Gord Steeves Articles

Public Has Lost Faith in Photo Radar: Steeves

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Gord Steeves says he'd fed up with the way the City of Winnipeg is handling the ever-expanding photo radar enforcement program. The former city councillor says what was once a modest program to increase safety, has expanded to include...

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Gord Steeves Continues Attack on Wasylycia-Leis

There wasn't anything new from mayoral candidate Gord Steeves on Friday as he continued to slam his opponent and frontrunner Judy Wasylycia-Leis. Standing on the steps of the Manitoba legislature for the second time this week, the former city councillor repeated that,...

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Steeves Targets Wasylycia-Leis as Being Cozy with NDP

Mayoral hopeful Gord Steeves continued his attack Wednesday on frontrunner Judy Wasylycia-Leis, associating the former NDP MP as being a repeat of the provincial government's policies. Standing in front of the Manitoba legislature, Steeves said the Moody’s Investors...

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Steeves Tackles Tax Talk at Judy’s Front Door

Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves took his Tuesday news conference to the steps of frontrunner Judy Wasylycia-Leis's campaign office to tout a tax freeze. The former city councillor said if elected he would implement a property tax freeze, saying his former NDP MP...

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Steeves’ Pitch of Police Drones Draws Groans

Unmanned police aircraft dominated Winnipeg's mayoral campaign circuit Wednesday as candidate Gord Steeves proposed drones for the police service. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would assist with current flight operations, Steeves pitched. “This is a...

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Steeves Not Fully Against BRT, Mayoral Candidate Says

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Gord Steeves is clarifying his position on bus rapid transit after seemingly back-pedalling on Friday to comments he made earlier in the campaign. Steeves said he will not support the second phase of BRT, which would eventually see the route...

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Steeves Would Slam Brakes on Second Leg of Rapid Transit

WINNIPEG -- Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves would shelve the second phase of bus rapid transit if elected. Speaking at a vacant Parker Lands field on Friday, Steeves said the city doesn't need a referendum to cancel the second phase and simply can't afford to develop...

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Gord Steeves Pledges Photo Radar Changes

WINNIPEG -- Mayoral candidate Gord Steeves doesn't oppose photo radar, but believes it should be carried out in a fair manner. The former city councillor said Wednesday photo radar enforcement needs to be more about safety than it is a revenue-generating stream for...

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VIDEO: Gord Steeves Answers for Wife’s Facebook Post

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 policy announcement,...

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Gord Steeves to Break His Silence on Tuesday

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 husband announced an...

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