News - Manitoba NDP

October 08, 2019

Pallister Hurts Rural Families with Crown Land Lease Changes

Changes Reward Out-of-Province Corporations, Punish Family Farms Winnipeg, MB—NDP Agriculture Critic Diljeet Brar condemned the Pallister government for ignoring the concerns of Manitoba beef producers who say regulation changes to Crown Land leases will devastate family farms and put Manitoba’s beef industry in jeopardy. “At a time when Manitoba producers...

October 02, 2019

Fewer Children with Exceptional Needs Funded Under Pallister

Lowest Number of Children Provided Support in 10 Years Winnipeg, MB—After repeatedly denying a cut to inclusion support funding for children with exceptional needs, the Families Annual Report reveals a clear reduction in the number of children who are provided support. “All children should have equal access to quality child...

October 01, 2019

Vacancy Rates Spike at St Boniface ER, Wait Times Continue to Increase

Pallister’s Health Care Chaos Continues Winnipeg, MB—In the first Question Period of the new Legislature, NDP Leader Wab Kinew questioned the Premier on rising vacancy rates and wait times at emergency departments across Winnipeg. “Patients and nurses suffer when too many positions are empty; and under Brian Pallister vacancy rates...

September 27, 2019

Kinew’s Official Opposition Sworn In

NDP’s Diverse Caucus Will Work for All Manitobans Winnipeg, MB—Eighteen newly elected NDP candidates were sworn in as Members of the Legislative Assembly today to form Manitoba’s Official Opposition. The NDP caucus is one of the most diverse in Manitoba’s history with six women, five Indigenous people, two queer people...

September 06, 2019

Pallister’s Plan To Privatize Hydro

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba NDP have obtained a copy of a memo sent by the President and CEO of Manitoba Hydro that states Hydro has hired PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to “conduct a review of Manitoba Hydro’s operating model”.

September 06, 2019

The Choice is Clear: Health Care or Cuts

WINNIPEG — In an election about health care, the choice is clear: more cuts and chaos under Brian Pallister, or a smart new plan with Wab Kinew and the NDP.