Welcome to Real Talk — Opposing Views, the show where I invite people who disagree with me to sit down, speak plainly, and be heard. I’m Michelle Budiwski, and this is Episode One: A Conversation with Tim. On September 20th, we streamed this conversation live — and what you’re about to hear is that full,…
On October 16, 2025 the City of Brandon will choose its newest Trustee for the Brandon School Division. Too often school board elections are ignored with some of the poorest voter turnout amongst all elections in Canada and yet these are the people who directly impact the lives and education of our most vulnerable sector,…
On October 16, 2025 the City of Brandon will choose its newest Trustee for the Brandon School Division. Too often school board elections are ignored with some of the poorest voter turnout amongst all elections in Canada and yet these are the people who directly impact the lives and education of our most vulnerable sector,…
Politics shouldn’t just be a conversation during elections. Politics and governments impact absolutely every aspect of our lives in some way and we need to understand how they work, how they are formed and what role we play in our government at every level. For this non-partisan discussion on Canadian politics, parties and the responsibilities…
On Aug 22, Brandon Sun columnist Deveryn Ross wrote: “Social media is a window into the character of a candidate…” 👀 Today, I sat down with Ted Dzogan, PC Party member (and former rival to Grant Jackson for the Sprucewoods nomination), for a raw conversation about how we got here: a by-election in what was…
Sprucewoods has never elected anyone but a Conservative. Around here, it’s known as a “dead dog” riding — meaning the party could run a sign on a corpse and still win. And because they’ve never had to fight for your vote, we’ve often been ignored. Even with a PC MLA in a PC majority government,…