News - Manitoba NDP

May 10, 2022

Only Eric Redhead and Wab Kinew are Ready to Lead the North Forward

Treaty 5 and Dakota territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Thompson MB — Building on decades of northern representation, the NDP’s Eric Redhead and Wab Kinew launched their campaign ready to fight PC cuts and offer a brighter future for families in the Thompson constituency. “Families in the Thompson...

April 29, 2022

Legislature to invite Pope Francis to Manitoba to apologize to Survivors

The Manitoba Legislature is set to pass an NDP motion to invite Pope Francis to Manitoba as our communities confront the truth and pain of our shared history. For many Manitobans, the discovery of children’s graves on Residential School sites opened their eyes and their hearts to the truth of our country...

April 29, 2022

Kinew introduces bill to protect workers-in-training

On the National Day of Mourning, NDP Leader Wab Kinew introduced a bill to restore the 1-1 apprenticeship ratio for workers training on the job. “Manitoba families want to know their child or loved one is safe when they begin their on-the-job training as an apprentice in the trades,” said...

April 26, 2022

NDP bill honours families who’ve lost children to overdose

While the PCs refuse to take action on the addiction's crisis, NDP Critic for mental health and addictions introduced a bill today that would mark the Sunday before Mother’s Day as a day of bereavement for families who have lost children to overdose deaths. “Every life lost to an overdose...

April 26, 2022

PCs let wait times for emergency care increase by 35% in rural MB

Families in rural Manitoba are waiting longer for emergency care under the PCs. Yesterday in Question Period the Manitoba NDP tabled documents that show ambulances were out of service for over 19,000 hours in December 2021, an increase as high as 35% in some areas over the last 3 years. “When...

April 26, 2022

NDP delay PC bills that make life harder, more expensive for Manitoba families

The Official Opposition delayed 5 PC bills so Manitobans have more time to learn about them and fight back. “Manitobans want to look forward to a brighter future, but under the PC government life is only getting harder and more expensive,” said NDP House Leader Nahanni Fontaine. “While the PCs...