- Progressive Party of Manitoba (1981–1995) candidates, 1990 Manitoba provincial election
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The Progressive Party of Manitoba fielded a number of candidates in the 1990 Manitoba provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
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Candidates
Transcona: Thomas Bunn
Bunn received 168 votes (1.91%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party candidate Daryl Reid.[1]
Wellington: Neil Schipper
Neil Schipper is a research and development engineer, who once co-starred with Sidney Green's son Marty on a community-access television program called "Math with Marty".[2] He ran for the Progressive Party on two occasions, and has the distinction of being the party's last official candidate for public office in a 1993 by-election. Schipper's 1993 campaign made prominent use of a document called "Whose Side Are You On?", that castigated identity politics, government gambling, and state funding for political parties.[3]
Schipper wrote an op-editorial piece for the Winnipeg Free Press in 1998, arguing that the health risks associated with tobacco were exaggerated by anti-smoking activists.[4] He has also written book reviews on science-related themes.[5] In 2009, he recommended that "Darwin Day" be celebrated in Manitoba to recognize the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth.[6]
Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1990 provincial Wellington Progressive 128 1.69 4/6 Becky Barrett, New Democratic Party provincial by-election, 21 September 1993 St. John's n/a 241 5.00 4/4 Gord Mackintosh, New Democratic Party Footnotes
- ^ There is a lawyer in Winnipeg named Thomas Bunn, although it is not clear if this is the same person. See Bud Robertson, "Corrin admits he used poor judgment", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 1996, A2.
- ^ Larry Kusch, "Health-care issue strikes responsive chord in riding", Winnipeg Free Press, 1993. This article identifies him as 34 years old.
- ^ Sidney Green, The Rise & Fall of a Political Animal, (Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2003), p. 186.
- ^ Neil Schipper, "Smoking threat diminished" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 March 1998, A3. For a rebuttal, see Tracy Taylor, "Winnipeg 'Bell-ringer' rings smoking alarm" [letter]
- ^ Neil Schipper, review of Jeremy Rifkin's "The Biotech Century", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 1998, Pd3; Neil Schipper, review of Bruce Schechter's "My Brain Is Open", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1998, D2; Neil Schipper, review of Kay Ingram's "The Barmaid's Brain", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 November 1998, D2; Neil Schipper, review of Seth Lloyd's "Programming the Universe", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 April 2006, B5; Neil Schipper, review of Siobhan Roberts, "King of Infinite Space", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 2006, C0; Neil Schipper, review of Marc Bekoff's "The Emotional Lives of Animals", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 April 2007, D0; Neil Schipper, review of Mark Buchanan, "The Social Atom", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 July 2007, D0; Ted Nield, "Supercontinent", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 January 2008, D0; Neil Schipper, Dan Gardner's "Science and Politics of Fear", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 2008, D2; Neil Schipper, review of Sheilla Jones' "The Quantum Ten", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 June 2008, D0.
- ^ Carol Sanders, "The Greatest Story Rarely Told", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 February 2009, B1.
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- Progressive Party of Manitoba (1981–1995) politicians
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