Quotes from the floor

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This article was published 18/10/2009 (5861 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

‘We will govern with warm hearts and cool minds. We will do the job that people have asked us to do as we go forward’

— Greg Selinger, in his victory speech to delegates

‘I’m going to go have a few beers, maybe more than a few beers, and Monday morning I’ll be back at work’

— losing leadership candidate Steve Ashton

‘I suspect you’re going to see more of a shift to the left (with Greg Selinger at the helm of the NDP). Manitobans can get ready for more of a deficit, tax-and-spend type of government’

— Kevin Lamoureux, Liberal MLA for Inkster

‘They’ve rejected generational change. The candidate of change, the candidate of renewal, Andrew Swan, didn’t even make it to the convention floor’

— Michael Richards, president of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party

‘I’m not doing any more interviews with you as premier because there’s a new person, a new sheriff in town’

— Gary Doer, in his last media scrum as premier

‘It was a great night (Friday) night. My daughter completely overshadowed my speech. I’m proud of that. I’m also really proud of the tributes… to the whole government’

— Doer, commenting on Friday’s tribute dinner