News - Manitoba NDP

October 06, 2021

Pallister Still Haunts PC Legislative Agenda, Kinew Challenges Candidates to Break Ties

Even after Brian Pallister has left the Premier’s chair, his plan to cut the services families depend on remains. As the Legislature returns to vote on Pallister’s final budget, NDP Leader Wab Kinew demanded the PC candidates cut ties with Pallister by rejecting his harmful budget. “Manitobans were hoping for...

October 05, 2021

ER wait times jump by nearly 50% in PC caretaker government

Emergency room wait times in Winnipeg have skyrocketed from last month, when times were already at their highest point in the last seven years. It’s yet another sign the city’s health care system is at breaking point, and a direct result of the PC government’s millions in health care cuts....

October 01, 2021

NDP Call on PCs to Advance Reconciliation by Declaring Orange Shirt Day a Statutory Holiday

On the first nationally recognized day to acknowledge and reflect on the truth of residential schools, Wab Kinew and the NDP called on the PC government to advance reconciliation by declaring the day a provincial statutory holiday. “Manitobans want this day to be a time to reflect on Canada’s past...

September 27, 2021

Manitoba NDP Leader Demands PCs Stop Westman Health Cuts

On day three of a Caucus retreat with his NDP team in Brandon, Leader Wab Kinew condemned the PC government’s cuts to ambulance services and other health care in Westman, and promised the NDP would continue to fight for better care for families. “Health care cuts in Manitoba didn’t end...

September 10, 2021

NDP Demand PCs Finish Hydro Restoration So 1,500 Manitobans Can Return Home

Ian Bushie, NDP MLA for Keewatinook, who represents Little Grand Rapids First Nation and Pauingassi First Nation, stood with Wab Kinew, Leader of the Manitoba NDP, Adrien Sala, NDP Critic for Hydro and IBEW 2034, to demand the PCs expedite restoration work this weekend so community members can return home...

September 09, 2021

NDP Respond to Letter from Urgent Care Nurses, Demand PCs End Mistreatment of Nurses Before Fourth Wave

The NDP released a letter from urgent care nurses detailing the unfair treatment they’ve received from the PC government and sounding the alarm on the critical staffing shortage that is putting patients at risk. The Manitoba NDP called on the PC government to reset the relationship with nurses and address the staffing...