Winnipeg Free Press: Turn right and head south
January 3, 2025 —
University of Manitoba political studies professor Christopher Adams, author of the book Politics in Manitoba, says it’s not just culture and religion, but also material factors that help to explain southern Manitoba’s right-wing leanings.
“You look at south Manitoba, and those are rich farmlands,” he says. “They’re large corporate farms, and they’re heavily capitalized with big investments into farm machinery… It’s not like the co-operative movement in the Saskatchewan politics of the CCF.”
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