Rosemary Vodrey

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1995 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry
Rosemary Vodrey
Minister of Culture, Heritage and Citizenship
In office
January 6, 1997 October 5, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,95948.291.22$32,899.54
Liberal Jim Woodman4,43435.93-0.88$34,086.38
New Democratic Brock Holowachuk1,85715.051.22$1,399.00
Libertarian Alex Pressey910.74$124.74
Total valid votes12,341
Rejected53
Eligible voters / turnout17,41871.16-1.80
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1990 Manitoba general election : Fort Garry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,10547.077.27
Liberal Laurie Evans 3,99236.81-9.77
New Democratic Shirley Lord1,50013.831.88
Western Independence Jan Mandseth2492.300.96
Total valid votes10,846
Rejected17
Eligible voters / turnout14,89072.96-5.26
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.52
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1988 Manitoba general election : Osborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reg Alcock 4,33444.90
New Democratic Muriel Smith 2,75328.52
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 2,42125.08
Libertarian Clancy Smith1451.50
Turnout9,69178.85
Liberal gain Swing
Source: Elections Manitoba [93]

References

  1. McGifford was designated as Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism.
  2. Parker, Charles Whately; Parker, Charles Wolcott; Greene, Barnet M. (April 6, 1993). "Who's who in Canada".
  3. Radha Krishnan, "Orchard out of hot seat", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 September 1993; Gwyn "Jocko" Thomas, "Copper Jack leaves a legacy", Toronto Star, 12 September 2000, 1; Ellis Quinn, "Police veteran 'Copper Jack' Webster", Toronto Star, 29 June 2002, B3.
  4. Bruce Owen, "Rosie Rosi", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1996, B1; Frances Russell, "Row with judges shows Vodrey's flaw", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 July 1994.
  5. Shane Minkin, "Vodrey at odds with news media", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1996, B4.
  6. She had completed her first year of law studies by this time. See David Roberts, "Manitoba Justice Minister proud of get-tough tactics", Globe and Mail, 18 February 1995, A4.
  7. Frances Russell and Gerald Flood, "Ridings hold hope for Grits", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 April 1995. Vodrey served as co-chair of the party's campaign management committee in 1995. See Frances Russell, "Truth lost in the shuffle", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 February 1999, A10.
  8. "Filmon replaces education minister", Toronto Star, 15 January 1992, A120. Derkach had previously been accused of interfering in the civil service hiring process.
  9. Winnipeg Free Press columnist Jim Carr would later write that Vodrey never fully recovered from this early criticism. See Jim Carr, "Dog days offer a chance to reflect on cabinet" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 August 1993.
  10. David Roberts, "Canada's last bastion of school prayer falls", Globe and Mail, 14 August 1992, A1.
  11. Sean Fine, "Let francophones control schooling, Manitoba ordered", Globe and Mail, 5 March 1993, A4.
  12. Don Campbell, "French division proposal on table", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 May 1993; Arlene Billinkoff, "French school battle avoided", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 1993.
  13. Brad Oswald, "Vodrey won't legislate teacher salary rollbacks", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1993; Brad Oswold, "Santos gives MAST ultimatum", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1993.
  14. Brad Oswald, "Vodrey won't legislate teacher salary rollbacks", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1993; Aldo Santin, "Trustees ask Vodrey for freeze Minister says she'll refuse, but would help cut in-services", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 March 1993; Aldo Santin, "School staff face layoffs, loss of pay", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 March 1993. For an editorial sympathetic to the trustees' position, see Terry Moore, "Handcuffed trustees", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 March 1993.
  15. Brian Cole, "Arts enrolment to be curbed by budget, U of M dean says", Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 1993.
  16. Aldo Santin, "Teachers target cuts in media blitz", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1993; Donald Campbell, "Bursary program scrapped", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 May 1993; Don Campbell, "Job-training program cut disclosed", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993; Jim Carr, "Wisdom needed" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 October 1993. See also "Students inherit debt" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 1993; Terry Moore, "Improving student aid" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 1993.
  17. Aldo Santin, "Principals blame politicians", 12 April 1993; Jim Carr, "Some fresh old faces" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 September 1993.
  18. Paul Samyn, "Province unveils education report", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 April 1993.
  19. Stevens Wild, "School mergers expected", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 July 1993. See also Stevens Wild, "U of M prof condemns school review", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 July 1993.
  20. Paul Samyn, "Federal learning plan gets passing grade", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 April 1993. In Canada, education is traditionally the domain of the provinces.
  21. Jim Carr, "Time for a Shuffle" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 June 1993. Frances Russell also described Vodrey's performance as "inept". See Frances Russell, "'Teflon premier' feels heat", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 September 1993. For a different perspective, see Campbell Alexander, "In defence of Mrs. Vodrey" [letter], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 July 1993.
  22. Jim Carr, "Dog days offer a chance to reflect on cabinet" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 August 1993.
  23. Aldo Santin, "Revolving door at top has educators in tizzy", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April 1995.
  24. Dan Lett, "Boy's death spurs drive for action", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 September 1993. See also Bud Robertson, "Street kids scorn summit", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 October 1993; Paul Samyn, "Summit seeks strategy to curb youth violence", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 1993.
  25. Randy Turner, "Youth jails bulging at seams", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 December 1993.
  26. Paul Samyn, "Vodrey tough enough?", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 February 1994. The telephone line was introduced in June of the same year. See Glen MacKenzie, "'Fink line' aims to cut youth crime", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 June 1994.
  27. Dave Bedard, "Youth boot camps not answer, social workers say", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 February 1994; Frances Russell, "U.S. boot camps don't work", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1994; Frances Russell, "Boot camps not the answer", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 April 1994.
  28. Jon Jenkins, "Natives demand input into boot-camp plans", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 1994; Tom Brodbeck, "Natives 'miffed' at minister for not asking about boot camps", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 May 1994.
  29. Terry Moore, "Give boot camp a try" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 February 1994; Fred Cleverley, "Getting a break in a boot camp", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 April 1994. See also David Vienneau, "Army-style boot camp a cure for teen thugs, Manitoba says", Toronto Star, 24 March 1994, A14; David Roberts, "Manitoba marching toward 'boot camps'", Globe and Mail, 27 April 1994, A1.
  30. Maureen Houston, "Humane boot camps' vowed", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 1994; Terry Moore, "The bootie camps" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 May 1994.
  31. Paul Wiecek, "Kids off to camp - and it won't be fun, Vodrey vows", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 1994; Paul Samyn, "Boot camps kicked about", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 October 1994. In mid-1995, Mackintosh argued that few of Vodrey's youth crime initiatives had actually been implemented. See Alice Krueger, "Vodrey scolded on crime", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 August 1995, B3; Alice Krueger, "Crime-busting phantoms hit", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 November 1995, A9. During the same period, Vodrey also closed down a Teen Adventure Groups program for delinquents and at-risk youth. Some had credited this wilderness-activity based program with improving the lives of participants. See Allison Bray, "Teens learned to trust until program dumped", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 January 1996, A1.
  32. Paul Samyn, "Parents will pay for crime", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 May 1996, A1; Ruth Teichrob, "Vodrey's new law won't help anyone" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1996, B2; Michael Fitz-James, "The sins of the child visited upon the parents ", Financial Post, 18 June 1996, p. 12; Robert Sheppard, "The parent trap", Globe and Mail, 3 July 1996, A13.
  33. Paul Samyn and Stevens Wild, "Punks walk in Tories' plan", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 April 1994.
  34. Car thieves and vandals were also targeted. Paul Samyn, "Rip off car, lose licence", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 1994; Alice Krueger, "Deadbeat parents targeted Vodrey proposes tough penalties", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 January 1995. The NDP also supported this proposal, but expressed concern that Vodrey did not provide for automatic financial deductions. See Alice Krueger, "Mothers applaud Vodrey", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 January 1995.
  35. Ruth Teichrob, "The best intentions", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 March 1995; Alice Krueger, "Tories revive maintenance bill", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1995, B2; Linda Quatrain, "Single parents upset unchanged bill", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 June 1995, B2; Alice Krueger, "Tough new measures target deadbeat parents", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 July 1995, B6.
  36. Alice Krueger, "Deadbeat collection under fire", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 1995, A1.
  37. "Manitoba hiking car fines", Globe and Mail, 12 April 1996, N6.
  38. Alice Krueger, "Sexual predators targeted", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 February 1995; Alice Krueger, "Panel has broad powers", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 February 1995; Jim Carr, "A response to fear" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 February 1995.
  39. Frances Russell, "Vodrey invites vigilantism" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 February 1995; David Roberts, "Manitoba Justice Minister proud of get-tough tactics", Globe and Mail, 18 February 1995, A4.
  40. Allison Bray, "From country club to budget hotel?", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 1995. The executive director of the John Howard Society of Manitoba criticized the initiative, arguing that it would do nothing to reduce recidivism.
  41. Paul Samyn, "Second look at court reform", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 December 1995, A4.
  42. Paul Samyn, "Talking tough on punks", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 March 1994.
  43. "Split won't halt changes in youth law", Hamilton Spectator, 25 March 1994, A3.
  44. Paul Samyn, "Rock rejects plans for tougher laws Vodrey's anti-stalking push turned away", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 January 1995. Vodrey had criticized Rock's changes to the Young Offenders Act the previous year, describing them as inadequate. See Ross Howard, "Youth rehabilitation loses priority", Globe and Mail, 3 June 1994, A1.
  45. Stephen Bindman, "Anti-stalking law to be beefed up: Manitoba views spark changes", Toronto Star, 16 January 1995, A1; Paul Samyn and Dan Lett, "Tougher stalking laws studied", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 January 1995; Glen MacKenzie, "System criticized in deaths", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 January 1995.
  46. Dan Lett, "Feds to stiffen penalty for stalkers who kill", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 December 1995, B5.
  47. Dan Lett, "Grits target worst cons", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 September 1996, A1.
  48. Paul Samyn, "Vodrey backs gun owners", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 November 1994; Frances Russell, "Anti-gun law ministers fire blanks", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 May 1995; Dan Lett, "Just say no to registration", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 September 1995, A11; Brian Laghi, "Provinces fight gun registry", Globe and Mail, 27 September 1996, A1.
  49. Ruth Teichrob, "Case closed, Vodrey says", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 1993; Ruth Teichrob, "Growing outrage over judicial inaction spurs call for probe", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 December 1993; Ruth Teichrob, "Ex-chief judge sparks new calls for investigation", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 December 1993.
  50. Kevin Rollason, "Judges won't escape inquiries, Vodrey says", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 December 1994.
  51. Paul Samyn, "Tories accused of attempt to blackmail, stifle judges", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1994; Kevin Rollason, "Judges censure province, Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1994.
  52. Paul Samyn, "Webster named chief judge", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 December 1993.
  53. "Police pact faulty: MLA Native-run forces needed, Grit says", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 February 1994; "Chiefs warn lives at risk", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 1994.
  54. Don Langford, "Reserves to receive police service 'soon'", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 April 1994.
  55. "Province to announce gun amnesty", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 May 1994.
  56. "3 machine-guns, explosives all part of gun-amnesty yield", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 December 1994.
  57. "New police guns", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 September 1994.
  58. Nick Martin, "Vodrey's gift for mayor raises eyebrows", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 October 1995, A1; Jim Carr, "We're not that dumb", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 October 1995, A10.
  59. Bruce Owen, "Forum to seek ways to ease pain", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 April 1996, A2.
  60. David Roberts, "Police end riot at Manitoba jail; 8 guards injured", Globe and Mail, 27 April 1996, A1.
  61. Randy Turner, "Angry guards fear inmates will strike again", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 1996, A1.
  62. Paul Samyn, "Vodrey orders inquiry into riot", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 1996, A4.
  63. Linda Quattrin, "Angry jail guards walk out", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 May 1996, A1; David Roberts, "Manitoba guards refusing to work RCMP officers staff 7 prisons", Globe and Mail, 7 May 1996, A1; Allison Bray, "Guards say concerns real, ignored too long", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 May 1996, A2.
  64. Bruce Owen, "Rosie Rosi", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1996, B1; Shane Minkin, "Vodrey at odds with news media", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1996, B4; Paul Samyn, "Judges left in the dark after riot", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 October 1996, A5.
  65. Alice Krueger, "Vodrey admits some regrets", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 December 1996, A4.
  66. David Roberts, "Attack roots of crime, report on prison riot urges", Globe and Mail, 10 December 1996, A10.
  67. Jim Carr, "Post-Filmon era beckons" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 July 1994; David Roberts, "Manitoba Justice Minister proud of get-tough tactics", Globe and Mail, 18 February 1995, A4; Paul Samyn, "Filmon cabinet to get facelift", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 April 1995.
  68. Brian Cole, "Preventing crime" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 1997, A14.
  69. Alice Krueger, "Bill broadens access to information", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 June 1997, A4.
  70. Alice Krueger, "Information access bill alarms group", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 June 1997, A3; Tom Oleson, "Shameful legislation" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 1997, A6; Alice Krueger, "Citizens argue Bill 50 bad for democracy", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 1997, A3; David Roberts, "Manitoba bill still flawed, critics say", Globe and Mail, 25 June 1997, A9.
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  72. "Heritage centre ground broken at building site", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 1997, A5; Bud Robertson, "Portage centre to get $400,000 from province", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 August 1997, A7.
  73. "Manitobans to mull over the millennium", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 June 1998, A4. See also "Advisory Council seeks ideas for projects to mark millennium" [government press release], M2Presswire, 6 January 1999; "Province budgets $10M for millennium", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 May 1999, A11.
  74. Paul McKie, "Nine-member board named to run Manitoba film industry", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 September 1998, A4.
  75. "Tories make good on WSO bailout", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 July 1999, 6.
  76. "Manitoba gets boost on immigration", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 June 1998, A1.
  77. Claudia Garcia, "Sikhs honour 4 politicians", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 January 1998, A4.
  78. Paul Samyn, "Province willing to pay for 50 high-tech women", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 January 1995.
  79. Alice Krueger, "Manitobans take views to Beijing", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 August 1995, A10.
  80. Paul Samyn, "Land titles access altered in bid to thwart stalkers", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 March 1996, A8.
  81. Lindor Reynolds, "Guide may save victims of violence", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 March 2008, A4.
  82. Alice Krueger, "Gov't denies it is looking at privatizing liquor stores", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 May 1997, A3.
  83. Doug Nairne, "MLCC uncorks wine sales", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 July 1998, A1.
  84. Larry Kusch, "Supporters crank up Manitoba campaign", Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 1993.
  85. "Vodrey won't seek re-election", Globe and Mail, 18 March 1999, A7; Doug Nairne, "Vodrey jumps Tory ship", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1999, A5.
  86. David Kuxhaus, "Conservative establishment pins its hopes on Murray", Winnipeg Free Press, 31 March 2000, A1.
  87. Mia Rabson, "McFadyen makes it official", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 1996, A11.
  88. "Who's got mayoral candidates' backs?", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 September 2006, B2.
  89. Morley Walker, "RWB recovers financial footing with $800 surplus", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 September 2002, D7; "Royal Winnipeg Ballet", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 September 2006, B5.
  90. Annie Buckland, "Out there", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 December 2003, B3.
  91. Leah Janzen, "A course in politics for women", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 2003, B4.
  92. "Vodrey leaves RWB for Canada Council", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 May 2009, D2.
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