News - Manitoba NDP

January 06, 2023

NDP Break Fundraising Records in Last Year-End Campaign Ahead of Election

Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg MB—The Manitoba NDP received more than $300,000 in donations as part of their record-breaking end of year campaign, putting the party on a strong path towards forming government in 2023. “More Manitobans than ever before have contributed to...

December 08, 2022

Premier Continues Health Care Cuts Leaving Patients with Less Care at the Bedside

Government documents show the PCs continue to cut health care spending. The government's own dashboard shows that Premier Stefanson is capping health spending for 2023 below the rate of inflation, leaving critical staffing vacancies unfilled and resulting in less care at the bedside. “Even as wait times at ERs soar, Premier Stefanson...

December 02, 2022

Last Fall Sitting Ends with PCs Committing to Private Hydro and Health Care

As the final fall sitting before the next election ends, Manitoba families are worse off than when it started. In fact, the PCs have spent their time in the Legislature to announce a plan to create for-profit, American-style health care and sell off our public Manitoba Hydro to raise rates....

December 02, 2022

PC Government Flip Flops on Hydro Privatization – But Manitobans Know the Truth

One day after releasing a report demonstrating their intent to sell off Manitoba Hydro, the PC government has flip flopped on an NDP bill to protect Manitoba Hydro and its subsidiaries from privatization. “The PCs have actually waved their plan to privatize on a piece of paper in front of...

November 30, 2022

PC Cuts Force Interlake Schools to Remove Essential Programs for Kids

As PC cuts to health care force another ER in the Interlake to close, Evergreen School Division has to choose which essential programs to cut because of PC education cuts. “Every child in Manitoba deservers access to quality education. That means special high school courses, Junior Kindergarten, field trips, band...

November 23, 2022

Klein Needs to Be Honest about Work History

PC Candidate Kevin Klein is facing new questions about his work history and why it doesn’t line up with his public statements. Klein’s LinkedIn states he has been a chair and member of the Board of Directors of two companies, Natura Therapeutics and Saneron CCEL Therapeautics, since 2017. But corporate...