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Manitoba Tories pledge millions for First Nations-run drug treatment centre

19 September 2023

CTV - ...to petition a judge to issue a treatment order, which advocates in the field have pushed against. Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont and NDP Leader Wab Kinew acknowledged there is a drug crisis in the province that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, while Stefanson stopped short calling it...

Letters, Sept. 19 – Winnipeg Free Press

19 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...productivity, and unlimited freedom to expand. There were no wait lists. Why did they take all this away from us? I see hundreds of lawn signs in Wab Kinew’s Fort Rouge riding that say, “Healthcare is Horrendous.” There is no argument about that! This cannot be fixed by throwing more money at a...

Where the leaders are in the Manitoba election campaign

19 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Obby Khan and Paramjit Shahi make a campaign announcement. 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm (CDT). Centro Caboto Centre 1055 Wilkes Avenue — NDP Leader Wab Kinew: LORETTE _ Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew holds a media availability. 01:30 pm – 02:30 pm (CDT). Taché Community Complex 1420 Dawson Road — ...

Candidates spar over health care

19 September 2023

Brandon Sun - ...This is just a desperate attempt to whitewash a record which is full of failure on the health-care front,” Robinson said. Manitoba’s NDP leader Wab Kinew announced his health-care platform in late August with $500 million over four years to hire 300 nurses in two years in Winnipeg, an equivalent...

It’s all about framing the questions – Winnipeg Free Press

19 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...the Perimeter, let alone to residents of northern Manitoba. JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Focusing strictly on the leader, like the NDP’s Wab Kinew, can be a campaigning mistake. The three major political parties know that, and that’s why they have been working to devise a number of questions...

Leaders trade jabs during radio debate

18 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...morning. The event, hosted by CJOB’s Richard Cloutier, featured Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson, New Democratic Party Leader Wab Kinew and Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont. For much of the debate, the leaders stuck to their speaking notes and repeated past promises to address...

PC Leader Heather Stefanson stays mum on details of parental rights pledge at leaders debate

18 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...provinces. Each time she refused to provide specifics, instead saying the details would be decided through consultations. Along with NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, Stefanson fielded questions at the debate on issues ranging from health care to crime to the economy. At one...

Manitoba legislature rally calls for landfill search amid national protests – Winnipeg

18 September 2023

Global News - ...Indigenous women and girls, hoping their message will be heard loudly — right across the country. Ahead of the Oct. 3 election, both NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Liberal Party Leader Dougald Lamont said they would support a search of the landfill. “We’ve talked to the experts. They know it can be...

‘What has changed?’: local landfill search rally echoes national call

18 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...at that time. She reiterated her position several times while on the campaign re-election trail Monday, calling fellow political party leaders Wab Kinew and Dougald Lamont’s promises to search the landfill unrealistic, during a morning radio debate. “In the report itself, it says that there are...

PCs promise up to $10M for Indigenous-run addictions treatment centre

18 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...want to welcome Heather Stefanson to this year's election campaign. Today is the first day she's coming to make an announcement about health care," Wab Kinew said outside Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, where he announced a plan to expand surgical capacity and add 12 more step-down beds to reduce wait times...