@stevelambert.bsky.social
Reporter for The Canadian Press in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Politics geek, distance runner, may currently be in a canoe.
Article today: Manitoba’s equalization payments are set to jump again, will sooon be double the amount in 2020: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli
Federal equalization payments to Manitoba to rise by $355M next year
New figures from Ottawa show the Manitoba government is forecast to see its federal equalization payments jump by $355 million, or 7.5 per cent, in the next fiscal year.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Article today: Manitoba’s equalization payments are set to jump again, will sooon be double the amount in 2020: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli
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Federal Equalization Payments to Manitoba to Rise by $355M Next Year www.chrisd.ca/2025/12/12/m...
Federal Equalization Payments to Manitoba to Rise by $355M Next Year
New figures from Ottawa show the Manitoba government is forecast to see its federal equalization payments jump by $355 million, or 7.5 per cent, in the next fiscal year.
www.chrisd.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Federal Equalization Payments to Manitoba to Rise by $355M Next Year www.chrisd.ca/2025/12/12/m...
Article today: Manitoba’s elections commissioner rejects a complaint about a Tory brochure on Kinew’s past: www.thereminder.ca/provincial-n... #mbpoli
Manitoba commissioner dismisses complaint about Tory pamphlet, volunteer comments
WINNIPEG — A Progressive Conservative pamphlet before the 2023 Manitoba election campaign that detailed Premier Wab Kinew's criminal past, along with related comments made by volunteers, did not viola...
www.thereminder.ca
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Article today: Manitoba’s elections commissioner rejects a complaint about a Tory brochure on Kinew’s past: www.thereminder.ca/provincial-n... #mbpoli
Article today on Kelvin Goertzen deciding to not seek re-election: ca.news.yahoo.com/kelvin-goert... #mbpoli
Kelvin Goertzen, former Manitoba cabinet minister and premier, won't run again
WINNIPEG — Kelvin Goertzen, a veteran Manitoba politician who briefly served as premier, has announced he will not run in the next election.
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Article today on Kelvin Goertzen deciding to not seek re-election: ca.news.yahoo.com/kelvin-goert... #mbpoli
D-19 anyone?
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
D-19 anyone?
Article today: The planned Supervised consumption site faces possible delay, and the premier discusses a Crown-Indigenous corporation: www.thereminder.ca/provincial-n... #mbpoli
More consultation, possible delay offered by Manitoba government on consumption site
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government promised more consultation Tuesday with inner-city residents and business owners upset about a planned supervised drug consumption site.
www.thereminder.ca
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Article today: The planned Supervised consumption site faces possible delay, and the premier discusses a Crown-Indigenous corporation: www.thereminder.ca/provincial-n... #mbpoli
New study: Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 (weighted hazard ratio [wHR], 0.26 [95% CI, 0.22-0.30]) and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
New study: Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 (weighted hazard ratio [wHR], 0.26 [95% CI, 0.22-0.30]) and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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New from me on substack: Remembering Stephen Thorne (1959-1925), colleague and friend
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/rememberin... #cdnmedia
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/rememberin... #cdnmedia
Remembering Stephen Thorne (1959-2025)
Stephen Thorne has died.
deanbeeby.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New from me on substack: Remembering Stephen Thorne (1959-1925), colleague and friend
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/rememberin... #cdnmedia
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/rememberin... #cdnmedia
Article today: Manitoba Tories hire Alberta strategist for next campaign: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Manitoba Tories enlist veteran Alberta strategist to help election campaign efforts | CBC News
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives have hired Alberta strategist Stephen Carter to guide their next election campaign.
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Article today: Manitoba Tories hire Alberta strategist for next campaign: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Article (much more detail to come): Manitoba’s supervised consumption site is now pegged for 366 Henry Ave www.thespec.com/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Manitoba informs residents of revised location for supervised drug consumption site
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government appears to have chosen a new location for its proposed supervised drug consumption site.
www.thespec.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Article (much more detail to come): Manitoba’s supervised consumption site is now pegged for 366 Henry Ave www.thespec.com/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Stories on decorum at the Manitoba legislature reminded me of this, from earlier in career: www.instagram.com/reel/DRdAxHj... #mbpoli
🇨🇦📣 DOGWOOD DEBRIEF on Instagram: "Donnybrook in parliament 🤣
Throwback to 1997 when reform MP Darrel Stinson got fired up in the Canadian House of Commons
#canada #cdnpoli #history #heritageminute"
MP Darrel Stinson's heated exchange in the Canadian House of Commons is a pivotal moment in Canadian history. This video is a must-see for anyone interested in Canadian politics and the country's rich...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Stories on decorum at the Manitoba legislature reminded me of this, from earlier in career: www.instagram.com/reel/DRdAxHj... #mbpoli
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Sure, vomiting is allowed (but discouraged), according to the rules of this ultramarathon. Each participant must run to nine Taco Bells scattered across Virginia and D.C. At each location, they must purchase and eat an item off the menu. Drinks don’t count.
At this ultramarathon, runners tackle 32 miles and eat at nine Taco Bells
Puking is discouraged, but allowed. Pepto-Bismol is not.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Sure, vomiting is allowed (but discouraged), according to the rules of this ultramarathon. Each participant must run to nine Taco Bells scattered across Virginia and D.C. At each location, they must purchase and eat an item off the menu. Drinks don’t count.
Article today: It’s been almost a year since Manitoba conservation officers started helping out border patrol. And it appears they haven’t seen anything.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/... #mbpoli
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/... #mbpoli
Manitoba conservation officers, tasked with border duties, haven't seen much
WINNIPEG - It's been 11 months since Manitoba started using conservation officers as extra sets of eyes on the United States border in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's claims
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Article today: It’s been almost a year since Manitoba conservation officers started helping out border patrol. And it appears they haven’t seen anything.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/... #mbpoli
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/... #mbpoli
Today in #mbpoli: “Pinocchio”!“criminal”! “Tofu-eaters”! “Misogynists” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba legislature spirals into 'shambles' as politicians trade barbs | CBC News
The insults have been flying fast and furious at the Manitoba legislature, where even Tom Lindsey, the Speaker who is in charge of maintaining order, got into it by calling one legislature member "not...
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Today in #mbpoli: “Pinocchio”!“criminal”! “Tofu-eaters”! “Misogynists” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Article: We got a copy of the letter the Manitoba premier wrote to the PM, which calls for changes to criminal sentencing and parole: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Kinew asks Carney for parole system changes, citing 'disgust' with Shawn Lamb release | CBC News
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for repeat or serial killers, citing the recent release of one killer that Kinew says "disgusts" him.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Article: We got a copy of the letter the Manitoba premier wrote to the PM, which calls for changes to criminal sentencing and parole: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Article on today’s throne speech in Manitoba: halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/18/n... #mbpoli
New overpass, ban on sick notes promised in Manitoba throne speech
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is promising to build an overpass to improve safety at an intersection where 17 people died in a bus crash. Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday the overpass will replace ...
halifax.citynews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Article on today’s throne speech in Manitoba: halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/18/n... #mbpoli
Article today: We had a first look at Manitoba’s new protective care centre, where intoxicated people can be detained for up to 72 hours: ca.news.yahoo.com/first-look-c... #mbpoli
First look at new centre that will detain drug-intoxicated people up to 72 hours
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government defended its plan Monday to detain people high on methamphetamines and other drugs for up to 72 hours at a new facility in central Winnipeg.
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Article today: We had a first look at Manitoba’s new protective care centre, where intoxicated people can be detained for up to 72 hours: ca.news.yahoo.com/first-look-c... #mbpoli
The prime minister discusses Churchill expansion, says there’s a lot of work to do. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #cdnpoli #mbpoli #churchill
Prime Minister Mark Carney in Winnipeg for Grey Cup, Louis Riel ceremony
Prime Minister Mark Carney has paid tribute to Métis leader Louis Riel on the 140th anniversary of Riel’s execution.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The prime minister discusses Churchill expansion, says there’s a lot of work to do. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #cdnpoli #mbpoli #churchill
Video: A CFL team’s horse mascot visits the Winnipeg Art Gallery for Grey Cup celebrations. A little mess is cleaned up quickly. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video...
Video: Grey Cup tradition continues as Tuffy the horse joins the celebrations
Tuffy, the four-legged Calgary Stampeders mascot, has been a tradition at Grey Cup week for decades. The horse made quite an entrance in downtown Winnipeg. (Nov. 13, 2025)
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Video: A CFL team’s horse mascot visits the Winnipeg Art Gallery for Grey Cup celebrations. A little mess is cleaned up quickly. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video...
Article tonight: Manitoba’s premier says he’s been thinking about an early election. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli
Manitoba premier says he recently considered early election, could still happen
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is not ruling out an early election, ahead of the scheduled date of Oct. 5, 2027.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Article tonight: Manitoba’s premier says he’s been thinking about an early election. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli
Suburban aurora
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Suburban aurora
Article from the NDP convention here in Brandon: Election prep, more donations roll in, the campaign manager for 2027 is named, and delegates push for a higher minimum
wage. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/man... #mbpoli
wage. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/man... #mbpoli
Manitoba premier talks election preparation at NDP convention
BRANDON - Manitoba New Democrats, riding high in opinion polls and taking in large amounts of money in donations, were urged by Premier Wab Kinew to start preparing for an
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Article from the NDP convention here in Brandon: Election prep, more donations roll in, the campaign manager for 2027 is named, and delegates push for a higher minimum
wage. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/man... #mbpoli
wage. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/man... #mbpoli
The Manitoba NDP convention is on here in Brandon. Roughly 300 delegates (with possibly more to come) are debating resolutions and will hear from the premier later today. #mbpoli
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Manitoba NDP convention is on here in Brandon. Roughly 300 delegates (with possibly more to come) are debating resolutions and will hear from the premier later today. #mbpoli
The Manitoba legislature session ended at 9 pm last night. Almost every bill passed. One notable one died on the order paper. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Ban on deepfakes, misinformation during elections among bills passed as Manitoba legislative session ends | CBC News
Manitoba politicians passed bills aimed at banning election disinformation, guarding social housing stock and changing income taxes as the legislature session ended Thursday night.
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Manitoba legislature session ended at 9 pm last night. Almost every bill passed. One notable one died on the order paper. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #mbpoli
Article: The Manitoba legislature session is ending. Several bills being passed tonight: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli
New rules against election disinformation among bills set to pass in Manitoba
A bill to ban election disinformation, including so-called deep-fake videos that falsely portray candidates, is among several pieces of legislation expected to pass today before the Manitoba legislatu...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Article: The Manitoba legislature session is ending. Several bills being passed tonight: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art... #mbpoli