"Apart from the most original front page in the country, the Winnipeg Free Press engages its readers all the time, in a variety of ways. When writer Paul Wiecek set out last spring to find the greatest Manitoban, he issued a call to readers across the province. The response was overwhelming. We had thousands of nominations online, and thousands more voted for the winners all summer. We compiled the finalists in the Greatest Manitobans a book that became an instant bestseller last fall."