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NDP’s promise to reopen 3 Winnipeg ERs would require hundreds of workers, restoring support departments

20 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...are more than 2,000 nursing vacancies, while the advocacy group Doctors Manitoba says the province needs at least 400 more physicians. NDP Leader Wab Kinew has called the decision to close the three emergency departments the "biggest mistake" the Tories made in office, and his party has announced a...

Candidates clash on health, ‘parental rights’

20 September 2023

Brandon Sun - ...the Public Schools Act to give parents more oversight into what’s taking place in the classroom. Critics of this pledge, including NDP Leader Wab Kinew, have characterized it as an “anti-LGBTQ+ dog whistle, especially in light of new policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require children...

Where the leaders are in the Manitoba election campaign

20 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...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 in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023; and Manitoba Liberal Party Leader Dougald Lamont speaks to the...

With no Liberal challenger, NDP hopes to pick up seat in southeastern Manitoba’s Dawson Trail

19 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...Liberal voters on Tuesday as the NDP ventured into a southeastern Manitoba riding where it placed third in the last provincial election. NDP Leader Wab Kinew was in Lorette Tuesday to promise the remaining $5 million needed to build a new recreational centre in the bedroom community. The Tory-held riding...

NDP seek to make Lorette rink centre of rural election faceoff

19 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Tuesday, pledging millions for a new rural recreation complex in an effort to win a riding currently held by the Tories. On Tuesday, NDP Leader Wab Kinew said, if elected, his government would cover the remaining $5 million in costs required to replace the Rural Municipality of Taché’s nearly...

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

19 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...this rhetoric, according to Manitoba opposition leaders, is if you don't support this PC promise, you don't want to protect children. To NDP Leader Wab Kinew, what the PCs call "parental rights" is simply "a wedge issue" intended to distract voters from more important matters. To Liberal Leader Dougald...

Campagne électorale : le NPD et le PC évoquent taxes, santé, culture et loisirs

19 September 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...du 3 octobre prochain. Cette décision devrait relancer le développement et augmenter le nombre de logements abordables dans la province, estime Wab Kinew, le chef du parti. Ce dernier promet également qu’il modifierait les crédits d’impôt alloués aux productions vidéo et cinématographiques...

Springfield residents look to provincial party leaders to nix silica sand project

19 September 2023

CTV - ...of southeastern Manitoba," Miller said. The final decision on the Sio Silica project rests with the provincial government. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew was asked about it on the campaign trail Tuesday. While he gave no definitive answer on whether his party supports the project or not, Kinew said...

Manitoba Tories are often showcasing held constituencies in election campaign

19 September 2023

CTV - ...in which it had many seats prior to the 2016 election that saw the party swept from office. The region is now largely Tory. On Tuesday, NDP Leader Wab Kinew was in the Dawson Trail constituency to promise full funding for a new community centre. The former NDP government made a similar promise in 2015....

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

19 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ... NDP Leader Wab Kinew and his party have made five major commitments to Manitobans in the provincial election. The party has been making regular election promises throughout the campaign, as all three major parties have. Those commitments fall into five broad categories, listed on a glossy flyer the...