News - Manitoba NDP

May 03, 2021

NDP Call on PCs to Take Action for Teachers and Support Staff

Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Education Critic Nello Altomare amplified the voices of educators and school support staff who are feeling abandoned by the PC government. They called on the province to take immediate steps to protect schools by vaccinating all frontline school staff, increasing in-school mental health supports...

April 30, 2021

Pallister Sends Educators to State with Fewer Vaccines Than Manitoba

The PC’s so-called plan to send Manitoba teachers to North Dakota for vaccinations is not only disrespectful it’s completely unnecessary: Manitoba has twice as many doses as the state. The most up to date reports show there are 109,445 doses sitting in fridges in Manitoba and 56,484 in North Dakota....

April 28, 2021

NDP Introduce Bill Targeted at Pallister’s Vote-Buying Scheme

The NDP Official Opposition has introduced legislation that would prevent Premier Pallister from personally signing any rebates to Manitobans, including the Education Property Tax rebate. “Manitobans know a political trick when they see one—and the Premier’s plan to personally sign cheques is the most transparent trick in the book,” said...

April 28, 2021

National Day of Mourning: NDP Call on PCs to Protect Working Families in the Third Wave

Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew, NDP Labour Critic Tom Lindsey and representatives from Manitoba’s labour organizations held a virtual press conference on the National Day of Mourning to call on the PC government to work with employers to provide comprehensive and immediate paid sick leave benefits and paid leave for...

April 21, 2021

NDP Sound Alarm on Resurgence of Hallway Medicine

NDP Leader Wab Kinew and St. James MLA Adrien Sala, stood with representatives from MAHCP and MNU outside Grace Hospital to call attention to an alarming resurgence of “hallway medicine” at the facility. “Manitobans who can remember health care under the last PC government will know what hallway medicine means:...

April 16, 2021

NDP Bill to Support Young Victims of Sexual Assault in the North Passes Second Reading

Today the NDP bill that will help children and young people in northern and isolated communities access crucial health care when they have been sexually assaulted passed second reading with support from all parties. This bill was first introduced by NDP MLA for The Pas-Kameesak, Amanda Lathlin, in November. Amanda...