News - Manitoba NDP

August 18, 2021

NDP Demand New PC Leader Require All Government Caucus Be Vaccinated

The Manitoba NDP are demanding the new leader of the PC Party support public health and protect Manitobans by requiring all members of the PC Caucus be vaccinated. Today NDP House Leader Nahanni Fontaine wrote a letter to the Speaker to ask that all MLAs be vaccinated to participate in House proceedings....

August 18, 2021

NDP Demand PCs Stop Hydro Rate Increase

Wab Kinew and the NDP called on the PC government to stop their plan to raise Hydro rates by 2.5% this December and to let the Public Utilities Board set rates instead. “Manitoba Hydro is the key to making life cleaner, safer and more affordable. But Brian Pallister made it...

August 12, 2021

NDP Call on PC Cabinet to Abandon Pallister’s Harmful Agenda

The day after Premier Pallister’s resignation, Wab Kinew stood outside the Legislature with members of his NDP Caucus to demand the PC Cabinet abandon Pallister’s harmful agenda. The NDP called on PC Ministers to take a stand and make life better for Manitoba families by announcing they will throw out...

August 07, 2021

NDP Call on PCs to Support Livestock Producers With Targeted Programs, Protect Food Prices

The Manitoba NDP called on the PC government to immediately take action to support livestock producers facing drought-induced feed shortages. “Ranchers are calling this the worst drought they’ve ever seen, yet the province has offered nothing but scraps,” said NDP Agriculture Critic Diljeet Brar. “They need real support, with programs...

August 04, 2021

PMHR Nursing Shortages Cost Manitoba $24 Million in For-Profit Health Care

The Manitoba NDP has learned the PC government spent $24 million on for-profit, private agency nurses to address chronic shortages within the Prairie Mountain Health region from January 2019 to May 2021. “The PCs cuts just don’t make sense; not from a health care perspective or when it comes to...

July 28, 2021

NDP, Parents and Educators Call on PCs to Implement a Safe Back to School Plan

The Manitoba NDP stood with parents and educators to demand the PCs make a safe and successful school year for students across the province their number one priority. The NDP outlined 5 areas the PCs need to invest in so that parents and educators feel confident about the upcoming school...