News - Manitoba NDP

May 29, 2019

Kinew Bill to Celebrate Sikh Heritage Month Passes in Legislature

Winnipeg, MB – Bill #228, the Sikh Heritage Month Act passed third reading in the Manitoba Legislature yesterday. The bill, which was introduced by NDP Leader Wab Kinew is on track to become law when the House rises next week. Kinew congratulated the Sikh community on effectively lobbying for the...

May 26, 2019

Kinew Condemns Pallister Government’s Closure of Churchill Liquor Store

Winnipeg, MB—Wab Kinew condemned today the Pallister Government’s closure of the Churchill Liquor Store as another instance of the provincial government’s abandoning support for the people of Churchill. Freedom of Information requests show internal documents from MBLL show the Churchill liquor store was in fact profitable - generating a net...

May 17, 2019

Statement from Wab Kinew on NDP MLA Andrew Swan’s Retirement

Winnipeg, MB— Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew made a statement today acknowledging MLA Andrew Swan’s decision not to seek re-election and thanked him for his service to the NDP and Manitobans. “Andrew has been one of the most dynamic and hardworking MLAs the New Democratic Party has ever had,” said...

May 14, 2019

NDP Stands with Students; Condemn Cut to ACCESS Bursary

The Manitoba NDP stood today with over forty students from the University of Manitoba’s Inner-City Social Work Program opposed to the Pallister Government’s cut to the ACCESS Bursary. “ACCESS bursaries ensured that students living in poverty can go to college and university to change their lives and their family's lives...

May 09, 2019

NDP Introduce Bill to Expand Mental Health Supports for Workers

Winnipeg, MB— Manitoba NDP MLA for Flin Flon Tom Lindsey introduced Bill 224 The Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Psychological Stressors) to make it easier for Manitoba workers struggling with mental health to get the supports they need.

April 30, 2019

NDP Call for Investments in Northern Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB— The Manitoba NDP called on the Pallister government to stop ignoring the Port of Churchill one day after the Premier signed an agreement with the Port of Vancouver to increase exports destined for Asian markets.