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Liquor firms try to influence government

24 August 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...— and Molson Canada have active lobbying profiles with the stated intent to influence government policy and programs. Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont called potential lobbying by out-of-province booze companies while 1,400 Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries employees are striking for better wages...

Liberals pledge $300m green fund if elected

24 August 2023

Brandon Sun - ...Liberal leader Dougald Lamont pointed to Canada’s devastating wildfire season as evidence of the costs of not dealing with climate change. “When I’m out knocking on doors, I can taste the smoke,” he said as he announced his party’s environmental platform on Wednesday. “The sun is a hazy red...

Le Parti libéral du Manitoba va renégocier la taxe carbone et créer un fonds vert, si élu | Élections au Manitoba 2023

23 August 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...promesses annoncées mercredi représentent le premier pan du plan environnemental de la plateforme électorale des libéraux. Le chef du parti, Dougald Lamont, indique que le fonds de 300 millions de dollars par an servirait à financer des projets comme la restauration de la faune et de la flore, la mise...

Manitoba Liberals promise to renegotiate carbon tax with feds, create $300M green fund

23 August 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...Manitoba Liberal plan is ambitious, it's practical, and it's achievable and it will work in making a difference on climate change," Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said at a news conference. The party would also work with the federal government to come up with a made-in-Manitoba plan for carbon pricing so the...

Liberals promise net zero emissions

23 August 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...natural habitats with “ecological corridors to encourage the wildlife to recover.” MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont “Manitoba Liberals have a plan to work with Manitobans and help them invest in rewilding and electrification. The time is now to start paying...

Manitoba NDP pledges hydro rate freeze

23 August 2023

Brandon Sun - ...staggering 20 per cent since 2016 under the current administration, placing an undue burden on many Manitobans’ finances. Manitoba Liberal leader Dougald Lamont said that Kinew’s party doesn’t have much credibility on the Hydro file. Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew. (File) “The NDP is putting back...

Le NPD promet de geler les tarifs d’électricité de Hydro-manitoba pour un an | Élections au Manitoba 2023

22 August 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...qu'ils paient encore aujourd'hui , écrit Cliff Cullen, qui est aussi le ministre responsable de Hydro-Manitoba. Pour le chef du Parti libéral, Dougald Lamont, le NPD promet de rendre les fonds qu'il a pris à Hydro-Manitoba en premier lieu . Les Manitobains ont dû faire face à des hausses de tarifs...

Le NPD promet une suspension temporaire de la taxe sur l’essence s’il est élu | Élections au Manitoba 2023

21 August 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...NPD ne perdra pas d'électeurs avec cette promesse et qu'ils ont plus à gagner qu'à perdre en la faisant. Le chef du Parti libéral du Manitoba, Dougald Lamont, estime que la province a tout à perdre avec une telle mesure. Nous sommes en déficit. Le NPD va emprunter 165 millions de dollars pour...

NDP pledges temporary gas-tax cut as temporary measure to make life more affordable

21 August 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...stated in a news release Monday. “Kinew could go even further and promise to permanently eliminate the gas tax.” Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont criticized the plan, saying it makes no sense. “Well, it finally happened. The NDP are actually promising to borrow money to set it on fire,”...

NDP environment plan incomplete – Brandon Sun

21 August 2023

Brandon Sun - ...more surprising, however, is the NDP’s promise to provide incentives to purchase new and used electric vehicles. Manitoba Liberal Party leader Dougald Lamont is correct in responding that: “There are better ways to fight climate change than with boutique rebates for electric vehicles when there are far...