Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Steve Lambert
Publication Date: February 7, 2025 - 16:17
Manitoba Tory candidate won’t apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless
February 7, 2025
A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won’t apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg.Wally Daudrich made the comment earlier this week in the Manitoba capital while speaking at one of the meet-and-greet events he has held recently.Daudrich, who runs an ecotourism and polar bear tour business in Churchill, Man., said there’s no homelessness issue in the northern town for obvious reasons.
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