Niigaan and the Lone Ranger

Niigaan and the Lone Ranger

di Winnipeg Free Press
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Jagmeet Singh’s excellent Liberal adventure

What, me worry? In the final podcast episode of this season, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tells Niigaan and Dan he isn’t concerned about his deal with the minority Liberal government, and thinks you shouldn’t be losing any sleep, either.

Elizabeth May would (still) like to help you save the planet

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An in-depth chat with Green Party leader Elizabeth May. Plus, Niigaan and Dan celebrate Indigenous People's Day with party favors — and what is up with Paul Bernardo's prison transfer.

Immigration, Butterflies and Mermen

Federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser discusses Liberal plans to reform and expand Canada's immigration program. Plus, Niigaan and Dan consider the threat posed by exotic butterflies and celebrate the Mermen of the North.

Lanette Siragusa: The woman on the health-care hot seat

Niigaan and Dan talk with Shared Health CEO Lanette Siragusa about how she will heal an ailing health-care system. Plus, Manitoba's odd decision to politically appoint a high-profile residential school denier, and the equally odd emergence of Liberal Party trolls.

Of Powwows and Portage Place

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Niigaan and Dan plan the 2023 Manitoba Powwow Road Trip. Spoiler alert: there are silly t-shirts. Plus, a conversation with local urban planner and professor Jino Distasio about the True North proposal to reimagine Portage Place mall.

A chat with Kelvin Goertzen, the Tory government's most visible cabinet minister

Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen plays 20 questions with Dan Lett, and ends up talking at length about bail reform, Manitoba Public Insurance and chance encounters at the Smitty's in Steinbach.

Turning the Portage and Main debate on its head

Niigaan and Dan are joined by Brent Bellamy of Number 10 Architectural Group and Jaya Beange of Storefront MB to talk about real options for the future of Portage and Main.

The definitive (for the time being) election handicap episode

Are the NDP headed for a landslide? Are the Tories headed to political oblivion? Niigaan and Dan talk with an all-star panel of political pundits to handicap the 2023 election on a riding-by-riding basis.

Rochelle Squires, family violence and re-election hopes

Manitoba Families Minister Rochelle Squires talks about her government's efforts - both good and bad - to support the victims of family violence. We also discuss the upcoming provincial election and how the Progressive Conservative government will be appealing to voters.

Exclusive Brian Bowman sighting

Brian Bowman is alive and well and enjoying life out of politics. Dan Lett and guest host Jen Zoratti talk to the former Winnipeg mayor about an inquiry into the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters and whether he still believes Portage and Main will, one day, be reopened to pedestrians.
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