News - Manitoba NDP

January 07, 2022

Manitoba NDP Calls for Recall the Legislature as Omicron Surges

In the face of record-breaking omicron cases and hospitalizations Manitoba NDP House Leader Nahanni Fontaine urged Premier Stefanson to recall the legislature for an emergency session to address Manitoba’s health care and pandemic crisis. “Manitobans are scared and worried. They are looking for calm leadership to assure them the province...

January 06, 2022

Trudy: Fort Whyte Families Deserve Better than the Pallister-Stefanson PCs

January 6, 2022 Treaty 1 and Dakota Territory, Homeland of the Métis Nation, Winnipeg MB—The NDP’s candidate in the Fort Whyte by-election, Trudy Schroeder, sent a clear message to her PC challenger today: Fort Whyte families are fed up with the Pallister-Stefanson government’s health care cuts and ready for a...

January 06, 2022

Manitoba NDP Calls for a Recall of Legislature as Omicron Surges

In the face of record-breaking omicron cases and hospitalizations Manitoba NDP House Leader Nahanni Fontaine urged Premier Stefanson to recall the legislature for an emergency session to address Manitoba’s health care and pandemic crisis. “Manitobans are scared and worried. They are looking for calm leadership to assure them the province...

December 23, 2021

NDP Call on Premier Stefanson to Call in Military Support for Hospitals and Help Local Businesses

While cases surge and more critical surgeries are postponed, the Manitoba NDP urged Premier Stefanson to abandon Pallister’s failed pandemic response and act now to bolster our healthcare system and support local businesses. The NDP called on the Premier to call in the military to staff up hospitals and offer...

December 20, 2021

Manitoba NDP Leader Calls for a Return to Daily COVID-19 Reporting

Following high case counts over the weekend, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew is calling on the PC government to immediately return to daily COVID-19 briefings, in a bid to ramp up public awareness and buy-in to restrictions. “Manitobans have done so much already in the fight against COVID. They’ve been...

December 17, 2021

Hundreds of Northerners Wait for Life-Saving Procedures Amidst Health Cuts

Over the last five months, hundreds of northern Manitobans have been sitting on wait lists waiting for endoscopies, a potentially life-saving diagnostic procedure. "Northerners work hard, pay their taxes and contribute to our society. In return, our government is supposed to deliver the health care services they need as quickly...