News - Manitoba NDP

September 03, 2019

Kinew: Restore Funding for Lifesaving Drugs, Freeze Pharmacare Deductible Rates, Adopt Bio-similar Drugs

WINNIPEG — As Premier, Wab Kinew would improve health care for Manitobans by: restoring funding to the Special Drugs Program that Brian Pallister cancelled; freezing pharmacare deductible rates; allowing the use of bio-similar drugs to lower drug costs and help provide more drugs for more people; and making Manitoba a national...

September 03, 2019

More Health Care Firings To Come, Leaked Documents Reveal

WINNIPEG — New confidential documents reveal key details of the Pallister PCs’ secret plans for more job losses and more radical changes to health care that are being hidden from Manitobans until after the election.

September 02, 2019

Kinew Would Deliver $15 Minimum Wage, Better Protections for Workers Who Get Sick

It’s time for a Premier who’s in it for all of us, not just those at the top WINNIPEG — Wab Kinew marked Labour Day by announcing that, as Premier, he would make life fairer for working people in Manitoba, including raising the minimum wage to $15 / hour, and...

September 01, 2019

Kinew Would Cancel Pallister's Privatization of Home Care and Improve Care Instead

Winnipeg - Wab Kinew would cancel Brian Pallister’s plans to privatize home care and redirect the savings into better home care for Manitobans. “Home care in Manitoba is the oldest comprehensive, province-wide, universal service in Canada. It has been cherished by Manitobans ever since the NDP introduced it in 1974,” said...

August 31, 2019

Kinew Demands Pallister’s Cuts and Privatization Stop While Manitobans Have Their Say

WINNIPEG — This election is about Brian Pallister’s health care cuts. Yet Manitobans are being denied their democratic rights because — as recently released documents show — Pallister’s cuts and closures are going ahead, even during the election. This is against the rules and traditions under our democratic system, and...

August 30, 2019

Kinew Would Make Post-Secondary Education More Accessible and Student-Friendly

WINNIPEG — Wab Kinew would help more Manitobans get access to university and college training, and be better prepared for careers of the future.