News - Manitoba NDP

October 14, 2021

Thousands of Manitobans Without Birth Certificates Because of PC Cuts

Manitoba’s Vital Statistics Agency issued 20,000 fewer birth certificates in 2020/21 than in previous years, putting a number to the cost of the PC’s staffing cuts at the agency. “Manitobans shouldn’t have to wait for years to get the basic government documents they need to travel, get married, have a...

October 14, 2021

Pallister’s PCs Interference in Hydro Costs Manitobans $18 Million

The true cost of the Pallister PC’s interference in Manitoba Hydro was revealed today, after government documents show Hydro’s strike cost Manitobans $18 million. “After years of raising rates, selling off subsidiaries and forcing an illegal wage freeze on workers, now we know how much Brian Pallister and his cabinet’s...

October 13, 2021

PCs Refuse to Spend Money on Clearing Surgery Backlog

The Manitoba NDP released government documents that show the PCs have refused to spend money their own government allocated for clearing the surgery backlog. “Manitobans are living with pain and uncertainty every day because the PCs refuse to spend money on surgeries,” said Kinew. “Surgeons, doctors and patients have been speaking out...

October 08, 2021

NDP Calls for Protest Buffer Zones

Just weeks after anti-vaccine protestors intimidated patients and healthcare workers outside a Winnipeg hospital, NDP Critic for Justice Nahanni Fontaine introduced a bill that would put a stop to protests outside of healthcare centres. “Patients and healthcare workers should never have to face intimidation to access services and go to...

October 07, 2021

Election Commissioner Will Investigate PC Membership Scandal

The Manitoba Elections Commissioner has agreed to the NDP’s request to investigate the PC leadership election and the use of alleged illegal memberships. “This election matters—it decides the next Premier of Manitoba. There cannot be any concerns about the legitimacy and integrity of this process,” said NDP Leader Wab Kinew....

October 06, 2021

Manitoba NDP Throw Out Defeated Bills

On the first day of of the Fall Legislative session, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew stood with parents, teachers, hydro workers and representatives from MGEU, IBEW 2034 and the Manitoba Federation of Labour to throw the Pallister PC agenda in the trash. “Today is a victory for Manitobans who fought...