Heather Stefanson

Party leader and PC candidate in the Tuxedo Winnipeg race.

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The leadership forum that was — and wasn’t – Winnipeg Free Press

12 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...to be a leadership forum. While Liberal leader Dougald Lamont and Green Party leader, Janine Gibson, showed up, the Progressive Conservatives’ Heather Stefanson and the NDP’s Wab Kinew were both a no-show. According to sources, Stefanson declined to appear from the get-go, and instead, indicated that she...

La Boussole électorale : Mieux connaître les partis de l’élection provinciale

11 September 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...semaine dernière, la cheffe du Parti progressiste-conservateur Heather Stefanson a officiellement lancé la campagne électorale. Les électeurs déposeront leur bulletin dans l’urne le 3 octobre. Depuis la semaine dernière, les électeurs manitobains peuvent comparer leurs valeurs à celles des partis...

Campagne électorale : les partis politiques se prononcent sur l’économie et l’emploi

11 September 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ... Cette taxe a dissuadé les entreprises de venir s'installer au Manitoba ou de se développer dans notre province , a déclaré la cheffe du parti, Heather Stefanson. Selon elle, l’objectif est de rendre la province plus compétitive et de faire croître son économie. Cette mesure serait mise en œuvre sur...

Tories Promise Lower Taxes, NDP Pledge Job Protection on Manitoba Campaign Trail

11 September 2023

ChrisD - ...the payroll tax, which brings in roughly $440 million a year to provincial coffers, in order to make Manitoba more competitive, party Leader Heather Stefanson said. “This tax punishes businesses for expanding or paying their employees higher wages,” Stefanson said. The tax, formally called the Health...

Manitoba Tories promise to eliminate business payroll tax over eight years

11 September 2023

CTV - ...Oct. 3. The tax, which charges employers a percentage of their total payroll, brings in about $440 million a year for the province. Tory Leader Heather Stefanson says the tax discourages economic growth and makes Manitoba less competitive with other western provinces. The tax-cut pledge follows promises last...

Manitoba Tories promise to eliminate business payroll tax over eight years – Winnipeg

11 September 2023

Global News - ...Oct. 3 The tax, which charges employers a percentage of their total payroll, brings in about $440 million a year for the province. Tory Leader Heather Stefanson says the tax discourages economic growth and makes Manitoba less competitive with other western provinces. The tax-cut pledge follows promises last...

Progressive Conservatives promise to get rid of payroll tax if re-elected this fall

11 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...they're re-elected Oct. 3. The tax, which charges employers a percentage of their total payroll, brings in about $440 million a year. Tory Leader Heather Stefanson says the tax discourages economic growth and makes Manitoba less competitive with other western provinces. The tax-cut pledge follows promises last...

Tories vow to axe payroll tax

11 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson pledged further tax cuts Monday as part of a long-term plan to attract new industries to the province. Stefanson said a re-elected PC government would phase out Manitoba’s payroll tax on all businesses over an eight-year period, with the tax cut in half within...

Manitoba Tories promise to eliminate business payroll tax over eight years – Winnipeg Free Press

11 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Oct. 3 The tax, which charges employers a percentage of their total payroll, brings in about $440 million a year for the province. Tory Leader Heather Stefanson says the tax discourages economic growth and makes Manitoba less competitive with other western provinces. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS PC Party...

Tories promise lower taxes, NDP pledge job protection on Manitoba campaign trail

11 September 2023

CTV - ...the payroll tax, which brings in roughly $440 million a year to provincial coffers, in order to make Manitoba more competitive, party Leader Heather Stefanson said. "This tax punishes businesses for expanding or paying their employees higher wages," Stefanson said. The tax, formally called the Health and...