Winnipeg | 2026 Civic election

[thurmas]

Originally Posted by Danny D Oh

Disagree on the party system.

I think we need some of the political class here, the unelected types, to be honest with the candidates and encourage people who truly want to get involved to do so at the grassroots of politics. Very few of these candidates even have experience on community-level boards or service like that. Get elected to a school board, participate in community councils, attend committee meetings, run for council, run for MLA, SERVE THE COMMUNITY. Build a profile.

Cannot believe how many people just think, "oh I'll run for mayor" or in Bokhari's case now Premier and Mayor with zero political experience. In both cases you're serving a constituency that's approaching or just over a million people. It's not an entry-level political position but unfortunately it's being treated that way.

I disagree without party platforms and some form of organization you get what we have had the past 40 years mind numbingly bad lack of vision and crusty loons who control their wards like their own little fiefdoms and contribute nothing.