News - Manitoba NDP

October 26, 2020

NDP Call for a Halt to Steep Rent Increases

The Manitoba NDP is calling for a halt to steep rent increases outside of RTB guidelines in the midst of the pandemic. Through a freedom of information request, the Manitoba NDP has learned that the Pallister government has approved 100% of rent increase requests that fall outside of the Residential...

October 26, 2020

Pallister Government Demands Hydro Workers to Accept Wage Freeze

A letter obtained by the Manitoba NDP shows the Pallister government is again interfering in Manitoba Hydro and demanding Hydro workers to accept a wage freeze for the next two years, using the excuse of the pandemic. “The Pallister government is using the cover of a pandemic to attack Hydro...

October 21, 2020

NDP Call for Development of an Independent Seniors Advocate

The Manitoba NDP is calling for the creation of an independent Seniors Advocate, in the wake of numerous deaths due to COVID-19 at Personal Care Homes in our province and reports of Elder abuse and long-term care home neglect throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “Seniors are the most vulnerable Manitobans in...

October 20, 2020

NDP Call for More COVID Contact Tracers

The Manitoba NDP is calling for the hiring of more contact tracers to help fight COVID-19, in response to new information obtained from the four regional health authorities. “The Pallister government has once again chosen profit over patients,” NDP Health Critic Uzoma Asagwara said. “It’s clear that we need more...

October 19, 2020

Rising Vacancy Rates Among Healthcare Workers in Westman

New information obtained by the Manitoba NDP shows vacancy rates for front line healthcare workers in Prairie Mountain Health are either consistently poor or worsening over the past year. “Over the past year we have seen the vacancy rate shoot up for essential front-line healthcare workers - that’s fewer nurses,...

October 15, 2020

NDP Calls for Halt to Hydro Telecom Privatization

Confidential documents obtained by the Manitoba NDP show the Pallister Government is selling off Manitoba Hydro Telecom’s business. The Manitoba NDP is calling for an immediate halt to the privatization of Manitoba Hydro Telecom. The Pallister government issued a Request for Proposals in the Summer of 2020 for private companies...