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Podcast: The Great Canadian Talk Show
Episode: Aug 28 2023- Kinew Shies Away From Media Scrum, While Lamont Accepts The Risk
Description:
A chance sighting of Wab Kinew, and his as-yet unexplained refusal to take media questions after a campaign announcement this weekend, propelled the topic of Part 1 of Episode 51: The Perils of Media Scrums.
As NDP poll support plummeted, the party has been drawn off the 'single issue ballot' approach emphasizing health care, with multiple headlines in the Winnipeg Sun all over the policy map; but the NDP returned to their core issue this weekend with the old "but think of the children" narrative. Critics voiced sharp rebuttals to the Kinew platform: "I'm tired of...