Steeves downplays poll

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GORD Steeves is alive and well and insisting he’s not dismayed by a Probe Research poll placing him third in the race to become Winnipeg’s mayor.

On Friday, the lawyer and former St. Vital councillor declined to comment on a poll commissioned by the Winnipeg Free Press and CTV Winnipeg that suggested he enjoys the support of 16 per cent of decided voters, behind former NDP MP and MLA Judy Wasylycia-Leis at 41 per cent and lawyer Brian Bowman at 23 per cent.

Steeves acknowledged Saturday he’s still chasing Wasylycia-Leis but does not believe he’s trailing Bowman.

Given the margin of error in the Probe poll — four per cent — Bowman and Steeves remain in a statistical tie for second.

Standing alongside Kenaston Boulevard, where he was preparing to wave to passing motorists, Steeves repeated his assertion he is the only conservative alternative to Wasylycia-Leis. He also repeated his characterization of Bowman as a “far-left” candidate who will spend billions on rapid-transit corridors and attempt to bring in a municipal sales tax.

“What is right-of-centre about Brian Bowman?” Steeves asked. “What is conservative about his policy?”

Steeves said he believes he has a lot of room to grow during the final 18 days of the election campaign.

He also said a news conference planned and then cancelled for Friday at city hall will be rescheduled for Monday.

Bowman has called a news conference for today about the “choice Winnipeggers will have on Oct. 22.”