Three Winnipeg Candidates Are Wasting No Time In Declaring Their Mayoral Campaigns

Jenny Motkaluk, Don Woodstock and Chris Clacio visited the Clerk’s office to formally announce their campaigns on Sunday morning, the first day candidates had the right to complete the paperwork. Motkaluk, a business consultant, finished second in the 2018 mayoral race after Brian Bowman, who is not seeking another term. He won 36 percent of the popular vote four years ago, but said on Sunday he knew he would have even more competition in the 2022 wide-ranging race. “This time it is an open position and I do not expect anything less, but I think I am a well-known name this time as well,” he said after a speech to about 15 supporters outside the town hall. Motkaluk said she was not worried about splitting the vote with other center-right candidates this year. St. James Koon. Scott Gillingham, who briefly considered a PC leadership campaign last summer, plans to run this year, while Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood Coun. Kevin Klein and Manitoba Minister of Family Affairs Rochelle Squires may follow suit. “I guess that depends on whether you decide that I’re just a center-right candidate,” he said. “The truth is that, as we showed last time, the Winnipeggers from across the political spectrum supported me – across the income spectrum, at education levels, in different types of jobs.” Motkaluk said it intends to present fewer policy posts than it did in 2018. “I’m proud of the work we did, but I think we focused too much on that and did not have enough focus on giving the Winnipeggers a chance to really know who I am,” he said. Motkaluk’s 2022 campaign director is Fred Westphal, who ran the successful provincial campaign of progressive Conservative candidate Obby Khan for Fort Whyte’s constituency in March. Don Woodstock is also running for a second term as mayor. (Walther Bernal / CBC)
Woodstock, who owns a security company, is also running for a second term as mayor. He also ran in 2018 and finished fourth, garnering 2% of the popular vote. In that campaign, he brought a football as a support. On Sunday, he appeared at City Hall with a broom and encouraged Winnipeg voters to conduct a “clean-up” of the city council, voting for all incumbents. “On October 26, I want people to give us a clean slate, a brand new, brand new board,” he said. Woodstock also suggested that members of the council’s executive policy committee be in jail for allegedly supporting the construction fraud. Clacio also registered for mayor in 2018, but did not appear on the ballot. He said he intends to knock on the door early to ensure he has enough valid signatures to complete the nomination process this year. Clacio said as mayor that he would ensure that Winnipeg coordinated its planning more closely with the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. He also promised more support in the field of technology and said he would turn the city’s public engagement office into a civic education office. Chris Clasio registered to run for mayor in 2018, but did not get on the ballot. He has re-registered in 2022 and hopes to complete the application process this time. (Walther Bernal / CBC)
Mayoral candidates must register before they can raise money for their campaigns or incur any campaign expenses. River Heights-Fort Garry Coun. John Orlikow, Gillingham and Social Entrepreneur Shaun Loney have also stated their intention to run for mayor and are expected to register this week.

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Jenny Motkaluk, Don Woodstock and Chris Clacio visited the Clerk’s office to formally announce their campaigns on Sunday morning, the first day candidates had the right to complete the paperwork. Motkaluk, a business consultant, finished second in the 2018 mayoral race after Brian Bowman, who is not seeking another term. He won 36 percent of the popular vote four years ago, but said on Sunday he knew he would have even more competition in the 2022 wide-ranging race. “This time it is an open position and I do not expect anything less, but I think I am a well-known name this time as well,” he said after a speech to about 15 supporters outside the town hall. Motkaluk said she was not worried about splitting the vote with other center-right candidates this year. St. James Koon. Scott Gillingham, who briefly considered a PC leadership campaign last summer, plans to run this year, while Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood Coun. Kevin Klein and Manitoba Minister of Family Affairs Rochelle Squires may follow suit. “I guess that depends on whether you decide that I’re just a center-right candidate,” he said. “The truth is that, as we showed last time, the Winnipeggers from across the political spectrum supported me – across the income spectrum, at education levels, in different types of jobs.” Motkaluk said it intends to present fewer policy posts than it did in 2018. “I’m proud of the work we did, but I think we focused too much on that and did not have enough focus on giving the Winnipeggers a chance to really know who I am,” he said. Motkaluk’s 2022 campaign director is Fred Westphal, who ran the successful provincial campaign of progressive Conservative candidate Obby Khan for Fort Whyte’s constituency in March. Don Woodstock is also running for a second term as mayor. (Walther Bernal / CBC)
Woodstock, who owns a security company, is also running for a second term as mayor. He also ran in 2018 and finished fourth, garnering 2% of the popular vote. In that campaign, he brought a football as a support. On Sunday, he appeared at City Hall with a broom and encouraged Winnipeg voters to conduct a “clean-up” of the city council, voting for all incumbents. “On October 26, I want people to give us a clean slate, a brand new, brand new board,” he said. Woodstock also suggested that members of the council’s executive policy committee be in jail for allegedly supporting the construction fraud. Clacio also registered for mayor in 2018, but did not appear on the ballot. He said he intends to knock on the door early to ensure he has enough valid signatures to complete the nomination process this year. Clacio said as mayor that he would ensure that Winnipeg coordinated its planning more closely with the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. He also promised more support in the field of technology and said he would turn the city’s public engagement office into a civic education office. Chris Clasio registered to run for mayor in 2018, but did not get on the ballot. He has re-registered in 2022 and hopes to complete the application process this time. (Walther Bernal / CBC)
Mayoral candidates must register before they can raise money for their campaigns or incur any campaign expenses. River Heights-Fort Garry Coun. John Orlikow, Gillingham and Social Entrepreneur Shaun Loney have also stated their intention to run for mayor and are expected to register this week.