Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 29, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March 1988 19 decision a t handful of volatile swing Ridings dictate parties fortunes i Here makes t by Pauline Comeau while most organizers Are loathe to admit no than a dozen volatile swing Ridings could be ready to decide their party Fate in the provincial election of the Mustbe watched Cate gory in a Mere handful earn the True swing rank for their uncanny ability to Back the winning party every King of this group is this Centre located on the southwestern Shore of Lake Winnipeg has voted with the government in every elec Tion since next in the longevity line is Dau which has elected someone to sit on the governments Side of the Bouse since followed by Spring since and the new which has elected a government la since the Riding was created in other Ridings earn their swing credentials simply for their capacity to change political stripes almost As easily As Guy Savoie the Boni face Liberal who turned tory last week or their exceptionally close in this category keep your Eye on Swan Rossmere on the Rob nip leadership hopeful Leonard Harapiak took the provinces most northerly farming Community of Swan River by Only 65 votes in ending decades of tory the suburban Riding of James has had a Long history of close coupled with a flip every few slim margin in new Democrat Al Mack Ling held on to his seat by Only 155 Mackling was minister responsible for Max telecoms ser vices when a scandal concern ing the Agency blew wide open in the fall of that he has since re leaving the door wide open for a tory is a swing Riding because i have a Chance to said vital tory candidate Paul who is taking his second run at the Phillips Tough fight seat held up to now by nip trigger Man Jim the last time it was a Tough fight and we thought we could so we plugged in everything we but there is not a great Deal we can do More than we did the last he it is Likely that conservative Leader Gary Filmon will make a few More appearances in vital than at least in the that what and i would imagine it will happen this close races have also been the Rule in the City Riding held by former Premier Edward Schreyer or other new democrats since its creation in some predict a conservative sweep could paint this nip Strong hold tory ousting attorney general Vic who held on the last time by Only 527 Liberal confident i think we can beat Vic Schroeder and the nip Ceci Lia the liberals Hope in while predominately a tory the Northern Riding of Roblin rus created in 1981 out of the old Ridings of Roblin and was held by conservative Len Der Kach by Only 38 votes with a Strong Liberal and while easily taken by nip la Myrna Phillips in has a volatile history of alternating Liberal and nip Rule some believe could show itself again Mercier uses caution if the electorate moves in Masse against the new democrats next and then there Are other Ridings on the verge of entering the swing perhaps for the first time in a Long 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against who lost to Walding the last time by Only 558 the liberals put in a healthy third place and last weeks defection of City councillor Guy Savoie from the liberals to the tories makes Boniface a mus watch once deemed to be a virtual shoe in for the there is now heated debate about whether Savoie can carry his vote with if he he will deliver Boniface to the tories for the first time since its creation in the Riding was first held by the turning nip along with the defection of Larry Dejardins in party hopeful the liberals Are hoping to better their healthy third place finish and capitalize on the constituency lib eral Gerry tory election Campaign was wary of giving strategic details and said the tories Are interested in All at this stage of the with the Public poll results you have seen every Riding is a possibility and Worth working hard he Brian co chairman of nip election named Rob Lin Russell and Springfield As two examples of the kind of Riding the nip will be launching Strong campaigns As Well As any seat that the nip has Ever he says the party relies on 1986 election results to earmark those Ridings where the Tough fights will be or where gains Are possible and will also depend on Doort door poll ing results As the Campaign gets farther this election is probably a Little More wide open right across the Well certainly be putting in added Effort where were changing the Peter Liberal Media co said it was too Early to choose special were not targeting heavily on certain Ridings right we feel it is an open he women voices sought a feminist lobby group wants women to make themselves heard in this provincial election and says they May have to refuse to vote to get the message we want women to have their voices heard by the Monique Manitoba action committee on the status of women said Raimbault said although Many women already work for candidates in the april 26 backroom efforts Are not we Are pushing for women to get out of the Back rooms and do things that get their concerns not just stuffing she Raimbault said More women should be running As it could Only help to have More women in positions of Power in gov she if women Are not satisfied with support from candidates in their Raimbault said the commit tee has one Las ditch she said women should go to the but decline to the most effective Way is by going to the returning officer and saying the selection of candidates is not adequate because the candidates Are not reflecting women con if enough women do Register their at some Point politicians will Lake note of our con she the 800member committee his week issued a list of 14 concerns defined at a Winnipeg meeting last fall by 20 women the con Cerns Range from funding for Essen tial services for battered women and their children to the tech Lake constitutional women rights were guaranteed in the charter of rights in but women rights Are not guaranteed a Meech Lake and can be overridden because they Are not specifically we Aie advocating no sup port of Meech Lake until Uii Equality Laase is Rai Wibault ;