WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Greg Selinger welled up in the legislature Wednesday as he said goodbye to his fellow politicians, ending 18 years of sometimes-tumultuous service. Selinger was first elected in 1999 and served a decade as finance minister under former premier Gary Doer. Selinger quit as NDP leader after the party lost the 2016 election, but kept his Winnipeg legislature seat until Wednesday. “Not many people in public life in Manitoba could match Greg Selinger in terms of his mastery of different policy files,” said Paul Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba. But Selinger lacked political instincts and failed to appreciate the turning tide in his support, Thomas said.

Source: National Post March 07, 2018 20:12 UTC