Winnipeg into the '90s
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Winnipeg into the '90s was an alliance of progressive and left-leaning municipal politicians in the Canadian
city of Winnipeg, Manitoba
. It endorsed several candidates in the city's municipal elections of 1989, 1992 and 1995, including future mayor
Glen Murray and future provincial Premier Greg Selinger.
"WIN" was formed to oppose the "Gang of 18", an informal group of right-wing municipal councillors who held a majority on council and met regularly before official council meetings to determine the city's agenda. The "Gang of 18" was a successor to the Independent Citizens' Election Committee, a right-wing municipal party that dominated Winnipeg's city council from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.
Several WIN candidates were successful in the 1989 election, and the council was no longer under the control of any faction after the election. WIN continued as a political organization in Winnipeg, under the name Winnipeg in the '90s.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
city of Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. It endorsed several candidates in the city's municipal elections of 1989, 1992 and 1995, including future mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Glen Murray and future provincial Premier Greg Selinger.
"WIN" was formed to oppose the "Gang of 18", an informal group of right-wing municipal councillors who held a majority on council and met regularly before official council meetings to determine the city's agenda. The "Gang of 18" was a successor to the Independent Citizens' Election Committee, a right-wing municipal party that dominated Winnipeg's city council from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.
Several WIN candidates were successful in the 1989 election, and the council was no longer under the control of any faction after the election. WIN continued as a political organization in Winnipeg, under the name Winnipeg in the '90s.