News - Manitoba NDP

May 18, 2021

NDP Calls on PCs to Take Action on Hospital Staff Shortage

The Manitoba NDP are calling on the PC government to request additional healthcare staff from other provinces to address the critical shortage of ICU and ER staff in the third wave. The NDP tabled a letter in the Legislature today from frontline healthcare staff at the Grace ER that highlights how the...

May 18, 2021

NDP Call on PCs to Support Schools and Renting Families

The Manitoba NDP gave the PC government the opportunity to make life more affordable for renters and commit to adequate funding for schools. The NDP proposed three amendments to the government’s Bill 71 to: stop the PCs from clawing back tax credits for renters, put an end to education cuts,...

May 18, 2021

NDP Call for Paid Bereavement Leave for Parents Following a Miscarriage

Amanda Lathlin, NDP MLA for the Pas-Kameesak and critic for Families, introduced a bill that would allow parents to take up to three days of paid leave following a miscarriage or stillbirth. “Manitobans who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth need time to grieve,” said Lathlin. “But right now in our...

May 14, 2021

PCs Allow Health Care Vacancies to Rise During National Nursing Week

The Manitoba NDP revealed documents that show the PC government failed to prepare for the third wave by refusing to hire more nurses and healthcare staff. The NDP released documents that show alarming nurse vacancies at the Grace Hospital ICU and across Prairie Mountain Health. “Manitobans want their government to...

May 06, 2021

NDP Call on Pallister Government to Stop Hiding Modelling Data from Manitobans

Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Healthcare Critic Uzoma Asagwara called on the PC government to release their modelling data to improve public buy-in of public health restrictions and reduce the strain on our healthcare system in the third wave. “Throughout the pandemic the PCs have been telling us that...

May 06, 2021

PCs Plan to Send Early Childhood Educators to North Dakota for Vaccines

The Manitoba NDP has learned the province is planning to extend its vague plan to send teachers and school staff down the highway to North Dakota for vaccines to school-based Early Childhood Educators. “The PC’s unrealistic plan shows this government’s lack of respect for teachers and school staff, and now...