Category Archives: Political Issues

The Need for A Plan: The Real Issues Facing our Next Mayor (Part 3)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

It is disheartening listening to the current Mayoral campaigns. It feels like each of the candidates is trying to reach the voters by offering BAND-AID solutions for the comprehensive challenges facing Winnipeg. The 2011 City of Winnipeg document called A … Continue reading →

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Sustaintainable Growth: The Real Issues Facing our Next Mayor (Part 2)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

  One of the essential components of having an effective government, at any level, is the ability to create both short and long-term plans that fit into a comprehensive vision for municipalities, the province and the country. The difficulty with … Continue reading →

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Bystanders to Violence and Neglect

Posted on August 20, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

In Canada the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) recently published a report that focused on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women. The numbers are staggering for a country that prides itself on equality and issues relating to human rights. What is … Continue reading →

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Leadership: Vision, Action and Integrity

Posted on August 12, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

  Leadership whether it be of our country, province, city, business, education or our local communities and families all have something in common. It isn’t easy and in order to be effective it requires some of the same characteristics. Have you had … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Get Answers to Questions You Don’t Ask and Even Then…

Posted on July 16, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

Well we have three Audits or reviews completed and we don’t have the answers we were looking for. The reason is simple. If you don’t ask the tough questions you won’t get the answers. Even then, there is no guarantee … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming our Voice; Our City

Posted on July 14, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

Have you heard? Have you been listening? The Mayor and Council have been trying to hide it, but if you have been listening, they have been saying it by each action, each side-deal, each broken process, each time they don’t return … Continue reading →

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A City for People

Posted on July 11, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

Watching the City Council meeting as they examined the results of the Ernst and Young Audit was interesting to say the least. Before you say ‘Get a Life’, here is why. If there was any more evidence required for the … Continue reading →

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City Hall: A Mistake Waiting to Happen

Posted on July 3, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

I woke-up to the sound of sirens and I looked outside to see if our City Hall was on fire. I made the mistake of reading the Ernst & Young Real Estate Management Review: Finding and Recommendations prior to going … Continue reading →

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Canada: What is it We Believe In?

Posted on June 29, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

I am a proud Canadian. On July 1st I will once again stand with other Canadians to be part of the ‘Living Flag’. This year it will not be at the Manitoba’s Legislative Building but rather in front of the … Continue reading →

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Our Inner Struggle

Posted on June 8, 2014 by jameswhoddinott

There is a legend from the Native American culture that speaks of the ‘Two Wolves’ inside each of us. In essence in almost all of the religions or cultures of the world there are similar teachings and stories. Each of us is … Continue reading →

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