News - Manitoba NDP

June 30, 2021

NDP Call on PC Government to Search All Former Residential School Grounds

In the Legislature, Nahanni Fontaine, NDP Critic for Justice and Spokesperson for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit People, called on the provincial government to search all former residential school grounds to investigate the presence of mass graves. Fontaine also called on the provincial government to work...

June 17, 2021

Disabilities Minister Says Her PC Government “Does Not Support” A Triage Protocol in ICUs

The Manitoba NDP is sharing comments made recently by the PC Families Minister, responsible for disability services, about her government’s plans to not implement a triage protocol in ICUs. Minister Rochelle Squires, in a budget committee meeting with NDP Disabilities Critic Danielle Adams, told Adams that her government would not...

June 15, 2021

Nurses Blow the Whistle on PC’s ‘Disastrous’ and ‘Unethical’ Private Contact Tracing Contract

After months of Manitobans searching for answers as to why the pandemic’s third wave hit the province so hard, public health nurses are blowing the whistle on a for-profit contract tracing service that has failed to keep up with cases and is partly responsible for a difficult and extended third...

June 10, 2021

PCs Privatize Provincial Park, Costing Manitoba Families More this Summer

In an underhanded move, the PC government have effectively privatized St. Ambroise Provincial Park, which means higher fees for regular families who want to use the grounds. The government signed an agreement to lease the land to a private company for a twenty-one-year term that took effect in January 2021....

June 02, 2021

NDP Leader Introduces Bill to Protect Trades Apprentices, Drive Post-Pandemic Economy

Manitoba NDP Leader introduced a bill yesterday that would reverse the PC’s dangerous cuts to workplace safety regulations and ensure Manitobans training as trades apprentices are kept safe and supported. “The trades have always been an excellent career option for young Manitobans looking for rewarding, good jobs. These are the...

June 01, 2021

PCs Try to Rush Through Bill 64 to Prevent Parents and Educators from Speaking Out

The PC government is attempting to rush through the passage of their unpopular education bill to make it harder for parents and educators to speak out. “Parents, educators and school staff agree that Bill 64 is the wrong approach for our kids,” said NDP Leader Wab Kinew. “The opposition to...