Judy Wasylycia-Leis launches new campaign to be mayor of Winnipeg

WINNIPEG – Judy Wasylycia-Leis is counting on a second chance with Winnipeg voters.

The former NDP MP launched her latest campaign to be mayor of Winnipeg, surrounded by supporters at Wightman Green on Ness Avenue Tuesday.

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Her campaign slogan is “a city that works;” Wasylycia-Leis pointed to fixing crumbling roads and infrastructure as a top priority, but offered no details on a plan to get it done.

Wasylycia-Leis ran for the city’s top job in 2010 but lost to Sam Katz. Katz, mayor since 2004, hasn’t yet said if he’ll be running for re-election again.

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Wasylycia-Leis becomes the seventh candidate for mayor of Winnipeg. The field also includes former St. Vital city councillor Gord Steeves, lawyer Brian Bowman, and Charleswood Coun. Paula Havixbeck.

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