News - Manitoba NDP

August 08, 2019

Kinew’s Plan Will Fix Pallister’s Health Care Crisis, Put Everyday Families First

Detailed, balanced, and fully costed, “A Plan For All Of Us” invests in health, good jobs, and an affordable quality of life for Manitobans WINNIPEG — Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew released his election platform today — a plan that fixes the health care system Brian Pallister has...

August 07, 2019

Manitoba NDP Ready to Put You and Your Family First in Campaign Centered on Pallister’s Health Care Cuts

Winnipeg, MB— Today the Manitoba NDP became the first party to launch its campaign, unveiling leader Wab Kinew’s tour van at a rally in St Vital Park. Even though Brian Pallister won’t tell Manitobans when the election campaign will officially start, the crises in health care and other challenges...

July 31, 2019

Survey Shows Health Care Workers Understaffed, Disappointed in Pallister’s Leadership

Winnipeg, MB—An employee engagement survey shows 68% of WRHA health care workers believe staffing levels are not sufficient enough to properly care for patients. The same survey shows 65% of staff are do not agree senior leadership within the WRHA provides effective leadership. “For three years health care workers have...

July 30, 2019

Manitoba NDP to Take Meaningful Action on Meth Crisis

Winnipeg, MB—Wab Kinew’s NDP government would take immediate, meaningful action to address the meth crisis by implementing a plan by the Main Street Project to build detox, treatment and transitional housing beds for Manitobans struggling with addictions.

July 18, 2019

NDP Call for Greater Mining Supports for Northern Manitoba

Thompson, MB—NDP Leader Wab Kinew criticized the Pallister government today for ignoring northern Manitoba’s mining crisis and failing to take tangible action to protect northern workers and their families. Documents obtained through Freedom of Information confirm that since Brian Pallister took office, Manitoba has lost two-thirds of its active mines....

July 17, 2019

PC Minister Responsible for MPI Broke Law; Took Illegal Corporate Donations from Insurance Brokers

Winnipeg, MB—The Commissioner of Elections has found PC MLA for St. Vital and Minister of Crown Services Colleen Mayer broke The Elections Financing Act when she received illegal corporate contributions from the Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba in September of 2018. After numerous media reports of a pattern of...