The NDP simply cannot win in Fort Whyte.
It's time to choose strong leadership and a brighter future for our community.
On October 3rd, remember to VOTE for Willard Reaves as your Fort Whyte MLA.
#mbpoli
Iโm always amazed at how hard my wife works. Sheโs a nurse and works 16 hour shifts. Iโm just grateful she doesnโt have to shovel the damn driveway. Thank you
@DougaldLamont
for the coffee ๐๐พ
#mbpoli
Disappointing that
@obbykhan60
chose to attend an event at the Frontier Centre, a group that ran radio ads in 2018 that said it was a myth that residential schools robbed Indigenous children of their childhoods. Shame on you Obby.
#mbpoli
Premier
@HStefansonMB
has to choose. Does she stand with protesters or does she stand with the overwhelming majority of Manitobans who have sacrificed over and over as her government has failed time and time again to manage the pandemic?
#mbpoli
Just before running for the PCs, Obby Khanโs business Good Local received $500,000 in taxpayer dollars. Two months after getting elected Good Local is now going out of business! Where did the money go? The PC government and the Chamber owe Manitoba taxpayers answers.
#mbpoli
Congratulations to
@obbykhan60
on a hard fought, close election. Thank you to
@TrudyFortWhyte
and all of the candidates who put their time and effort into this campaign.
#mbpoli
Iโm extremely disappointed that
@obbykhan60
would want to represent a party that has done so much damage to our province. The people of Fort Whyte, and all Manitobans, deserve better, and they will send that message on Election Day.
#mbpoli
What kind of government do we want? One where a hospital has to raise $350,000 to refurbish an operating room while the business of a party insider receives $500,000? Or one where we adequately fund our healthcare system?
#mbpoli
Why is Heather Stefanson lying to Manitobans? Saying one thing in private and another thing in public. She obviously canโt be trusted to tell Manitobans the truth.
#mbpoli
Iโm proud of the campaign we ran. We gave the people of Fort Whyte a real option. Iโll be back in 2023 and Iโm going to earn the trust,and votes, of the people in Fort Whyte.
#mbpoli
People show you who they really are when they are down. The PC party is showing Manitobans who they really are. Disappointing that
@obbykhan60
chooses to stand with them.
#mbpoli
Every day that the illegal border blockade continues it costs Manitobaโs economy $75 million dollars. Why are we negotiating with them? Heather Stefanson has lost control of the province.
#mbpoli
My son Ryan
@reavo7five
plays in the NHL. You wonโt find me talking about one of his games in the Legislature. Manitobans are looking for real work to get done. But I do appreciate his support. Thank you son.
#mbpoli
The by-election in Fort Whyte has now been called. Election Day is March 22nd. This is an opportunity for the people of Fort Whyte to send a strong message to the PC government that their handling of the pandemic and our health care system has not been good enough.
#mbpoli
This result was entirely predictable. Let people go out shopping on Boxing Day and then bring in restrictions the next day because
@HStefansonMB
didnโt want to make the hard decisions. Thatโs not leadership. Thatโs playing politics with peopleโs lives and livelihoods.
#mbpoli
$20,000 of your taxpayer dollars for a swearing-in ceremony. By comparison, the last government swearing-in cost $6,000. This new NDP government spending is already out of control.
Manitobans deserve to know if the decision to loosen restrictions was based on science, or to lift the PCโs popularity. โWinnipeg virologist Julie Lajoie questioned why the province plans to remove its mask mandate on March 15 while telling Ottawa it needs outside help."
#mbpoli
When asked about the PC governmentโs disastrous pandemic response what was Obby Khanโs reply?
โshoulda, coulda, wouldaโ
1,710 Manitobans dead.
Does that sound like the answer of somebody who is going to go to the legislature and demand answers?
#mbpoli
According to a new poll by
@MainStResearch
a majority of decided voters in Fort Whyte would choose to vote for me as their next MLA. It is clear that Manitobans want to send the PCs a message that they are ready for change.
#mbpoli
Today Obby Khan was asked by a reporter about GoodLocal employees working on his campaign. I can confirm that my campaign witnessed somebody driving a GoodLocal vehicle delivering Obby Khan campaign material.
#mbpoli
Why wonโt the PCs answer the question instead of deflecting? Why did Heather Stefanson write a letter to the Prime Minister saying one thing and then tell Manitobans something else? Be honest with the people of this province.
#mbpoli
@Willard_Reaves
Willard, why does your Liberal party lie to Manitobans about civil servants without any shred of proof based on illegally shared data? Clearly youโre not ready for prime time.
#mbpoli
โI appreciate being asked to serve as deputy leader of the Manitoba Liberalsโฆ As a past candidate and a community advocate, I will use the experience Iโve gained to work with
@CindyLamoureux_
, our membership and executive to grow a healthier party.โ
#mbpoli
My wife is a nurse. She returned to nursing during the pandemic because she felt a need to use her skills and training to help her fellow Manitobans.
She was shocked by how this government has treated nurses.
#mbpoli
When
@obbykhan60
got elected he promised that he was going to fix ER wait times. What has he done since? Nothing. In fact it has gotten worse. You canโt trust PC promises.
#mbpoli
This comes after reports of Good Local employees being asked to work on Obbyโs campaign, and my campaign witnessing somebody driving a Good Local branded vehicle delivering campaign flyers for Obby.
I can guarantee you one thing: None of the other candidates are out doorknocking on a day like today. Thatโs the kind of dedication that you are going to get from me every day as your MLA.
#mbpoli
I have a confession to make. Like many other residents of Fort Whyte I have voted for the PCs in the past. But after the damage they have inflicted on our health care system I could no longer support them. We need to use this by-election to send them a strong message.
#mbpoli
Was that personโs salary being paid for with the $500,000 in tax dollars that GoodLocal received? Was the van? Were Manitoba tax payers financing a political campaign?
#mbpoli
$381 million dollars of unspent pandemic support money was left sitting by the PC government. Those funds could have gone towards strengthening healthcare, making schools safer, and supporting businesses.
#mbpoli
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Proud to join
#WinnipegPride
today & celebrate the
#2SLGBTQQIA
+ community!
@BenCarrwpg
& I are committed to continuing the fight for diversity & inclusion - for everybody.
#mbpoli
Gratitude to all the health workers and professionals - paramedics, lab technicians, nurses (including my wife Lise), doctors, pharmacists, housekeepers, support staff and many many more - working this Christmas weekend to take care of us all.
#mbpoli
During the Fort Whyte by-election Obby Khan promised that the PC government would make reducing wait times a priority. It hasnโt happened.
#brokenpromise
#mbpoli
We came close in the by-election but didnโt quite get it done. The people of Fort Whyte now know that they have a viable alternative to the PCs and NDP in the next election.
#mbpoli
Willard Reaves has been officially nominated as the
@MBLiberalParty
candidate for Fort Whyte in the 2023 Manitoba general election. So awesome to have
@Willard_Reaves
back on board!
#mbpoli
I am overwhelmed by the support I have received from my growing team of volunteers, and from the people of Fort Whyte. Our momentum is growing and Fort Whyte is telling us they are ready for change.
#mbpoli
If Kinew vs Khan and the Blunder in the Rotunda doesnโt turn you off these two parties - what will? Maybe their record in office?
The more Manitoba Liberals you elect, the less of the other two youโll have to put up with. We can do it in Fort Whyte, and we can do it everywhere.
Over the past three months we have knocked on the door of every house in Fort Whyte (in some cases more than once). Now that the writ has dropped we are hitting up the apartments.
#mbpoli
Proud to march today in support of the UMFA. University of Manitoba Faculty deserve a fair deal that is competitive with other institutions across the country.
#mbpoli
#umfa2021
Thank you to
@TerryDuguid
and
@DrJonGerrard
for joining me at the doors this evening. We can feel the tide turning and the momentum building for our campaign, but we arenโt taking anything for granted. Everything comes down to Election Day on March 22nd.
#mbpoli
It's time to elect somebody you can trust. Somebody who is going to be there for you when you need them. Somebody who is going to listen. It's time to send the PCs a message that the path they have taken us down is the wrong one. We can do better.
#mbpoli
Iโm calling for an all-candidates forum in the Fort Whyte by-election. Voters should have an opportunity to hear from all of the candidates on the ballot, ask questions, and hear answers. I hope
@obbykhan60
and
@TrudyFortWhyte
will partner with me on this.
#mbpoli
Thank you to
@MBLiberalParty
Leader
@DougaldLamont
for joining me at the doors today. We arenโt going to let a little snow stop us from getting the W in Fort Whyte.
#mbpoli
Manitoba Liberals are proud to announce that on November 5, 2021, we will be nominating former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Willard Reaves as the Manitoba Liberal candidate to run in the Fort-Whyte By-Election. News Release:
#mbpoli
To fix a system, get out from behind your desk, get your ass out the door and go meet the people. Theyโll tell you what to do
#TeamReaves
#mbpoli
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Today is the day Fort Whyte! Make sure that you get out and vote. If you want an MLA who you can trust, who will listen, and who will speak out, then the choice is clear: Willard Reaves.
#mbpoli
The people of Fort Whyte deserve somebody they can trust. Somebody who will speak out for them no matter what. Somebody who has their best interests at heart. On March 22nd the people of Fort Whyte have a choice. I am asking for them to put their trust in me.
#mbpoli
The people of Fort Whyte deserve somebody they can trust. Somebody who will speak out for them no matter what. Somebody who has their best interests at heart. On March 22nd the people of Fort Whyte have a choice. I am asking for them to put their trust in me.
#mbpoli
I stand with Manitoba Nurses, like my wife. Unlike the Premier and the Health Minister, I actually sat down for a meeting with the Manitoba Nurses Union and listened to their concerns, and ideas for how to fix the issues we are currently facing.
#mbpoli
Iโm proud to announce that the Returning Officer has accepted my nomination papers and I am the first candidate officially on the ballot for the Fort Whyte By-election. Thank you to all of the Fort Whyte residents who signed on my behalf.
#mbpoli
Iโm hearing this message from many people who have previously voted Conservative in Fort Whyte. They are unhappy with the status quo and ready to send a message to the government.
#mbpoli
When I made the decision to enter public service it was a long term commitment. I want to make lasting, positive change for the people of this province.
#mbpoli
Has this government learned nothing from the previous waves?
Businesses, employers, employees, and parents need some certainty.
We can lock down for two weeks and allow ICU capacity and testing to catch up,or go months with increased restrictions.
#mbpoli
This is the 3rd crisis-driven cabinet shuffle for the PCs in a year, and somehow the results keep getting worse. Renaming departments and shuffling portfolios doesnโt make a difference when itโs all the same people who broke the system in the first place.
#mbpoli
Today I was joined by Manitoba Liberal Party Leader
@DougaldLamont
to release our campaign platform. This platform contains the issues that I have been focussing on throughout the last 4 months of the campaign, and the issues I intend to fight for in the Legislature.
#mbpoli
Manitoba is home to 180,000 Ukrainian Canadians and this unprovoked ACT OF WAR by Russia is an attempt to destabilize and divide us. Russia must withdraw its military forces and pursue a diplomatic resolution to this crisis. Putin must end this NOW!
#mbpoli
Heather Stefanson was asked directly why she wasnโt at the Covid restrictions announcement on December 24th..she didnโt give a straight answer. Heather Stefanson is not a leader.
#mbpoli
You can show your support for my campaign by displaying a lawn sign.
Send us an e-mail at willard
@willardreaves
.ca
or give us a call at 204-237-6600
Someone from my team will deliver one to you when the election is called.
#mbpoli
As part of my campaign I called for an independent review of the provinceโs pandemic response. Not to lay blame, but to learn from the mistakes that were made.
#mbpoli
I plan on speaking to Election Commissioner Bill Bowles about what I, and my campaign team, witnessed regarding GoodLocal employees working on Obby Khanโs election campaign. Manitobans deserve an open and honest democratic process.
#mbpoli
Heather Stefanson says that this is a โnewโ PC party, and that they are going to listen now. This decision shows that they havenโt learned. You canโt trust the people who broke the system to fix the system.
#mbpoli
The biggest thank you I have saved for last. Thank you to my wife Lise. Without her by my side none of this would have been possible. Wife, mother, urgent care nurse, and my rock. I would not have made the decision to run without her support.
#mbpoli
"Reaves started door-knocking in Nov. 2021..Since then..he has been out campaigning six days a week."
I'm there to represent and not just sit and grab a seat like they're hoping Obby will do. "I am a lifetime public servant,"
#mbpoli
A government that has shown it canโt be trusted is asking us to just to take their word for it. If the data backs up your decisions then show the data.
#mbpoli
It was a pleasure to speak with the fine folks at The Waverley this afternoon. I spoke about how I am going to fight for better care for seniors, and for the need for a Seniorโs Advocate in Manitoba.
#mbpoli