Wab Kinew

Party leader and NDP candidate in the Fort Rouge Winnipeg race.

Wab can be reached on social media, at [email protected], or by calling 204-219-9310.

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Tories go all-in at election poker table: attack ad deals cards with insults, accusations about NDP candidates

27 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...said, referring to both a full-page Tory ad in Wednesday’s Free Press and a website paid for by the party that features photos of NDP Leader Wab Kinew and some NDP candidates as “wild cards” and makes personal accusations against them. TIM SMITH / THE BRANDON SUN FILES The latest ads come just...

Pop goes the party leaders

27 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...heard them on policy. Now, it’s time to hear from the party leaders on pop culture. We subjected NDP Leader Wab Kinew, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and PC Leader Heather Stefanson to a lightning round of questions to learn a little more about them via their pop-culture prowess and how they...

New blockade goes up at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill as protesters demand search for women’s remains

27 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...said would be too dangerous for searchers. Stefanson also raised the landfill search during the first opportunity she had to ask NDP Leader Wab Kinew a question during last week's televised party leaders'...

Manitoba Progressive Conservatives ‘pulling out stops’ with attack ads: analyst

27 September 2023

CTV - ...of eight New Democrat candidates and short facts or allegations against them, including previous charges of drunk driving and assault against leader Wab Kinew as well as charges of domestic assault against Eric Redhead, candidate for Thompson. Kinew called the Progressive Conservatives' newest ad a...

PCs step up attack ads against NDP in waning days of Manitoba campaign

27 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...of forming government. In a full-page ad in Wednesday's Winnipeg Free Press, the PCs draw attention to past criminal charges against NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Thompson incumbent candidate Eric Redhead, as well as Fort Garry incumbent candidate Mark Wasyliw's work as a criminal defence lawyer and social...

Manitoba NDP Receive Campaign Support from Panel of Doctors

27 September 2023

ChrisD - ...the last seven years under the Progressive Conservative government. “This election is about health care and for good reason,” said NDP Leader Wab Kinew. “Manitoba used to have some of the best healthcare in Canada. But that all changed when Heather Stefanson and the PCs removed medical leadership...

Crime and disappointment – Winnipeg Free Press

27 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...quash any perception that a return to NDP rule would mean weaker criminal-justice policies. RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES NDP Leader Wab Kinew has adopted a tough-on-crime stance, promising tighter provincial bail conditions within three months of taking office. The Progressive...

Panel of Manitoba doctors throw support behind New Democrats – Winnipeg

27 September 2023

Global News - ...also recently endorsed the New Democrats, who have made health care the cornerstone of their campaign. Story continues below advertisement Leader Wab Kinew says part of his platform would see the hiring of 1,000 health-care workers, including 400 doctors and 300...

Manitoba New Democrats receive campaign support from panel of doctors

27 September 2023

CTV - ...of Allied Health Care professionals also recently endorsed the New Democrats, who have made health care the cornerstone of their campaign. Leader Wab Kinew says part of his platform would see the hiring of 1,000 health-care workers, including 400 doctors and 300 nurses. This report by The Canadian...

Manitoba New Democrats receive campaign support from panel of doctors – Winnipeg Free Press

27 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...of Allied Health Care professionals also recently endorsed the New Democrats, who have made health care the cornerstone of their campaign. Leader Wab Kinew says part of his platform would see the hiring of 1,000 health-care workers, including 400 doctors and 300 nurses. This report by The Canadian...