Uzoma Asagwara
NDP candidate in the Union Station Winnipeg race.
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Manitoba government promises $1.5B for Winnipeg hospital in lead up to election
2 August 2023
CTV - ...massive announcements in the hopes that Manitobans will forget their terrible track record on health care the past seven years," NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara said. The Tories faced questions on health care even before the pandemic. Roughly one year after winning the 2016 election under Brian Pallister,...
Brandon host site for seniors care pilot project
2 August 2023
Brandon Sun - ...of 2024. The government’s CDCC funding announcement is another example of privatizing Manitoba’s health-care system, said NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara. “It’s also an admission of failure by this government with regards to home care. It’s the PC government admitting that they have failed to...
Province announces money for advanced care paramedics as part of health-care funding
27 July 2023
CBC Manitoba - ...them recently. "We wanted to get it right. We certainly don't want to make any mistakes," she said. But NDP Union Station MLA and health critic Uzoma Asagwara said the announcement was a "desperate attempt" from the Progressive Conservative government to make Manitobans forget about its cuts to health...
Un rapport révèle de graves lacunes dans les enquêtes sur la maltraitance dans les foyers
26 July 2023
Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...poursuivi Kelvin Goertzen. Ouvrir en mode plein écran Le ministre de la Justice du Manitoba, Kelvin Goertzen. Photo : Radio-Canada / Travis Golby Uzoma Asagwara, qui est porte-parole en matière de santé du Nouveau Parti démocratique du Manitoba, affirme que ce rapport illustre le triste bilan du...
Province expedites process for doctors
25 July 2023
Brandon Sun - ...100,000 residents, according to a report released last year from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The NDP’s critic for health care, Uzoma Asagwara, said the physician shortage is a result of the Progressive Conservatives cutting doctor recruitment programs and ignoring physicians’ concerns. ...
Le Manitoba fait des changements pour accélérer le recrutement de médecins étrangers
24 July 2023
Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...Michael Boroditsky, estime que ces nouvelles règles supprimeront des étapes lourdes et inutiles pour l'obtention d'une licence dans la province. Uzoma Asagwara, qui est porte-parole néo-démocrate en matière de santé, estime que ces changements sont une mesure électoraliste de la part du gouvernement...
Manitoba hires firm to recruit family physicians to the province
24 July 2023
CTV - ...over the past seven years resulting in the physician shortages. "Premier Stefanson will make election promises now that she never intends to keep," Uzoma Asagwara, critic for health care, said in a statement. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24,...
Province won’t divulge air ambulance information
22 July 2023
Brandon Sun - ...and helps provide integrity in the procurement process for future opportunities,” the spokesperson said in a statement. NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara said the public has questions about the contract and Manitobans deserve answers before heading to the polls on Oct. 3. “There is more information...
Province tabs $3M for 17 new clinical psychologist postings
21 July 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...has announced 17 new clinical psychologist positions in Manitoba and pledged to fill them, amid along-standing shortage. NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara derided the announcement as “disingenuous,” considering the shortage has been an issue foryears. Most will be based in Winnipeg, but will seek...
Manitoba NDP criticizes awarding of air ambulance contract to private firm with PC ties
20 July 2023
CBC Manitoba - ...when decisions were made regarding Exchange Income Corporation, which her husband worked for. (Darin Morash/CBC) In a statement, NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara described the Keewatin award as an example of "privatized health care" and claimed the PC government is "now giving the profits to their friends in...