignore. Gord Steeves wants this controversy to go away. He doesn't want to talk about it to anyone -- even to someone who may feel affected and offended by what ...
Duckandrun strategy is far from mayoral
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
As Gord Steeves left Bonnycastle Park on Tuesday, an aboriginal man in a smart grey business suit approached him and asked for a chance to talk. The man, Kevin Hart, chairman of the Circle of Life Thunderbird House, had been watching Steeves respond ...
Political Analysts Not Surprised By Steeves' Actions
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Many political analysts are not surprised Winnipeg Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves is staying in the race, despite racist comments made by his wife. Chris Adams tells the drive many people probably had expected a stronger apology from Steeves. Adams ...
Robert Falcon Ouellette opening door to soul of city, bridging divide
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Comments made by Gord Steeves' wife on a Facebook post four years ago may have not made a second, third or fourth news cycle with some faster reaction and damage control by the candidate and his team. We will never know. But Ouellette, guarded in his ...
Gord Steeves defends wife, tries to explain racist comments
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Gord Steeves said his wife's racist comments were made out of fear and anger. Gord Steeves and his wife, Lorrie, have been under a heated spotlight about racist comments she made on Facebook. (CBC). "My wife was scared ...
Winnipeg mayoral candidate addresses wife's comments
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves broke his five-day silence on the recent controversy surrounding comments made by his wife on Facebook with a whisper, not a bang. "We acknowledge that the comments were wrong ... I hope people understand where they ...
Members of aboriginal community call for Steeves to work directly with them
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Members of Manitoba's aboriginal community wish Gord Steeves had a stronger response to his wife's Facebook comments. The mayoral candidate spoke about his wife's post about “drunken native guys” on Tuesday, days after they surfaced last Friday.
Steeves said he would eliminate what he calls nuisance zoning bylaws that ...
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Amid the controversy over his wife's Facebook remarks four years ago, Gord Steeves attempted to make a campaign announcement Tuesday. The mayoral candidate is pledging to make it easier to get a permit if elected by cutting more red tape. Steeves said ...
Steeves pledges to cut many zoning bylaws that trigger public hearings
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Amid the controversy over his wife's Facebook remarks four years ago, Gord Steeves attempted to make a campaign announcement Tuesday. The mayoral candidate is pledging to make it easier to get a permit if elected by cutting more red tape. Steeves said ...
Lot of work to do to stop racism in Winnipeg: Spillett
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
By not apologizing, Gord Steeves is condoning his wife's “drunken native guys” comment, says one aboriginal leader. Chief Jim Bear of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation said on Tuesday the comments made by Steeves' wife on Facebook have “stoked the coals of ...
Gord Steeves promises faster permit process for city hall
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Before his press conference got bogged down over his wife's Facebook rant, mayoral candidate Gord Steeves vowed to streamline the permit application process. Steeves said he'd increase the number of front-line staff accepting applications and reduce by ...
Update: Gord Steeves addresses wife's comments
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
A candidate for the Winnipeg mayoralty said Tuesday he is staying in the race despite an ongoing controversy over his wife's comments about aboriginal panhandlers. A handful of protesters heckled Gord Steeves at his first appearance since his wife's ...
Steeves Still Wants To Be Mayor
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Gord Steeves still wants to be Mayor of Winnipeg, despite a storm of controversy surrounding his wife's racist Facebook post. The shaken candidate shared the story behind the offensive post. Steeves added his wife's comments were made out of fear ...
Gord Steeves to Break His Silence on Tuesday
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Winnipeg mayoral hopeful Gord Steeves is expected to break his silence on Tuesday, days after comments by his wife created a firestorm on social media. A racist Facebook post by Lorrie Steeves made in 2010 surfaced on Friday — the same day her ...
VIDEO: Gord Steeves Answers for Wife's Facebook Post
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
WINNIPEG — Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves faced the music on Tuesday — four days after an old Facebook post his wife had made about “drunken native guys” in the city's downtown surfaced. Steeves began the news conference by making a drawn-out ...
Handling of Steeves controversy bizarre
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
From the bizarre to the absurd and then, finally, the incredibly awkward. Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves, soundly roasted in the media for a Facebook post his wife made four years ago, finally faced the media. Four days ago, it was learned his wife ...
Steeves breaks silence on 'drunken native guys' Facebook post
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
He didn't drop out of the race and he didn't apologize. Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves broke his four-day silence on the recent controversy surrounding comments made by his wife on Facebook with a whisper, not a bang. "We acknowledge that the ...
Robert Falcon Oullette opening door to soul of city, bridging divide
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Comments made by Gord Steeves' wife on a Facebook post four years ago may have not made a second, third or fourth news cycle with some faster reaction and damage control by the candidate and his team. We will never know. But Ouellette, guarded in his ...
Letters: Aug. 13
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Robin Williams helped me get over husband's suicide: Winnipeg woman · 0 · Monument for missing, murdered women_3 · Apologize, lead us through Winnipeg's racism: Aboriginal leaders to Steeves · 0 · Gord Steeves held a press conference Tuesday, Aug.
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