(29 May 2006) TomNevakshonoff, the MLA for Interlake, rose in the Legislative Assembly today to remind the opposition of the harm caused by their privatization of the Manitoba Telephone System.
In doing so,” said Nevakshonoff, “they broke their own promises, cynically defied public opinion on the matter, and went on to violate the House’s rules of debate.”
Despite all of this, Nevakshonoff noted, the new Tory leader, Hugh McFadyen, had the effrontery to boast on his website that he had been former premier Gary Filmon’s advisor on the initial public offering of MTS shares.
Meet Tom Nevakshonoff - MLA, The Interlake(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In 1992Tom journeyed to Russia to undertake a language immersion program and while there was granted a contract by the Canadian Embassy to write their annual oil industry sector study for 1993.
Tom married Rozanne Imlah, formerly of Fisherton, in the summer of 2000.
Tom's travels and experiences in the oilfields of western Canada, as well as his intimate knowledge of tourism and natural resource concerns, will help bring new ideas and perspectives to the issues facing the residents of the Interlake constituency.
www.ndpcaucus.mb.ca /mlas/interlake (277 words)
CBC News - Top Manitoba Tory charged in election smear campaign(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
She is accused of sending anonymous faxes and letters claiming NDP candidate TomNevakshonoff was a liar, a thief and a drug dealer with a criminal record.
In fact, Nevakshonoff's only conviction was for impaired driving in the 1970s when he was 18.
Nevakshonoff went on to win the riding, and Gary Doer's New Democrats won the election, ending Conservative premier Gary Filmon's 12-year tenure.
He delivered strong criticism of the Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon, and made headlines by accusing the Progressive Conservatives of spreading false information about the criminal record of TomNevakshonoff, the NDP's candidate in Interlake.
His position was vindicated in 2001, when local Tory organizer Heather Campbell-Dewar pleaded guilty to defaming Nevakshonoff's character and making a false or misleading statement to the police.
Schreyer supported Bill Blaikie during his bid to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 2002-03], but was not actively involved in the campaign (Winnipeg Free Press, 18 June 2002).
Nevakshonoff takes Tories to task on 10th anniversary of MTS privatization(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
(29 May 2006) TomNevakshonoff, the MLA for Interlake, rose in the Legislative Assembly today to remind the opposition of the harm caused by their privatization of the Manitoba Telephone System.
In doing so,” said Nevakshonoff, “they broke their own promises, cynically defied public opinion on the matter, and went on to violate the House’s rules of debate.”
Despite all of this, Nevakshonoff noted, the new Tory leader, Hugh McFadyen, had the effrontery to boast on his website that he had been former premier Gary Filmon’s advisor on the initial public offering of MTS shares.
Congratulations to TomNevakshonoff -(BA ‘87), who was elected last year to the Manitoba provincial legislature (MLA Interlake) and was married this past July!
Tom Marr (BA/MA’77S) was succeeded this summer as Commercial Counsellor of the Canadian Embassy in Moscow by Graham Rush (MA ‘73F).
Tom has moved on to the Canadian Consulate General in Chicago.
As the campaign wound down, the New Democrats said the Conservatives were circulating an anonymous fax that said the NDP candidate had a criminal record.
The faxes accused TomNevakshonoff of dealing drugs and stealing.
Nevakshonoff, 42, did have a record but it was for an impaired driving conviction in the 1970's.
CBC News - Charges imminent in Manitoba election smear(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
They complained about a series of unsigned letters and faxes circulated during the final week of the campaign in the central Manitoba riding of Interlake.
The letters called NDP candidate TomNevakshonoff a drug peddler and thief with a long criminal record.
Nevakshonoff, in fact, has only ever been charged once, for impaired driving in the 1970s.
The Carillon - Letters to the Editor - May 20, 2004 - Week #21(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
TomNevakshonoff, MLA, Interlake (Amendments allow public input, May 13) as a rural MLA should be congratulating Kenneth Sigurdson and the NFU for their stance against Bill 40, not berating them.
Nevakshonoff claims that the public has input at no fewer than three stages in the process.
Public hearing for the development plan: as a ratepayer in the RM of De Salaberry the RM is currently in the process of writing a development plan.
Edward_schreyer info here at en.12-year.info(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Schreyer came unacceptable of political retirement in the 1999 provincial election to means the New Democratic Party held down Gary Doer.
He gived solid criticism of the Progressive Conservative detail of Gary Filmon, and made release by accusing the Progressive Conservatives of spreading fake kibitz about the criminal track record of TomNevakshonoff, the NDP's write-in in Interlake.
His fix was vindicated in 2001, when provincial Tory organizer Heather Campbell-Dewar pleaded erring to defaming Nevakshonoff's temper and making a fake or misleading affidavit to the police.
