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Podcast: The Great Canadian Talk Show
Episode: Dec 28 2023- Brian Mayes Talks Gillingham, Housing and Goulet St.
Description: Episode 38 features an interview with Brian Mayes, the Winnipeg council representative for St. Vital since a byelection November 2011.
In Part 1, he discusses his ward and his view on the first year of Mayor Scott Gillingham's term- "a very honest man" who knows how City Hall works, but they did have some heated dialogue about the federal strings-attached housing funding.
5.25 - "Change is hard is a pretty hollow, shallow argument", Mayes remarks, citing how city staff claims they don't get complaints about infill applications while council members get swamped.
"I think we got out-negotiated...