Manitoba NDP News

November 17, 2022

Premier Stefanson’s Privatization Plan Won’t Save the Health Care System She Helped Break

Days after the ER at Children’s Hospital experienced its highest single-day patient count, the Premier laid out her plan to undermine accessible, public health care by promising to privatize health care services in Manitoba. “Nothing the Premier said today offers any help for parents who are dealing with a global...

November 17, 2022

Manitoba NDP Call for Public Health Update as Children’s Hospital Declares a Crisis

On November 9th, Children’s Hospital declared a “crisis” as a surge of RSV cases along with severe cold and flu viruses have increased visits to the Children’s ER by 50%. Five days later, there is still no update from Public Health on the crisis. “Parents of young children are feeling...

November 10, 2022

NDP Announce Plan for Family Friendly Hours at the Grace ACCESS Centre

Today Wab Kinew and the Manitoba NDP stood with nurse practitioners to announce their plan to expand ACCESS centre hours at the Grace hospital to relieve pressure on the Grace ER and give families more options for primary care. Read the full plan here.

November 04, 2022

Manitoba NDP End Session Focused on Fixing Health Care and Making Life Affordable

PC Government Offers No Solutions As the fourth session of the 42nd Legislature comes to a close today, the Manitoba NDP continues to focus on fixing health care and helping families in the cost-of-living crisis. “Manitobans want to see their government fix health care and make life more affordable. This session, with...

November 04, 2022

Unnecessary English Language Requirement Forces Nurses to Leave Manitoba

While the health care crisis in Manitoba gets worse, nursing students, stalled by bureaucratic red tape, are leaving the province to work in Saskatchewan and Ontario. Today the Manitoba NDP stood with several nurses who have left the province, Grand Chief Garrisson Settee and Dr. Barry Lavallee to demand the...

November 02, 2022

NDP Amend Bill 36 to Prevent Rate Hikes

An NDP amendment to PC Bill 36 will stop the government’s plan to raise Hydro bills by 5% and instead implement a rate freeze to keep life affordable for families. “A hike on home heating costs is the last thing people need right now, but that’s exactly what Premier Stefanson...