Heather Stefanson

Party leader and PC candidate in the Tuxedo Winnipeg race.

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Manitoba’s two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns

20 September 2023

CTV - ...Oct. 3 provincial election. "I can tell you that if we are back in government, we will not be locking down again," Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson said during a debate with other party leaders, hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. "I will tell you that the unintended consequences of...

Candidates clash on health, ‘parental rights’

20 September 2023

Brandon Sun - ...in a number of controversies throughout the campaign season. One of the major issues that has dogged the PCs throughout the summer involved Premier Heather Stefanson’s lack of action on the search for two murdered Indigenous women who police believe are hidden within the Prairie Green Landfill near Winnipeg. ...

Where the leaders are in the Manitoba election campaign

20 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Winnipeg Alberta Canada In this composite image made from three photographs, from left to right, Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Leader Heather Stefanson speaks during a news conference in Whistler, B.C., Tuesday, June 27, 2023; Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew speaks at the Canadian Mennonite University...

Accountability at the ballot box – Winnipeg Free Press

20 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...retrospectively.” In appraising the performance of the past two Conservative governments, led from 2016-2021 by Premier Brian Pallister with Heather Stefanson as deputy premier, then from 2021 to today with Stefanson as premier, Manitobans will be judging actions that go to the heart of the core beliefs of...

NDP seek to make Lorette rink centre of rural election faceoff

19 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...did nothing,” spokesman Shannon Martin said in a statement, referring to the rival party’s time in power from 1999 to 2016. In January, Premier Heather Stefanson announced her Tory government would contribute $3.6 million toward the new rec centre, with Ottawa providing $4.4 million and the RM of Taché...

What do the Manitoba PCs mean when they talk about parental rights? Find out, after the election

19 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - To PC Leader Heather Stefanson, the Progressive Conservative promise to bolster "parental rights" in Manitoba is a common-sense effort to combat the likes of online bullying and harassment. To the other party leaders, this PC pledge is nothing but a cynical effort to rally fearful voters to the party's side. ...

Manitoba Tory leader’s promise of 2 million people by 2030 an ambitious goal: academics – Winnipeg

19 September 2023

Global News - ...will need serious overhauls if Manitoba is to grow to two million people by 2030, experts and academics say. Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson’s election promise to grow the province by more than 500,000 residents if her party forms government after the Oct. 3 provincial election is an...

NDP puts cards on Manitobans’ tables and it’s a mediocre hand – Winnipeg Free Press

19 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...the message: “Keep this card. We’ll keep these commitments.” Here is my assessment of those five commitments: • “We will fix (Premier) Heather Stefanson’s health care staffing crisis starting with hiring back the 300 nurses that (former premier) Brian Pallister and Stefanson cut.” MIKE DEAL /...

Manitoba Tories switch election campaign focus from tax cuts to health care

19 September 2023

CTV - ...election campaign is into its third week, and all three major parties are expected to make announcements today. Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson is not scheduled to speak, but two cabinet ministers are set to make separate announcements in Winnipeg. The Tories have centred much of their...

Prairie Green : nouvelle journée d’action

19 September 2023

La Liberte - ...de Myran Jorden se sont relayés pour prendre la parole devant la foule. Sa grand-mère, Donna Bartlett, en a profité pour répondre au refus de Heather Stefanson. « S’il s’agissait de sa fille ou de sa petite fille, je pense, qu’elle n’aurait pas perdu une seconde pour la chercher. » La fouille du...