News - Manitoba NDP

June 12, 2020

Pallister Government Cuts to Remand Centre Puts Lives at Risk

Manitoba NDP Justice Critic Nahanni Fontaine is calling on the Pallister government to reverse its decision to permanently suspend direct lockup agreements. “The Pallister government is using COVID-19 as a guise to make harmful cuts that would put lives at risk,” said Fontaine. “Locking up Manitoba citizens in police cells...

June 12, 2020

Pallister Government Abandons Child Care Sector Spends Less than 0.01% of Pandemic Child Care Funding

Documents reveal the Pallister government has spent less than 0.01% of $18 million dollars supposedly meant to support Early Childhood Educators open home-based child care spots during the pandemic. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of child care centres across the province, the Premier has continually caused confusion for...

June 09, 2020

Pallister Government Hides Review of Police Services

The Pallister government is hiding the results of a review of Manitoba’s Police Services Act and violating the Act’s reporting requirements by refusing to make it public. “Now more than ever we need to be having critical discussions about accountability, transparency, oversight and justice in our province,” said Fontaine. “But...

June 09, 2020

Pallister Puts Northern Infrastructure Projects at Risk

NDP MLA Tom Lindsey, critic for Labour, Resource Development and Northern Affairs, is concerned that the Pallister government’s delays will put crucial municipal projects, like renovations for Snow Lake’s water and sewage system, at risk. “As northern communities try to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that the...

June 08, 2020

NDP Urges Hydro CEO to Trigger PUB Hearing on Pallister’s Layoffs

Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew and Adrien Sala, critic for Manitoba Hydro, have written to Manitoba Hydro President Jay Grewal urging her to submit a rate application to the Public Utilities Board (PUB) so there can be a public examination and review of the Premier’s order to layoff 200 jobs...

May 28, 2020

NDP Calls for Legislature to Be Included in Phase 2 Reopening

Leader of the Manitoba NDP Wab Kinew has written a letter to Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin and Premier Brian Pallister asking them to include the Legislative Assembly in the second phase of Manitoba’s reopening plan.