Author Archives: Kelly T Konechny

Welcome to ThePolitic.com!

From a Manitoba perspective, I hope to bring the centre of the country forward a step or two spotlighting our political landscape. With that landscape, a Manitoban view of the nation will accompany.

My start into the political aspect of life began after I first read Atlas Shrugged. It was the book that connected the feeling of the world being off balance and why there was that offset.

If you read something of mine that you agree or disagree with, please comment, the discussion is the key element here. Enjoy!

In The Left Corner, In Other Left Corner…

Sun Jan 14, 2007 – 10:50 pm

The NDP have a chance to fight a good old green fight. Not the typical St. Paddy’s day green fighting, but a fight nonetheless.
The NDP has, for the last 30 plus years, been a party that called for actions from others. They were judged on which topics to call on and their passion for each, […]

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Manitoba’s Election Deflection

Tue Jan 9, 2007 – 10:25 pm

If Manitoba Premier Gary Doer covers his face with his hands, you can’t see him.
Or so he believes. In a province that holds a sitting government for a sweat-breaking average of 39 days per year, Premier Doer is finally feeling some long-deserved heat. Grinin’ Gary has been compared in the past to the Teflon likes […]

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So-called word wars

Sun Dec 17, 2006 – 4:04 pm

Last week the Prime Minister used some selected words when being grilled on the environment. He referred to greenhouse gases as “so-called greenhouse gases”. Queue the imperial death march and lower the black helmet. He’s obviously gone mad to refer to the very truth of environmental issues at such a demeaning level, adding the words […]

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Meet the New LPC President

Wed Dec 13, 2006 – 12:03 am

The media blitz blanketing the Liberal Leadership convention made little to no mention of the newly elected Liberal Party of Canada President. Welcome Senator Marie Poulin.
Marie Poulin brings to the table a traditional Liberal resume. Poulin was a vice-president at the CBC, a former deputy minister in the government and placed in her senate seat […]

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Duceppe, From His Nation to Ours

Tue Dec 12, 2006 – 1:33 am

The introduction. My name is Kelly T. Konechny. I am excited to be a part of ThePolitic.com writing team, I have been an avid reader of the site for some time now and always enjoyed what I read. Based in Manitoba, I hope to bring a view from what is currently the centre of the […]

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