News - Manitoba NDP

March 07, 2022

Documents Show Premier Knew about Patient Transfer Plan, Misled the Public about ICU Capacity

Documents Show Stefanson Knew about Patient Transfer Plan, Misled the Public about ICU Capacity In the crush of the pandemic’s third wave, then Health Minister and current Premier Heather Stefanson misled Manitobans by insisting there was capacity in the province’s ICUs, while internally civil servants finalized plans to send patients to...

March 03, 2022

Manitoba NDP pass resolution to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and support sanctions

Mark Wasyliw, Deputy NDP House Leader, successfully passed a resolution to condemn Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine and support the Federal government’s sanctions and efforts to help Ukraine maintain independence. The resolution received unanimous support from the whole assembly. “The Ukrainian community in Manitoba has deep roots – they have shaped...

March 03, 2022

Premier Missing in Action During Third Wave Peak

Premier’s calendar as Health Minister shows she refused to work weekends While health care staff worked back-to-back shifts and were forced to work overtime, Premier Stefanson, who was Health Minister at the time, refused to work weekends. The Manitoba NDP obtained a copy of Premier Stefanson’s calendar from her time...

March 03, 2022

NDP Solutions to Fix Health Care and Help Families Get Ahead

NDP Finance Critic meets with Finance Minister in advance of Budget Ahead of the PCs 2022 budget, NDP Finance Critic Mark Wasyliw met with the Finance Minister to encourage the PCs to focus on Manitoban’s top priorities. “For the last five years, the PCs budget, with its continued cuts to...

March 02, 2022

NDP Return to the Legislature to be the Leaders Rural Manitoba Needs

Focus on solutions for rural health care, support to settle Ukrainians As Premier Stefanson continues to disappoint families and repeat Brian Pallister’s mistakes, the NDP are returning to the Legislature ready to be the leaders rural families need. “After four months, families in rural Manitoba have seen enough of Premier...

March 02, 2022

NDP push for transparency on addictions crisis with overdose reporting bill

Just days ahead of Black Balloon Day for overdose awareness, Bernadette Smith, NDP Critic for Mental Health and Addictions, called out the PC governments’ inaction on the addictions crisis, introducing a bill that would force the government to be transparent and accountable on overdose deaths. “Families from every corner of the province...