Manitoba NDP News

September 28, 2023

Manitoba NDP’s Responsible Plan Will Fix Health Care and Lower Costs for Families

Kinew path to balanced budget in the first term – PC Deficit means over $1 billion in cuts Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg--Today Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew laid out his plan for Manitoba. With a focus on health care and affordability, Kinew’s...

September 27, 2023

Le NPD annonce des investissements pour les communautés francophones

Kinew : Le NPD reconnaît le rôle historique de la communauté francophone et ses droits Le 26 septembre 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB – Aujourd'hui, le chef du NPD du Manitoba, Wab Kinew, s'est joint à Robert Loiselle, candidat du...

September 27, 2023

Manitoba NDP: Allied Health Critical Part of ER Wait Times Plan

Allied Health Professionals Endorse Kinew’s Health Care Plan September 25, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg – Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew stood with allied health professionals today to mark the start of the final week of an election campaign focused...

September 27, 2023

Manitoba NDP Promise Expanded Health Care Services, Safer Roads and Highways for the North

September 23, 2023 – Today Leader of the Manitoba NDP Wab Kinew visited Thompson, Pimicikamak Cree Nation and Grand Rapids to announce his party’s commitment to expand northern health care services and make roads safer for Northern families. “Everyone in this province deserves quality healthcare close to home. But Heather...

September 27, 2023

NDP will launch sexual assault nurse examiner strategy

$2.4m per year to support seven new positions, capital improvements September 24, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg - NDP candidates Uzoma Asagwara and Nahanni Fontaine were joined by nurses to announce an NDP government would launch a provincial strategy to ensure...

September 22, 2023

Stefanson Failing on Health Care Yet Again

Friday, September 22, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB – The Manitoba NDP revealed that, two years after Stefanson's PCs announced their signature health capital plan, over 90% of the allocated funds remain unspent. In August 2021, Stefanson’s PCs made a signature $812 million health capital announcement. Documents obtained by the Manitoba NDP...

September 20, 2023

Wab Kinew Promises to Take the PST off Rental Builds

NDP Leader Makes Additional Commitments on Education, Arts and Infrastructure at Chamber Breakfast September 19, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg, MB - Today Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew addressed the Manitoba Chamber to lay out several key campaign commitments including lifting the PST off new rental...

September 20, 2023

Manitoba NDP Announce New Affordable Home Energy Program

NDP Pledge to help 5,000 families switch to geothermal energy September 20, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB - Today, NDP candidate for St. James Adrien Sala announced that a Manitoba NDP government will save families money, reduce emissions and create jobs by helping five thousand...

September 19, 2023

Fort Richmond PC Candidate Paramjit Shahi tells Neighbours to ‘Go f**k yourselves’ After Fire at His Development Destroyed Their Home

Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB – Manitobans are speaking out about Fort Richmond PC candidate Paramjit Shahi. Court records show that Shahi’s company, Fairview Custom Homes Ltd., was building a home in North Winnipeg in 2014. These records indicate that he was warned to secure the...

September 19, 2023

NDP Commit to Reducing ER Waits, Adding Beds and Surgical Capacity at the Grace Hospital

September 18, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB - The day after wait times at the Grace emergency room hit 17 hours, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew announced his plan to bring wait times down by adding 12 additional step-down beds to...

September 18, 2023

Manitoba NDP Commits to Building Airport at Wasagamack First Nation

The Manitoba NDP commits to build an airport at Wasagamack First Nation if they form government this October. “Airports are an important lifeline in Northern communities for so many reasons,” said Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew. “They mean better health care, safer transportation, and increased opportunities for the community. The...

September 18, 2023

Manitoba NDP Commits to New World Class Cancer Care Facility

September 17, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB - Today Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew announced that a Manitoba NDP Government will build the new Cancer Care Building to expand cancer services at the Health Sciences Centre. CancerCare was due to get...

September 18, 2023

FACT CHECK: STEFANSON’S HEALTH RECRUITMENT RECORD

Heather Stefanson’s PCs have cut health care recruitment funds by over $38 million dollars over the past seven years. That’s why we have a health care staffing crisis. Facts about Stefanson’s Record: Stefanson cut the $4.2 million rural physician recruitment fund - that’s over $25 million cut from the budget since; Stefanson underspent...

September 15, 2023

Manitoba NDP Lays out 5-point Plan to Hire More Internationally Educated Health Professionals

September 15, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB - Today, Leader of the Manitoba NDP Wab Kinew announced his 5-step plan to streamline credentialing and registration for internationally educated health professionals. “Health professionals have come from around the world to work here...

September 14, 2023

Manitoba NDP Commits to Building a Mature Women's Centre at the Victoria Hospital

Wab Kinew Promises Better Health Care for Women as They Age September 14, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg, MB - Today at the Victoria Hospital, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew stood with female and gender diverse candidates and a women’s health doctor as he committed...

September 14, 2023

Manitoba NDP Promises Better Cardiac Care for Manitobans with New Centre of Excellence at St. Boniface

September 13, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg, MB - Today the Leader of the Manitoba NDP Wab Kinew announced that a Manitoba NDP government will work with health professionals to create a centre of excellence for cardiac care at St. Boniface hospital. ...

September 14, 2023

Manitoba NDP Announces Gary Doer as Advisor on Canada/US Trade

September 12, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg, MB - Today, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew stood with former Premier Gary Doer to announce that Doer will work with the next Manitoba NDP government as an Advisor on Canada/US trade should the NDP win the election...

September 14, 2023

Wab Kinew Commits to Manitoba Jobs for Manitobans

Ambitious Infrastructure Plan Promises 10,000 New Jobs September 11, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg, MB - Today, outside the Victoria Hospital where the NDP has pledged to build a new ER, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew stood with workers to announce his plan...

September 10, 2023

A Manitoba NDP Government Will Hire 100 More Homecare Workers to Help Seniors Live Independently at Home

Today, joined by seniors and homecare workers, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab KInew committed to hire 100 homecare workers to improve homecare and end the cancelled visits and reduced hours that make it harder for seniors to live independently at home. “What we all want for our parents and ourselves is...

September 08, 2023

Manitoba NDP Will Connect More Manitobans with a Family Doctor by Expanding Primary Care Teams

Friday, September 8, 2023 | Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB - Today, NDP Leader Wab Kinew was joined by health professionals to announce the Manitoba NDP’s plan to expand team-based health care and open five new family medical centres across the province. Expanding team-based care will help address the family...